The Orca Podcasts

In Ellected's first episode, host Sarah Elder-Chamanara speaks with Annamie Paul, leader of the federal Green Party of Canada. 

Annamie and Sarah discuss getting involved in politics at a young age, being the only woman federal political party leader in Canada, getting women to run and win, navigating family and politics, the possibility of a 2021 federal election, and how women simply existing in political spaces is “harder to imagine yourself in a role that you have never seen anyone like you in before”

A Vancouver biotech is turning heads again, a new forecast sees a slower B.C. housing market ahead, and Site C Dam construction is picking up.  Bob Price has your May 5 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.  

Most of a decade away, a B.C. mining operation is already planning it's closure, a B.C. connection to what could be another massive takeover in the forest industry, and Canada's trade deficit returns. Bob Price has your May 4 Orca Business Beat, sponsored by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer. 

A new giant in the cannabis industry is now official, a major investor unloads it's stake in a B.C. forest company, and an alternative lender under the microscope.  Bob Price has your May 3 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.  

The latest update on Canada's economic growth, a key victory for Trans Mountain, and another well known U.S. retailer announces outlets for B.C.  Bob Price has a jam packed April 30 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, it’s party time in Vancouver as George and Jody discuss the pros and cons of Formula-E in 2022, drinking in parks, and a new direction for Granville Street. Then things get serious with talk about school police liaisons being cancelled and the COVID-19 "Hunger Games".

A Vancouver based lumber producer is celebrating a record quarter, another Canadian airline lands a government bailout, and one less impediment for B.C. workers to get a COVID shot.  Bob Price has your April 29 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.  

An off month for B.C. retail spending, Alberta now has the legal right to turn the oil taps off, and a new survey shows the popularity of working at home.  Bob Price has your April 28 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.  

Maclean and Jordan share their AstraZeneca reaction stories, plus discuss a piece on the Orca about mental health, the BC Budget, InBC and more.

Blame birds for the latest Trans Mountain pipeline delay, more mergers & acquisitions predicted for the wireless sector, and Canada's post budget credit rating.  Bob Price has these stories and more in the April 27 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.