Provincial Politics

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?

A look at how BC’s three major parties spent their Mondays.

Dene Moore: BC’s central issue is a growing urban/rural split. This election campaign will either start to address it, or make it even worse.

Jordan Bateman: Knocked flat by the pandemic, small business needs help.

Week one of BC's 2020 election is dominated by the blame game.

Chris Gardner: No one should ever underestimate how tempting it is for politicians to act like politicians.

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

The NDP still lead in the polls, but it hasn’t been a good first week. How did they put themselves in this position?

Dene Moore: The milk is spilled; we’re having an unscheduled election. The pandemic and decline of local media will force parties to find new ways to engage with voters – especially young ones.

Karen Ogen-Toews: The Road to Reconciliation begins when Indigenous people can stand on their own two feet financially, and when their quality of life increases.