Cat's outta the bag I guess. It is I, referendumb man! Hopefully you enjoy the site. Happy to chat about it, my DMs are open, as they say. If you like it, share it!

Are we solving the wrong problem? From permanent daylight saving to fertility costs to Alberta Next, decisions aren’t lining up with reality. Annalise Klingbeil and Leah Ward break down what’s being missed, and why it matters.

Stephen Carter’s radical healthcare views. Exposed.

An old clip of Avi Lewis mocking Shannon Phillips resurfaces, and suddenly the NDP leadership race gets interesting. Carter and Shannon break down activist politics vs governing politics and why the "Zohran model" doesn’t travel well to Canada.

Guy who wants to lead the federal NDP and hasn’t won a single election punching down on someone who’s won 3 elections as a New Democrat in Alberta 🙄 Clearly a vanity project for a vain champagne socialist.

Three stories this week on Balance of Power: • How leadership campaigns win once voting starts • Nova Scotia politics with MLA Claudia Chender • The hidden cost of maintaining a political image Watch:

I think I may have cracked it

In these hard times, weak men aren’t thinking enough about the Roman Empire

Temporary foreign workers pay into EI. Many never receive a dollar from it. If injured or too sick to work, they’re often sent home. They pay taxes into healthcare and education while their families aren’t even in Canada. So who’s subsidizing whom? Dr. Bragg explains:

Welcome to Balance of Power A fresh lens on the forces shaping Canada’s future This week: • Alberta’s immigration referendum • The economics of immigration and the labour market • Why facts often lose to political narratives • Guest: Dr. Bronwyn Bragg ▶ Watch now:

I am BEGGING my fellow Canadians to stop defining themselves as “not Americans”

Danielle Smith’s nine-question referendum puts Alberta on the ballot. Is this a distraction — or the agenda? We break down the strategy, the framing, and the messaging traps. Watch the teaser: https://youtu.be/aGIMh8hMjO0 Get the full episode at strategistspatreon.com

If this is a turning point, why isn’t business turning up?

Alberta separatists might look haphazard and kooky, but they have a path to turn a 20% issue into a real threat. 1 - Normalize separatism so it no longer feels toxic. 2 - Tie it to every grievance. 3 - Find a political dance partner. The U.S.A. They are now pushing all 3 at once.

@mmmegan.bsky.social Given Bonhomme's prominence in recent days, has The Beaverton Weekly Report booked you for the next show as a subject matter expert?

You can't predict what he will say, what he says doesn't predict what he will do, what we do is largely irrelevant (except for predictable rants at unpredictable intervals) and the US government has no influence. Just get on with doing what fits with our interests and values.

you’re all laughing but this is quite literally a slippery slope. what’s next? banana peels? ACME branded road molasses? A BLUE KOOPA SHELL??

NEW EP 1901: Holiday Spectacular 🎄 Check the Orthodox Boxing Day deals, lower your expectations accordingly, and join The Strategists as Stephen Carter, Shannon Phillips & Annalise Klingbeil unpack the year that was. Zain Velji keeps everybody in line. 🎧 https://apple.co/4ol8kJD #ableg #CdnPoli

The inevitable Globe and Mail editorial: "International law should be respected, but in this case Maduro was a bad guy so Trump's imperial actions have merit. But can Canada's oil sector now compete?"

The year was 2025 I wish I was in Galveston now When a letter of marque came from Donald Trump For a vessel that was kind of a dump God damn them all! It is hell cruising for Venezuelan fentanyl We’d fire no guns, shed no tears! I’m a broken man on a Galveston pier The last of Mike Lee’s privateers

This Holiday, from Strategists Studios https://youtu.be/Xx5K95aRkWA #cdnpoli

Tune in to the Strategists for more (utterly foreseeable) predictions of ways the Government of Alberta will make a mockery of any effort to reduce the emissions that cause catastrophic climate change. #ableg #canpoli

Waiting for a Chinook is *not* a good snow clearing strategy. Waiting for a Chinook is *not* a good snow clearing strategy. Waiting for a Chinook is *not* a good snow clearing strategy. #yyccc

This would eventually form the basis of Amazon’s Glacier storage system

Someone needs to motion to use time allocation on this baseball game.

NEW EP: Episode 1889: Good Faith Shannon Phillips and Stephen Carter dig into breaking news and unpack the Alberta Government’s plan to force teachers back to work. Download, subscribe where podcasts are found.

"Mate, I can't do anything but tell it to you straight. This Canada thing is literally the dumbest thing I've ever heard. The Canadians ran an advertisement showing Ronald Reagan being against tariffs. Guess what? Ronald Reagan was against tariffs."

Part of the Dave Cinematic Universe

You can’t look at this and tell me the Carney Liberals haven’t declared war on Christmas…

@alexboyd.bsky.social Do you happen to know what happened to the 3 part miniseries in the WoC library called "The Notorious N.E.P." recorded in Oct of 2020 I think? It's linked to at the top of this page: newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/not...

Kinda weird seeing an MP that can genuinely communicate

Solar FREAKIN Waterways

Episode 1883: Book Bans, Booze, and Bad Strategy PATREON EXCLUSIVE. @carterab.bsky.social and @sphillipsab.bsky.social sort a week’s worth of Canadian politics into fine, fabulous, or f--ked. Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions. Access for as low as $6/mo at: http://strategistspatreon.com/

@cgriwkowsky.bsky.social @jantafrench.bsky.social is the ATA presser streaming anywhere?

Thank you @cgriwkowsky.bsky.social for your question in the press conference this morning! Felt it was the best of the bunch.

@sphillipsab.bsky.social gets down to the important topics. @carterab.bsky.social gets himself in hot water with @hmcrae.bsky.social.

NEW EP: Episode 1882: Forever Carter @sphillipsab.bsky.social and @carterab.bsky.social dive into Alberta's "Forever Canada" petition. Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions. Download, subscribe where podcasts are found.

Huge thanks to everyone who came out to the rally today! It was great seeing so many people ready to come out and make their voices heard!

Nightmare blunt rotation

NEW EP: Episode 1881: Flying the (not so) Friendly Skies @sphillipsab.bsky.social and @carterab.bsky.social  talk Air Canada. Zain Velji, keeps everybody but Shannon in line. Download, subscribe where podcasts are found. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-strategists/id1514440943