Municipal Politics

Ride sharing still faces a bumpy road

Daniel Fontaine: Provincial approval – while difficult – is just the first step. Next comes navigating the patchwork of Metro Vancouver licensing and fee structures.

Dec 6, 2019 9:00 AM Read more >

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 48

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.

Dec 6, 2019 6:45 AM Read more >

#BCPOLI Hotstove: Gaffes, laughs, and big asks

John Horgan goes east! US-Canada relations go south! Councilor Ben Isitt goes petulant!

Dec 4, 2019 2:34 PM Read more >

Let’s make public art actually public

Controversies about public art aren’t new, says Jody Vance. Debate about Vancouver’s chandelier presents an opportunity to rethink the process from the bottom up.

Dec 4, 2019 6:40 AM Read more >

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 47

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.

Nov 29, 2019 6:40 AM Read more >

#BCPOLI Hotstove: Laborious labour files, and taxes, taxes, taxes

The transit strike has been averted - onto the next labour dispute! Also, the airheadedness of taxing air above small business, the future of Andrew Scheer, and the NDP's second quarter budget update.

Nov 27, 2019 1:55 PM Read more >

#BCPOLI Hotstove: Of bus strikes, cabinets, turkeys, and councils gone bad

To quote one newsman: as God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.

Nov 20, 2019 3:58 PM Read more >

A 21st century Jewish Community Centre

Ng Weng Hoong: A proposed redeveloped $650 million Jewish centre will boost Vancouver’s Oakridge hub

Nov 18, 2019 6:45 AM Read more >

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck -- Episode 45

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.

Nov 15, 2019 6:40 AM Read more >

A program gone south

Daniel Fontaine on a cautionary tale about a municipal program gone very, very wrong.

Nov 8, 2019 10:00 AM Read more >