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The unkindest cut of all

The unkindest cut of all

Rob Shaw: The NDP’s spin on cutting income and disability assistance is both familiar and frustrating.
Is the Speculation Tax working? Depends who you ask.

Is the Speculation Tax working? Depends who you ask.

Rob Shaw: The NDP point to foreign-owned properties being sold or rented out. Others point to a still-overheated housing market, and the fact that British Columbians are now the biggest targets.
UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck -- Episode 105

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck -- Episode 105

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: New Year’s proved B.C. needs more flexible COVID-19 aid programs

ROB SHAW: New Year’s proved B.C. needs more flexible COVID-19 aid programs

Virtually all pandemic aid money is tied up in tightly-prescribed programs, with rigid application rules and criteria.
#BCPOLI Hotstove: Vaccination, Speculation, Broken Nation

#BCPOLI Hotstove: Vaccination, Speculation, Broken Nation

Tough times in Ontario, much worse times in the United States, and the value of seeking out different opinions.
‘I just hope I’m not driving across it when it finally falls in the river.’

‘I just hope I’m not driving across it when it finally falls in the river.’

Frank Peebles on the most urgent infrastructure project you may not have heard of.
If rapid testing can help even a little – why not use it?

If rapid testing can help even a little – why not use it?

There are systemic issues in long-term care that need fixing, writes Jody Vance. But first, the only mission is to save as many lives as possible. If rapid testing can help – even a little bit – it’s crazy not to try.
#BCPOLI​ HOTSTOVE: Political travelers and the Premiers who fire them

#BCPOLI​ HOTSTOVE: Political travelers and the Premiers who fire them

Better than a secret trip to an all-inclusive resort in Mexico.
UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 103

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 103

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.
#BCPOLI Hotstove: Putting a bow on 2020

#BCPOLI Hotstove: Putting a bow on 2020

Checking out early? Not on our watch. Like a bloop single and an error in the outfield, the last episode of 2020 is an unplanned double.