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When the loudest voices win out

When the loudest voices win out

Rob Shaw: Threats from an angry mob forced Justin Trudeau to cancel a rally. Unfortunately, this wasn’t a unique event – regardless of region or party.
When the smoke clears

When the smoke clears

Dene Moore: “The feeling that B.C. has a Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island government was not helped by the glaring absence of the premier or cabinet ministers throughout our ordeal.”
Surprise! Mandatory masks are back.

Surprise! Mandatory masks are back.

Rob Shaw: “Apparently, everything changed. But also didn’t change, according to Dr. Henry, because it was always going to be this way. Maybe. Sort of.”
#BCPOLI Hotstove: Everything is happening!

#BCPOLI Hotstove: Everything is happening!

A very, very, very, very, very, VERY busy day. And week. Let's dive in.
Vaccine passports coming to BC

Vaccine passports coming to BC

Rob Shaw: A new passport system to enter non-essential events and services is the province’s way of trying to nudge along COVID-19 vaccine holdouts.
Fishing for funding on (and under) the Fraser

Fishing for funding on (and under) the Fraser

Rob Shaw: Never fans of the Massey Tunnel replacement project, the BC NDP are trying to take advantage of election promise-making season and snag a promise that Ottawa will chip in.
‘What the hell is going on here?’

‘What the hell is going on here?’

Daniel Marshall’s three-day flurry into the fire-stricken lands of the BC Interior.
Political Capital 23 - Another federal election, plus Horgan's holiday

Political Capital 23 - Another federal election, plus Horgan's holiday

Week One, or weak one? Depends on the question.
Playing the villain

Playing the villain

Rob Shaw: Even though the data says they’re not the issue, politicians keep blaming foreign buyers of real estate, because it’s what voters (apparently) want to hear.
UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck -- Episode 135

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck -- Episode 135

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.