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UnSpun with Jody Vance and George AffleckAuthor: Jody Vance and George Affleck
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Free the Dogs, $2M Fireworks & BC's Budget Disaster | UnSpun Ep. 311
Episode 311
Thursday, 5 February, 2026
Episode 311 of UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck goes hyperlocal on Vancouver controversies before diving into BC's provincial mess and the chaos unfolding south of the border.Here's what's inside:🐕 Pacific Spirit Park Victory Jody wins one for the dog owners. Metro Vancouver backs down on restrictive leash rules after community pushback. The secret? Personalized emails with solutions — not copy-paste campaigns. Rebecca Bligh gets credit for bringing common sense to the table.🏊 Kits Pool Lifeguard Challenge Jody officially asks: Has Vancouver Park Board posted lifeguard job openings yet? Every year they claim they can't find staff — but only advertise days before opening. Free Kids Pool!🎆 $2 Million Fireworks Gamble Ken Sim announces city-funded fireworks — but is it good policy or election-year politics? George breaks down the math: $2 million equals a quarter percent of property tax. Where's it coming from? And why wasn't it in the budget?💸 BC's Budget Catastrophe Tens of billions in debt, highways washed out, wildfires, trade chaos — but also massive government bloat. George goes off: the NDP has done nothing significant since 2017 except "pavement politics." No big projects, no economic stimulus, no plan.⚖️ BC Conservatives: Too Extreme? The opposition can't capitalize because they're obsessed with culture wars instead of fiscal policy. Trans athletes in school sports? Four kids in the whole country. George and Jody ask: where does the political middle go?🇨🇦 Harper Backs Carney Stephen Harper publicly endorses Mark Carney as the leader Canada needs — right after Poilievre's divisive convention speech. Jason Kenney and George W. Bush now look moderate by comparison. The Overton window keeps shifting.⚽ Pete Fry's ICE Motion The new mayoral candidate puts forward a motion to ban ICE from FIFA events in Vancouver. One problem: the U.S. isn't even playing games in Canada. George calls it pure political spin.📜 Epstein Files Keep Coming Almost all the files are out — and only one person is in jail: Ghislaine Maxwell, now in a "country club" prison with yoga and a dog. The Clintons are set to testify. EU countries are launching their own investigations. The redactions still protect powerful names.📍 From dog parks to billion-dollar deficits to global scandal, Episode 311 covers it all with the unfiltered spin you expect.💬 Tell us in the comments: Should Vancouver fund fireworks? Is BC's budget fixable? And who's hiding behind those Epstein redactions?📬 Follow Jody: @jodyvance 📬 Follow George: @george_affleck 🌐 unspunpodcast.com⏱ Chapters: 00:00 – Free the Dogs: Pacific Spirit Park Win 05:00 – Kits Pool Lifeguard Drama 06:30 – $2 Million Fireworks Debate 11:00 – BC's Budget Disaster Explained 15:00 – NDP's 10 Years of "Nothing" 17:00 – BC Conservatives Too Extreme 19:30 – Harper Endorses Carney 22:00 – Poilievre's Convention & Stolen Ideas 24:00 – Pete Fry's Mayoral Launch & ICE Motion 27:30 – Epstein Files & Global Fallout 32:00 – Final Thoughts
