Commentary

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.

Maclean Kay looks ahead to what might be a challenging few weeks and months. (With help from William Shakespeare’s Richard III, because why not.)

Prices will go up by as much as five per cent this year, or almost $700 more for groceries for the year for an average Canadian family.

Welcome to Ellected – the podcast about women in politics, by women in politics, and for anyone who supports women in politics.

Mark Milke: Why does every discussion instantly ratchet up to the best- and worst-possible interpretations, with nuance actively disdained? Because that’s the age we live in.

Jody Vance: People are safest outdoors. They have a need for connection. And yet – they still can’t have a glass of wine at the beach.

Rob Shaw: In just one year, hundreds of millions have been spent on housing and shelter spaces – and it still isn’t enough.

Jack Middleton: One recent report included funding for Indigenous inclusion and a national pandemic wage subsidy program as ‘subsidies’ for the natural gas and oil industry.

Bleak days in the Lower Mainland, some surprising fundraising figures, and yes, the stupid pandemic.

There are 37 million stories about real people redefining their lives in the post-pandemic world. On May 15, Doug Firby is heading across the country to capture a few of them.