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Orca Business Beat with Bob Price for April 9, 2019

Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau delivered the Trudeau government’s election budget last month to mixed reviews. The budget includes record spending and another large deficit, and plans to help first-time home buyers.

With B.C. real estate development slowing, there is much skepticism that these new incentives will matter much in the long run.

Ryan Berlin is the senior economist for Rennie, and joined Rick Cluff in studio to talk about the budget and its impact – if any – on housing affordability.

Orca Business Beat with Bob Price for April 8, 2019

Maclean and Jordan discuss the week that was in BC and Canadian politics, including the spent Green force, the LNG debates, gas prices, and more.

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 and federal politics, and much more.

In this week's episode, Jody and George talk about the long term impact of what’s happening in Ottawa, where things are going in Alberta’s election, and, what the heck is Rental 100 and why should you care?

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Jody Vance is a born and raised Vancouverite who’s spent 30 years in both local and national media. The first woman in the history of Canadian TV to host her own sports show in primetime, since 2011 she’s been working in both TV and radio covering news and current affairs.

George Affleck is a former Vancouver City Councillor, retiring in 2018 after seven years and two election wins. He has also owned his marketing agency, Curve Communications, since 2000 and works with a variety of clients in the private and non-profit sector. George is also a published author, a former CBC journalist and comedy writer, and an avid traveler, having lived in Sweden, Denmark, the UK, Taiwan, and Israel.

BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson joins Maclean and Jordan.

The Georgia Straight calls them “the bane of B.C.’s labour movement because of its relentless advocacy for the nonunionized construction sector.” The NDP Government probably wouldn’t be so polite.

But for 2,100 construction and resource businesses in B.C., the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association is their voice, fighting hard for their members’ concerns about a strong provincial economy, fair and open tendering and other important initiatives.

And now the ICBA has been recognized with a prestigious Reed Award for North American Trade Association of the Year. Jordan Bateman, ICBA’s Vice President-Communications, joined Rick Cluff in studio to talk about this honour.

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 and federal politics, and much more.

In this week's episode, Jody and George talk about being brave in politics, how it’s all top down management at the PMO and Timbits, yup Timbits (aka #snackgate). All food for thought.

As the “eat the rich” mantra grows stronger in the US, the likes of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren have proposed an estate tax of an astronomical 77% on the very wealthy.

Similar policies have been suggested by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. 

But would such radical tax policy actually help? Geoff Costeloe is a lawyer and entrepreneur in Vancouver and is digging into the idea. He joined Rick Cluff in studio.

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 and federal politics, and much more.

In this week's episode, Jody and George get into the real costs of what Surrey might pay for its own police force; why the college admissions scandal is less surprising than some might think; how unions might be influencing decision making at every level of government (good or bad); and, remember that issue with the PMO? No? Well neither do Canadians.