Municipal Politics

#BCPOLI Hotstove - Social Studies Edition

This week's issues included social housing and social services - sensitive subjects for an NDP government.

Apr 11, 2019 2:38 PM Read more >

City Hall failing residents on affordability

Why do politicians given the reins of power seem so allergic to common sense?

Apr 10, 2019 10:30 AM Read more >

Intended consequences

Are housing affordability measures working - and helping those who need it most?

Apr 9, 2019 10:24 AM Read more >

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 >