Provincial Politics

The NDP are removing “holdbacks” that will result in higher pay for cabinet ministers – but of course it's not about the money, but to ‘send the right message.’

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.

Maclean Kay: After being thwarted during their minority government, the NDP is once again moving to do away with a secret ballot to certify unions.

Canadian Home Builders take issue with UBCM's insistence that municipalities are doing their part to approve more housing.

Rob Shaw: After months of working up the nerve, the BC Greens have openly criticized Dr. Bonnie Henry.

It's not the Mother of All Byelections (tm) - but a significant event in the bcpoli calendar nonetheless.

Rob Shaw: Given a set of recommendations from BC’s coroner to blunt the overdose crisis, the NDP government and two opposition parties can’t agree how, when, or who should work on implementing them.

Rob Shaw: John Horgan has called the byelection widely expected to give new BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon a seat in the legislature.

Dene Moore: Metro Vancouver’s housing crisis has driven people to smaller communities – which in turn, creates more local housing crises.

Rob Shaw: How do you square polls that show Premier John Horgan has the country’s highest approval ratings – but also a whopping 88% saying his government is doing a bad job on housing affordability?