The Orca Podcasts

In the first episode of season two of Ellected, the first guest is indeed a first – the first man to be a guest on the podcast. Federal NDP MP Randall Garrison's Bill C-202 An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Coercive Control) will give law enforcement and the courts an additional tool to prevent harm to women and those that are the victims of coercive control in intimate partner and domestic violence.

Randall and Sarah discuss why it's important to understand what coercive control is, and why he believes it's important to update the criminal code to include it .

B.C. retail spending takes a hit, downward pressure on home prices, and Flair Air attempts to reassure travellers. Bob Price is cleared for takeoff with your April 22 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Mundi Hotels.

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 can't help but worry about the Vancouver Park Board and why, for the life of them, they don't seem to understand what their job is; meanwhile, the donor numbers for Vancouver's civic election are rolling in and some are have and some are have not. Who wins in October may come down to dollars and … sense; but don't worry, if you are running for mayor in Vancouver, George has some free ideas to steal. That's right — free; and finally, are the federal Conservatives eating the progressive parties' lunch — it appears so. Find out how. All that and more on UnSpun.

New evidence of a robust job market, a well known B.C. retailer has huge expectations, and the latest warning about interest rates will grab your attention. Bob Price has your April 21 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Mundi Hotels.

On this month's edition of A Second Look, host Justin P. Goodrich examines a summer 2021 decision made by Surrey City Council to reject an affordable housing development – a decision that has garnered criticism by both the community and the provincial government. Joining him is Doug Tennant, CEO of UNITI - the non-profit society that championed this proposal. Together, they discuss the project and the impact of its rejection.

Canada's inflation rate soars, the latest report on new home prices has Victoria leading the way in B.C., and Canada shows better than most in the latest global economic outlook. Bob Price has your April 20th Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Mundi Hotels.

Maclean and Jordan talk about bad messages and bad choices in messengers, Lynda Steele's piece on public safety, the forgotten town of Lytton, and other BC political issues.

The goal line now within site for B.C.'s Site C power project, onward and upward for another B.C. LNG project, and Canadians on the brink. Bob Price has your April 19 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Mundi Hotels.

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 take a big giant dunk on pool-gate in Vancouver, where the incompetency of the elected park board knows no bounds nor lengths. But don't get Jody and George started — Vancouver is a treasure trove of bad politics, weak city oversight and wannabe mayors ducking for cover. However, on a positive note, Jody and George find common ground on mask mandates and having us all live happily ever after. All that and more on UnSpun.

The real reason why Elon Musk said no to joining Twitter's board, a potential legal issue for Site C is on hold, and why B.C. manufacturing sales had another strong month. Bob Price has your April 14th Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Mundi Hotels.