Provincial Politics

By committing to a referendum, the BC Liberals have forced the NDP to pick a side in the Surrey policing debate. Will it move votes?

A new poll suggests that if Dr. Bonnie Henry took over any of BC’s three major parties, she’d bring voters with her.

Dene Moore: There’s a reason political parties focus on the middle class: it’s crucial for a healthy economy and society. But in Canada, the middle class needs help. Will they get it?

Dene Moore: Quotas sometimes skip the work to get straight to the reward, and can cast an undeserved shadow over diverse candidates and leaders.

Where's the buzz? Email inboxes are overstuffed, and events are somehow scheduled for the same time every day, but this campaign doesn't have the same juice.

Welcome to UnSpun - The Orca's current events podcast and YouTube show. This week, Jody Vance and Drex unspin the latest news in local, provincial, federal politics, and much more.

Jock Finlayson and Ken Peacock: COVID-19 job losses have hit Metro Vancouver especially hard. Absent a vaccine, recovery is likely to be sluggish and uneven.

Blank ballots make mailing in your vote slightly more complicated. If John Horgan can get it wrong, so can the average voter – so make sure you know what’s allowed, and what’s not.

Chris Gardner: COVID-19 has ravaged the economy. PST relief will mean household savings, but also boost projects, and the jobs they create.

Is ditching the PST for a year the tonic BC's economy - and election campaign - needs? Plus behind the scenes of a very eventful weekend in Langley, and will the Greens get a full slate?