Provincial Politics

Rob Shaw: BC is a bit behind other jurisdictions with a Restart 2.0 plan – and there’s zero chance life goes back to normal next week.

Dene Moore: The argument that BC is an ‘outlier’ for protecting rural representation is simply not true – and warrants a response.

Maclean Kay: The Pacheedaht First Nation’s official memo to the Capital Regional District was about as pointed as official memos get.

Rob Shaw: Expect John Horgan to bring back a controversial bill from last summer, because it obviously means a lot to him, and also because he can.

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.

BC unveiled its paid sick leave program today. Rob Shaw suspects those disappointed today will be pleased later – and vice versa.

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Maclean Kay: Public health officials insisting a leak wasn’t a leak is disappointing for many reasons - not least that it didn’t have to go down that way.

Rob Shaw: Citing ‘privacy concerns’ once moved John Horgan to literally shake with outrage. And yet, his government deploys the same rationale.

In which the panel wonders if bureaucrats really can walk and chew gum at the same time.