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If employment continues to recover, hopefully the need for a generous federal government payment to an unusually large slice of the workforce will diminish.

Welcome to UnSpun - The Orca's current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, federal politics, and much more.

A narrow focus on the green/clean sector isn't enough. The sector is too small and the workforce’s skill set doesn't suit the goals.

Chris Gardner: Faced with a long, slow economic recovery, now is the time for government to be bold.

Designated an essential service, construction had to learn new COVID-19 safety protocols on the fly. Jordan Bateman shares the lessons and experience of his construction association.

Food manufacturing in Canada is dying a slow death. The sector has lost 12 jobs a day every day since 2012. This won’t help.

'There’s a wide gap between actual emissions and the government’s stated goal. At some point, policy-makers will be forced to rethink their approach.'

The pandemic has caused some major producers to pause and defer investments in the petrochemical sector.

Ada Slivinski: Lowering the barrier on investment could be a genuine game-changer.

Gwyn Morgan: Encouraging signs from a government that has failed to understand just how economically vital the resource sector has been.