Commentary

Why May and Blanchet are wrong about oil's future

Tim McMillan: Stores will open again, cars and trucks will begin to run and planes will fly. Our lives will continue – and life takes energy.

May 21, 2020 8:39 AM Read more >

#BCPOLI Hotstove: Underscore & Bateman talk BC comeback

Switcheroo Week begins with George Affleck joining Jordan Bateman on Hotstove.

May 20, 2020 2:02 PM Read more >

...back to school?

Jody Vance: Part-time, optional in-class instruction is back June 1st. Whether individual students take part is a household-by-household decision.

May 20, 2020 6:55 AM Read more >

Lessons from COVID

Caroline Elliott: It was just months ago, but the crises of pre-pandemic BC seem quaint. Here’s why.

May 19, 2020 10:15 AM Read more >

Side gig, or steel trap?

Maclean Kay on Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West, and politicians having second jobs.

May 15, 2020 8:20 AM Read more >

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 71

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.

May 14, 2020 4:58 PM Read more >

The year for BC to see BC

Jock Finlayson: With the survival of an entire industry on the line, at-home tourism will be crucial this year.

May 14, 2020 10:50 AM Read more >

Post-pandemic oil market slowly takes shape

Until three months ago, the oil industry was looking at aviation and petrochemicals for continued demand growth.

May 14, 2020 7:00 AM Read more >

#BCPOLI Hotstove: Wild Wild West

...don't look now, but are politics starting to return?

May 13, 2020 3:09 PM Read more >

The way forward

Puneet Sandhar: the road to economic recovery should include fixing some of Canada’s structural problems.

May 13, 2020 10:05 AM Read more >