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

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.

Warren Kinsella: The former prime minister steadfastly believed the people are always right - even if and when they disagreed with him.

BC's tourism and travel sectors are bearing the full brunt of pandemic economic fallout. Jock Finlayson and Ken Peacock look at the numbers - and some ideas to alleviate the pain.

Warren Kinsella remembers a remarkable woman, without whom former Prime Minister Jean Chretien would never have achieved what he did.

After arriving penniless and working hard for years to own a home, one Surrey family takes being called ‘lottery winners’ personally.

If employment continues to recover, hopefully the need for a generous federal government payment to an unusually large slice of the workforce will diminish.

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.

A narrow focus on the green/clean sector isn't enough. The sector is too small and the workforce’s skill set doesn't suit the goals.