BC Premier Says He Made the ‘Wrong Call,’ Stops $800-Million Museum Project

An exhibit from the third floor of the Royal B.C. Museum is pictured in Victoria, Dec. 29, 2021. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

VICTORIA—A plan to tear down and replace British Columbia’s provincial museum was put on hold indefinitely Wednesday by Premier John Horgan who admitted he miscalculated public support for the $789 million project.

Horgan, who has faced weeks of constant political criticism over what has been called his “vanity legacy project,” said he was mistaken to proceed with the museum replacement at this time and any failure should “fall to me and me alone.”