Commentary

The oil price crash of recent weeks has triggered a wave of huge exploration and production capital expenditure cuts.

Maclean Kay: Just how many major parties are there in BC?

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.

The economics of pay increases in the retail sector are always weak, especially in food retailing, which has low margins.

In the 1,000th piece published on this noble site, topics include Phase 2, schools re-opening, and other projects marking milestones.

Jody Vance: Some are ready to get out there responsibly, others need more time. Whatever the case, the most important thing remains the same: be kind, be calm, stay safe.

One side effect of the pandemic is reduced energy demand, and lower emissions. But this is artificial, not sustainable, too costly - and still nowhere near the level of reductions required under provincial law.

Regardless of how COVID-19 plays out, post-secondary institutions won’t go back to full classroom instruction.

More on PPE – this time let’s talk about gloves.

Will producers be tempted by a rise in crude oil prices to disregard quotas and voluntary production cuts?