Provincial Politics

Maclean Kay: One Question Period shows how BC politics has already started to shift back towards a more traditional adversarial approach.

Rob Shaw: With 83% of its budget unspent, BC’s small business recovery plant program was overhauled yet again. The question isn’t whether it was necessary, but what took government so long.

Rob Shaw: Another setback in court casts a long shadow over the NDP’s plans to transform auto insurance in BC.

This week's episode is a real shot in the arm.

Once government lead on the overdose crisis, Katy Merrifield hopes John Horgan follows his own advice.

At the Supreme Court, the province argues public health orders come from Dr. Bonnie Henry alone – but was surprised when asked for an affidavit with supporting evidence from her.

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.

Rob Shaw: A debate about renting and landlords in the legislature highlights an issue and demographic the BC Liberals need more focus on appealing to.

Jock Finlayson: To revive the economy, government should focus on strengthening B.C.’s leading export industries.

The first dam joke kind of works. The rest have some underlying issues.