UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck

by Jody Vance and George Affleck

Government Politics

Season 6

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 243

Welcome to UnSpun - your current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, and federal politics, and much more.  This week … an imminent transit strike threatens commuters … and pretty much everyone … in the Lower Mainland. Can anything positive come of a strike apart from higher wages? Jody and George think maybe.  And the federal government is giving away land and giving up on some controversial assisted dying legislation. Hot topics for a possible election incoming. And Vancouver Park Board. Oh yes - that ol’ chestnut — will it be  the Vancouver Mayor’s achilles heal or a feather in a cap? It’s going to get ugly before it gets good. All that and more on UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 242

Welcome to UnSpun - your current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, and federal politics, and much more. This week … temperatures rose when it came to massive density on Vancouver’s westside at Jericho Beach. But the only thing going up after Vancouver Council voted unanimously are towers, along with 30 thousand residents moving in over the next … well, 30 years. At Vancouver’s Park Board, the first or last nail in the coffin of dissolution its started this week when the City of Vancouver launched its transition process and team. How far will it go? It ain’t over until Premier Eby says it is. And whether you like it or not, the rainy weather is back until July. We have some tips on how to stay dry (not really, just testing you). All that and more on UnSpun. Find out where to watch and listen at UnSpunPodcast.com

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 241

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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 … snow and lots of it. But that does not stop UnSpun. But you know, some people would like to take your minds off of the white stuff (and likely the media's). Who is that? Well, Vancouver — the non-snow-clearing capital of Canada. On Wednesday, they released the long-awaited financial review—better late than never, we guess. And what did we learn—shocker — Vancouver has been downloaded with too much responsibility and not enough money by other levels of government. Meanwhile, in Kelowna, a crackdown on AirBNBs is tougher than the province’s. Will it end up in court? Maybe. Why? Listen and find out. All that and more on UnSpun. Find out where to watch and listen at UnSpunPodcast.com

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 240

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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 are back after a holiday season and new year break. Snow job in Surrey over the police issue... or is that just the weather? New taxes from Metro Vancouver, just when you did NOT need them. And homeless camps get shut down while temperatures crash—the ABCs of Vancouver politics. All that and more on UnSpunpodcast.com

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 239

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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 end the year with a look back and a look forward. From Trump to Trudeau, healthcare to police, parks to people, and the positive versus the negative. It’s 30 minutes you must not miss at UnSpunpodcast.com Happy New Year, everyone!

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 238

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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 dig into the politics of the Vancouver Park Board and the historic decision by the City of Vancouver to ask the Province of BC to dismantle the elected board. Will the province comply or leave Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim hanging and hung out to dry? Maybe. But the only question that should be asked is: Will Vancouver have better parks and recreation with the removal of what has become the most divisive, dare it be said, redundant, elected bodies in Canada? But wait, there is more. Your tax hike in Vancouver got snuck in there with all the chaos of the Park Board debate and some good news: location restrictions for alcohol sales in Vancouver, a kind of prohibition, were lifted this week. All that and more on UnSpunpodcast.com

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 237

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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 are 100% focused on the big news in Vancouver where the mayor announced a process to dismantle the elected park board, the only elected park board in Canada. This decision spiralled into some internal politics of the ruling ABC party in Vancouver, along with the formation of the pro-park board movement and the potential ramifications this will all have in the next election in Vancouver but also in BC. Juicy stuff and some good back stories of the back room. All that and more on UnSpunpodcast.com

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 236

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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 gear up for Christmas where only in Vancouver the gift that keeps on giving in politics is related bike lanes and Christmas trains. Never you mind, there’s always budget reviews to keep you enthralled, even if one of them is months behind and too little too late. And finally, is it over for Prime Minister Trudeau? George makes one of his dependable predictions. #georgefact All that and more on UnSpunpodcast.com

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 235

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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 wonder if the people of Vancouver will receive an “emotional rescue” after they read the details of Vancouver’s annual budget, which includes an almost 10% increase in spending and no restraint of any kind. Whyyyyyy? But one thing is for sure: Surrey will literally have to take a Vancouver-style budget to the bank when they see real policing costs, representing 23% of a $2 billion budget in Vancouver—that is a lot of dough. And finally, speaking of emotional rescues, why does the latest video from Mayor Ken Sim about the Rolling Stones coming to Vancouver seem so cringeworthy? It does. But it shouldn’t All that and more on UnSpunpodcast.com Need to find the audio version, go to unspunpodcast.com or search for us on your favourite audio channel. Need to reach out, email info@unspunpodcast.com

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 234

Welcome to UnSpun - your 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 dig into why politicians think they can play both sides of an issue. From wars on the other side of the globe to events in our backyard, as the saying goes, they can’t have their cake and eat it too. Meanwhile, in Vancouver, election 2026 seems to already be underway, with local political antics becoming a supercharged spin—and UnSpun loves a good spin story. And finally, Surrey police and whether or not Mayor Locke is winning the PR battle. She might be... All that and more on UnSpunpodcast.com

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