Provincial Politics

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.

Rob Shaw: BC’s proposed bubble zone protest law has some interesting wrinkles even peaceful protesters should be aware of.

Rob Shaw: The NDP’s new forestry bill gives government complete control over timber rights and compensation – and potentially remake the industry however it sees fit.

Only one of "planes, trains, and automobiles" can reach the Lower Mainland from the rest of Canada.

Rob Shaw: The NDP promised a bubble zone law in September – but yesterday, protesters ruined a Remembrance Day ceremony. What’s the holdup?

Dene Moore: In communities that depend on forestry, the government’s reassurances are anything but reassuring.

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.

Rob Shaw: Sold as targeting foreign investors driving up housing costs, the speculation tax doesn’t target foreign investors, or make housing more affordable.

Rob Shaw: As history repeats with advocates angry with the government over clawbacks, it remains to be seen if the NDP ‘have the jam’ to face them, or the sense to back down.

Gotta know when to hold 'em, and when to fold 'em.