Vaughn Palmer: Getting to Site C yes driven by debt-for-nothing status

VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan and the NDP cabinet weighed five main concerns in deciding the fate of Site C during three cabinet meetings spread over nine hours earlier this month.
Fifth on the list, taking the criteria in reverse order, was the flooding of agricultural land behind the Site C reservoir and the potential impact on food security in B.C.
It’s an emotional issue for New Democrats because the province’s first NDP government created the agricultural land reserve. Bu