B.C.’s new NDP premier wasn’t always on the path to becoming a political leader
VANCOUVER — John Horgan’s fight for society’s underdogs started early in life.
His father died from a brain aneurysm when he was 18 months old. Money was tight for his mother who struggled to raise four children alone and there were times food hampers were delivered to the Horgan home.
British Columbia’s next premier said in an interview earlier this year those personal struggles opened his heart.
“My mom taught me if there was someone who needed help you should step in and help them,” said Horgan, 57, who grew up wanting to be a social worker. “I was raised to be kind to people.”