Federal Politics

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 64

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 27, 2020 7:13 AM Read more >

Is Canada heading for a national emergency?

Some Canadians are putting their fellow citizens in harm’s way. It must stop now, even if the measures are drastic.

Mar 24, 2020 1:11 PM Read more >

A healthy dose of decency

Roslyn Kunin: We need leaders who are smart, recognize people’s needs and do something positive to meet them.

Mar 17, 2020 5:28 PM Read more >

#BCPOLI Hotstove: Protests take a break - but politics never sleeps

All quiet on the legislature steps, coronavirus and commission politics, and best wishes to the Finance Minister.

Mar 11, 2020 1:58 PM 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 >

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 >

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 >

Bending pipe

Part 2 of Mike Robinson's experience with the ill-fated Mackenzie Valley pipeline project.

Feb 29, 2020 8:00 AM Read more >

#BCPOLI Hotstove: Protests, apologies, and the perils of Twitter

A grand total of zero Nazis were quoted in the making of this podcast.

Feb 26, 2020 1:29 PM Read more >

Slow permit processes undermine Canada's competitiveness

Chris Gardner: From major energy projects to neighbourhood housing, Canada has become a place where it's extraordinarily difficult to build anything. That has to change.

Feb 25, 2020 1:02 PM Read more >