"Thomas Gunton" 
Wasn't that the author of Glen Clark's infamous "Fudge It Budget" under BC NDP Premier Mike Harcourt?

The Premier Stupid / Harcourt government created the so called Forest Accord, between the IWA and the Forest Gigagcorps about how fast to liquidate the remaining old growth forest. Natives and Environmentalists were beyond the NDP's horizon and treated as of no consequence. Then they took the campaign to consumers in Europe and the USA, delivering a clue by four to the BC NDP administration. No point cutting trees if you can't sell the wood and paper.

The NDP was so anti-environment / pro fossil fuel that the BC Liberal Party had to lead the political campaign against the USA proposal to build a gas turbine generating station in Sumas, just south of the border. The NDP dreamed of peddling it natural gas to balance their fudged budget with gas royalties.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/bc-mayor-savours-victory-over-us-power-giant/article1128817/