Provincial Politics

Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, federal politics, and much more.

Sixty years ago, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip opened the Deas Island (now George Massey) Tunnel, then regarded as one of the engineering marvels of the British Empire. What if their majesties returned today?

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.

Mark Milke argues the problem with ICBC is structural – it will never be able to compete with private insurers.

Who won, who lost, and who pretty much stayed the same.

One of the NDP's selling points of Community Benefit Agreements was that unions supposedly train more apprentices...but government documents indicate that's not the case.

After Darryl Plecas’ Chief of Staff called Andrew Wilkinson a “disgrace,” three Canadian Speakers discuss the essential non-partisan role of the Speaker – and the Speaker’s Office.

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.

Communities are feeling effects of major employers closing doors.

B.C.’s politicians claim that additional pipelines could negatively impact the economy and the environment. But the truth is that opposition to pipelines is costing us jobs and is resulting in fewer hospitals and teachers, higher fuel prices and a heavier burden on taxpayers.