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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.
The Barge’s Tale

The Barge’s Tale

Jody Vance: Barge Chilling Beach is whimsical, sure. But also shows that official signage can change very quickly, when wanted.
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.
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.
On an island

On an island

Rob Shaw: One extraordinary and sobering pandemic press conference showed BC is headed on a worrisome direction – and increasingly swimming against the tide on several fronts.
#BCPOLI Hotstove: Year-Ender!

#BCPOLI Hotstove: Year-Ender!

As a Christmas present to our loyal viewers, we're not talking about ovid-cay ineteen-nay.
Forestry Ministry’s deadline was DOA

Forestry Ministry’s deadline was DOA

Rob Shaw: Despite the government’s doublespeak, 1 out of 206 First Nations signed onto the NDP’s proposals – and even that came with an asterisk.