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Carney in Europe, airport privatization, B.C. election speculation and Vancouver’s plebiscite questions — George Affleck and Jody Vance break down the week’s biggest stories.
Jody Vance and George Affleck unpack Canada’s counter-tariffs, shifting Canada-US relations, Zelenskyy’s visit and Vancouver’s mayoral race ahead of the filing deadline.
Jody Vance and George Affleck break down the latest in the Canada-US trade war, billions in Canadian-built projects, BC’s missing $1.5 billion, more turmoil within the BC Conservatives, and Vancouver’s mayoral race.
Trade talks collapse, Canada targets US swing states, and the BC Conservatives lose five MLAs in 12 days. Jody Vance and George Affleck break it all down on UnSpun.
This week, Jody Vance and George Affleck discuss Trump pausing the 50% tariffs, US booze returning to BC shelves, Loblaws pulling its Canada signs, the BC Conservatives’ controversial attack ad, and Vancouver spending $500K on a plebiscite it can’t act on.
This week, Jody Vance and George Affleck discuss tariff talks breaking down before the deadline, BC’s wildfire state of emergency, Eby clawing back a six-point poll lead, and a St. Paul’s plebiscite heading to Vancouver’s October ballot.
This week, Jody Vance and George Affleck discuss Carney playing tariff hardball, Poilievre polling one point above undecided, another BC Conservative executive exiting, Vancouver’s left splitting three ways, Kits Pool hitting two million views, and 111 wildfires burning across BC.
This week, Jody Vance and George Affleck discuss Carney ruling out weaponizing Canada's oil, Kelly Greene defying the NDP caucus, Centre BC coming for the political middle, Vancouver killing the Villages Plan, fake callers from California, looming September layoffs, and Kits Pool still being closed.
This week, Jody Vance and George Affleck discuss Trump's 50% tariffs hitting BC hardest, Eby's zinger going global, Centre BC launching from the mushy middle, bots phoning into Vancouver council, and FreeKitsPool.com going live.
This week Ottawa's defence build-out, the Gordie Howe Bridge deal decoded, more than 200 speakers weighing in on 17 proposed villages, wildfire smoke blanketing Toronto, and why Vancouver's Park Board is still selling out an empty pool. All the spin, stripped bare.
This week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unpack Carney's Saudi Arabia visit, Trump's NATO missteps, Canada's defence decisions, Vancouver's latest political flashpoints, and the stories making headlines across BC and beyond.
This week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unpack the biggest political stories of the week, from Carney's landmark BC deal and a new pipeline compromise to the condo bailout backlash, nurses on the brink of strike action, and the growing revolt over Kits Pool.
This week, Jody Vance and George Affleck tackle Ottawa's proposed condo purchase program, shocking 48-hour emergency room waits, a quiet dredging project in Burrard Inlet, Vancouver council's last-minute motion dump, and why Kits Pool is sitting empty despite being sold out online.
This week, Jody Vance returns from Sicily jet-lagged but ready to dive into FIFA World Cup fever, Vancouver's long-awaited Granville Street revival, and a border crossing story that'll have you shaking your head.
A special urgent episode of UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck recorded the morning after BC Conservatives chose their new leader in a razor-thin vote.
This week, Jody and George cover Carney’s “energy superpower” pitch in New York, Wab Kinew’s viral Danielle Smith comments, Vancouver’s FIFA cleanup, and why Kits Pool is still empty heading into summer.
This week, Jody and George dive into Carney's meeting with Eby, FIFA's $578 million price tag for Vancouver, firefighters saying enough on medical calls, the province's $225K/month bill for a condemned SRO, and the return of Mayor Sim's natural gas ban.
This week, Jody and George dive into the mailbag for the first time, respond to backlash on overdose prevention sites, expose Metro Vancouver's outrageous meeting costs, and unpack Trump's sudden pivot to China.
This week, Jody and George dive into the Kits Pool conundrum, FIFA chaos in downtown Vancouver, the mayor's move to block a new overdose prevention site, and much more.
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