The Orca Podcasts

In Episode 06 of Ellected, Sarah Elder-Chamanara and Jill Promoli discuss the tragic sudden death of one of her children from the seasonal flu. Since then, Jill has become a tireless advocate to increase awareness about the importance of adults and children receiving the seasonal flu vaccine, and policy changes to prevent other parents from losing their children and family members.

Jill Promoli is a small business owner and mother of three. She became a flu prevention advocate after the sudden death of one of her twin boys in 2016. She founded For Jude, For Everyone, an organization dedicated to creating better awareness and understanding about the flu and other preventable illnesses. She and her family live in Mississauga, Ontario. Jill is the Ontario Liberal candidate in the riding of Mississauga—Streetsville.

A new housing forecast is predicting more steep price increases, new private sector interest in the Trans Mountain pipeline, and oil powers the T.S.X. to another all time high. Bob Price is here with your June 9 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer. 

Maclean and Jordan talk about how Michael Lee is set to officially enter the BC Liberal leadership race, and Val Litwin is preparing his team. Plus they discuss child care, mental health estimates, road pricing and general dad-ness.

A hint of hope for B.C.'s tourism industry, the latest progress report on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, and home buying sends Canadian consumer debt sharply higher. Bob Price has your June 8 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer. 

Air Canada's top brass have decided to return their controversial bonus pay, Ottawa is forging ahead with a new technology tax, and rental properties in Victoria are drawing investor interest. Bob Price has your June 7 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer. 

Another tough month for Canada's job market, a new snag for the Trans Mountain pipeline project, and a longtime Metro Vancouver clothing retailer packs it in.  Bob Price has your June 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 get excited about the Covid19 numbers and BC’s vaccine rollout success; then the battle of motions continues at Vancouver’s City Hall — redundancies and all; and finally, what happened to the 215 children buried at the Kamloops’s Residential begs the question about what kind of Canada do we want to be?

B.C. home construction gears down as home prices continue to climb, Site C Dam construction is picking up the pace, and a bidding war for Inter Pipeline. Bob Price has your June 3 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.  

Maclean and Jordan discuss the awful discovery of 215 children buried at Kamloops Residential School, the thread of Indigenous reconciliation that must run through all our politics, and more.

The importance of online sales, a further analysis of a stricter mortgage stress test, and a monster deal in the energy sector.  Bob Price has your June 2 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.