Provincial Politics

Holes in the ground

The NDP promised 114,000 new rental or co-op homes in 10 years. Meeting the target will take a miracle – or miraculous bookkeeping.

Jul 13, 2020 9:10 AM Read more >

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 79

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.

Jul 9, 2020 2:29 PM Read more >

#BCPOLI Hotstove: EI, TMX, SCC, CBAs, CPC and other acronyms

LOL, OK, enough with the acronym jokes. OMG.

Jul 7, 2020 1:51 PM Read more >

The question is the question is the question

Asking on repeat may not make for great TV. But it is effective.

Jul 6, 2020 3:52 PM Read more >

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 78

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.

Jul 2, 2020 6:54 PM Read more >

Business destruction and COVID-19

Jock Finlayson: BC has done a good job flattening the curve of COVID-19 - but don't lose sight of the fact that the province’s economy has been devastated by the pandemic, and measures taken to contain it.

Jun 25, 2020 9:06 AM Read more >

The night at the end of the tunnel

Jordan Bateman: There's a lot wrong with the way the NDP are shrugging off a crucial deadline for BC businesses, not least of which is going back to seeing business as the boogeyman.

Jun 24, 2020 12:32 PM Read more >

#BCPOLI Hotstove: The pols are back in town (Return of the Ledge)

Questions about Question Period, reporting on reports, electing when to hold elections, and TikToking in Tulsa.

Jun 23, 2020 3:18 PM Read more >

Ledge in the time of COVID

Observations from the first day back in the BC legislature.

Jun 22, 2020 5:10 PM Read more >

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 76

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.

Jun 20, 2020 5:06 PM Read more >