Liberal Majority Locked In, Eby's Collapse & Tucker Carlson for President? | UnSpun Ep. 318
Episode 318 of UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck is a catch-up episode after weeks away. George is back from his daughter's wedding in England, and the world has changed.
Here's what's inside:
🇨🇦 Liberal Majority Is Official — Carney locks it in through floor-crossings and by-elections, goes straight to camera with state-of-the-economy updates, takes every question in English and French, and lands on Lawrence O'Donnell. Poilievre attacks his economics credentials. George calls it a bizarre angle when Trump is doing all the opposition work for the Liberals.
🏔️ David Eby Is Doomed — Flip-flopping, record outmigration from BC (worst in 50 years), no major projects, and the knives are coming from within his own party. George says he'll be ousted before the next election.
🗳️ BC Conservative Leadership Race — Three front runners: Fulmer, Ian Black, and Catherine Elliot. George predicts Black is most likely under a ranked ballot but won't put money on it. Membership sign-up gamesmanship is in full swing.
🏙️ Vancouver Municipal Mayhem — Ken Sim pushes 0% tax increases, $400 million in community centres, and a motion to bring MLB to Vancouver with 17 potential stadium sites. George calls the baseball bid pure PR. Jody asks why the city is building a 25-metre puddle at Sunset when it should be building Olympic-sized pools. COPE, Greens, and OneCity announce a coordination deal that George calls collusion.
🧹 FIFA Cleanup Exposes Vancouver's Neglect — The city launches a massive cleaning campaign ahead of the World Cup. Graffiti, bike lanes, sidewalks. COVID-era distancing stickers are still there six years later. Jody and George ask: why only when the world is watching?
🇺🇸 Tucker Carlson for President — George is convinced the mea culpa tour is a 2028 campaign launch. Marjorie Taylor Greene is positioning too. Their pitch: Trump betrayed traditional MAGA, we'll bring it back. Pam Bondi is out, Cash Patel faces allegations of drinking on the job, and George shares his two rules of politics: never be in a dunk tank, never shotgun a beer in public.
🇬🇧 View from England — Trump dominates UK news. Some Carney coverage given his UK ties. Hungary's landslide shows what a real political reckoning looks like. The Finnish PM floats Canada joining the EU.
🗳️ Municipal Elections Across BC — Doug McCallum running again in Surrey and George thinks he could win. Kirk LaPointe in West Van. Brad West untouchable in Port Coquitlam. The border boycott has US tourism down 30%.
📍 From a federal majority to a provincial meltdown to a city that cleans up only when FIFA is watching, Episode 318 is a full reset.
💬 Tell us: Is Eby done? Should Vancouver build Olympic-sized pools instead of chasing MLB teams? And is Tucker Carlson really running in 2028?
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⏱ Chapters: 00:00 – Liberal Majority Locked In 02:00 – Carney's Straight-to-Camera Strategy 04:00 – Poilievre's Conservative Dilemma 07:00 – David Eby's Collapse & BC's Record Outmigration 10:00 – BC Conservative Leadership: Fulmer, Black & Elliot 12:00 – Municipal Elections: McCallum, LaPointe, Brad West 14:00 – Community Centres, the 25-Metre Puddle & MLB Pipe Dreams 16:00 – FIFA Cleanup Exposes Years of Neglect 20:00 – Border Boycott: US Tourism Down 30% 22:00 – Tucker Carlson's 2028 Campaign Begins 25:00 – Cash Patel, Pam Bondi & Two Rules of Politics 26:00 – Vancouver Election: Left-Wing Vote Splitting 28:00 – Final Thoughts
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