The Strategists

Canada’s sharpest political insiders break down power, strategy, and the people who actually run the country.

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Episode 804: Not a moment for small talk
June 2, 2020
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan talk about the killing of George Floyd and the wave of protests that have rippled across the United States. What is the proper response to a...
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Episode 803: Septuagenarian Parade
May 25, 2020
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan get detailed about funding for "political staff". Was it wise of the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP to apply for the Canadian Emergency Wage...
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Episode 802: Pockets full and conscience clear
May 19, 2020
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan discuss Trump’s channel-changing, Biden’s anti-KXL stance and Canadian government responses to COVID-19. Can Joe Biden run a presidential...
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Episode 595: Creative differences
October 3, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan discuss the lessons learned from Donald Trump's post debate meltdown. Is there a path forward for the GOP? Did Trump's surrogates let him down on...
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Episode 594: #DebateNight 1 - Trump bombs
September 27, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan discuss the first U.S. Presidential debate of the 2016 election. How did the candidates do? Where do the go from here? And does Sean Hannity have...
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Episode 593: The softest launch
September 22, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan discuss Sandra Jansen's potential leadership bid, the latest doings of the Liberal government and the upcoming US presidential debates. Is now...
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Episode 592: Full disclosure
September 16, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan discuss minimum wage, the Alberta PC leadership race and the recent missteps by candidates in the US. What are the impacts of Alberta raising the...
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Episode 590: A fist in the face
August 29, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan discuss leadership rules through the prism of the Alberta PCs setting the stage for their contest. What's fair in a leadership contest? How does...
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Episode 589: Bubblegum governance
August 23, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan discuss the Liberal retreat, expense scandals and how the federal parties are preparing for the fall. What goes into planning a government...
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Episode 588: Alberta 2: Electric Boogaloo
August 17, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan check in on what's happened in Alberta this summer, and the broader political lessons that can be learned from the same. Is Jason Kenney going to...
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Episode 587: Ctrl-Alt-Del
August 9, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan talk about the Trump campaign's attempt at a reboot. Can The Donald rebound? What's are his pathways to victory? And, in the immortal words of...
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Episode 586: Balloons and other bounces
August 2, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan talk about the end of the DNC/#DemsInPhilly and the fallout from Trump's no-good, very bad, horrible weekend. Is Donald Trump in the middle of a...
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Episode 585: DNC 2016: Fall guy with a parachute
July 26, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan talk about #DNCleaks and the start of the Democratic Convention. Did Debbie Wasserman-Schultz need to resign? Did Bernie Sanders do what he...
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Episode 584: Make America Hate Again
July 22, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan deconstruct the end of the GOP Convention. Did Donald Trump do what he needed to with his speech? What should Hillary Clinton do to respond? And...
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Episode 583: "You like that story? I wrote it."
July 19, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan give their assessment of the GOP convention in progress. How did the media jump on top of the Melania Trump's plagarism so quickly? Are we...
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Episode 582: Berning out
July 12, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan check in on the US political system before dropping some truth bombs about referenda. Did Bernie Sanders maximize his exit from the race? Can...
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Episode 581: Yes We Kenney
July 6, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan talk about Jason Kenney's jump to provincial politics. Can he win the Alberta PC leadership? Is this the political equivalent of a hostile...
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Episode 580: Brexit/tying your head to an anchor
June 24, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan talk about Britain's historic vote to leave the European Union. How did we get here? Is there anything the remain campaign could have done...
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Episode 579: From their cold dead hands
June 14, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan talk about the fallout from Orlando, the American gun obsession and how history is written on the fly. Will Orlando finally force Americans to...
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Episode 578: What's wrong with your caucus?
June 3, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan talk about the #CPC and #LPC conventions and the lessons to be learned from the Wildrose implosion in Alberta. Who "won" convention weekend? Is...
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Episode 577: Political and medical science both confirm elbows don't have gates
May 26, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan talk about how #Elbowgate, Hillary Clinton's perfect storm and the art of political conventioneering. When elbows were thrown in the House of...
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Episode 576: When predictions attack
May 17, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan talk about how the Democrats and Republicans are uniting behind their respective candidates and how the Conservative and NDP leadership contests...
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Episode 575: The strategy of crisis
May 10, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan reveal the review contest winners (0:00) and then jump into the politics of the Fort McMurray fire (10:30). How is a politician supposed to act...
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Episode 574: Family is a euphemism
May 3, 2016
Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan talk about PKP's resignation and the polarization of American politics. What's the proper way for a leader to resign? How will an election...