Provincial Politics

Rob Shaw: BC is dropping daily COVID reporting. It should drop the public briefings, too.

Points and puns on political pressure on public pensions, Pierre Polievre's prudent prospecting, and potential problems of (re)presentation.

More $ in ministerial cheques, and just straight up more ministers.

Rob Shaw: New Municipal Affairs Minister Nathan Cullen was always going to be in cabinet – but had to work behind the scenes for a while to rebuild his reputation.

Nanaimo Mayor and former NDP MLA Leonard Krog has emerged as a prominent - and persuasive - forest industry advocate.

Dene Moore: The provincial budget did have spending of note for BC “Beyond Hope.” What it lacked was a strategic direction for the region.

Rob Shaw: It’s always the smaller spending controversies that trip politicians up – and the NDP’s justification for ending a “holdback” for ministers was ridiculously bad.

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.

Much spending, much discussion.

Rob Shaw: With an increased public tolerance for deficit spending, the NDP is missing its window to do something about mounting pressure on your wallet.