Provincial Politics

Rob Shaw: BC’s bus sector desperately needs help – but may not be able to survive, unless the NDP government can get past its own ideology.

The first few weeks of February are usually chock-a-block with BC politics news - but there's no normal in 2021.

Ada Slivinski: BC’s Launch Online Grant needs some tweaking. Specifically, it needs to be retroactive.

Rob Shaw: A new report details in excruciating detail why the idea of Universal Basic Income is a non-starter for the foreseeable future.

Rob Shaw: ‘It’s possible Kahlon could save the program with a series of last-minute emergency manoeuvres – but even if he does, it exposes that the NDP government’s initial aid packages in September were extremely poorly designed.’

Skip the Dishes’ petulant ‘BC Fee’ set off an entirely avoidable firestorm on social media.

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: Months after he was ejected/quit the BC Liberal Party during the election campaign, a controversial former MLA continues to be an issue.

Rob Shaw: John Horgan has decided to wait for his COVID-19 vaccine, to avoid controversy and resentment. But the person in charge of government during a crisis should have been jabbed weeks ago.

Scott Harrison: The rules for the upcoming BC Liberal leadership race will have a profound effect on provincial politics for years. It’s vital to get it right.