Commentary

The emergence of cost-effective electric vehicles will have a noticeable effect on crude oil consumption.

Dene Moore: BC’s central issue is a growing urban/rural split. This election campaign will either start to address it, or make it even worse.

Peter Menzies: The federal government is apparently preparing massive regulation of the Internet, pandering to niche lobby groups.

Mark Goodman and Cynthia Jagger: Rumour has it Ottawa may hike the capital gains tax. Here’s why it's a bad idea.

Week one of BC's 2020 election is dominated by the blame game.

Councillor Sarah Kirby-Yung: Kennedy Stewart’s urgent homelessness motion had nothing to do with relief for the Strathcona encampment. Here’s why.

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

Dene Moore: The milk is spilled; we’re having an unscheduled election. The pandemic and decline of local media will force parties to find new ways to engage with voters – especially young ones.

Looks like we may be heading for a second COVID-19 wave. If that’s the case, we should keep calm and grocery shop in this new normal.

Karen Ogen-Toews: The Road to Reconciliation begins when Indigenous people can stand on their own two feet financially, and when their quality of life increases.