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George and Jody unpack the US midterms, Vancouver city politics, Ottawa's federal budget, the Massey Bridge debate, and the BC NDP leadership race.
It's Thursday, so you know what that means — another episode of UnSpun!
Jody Vance and George Affleck unpack Metro Vancouver's political shakeup, BC's provincial election campaign, and Carney's trip to Türkiye.
Jody Vance and George Affleck unpack the BC leaders' debate, Vancouver's mayoral race, undecided Surrey voters, and the future of Kits Pool.
George and Jody unpack the latest BC election developments, offer wildly different predictions, and weigh in on tight municipal races.
Jody Vance and George Affleck break down the Pacific Link pipeline, BC’s snap election campaign, Vancouver’s mayoral race, and the fight over Kits Pool in Episode 340 of UnSpun.
A snap provincial election, municipal races, and a political shakeup on the right dominate Episode 339 of UnSpun.
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.
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