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Unvax tax?

Unvax tax?

Maclean Kay: Quebec is proposing to charge the unvaccinated a significant fee. While the frustration is understandable, it’s not a road we should go down.
Once again, social media isn’t representative

Once again, social media isn’t representative

Rob Shaw: Nearly two years into a pandemic, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry’s support has slipped – but make no mistake, it’s still quite strong.
Unpalatable

Unpalatable

Rob Shaw: Two panels commissioned by the NDP recommended scrapping the Home Owner Grant. Here’s why they won’t do it.
UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 153

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 153

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.
Red Budget Blues

Red Budget Blues

Rob Shaw: British Columbia should prepare themselves for an eye-watering deficit in next month’s provincial budget.
#BCPOLI Hotstove - New Year. Same Topic.

#BCPOLI Hotstove - New Year. Same Topic.

Happy New Year, Happy Politics, Sad Topic.
Meet the New Year, same as the Old Year

Meet the New Year, same as the Old Year

Rob Shaw: If history repeats, the province will resist the early preventative efforts seen elsewhere, and insist the situation here is entirely different. Until it isn’t. At which point it will be too late to implement the measures anyway.
Better late than never, but why late at all?

Better late than never, but why late at all?

Rob Shaw: BC businesses shut down by pandemic orders spent two anxious days waiting to hear about aid.
Uncharted territory for Vancouver’s housing market

Uncharted territory for Vancouver’s housing market

Through the first eleven months of 2021, the Vancouver Region has surpassed its previous whole-year record for MLS sales. With inventory levels continuing to sag to new record lows, sellers’ market conditions are deepening.
A year to remember

A year to remember

Interim (and outgoing) BC Liberal leader Shirley Bond looks back not just at 2021, but serving as Leader of the Opposition.