The Orca Podcasts

Why the small business sector desperately wants Ottawa to extend pandemic support programs, industrial lease rates soar in B.C., and the price of oil hits a multi year high. Bob Price has your October 6 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.   

Maclean and Jordan ponder the start of a fall session in the BC Legislature; how Aaron Gunn changes the BC Liberal leadership race; and what the H-E-DOUBLE-HOCKEY-STICKS was Justin Trudeau thinking when he went to the beach in Tofino on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Upward pressure on gas prices, those Metro Vancouver housing prices continue to rise, and the newest evidence of weaker lumber demand.  Bob Price has your October 5 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer. 

In Episode 12 of Ellected, host Sarah Elder-Chamanara talks to Sarah Kalnay-Watson about being on the front lines of politics in her role as a constituency assistant to two Northwest Territories MLAs. Sarah and Sarah (it’s a double Sarah episode) discuss the overlooked but crucial nature of constituency work, balancing working for two MLAs, the differences when your MLA is also in cabinet, and more.

Sarah Kalnay-Watson serves as the constituency assistant to Caroline Wawzonek, the MLA for Yellowknife South, the Minister of Finance, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, and Rylund Johnson, MLA for Yellowknife North.

A new poll urges B.C. restaurants and bars to follow vaccine passport rules, a new hotel in Nanaimo is getting closer, and big news regarding the world's most indebted property developer. Bob Price has your October 4 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer. 

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.

This week, Jody and George count how many political parties have now formed for Vancouver’s next civic election (hint: too many); never mind that, what about residents and business owners who continue to be on the losing end of court cases and parking fees in Vancouver as well; meanwhile, over at the BC Liberal headquarters, we saw the leadership candidates go head to head in a debate and the winner was?? And finally, MLA Mike Bernier puts the pedal to the metal when it comes to promoting vaccinations in Dawson Creek to the disappointment of the many anti-vexers in his riding.

The latest update on Canada's economic growth, an off month for the nation's main stock market index, and inflation at the meat counter.  Bob Price has your October 1 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer. 

Immediately after the BC Liberal leadership debate Tuesday night, Hotstove's Jordan Bateman and Maclean Kay hosted a Twitter space -- a live audio post game show. They were joined by longtime political organizer and pundit Mike Klassen, three of the debate participants (Michael Lee, Gavin Dew and Val Litwin), and the interim leader of the BC Liberals, Shirley Bond.

And thanks to the 120+ people who listened live!

Why the proposed sale of a B.C. mining company is under scrutiny, a Canadian bank scolded for charging seniors excess service fees, and from TV's Shark Tank to downtown Victoria. Bob Price has your September 30 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer. 

Maclean and Jordan take a long look at last night's first BC Liberal leadership campaign debate.

What did Kevin Falcon, Ellis Ross, Michael Lee, Gavin Dew, Renee Merrifield, and Val Litwin do well? Where can they improve for debate 2?