The Orca Podcasts

The weekend started with the news that all signs point to an announcement about LNG Canada going ahead, and ended with a last-minute trade deal between the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Both stories are vitally important to the B.C. economy.

The construction industry will be busy, thanks to all this good news. Chris Gardner, president and CEO of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association joined The Orca's Rick Cluff to tell us more.

After years of work, close calls and negotiations with two provincial governments, all indications are that Shell Canada will announce this week that it will go ahead with its $40-billion LNG Canada project.

How do you put the economic benefits of that kind of private investment into context? Stewart Muir of Resource Works joined Rick Cluff to help.

LNG Canada’s impending approval will bring with it billions of dollars in benefits for the people of British Columbia – especially in the north. If not for the vision and perseverance of many public officials, including BC Liberals and the current NDP government, it would have never materialized.

How significant is this project? Jas Johal, BC Liberal MLA and former spokesman for the LNG Alliance, joined Rick Cluff from Victoria to tell us more.