Municipal Politics

Trying to tax 'potential'

Taxing what could be there isn’t hypothetical – and it’s killing neighbourhoods.

Mar 13, 2019 6:45 AM Read more >

Economic development as team sport

In defence of a regional plan to attract major corporate HQs – and what it could mean for Metro Vancouver

Mar 12, 2019 6:45 AM Read more >

Hear them out, ALC

The NDP government is proposing changes that mean unless you’re a government, you can’t appeal to the Agricultural Land Commission. Why?

Mar 11, 2019 10:33 AM Read more >

Dear Victoria City Council

Terry Etam’s open letter to Victoria city council on climate change lawsuit ambitions

Mar 7, 2019 3:30 PM Read more >

UnSpun with Jody Vance & George Affleck Episode 8

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 and federal politics, and much more.

Feb 28, 2019 7:07 PM Read more >

Off the Cluff: Public Art Ladders to Nowhere (with Mike Klassen)

Nobody's saying 'no more public art.' But it's fair to ask whether some installations are pointlessly pricey.

Feb 12, 2019 9:31 AM Read more >

SkyTrain to UBC – just build it, already

This proposal has its naysayers, says Daniel Fontaine – and they’re all wrong.

Feb 11, 2019 6:45 AM Read more >

'If I was starting a business now, it wouldn't be in Vancouver.'

Astronomical Property Tax rates are forcing some companies out of town – or out of business

Feb 8, 2019 9:43 AM Read more >

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck - Episode 4

Jody and George focus on some crazy, expensive decisions at Vancouver City Council, the results of the Nanaimo by-election, the ongoing saga of the Plecas report, Skytrain to UBC, and a few other hot topics.

Jan 31, 2019 8:19 PM Read more >

B.C. mayors shaking down energy companies are ignoring reality

City of Victoria politicians continue to ignore how important oil and gas have been to their community's development and wealth.

Jan 24, 2019 6:58 AM Read more >