Provincial Politics

Site C status report: $16B project continues despite setbacks

There have been roadblocks, but progress continues.

Aug 13, 2021 12:22 PM Read more >

Jody Vance: Time to go all in on AC

COVID-19 and the heat dome laid bare an uncomfortable fact: in a crisis, seniors get left behind. With another heatwave around the corner, have we learned the lesson?

Aug 11, 2021 6:30 AM Read more >

Political Capital 22 - Good news/bad news on COVID-19, BC posts a $5.5 billion deficit, and more

Outbreaks! Deficits! Hypocrisy! Oh my.

Jul 30, 2021 2:59 PM Read more >

Different region, different situation, different outbreak, different approach

Rob Shaw: Public health officials are handling a COVID-19 outbreak in the Okanagan differently than previous regional outbreaks. Here’s why.

Jul 30, 2021 2:39 PM Read more >

News from the Nisga’a

Mark Milke: BC needs its resource sector, and another multibillion dollar project is a welcome change.

Jul 30, 2021 1:34 PM Read more >

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 133

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.

Jul 29, 2021 5:20 PM Read more >

Red is the new black?

Rob Shaw: BC reporting “only” a $5.5 billion deficit shows just how much has changed during the pandemic.

Jul 29, 2021 9:46 AM Read more >

2020 hindsight

Rob Shaw: Elections BC has released its report into BC’s pandemic vote – one of the most expensive, least engaged, and calculating elections in the province’s history.

Jul 27, 2021 9:41 PM Read more >

#BCPOLI Hotstove: Pickups, housing, & six to watch

Last episode for two weeks? You'll miss us. No, really.

Jul 26, 2021 1:26 PM Read more >

Political Capital 21 - Wildfire emergency, a top NDP strategist retires, and more

On second thought, it IS an emergency.

Jul 25, 2021 8:45 PM Read more >