Episode 327 of UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck opens with a major federal-provincial announcement, digs into the housing bailout debate, and ends with a full-throated demand to fix Vancouver's broken pools.

Here's what's inside:

Carney's Massive BC Investment: The Prime Minister and Premier Eby unveil what one veteran reporter calls the largest federal investment in BC history. The northern tanker ban stays, but there's a pipeline path to the south coast, port expansion, and long-term gains pegged in the $80 billion range. George's take: a real win, but also a big loss for not opening the northern route.

What's Actually In It for BC: Beyond pipelines, the deal name-checks the Massey Tunnel, rail expansion, and transportation infrastructure to move goods to the expanded southern port. Compromise, or a payout to placate us for the lost opportunity?

The Condo Bailout Backlash: Developers say nobody consulted them on the plan to buy up empty condos. George argues buying finished units adds no long-term housing and makes the case for a UK-style rent-to-own model that builds equity instead.

The Ownership Question: Why renting offers no stability, how the UK guarantees a share of affordable homes in every new development, and why owning matters for retirement and passing something on to your kids.

Nurses Give Strike Notice: The "Me Too" clause, the limits of the taxpayer wallet, and why teachers and nurses are harder jobs than ever.

World Cup Fever & the $789M Question: Canada versus Morocco looms, Jack Poole Plaza lights up, and the crew makes the case for investing in youth sport and the arts the way we invested ahead of the 2010 Olympics.

The Kits Pool Outrage: Jody's viral campaign hits 400,000 views. With the aquatic centre closing before the new pool opens, downtown loses its year-round option entirely. She floats an FOI on Park Board communications and a plan to interview every commissioner candidate before the 2026 election.

📍 From a landmark BC deal to the pools we keep breaking, Episode 327 is classic UnSpun. 💬

Tell us in the comments: Was the pipeline compromise a win or a loss for BC? And should Kits Pool be open year-round?

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⏱ Chapters:

00:00 – CUSMA Rolls Over to 2036

02:00 – Carney's Big BC Announcement

05:00 – Pipeline Compromise & the Massey Tunnel

08:00 – The $80B Long-Term Picture

08:30 – Developer Backlash on the Condo Bailout

10:00 – The UK Rent-to-Own Model

13:00 – Renting, Ownership & Housing Stress

15:20 – Nurses' Strike Notice

19:00 – The $789M World Cup Question

20:00 – Sports, Politics & Why George Watches

23:00 – Investing in Youth Sport & the Arts

24:30 – The Kits Pool Fiasco

28:00 – FOI Threat & the 2026 Commissioner Plan

Episode 326 of UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck runs from Ottawa's condo bailout to Vancouver's emergency-room crisis to City Hall's lame-duck chaos, with the Kits Pool saga still very much alive.

Here's what's inside:

🏙️ The Condo "Bailout": Ottawa moves to buy up unsold condo stock as the market deflates. Is this housing policy or a developer rescue? George argues the real fix is funding the homes five years out, not buying the units already sitting empty and he warns the optics get ugly fast when the government starts buying from donors.

🏘️ What Killed the Market: Frances Bula and Gregor Robertson weigh in, but Jody and George break down the actual mechanics: deflated valuations, frozen listings, and changed immigration and foreign-student numbers loosening Vancouver's rental crunch for the first time in years.

🚢 Dredging Burrard Inlet: Tankers off the twin pipeline can only fill to 80% because the water's too shallow under the Second Narrows. Approval to dredge has reportedly cleared all levels with almost no protest or coverage. Why so quiet?

🏥 48-Hour ER Waits: Canadians are now being told to brace for up to two days waiting for a bed. George and Jody dig into burnout, repeat-visit pressure, e-scooter brain injuries, and why St. Paul's should carve out an urgent-care alternative to the ER.

🏛️ Council's Motion Dump: With the term basically over until the October election, Vancouver councillors are stacking the agenda with sprawling, consultant-written motions. George calls it what it is: pre-election profile-building that buries staff in busywork.

🗳️ Municipal Shake-Up Ahead: New mayors likely in Richmond, Coquitlam and beyond. So why is UBCM scheduled two weeks before voters go to the polls?

🤝 CUSMA Deadline: With the July 1 review looming, Carney draws a line: a good deal or no deal, and a rollover beats a worse agreement.

🏊 Kits Pool, Still Empty: Capacity of 1,800, sold out online, 400 people actually showing up. Jody says there's no lifeguard shortage, full stop and she's filming the empty deck every single day.

📍 From condo economics to a peeling Reflecting Pool guarded by the National Guard, this one's peak UnSpun.

💥 Subscribe, comment, and tell us: Should Ottawa be buying condos? And should St. Paul's build an urgent-care alternative to the ER?

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⏱ Chapters:

00:00 – FIFA, Canada's Elimination Round & a Carney Bathroom Break

04:30 – The Federal Condo Bailout Explained

08:00 – What Actually Deflated the Market

15:15 – Dredging Burrard Inlet for Tankers

17:30 – Brace for 48-Hour ER Waits

20:00 – An Urgent-Care Alternative to the ER

22:05 – Council's Last-Minute Motion Dump

25:15 – Municipal Shake-Up & the UBCM Timing Problem

25:45 – CUSMA Deadline: Good Deal or No Deal

27:00 – Kits Pool & the Reflecting Pool Absurdity

This week on UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck, Jody returns from Sicily jet-lagged and ready to go — just in time for FIFA World Cup madness, Vancouver's long-overdue Granville Street moment, and a border crossing story that'll make your blood pressure spike.

Here's what's inside:

⚽ Canada's World Cup Moment: Team Canada wins 6-0 in a historic performance. First non-European or South American team to score five-plus goals in a single World Cup game. The hat trick? Not bad company — only Lionel Messi has matched it this tournament.

🚶 Granville Street Glows Up: George called it 16 years ago: pedestrianize Granville. Two motions lost. Now with FIFA, the city finally got a taste of what it could be — and Vancouver loved it. Rebecca Bligh is running with it. Will this time be different?

🏗️ Carney Comes to BC: The PM announces a 1.6 billion federal-provincial housing partnership, 600 million for health infrastructure, Surrey-Langley SkyTrain funding, and fast-tracked permitting reform. Build don't announce, says George.

🌊 Massey Tunnel, Still Waiting: A bike lane nobody will use, no rapid transit to the ferry, and Highway 99 still a bottleneck. The bridge that could have been open by now. Classic BC.

📉 Eby's Polling Collapse: The NDP Premier hits historically low approval numbers. Brad West circling. Caucus restless. Could a snap election be coming?

🚔 Surrey Police Board Chaos: Chief Norm Lapinsky fired in a backroom move. Board members walking out, journalists stonewalled, a gag order incoming. And Doug McCallum might just be the beneficiary.

💧 Water Restrictions vs. Reality: No snowpack, no rain, phase three restrictions — and Metro Vancouver still has no long-term plan. George wants answers. Jody wants her pool open. 🏊 Aquatic Centre Update: Class action verdict pending. A parking lot sits empty fifty feet from the pool they want to close. The Park Board remains the Park Board.

🇺🇸 Border Stress & Noem's New Gig: Jody's Nexus run turns into a full ICE-dog-sniff ordeal at the Peace Arch. And Kristi Noem — yes, the puppy killer — is now consulting for a BC mining company.

📍 From Granville Street piazzas to federal housing billions to a very stressful border crossing, Episode 325 is peak Vancouver summer politics.

💬 Should Granville Street stay pedestrian for good? Should Ottawa build housing or just incentivize the private sector? Tell us below.

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