Provincial Politics

Political Capital 5 - Call-centre troubles, mental health questions

V is for Very Good Discussion.

Mar 12, 2021 7:40 PM Read more >

Shots, shots, shots, shots, shots

Political strategist Katy Merrifield on shots promised, shots that couldn’t be scheduled, and shots fired in media and the legislature.

Mar 12, 2021 3:06 PM Read more >

Locked out

Dene Moore: Taken for granted in much of the rest of the world, a BC Court of Appeal ruling jeopardizes the right to roam.

Mar 12, 2021 1:43 PM Read more >

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 114

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.

Mar 11, 2021 3:57 PM Read more >

TransLink reneges on executive salary cuts

Kris Sims: TransLink made headlines when it announced its executives would take pat cuts. It wasn’t as eager to announce those cuts were reversed.

Mar 10, 2021 1:00 PM Read more >

Telus what happened

Rob Shaw: Yes, it was Telus that dropped the ball on vaccine appointments – but someone in government signed those contracts, and obfuscation won’t keep questions at bay for long.

Mar 10, 2021 9:22 AM Read more >

#BCPOLI Hotstove: Long time vaccinator, first time caller

Taking shots at shots fired over people trying to take their shots.

Mar 9, 2021 3:26 PM Read more >

Asking questions

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

Mar 8, 2021 8:38 PM Read more >

What took you so long?

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.

Mar 7, 2021 3:08 PM Read more >

Speed bump

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

Mar 6, 2021 8:26 AM Read more >