Federal Politics

Clean/green movement won’t transform the economy quickly

There are formidable technical and economic obstacles to replacing fossil fuels with other forms of energy.

Sep 9, 2019 6:45 AM Read more >

YouTube knocking down Canada’s protective cultural wall

Canadians don't seem to feel they need to be protected from content from the rest of the world.

Sep 7, 2019 8:00 AM Read more >

Federal government’s appetite for spending is a serious problem

There's only one possible outcome to this rapid rise in public debt: higher taxes for future generations.

Sep 6, 2019 1:00 PM Read more >

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck -- Episode 35

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.

Sep 6, 2019 6:40 AM Read more >

#BCPOLI Hotstove: TMX in court - chapter 19,657

TMX in court - again! Teachers in class - for now! NDP defections to the Greens - in New Brunswick!

Sep 4, 2019 1:46 PM Read more >

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 34

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.

Aug 29, 2019 11:15 PM Read more >

Too close to call

Four veteran Kamloops journalists look ahead to an interesting contest in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo.

Aug 29, 2019 6:45 AM Read more >

Elections Canada’s limits on free speech a sign of the times

There’s nothing more fundamental to the democratic ideal than the freedom to speak one’s mind and sound as wise or foolish as that happens to sound.

Aug 23, 2019 11:00 AM Read more >

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck -- Episode 33

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.

Aug 23, 2019 6:53 AM Read more >

#BCPOLI Hotstove: A Midsummer's Podcast Dream

Though our podcast be but little, it is fierce.

Aug 21, 2019 2:45 PM Read more >