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Manic Monday

Manic Monday

A look at how BC’s three major parties spent their Mondays.
Out of business

Out of business

Jordan Bateman: Knocked flat by the pandemic, small business needs help.
#BCPOLI Hotstove: Week 1, anyone having fun?

#BCPOLI Hotstove: Week 1, anyone having fun?

Week one of BC's 2020 election is dominated by the blame game.
UnSpun 89 - Jody Vance and Sarah Kirby-Yung

UnSpun 89 - Jody Vance and Sarah Kirby-Yung

Welcome to UnSpun - The Orca's current events podcast and YouTube show. This week, Jody Vance and Sarah Kirby-Yung unspin the latest news in local, provincial, federal politics, and much more.
Rolling the dice

Rolling the dice

The NDP still lead in the polls, but it hasn’t been a good first week. How did they put themselves in this position?
Sadly, we have to put politics in front of us

Sadly, we have to put politics in front of us

Jody Vance: Of course Elections BC will make voting as safe as possible. But that doesn’t make forcing a by-definition unnecessary election healthy.
From star candidate to albatross

From star candidate to albatross

The first big story of BC’s early pandemic election is that internal equity rules, like confidence and supply agreements, can be cast aside for a better offer.
The guns of October

The guns of October

Quick thoughts as BC plunges headfirst into a snap pandemic election.
#BCPOLI Hotstove: The race is on...for some reason

#BCPOLI Hotstove: The race is on...for some reason

In search of stability - or because someone amended a bill - or because the pull of the polls was like a supermassive black hole - we're really doing a pandemic election.
The pull and bull of the polls

The pull and bull of the polls

John Horgan may want to call an early election, but can’t say the real reason why. His problem is the whole province knows what it is.