The Orca Podcasts

The TD Bank's latest profit might surprise you, Sunwing is ready to head south again, and still no sign of a Vancouver housing market correction.  Bob Price has it all in the December 3 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing. 

Skilled labour in high demand again, new concerns raised about Vancouver's municipal budget, and a Vancouver tech firm hits the front page of today's Wall Street Journal.  Bob Price has it all in the December 2 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing.  

Maclean and Jordan talk some big, heavy issues today: the COVID-19 death toll, Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond's investigation into racism against Indigenous people within the BC health care system, a trillion-dollar federal debt, and more. Plus a look at the BC Liberal critics.

A strong month for stock market investors, consumer debt is still soaring, and better than forecast results from two of Canada's big banks.  Bob Price has it all in the December 1 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing.  

A sigh of relief for struggling farmers, Canada's tele-com companies must be doing something right, and its a big week for key economic indicators.  Bob Price has it all in the November 30 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing.

Maclean and Jordan discuss John Horgan's cabinet choices -- and whether it's wise to throw out a Vulcan salute during a swearing-in ceremony.

The best news yet on the COVID front, a surprising proposal in Toronto to demolish Sky Dome (Rogers Centre), and building momentum on Vancouver Island.  Bob Price has it all in the November 27 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing. 

In this week’s episode — George and Jody talk dollars, taxes, spin and the decriminalization of drug possession — aka another week in Vancouver; how Vaughn Palmer connects Covid case spike to a recent provincial election; when will we get our vaccine in Canada; and — keep hope alive.

An encouraging outlook for stock market investors, an opportunity for electric bike fans, and the end of an era in downtown Kamloops.  Bob Price has it all in the November 26 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing.  

Lower U.S. tariffs on Canada's wood, the reason that dozens of laid off paper mill workers on Vancouver Island are being re-hired might surprise you, and the stage set for a lively Vancouver budget debate.  Bob Price has it all in the November 25 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing.