Commentary

An open letter to Dr. Bonnie Henry

Jody Vance: British Columbia is handling COVID-19 better than most, mostly thanks to our Provincial Health Officer.

Mar 11, 2020 6:30 AM Read more >

If only it were fiction: the next Pandemic

The global COVID-19 crisis sounds a lot like one of Daniel Kalla’s medical thrillers. If only.

Mar 10, 2020 2:52 PM Read more >

Housing affordability requires national, provincial and local action

Chris Gardner: A one-trick pony approach won't cut it; we can't, and won't, tax our way to affordable housing.

Mar 10, 2020 9:07 AM Read more >

What the court did – and did not – establish

Suzanne Anton: The Supreme Court’s Delgamuukw decision is now very often cited – but not quite as often understood.

Mar 9, 2020 3:12 PM Read more >

Not so sweet

Kris Sims: Rife with contradictions, and almost certainly ineffective at reducing consumption, BC’s sugar tax will leave a bitter taste.

Mar 9, 2020 9:49 AM Read more >

The end of Mackenzie Valley

Mike Robinson: Building a step-by-step and community-by-community process to develop a plan for a project - that still never happened.

Mar 7, 2020 8:00 AM Read more >

More than just a card

Dene Moore: International Women’s Day looks a little different in the Cariboo – but it’s just as important.

Mar 6, 2020 2:23 PM Read more >

Something in the water

Jordan Bateman: Time for Canadian energy backers to quit being so bloody polite.

Mar 6, 2020 10:30 AM Read more >

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 61

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.

Mar 6, 2020 8:46 AM Read more >

#BCPOLI Hotstove: A(nother) long night at the ledge

Protesters were invited into the legislature to meet with Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Minister Scott Fraser - and then just didn't leave.

Mar 5, 2020 1:04 PM Read more >