What do political ambush videos actually reveal? Shannon Phillips and Leah Ward break down Alberta’s latest gotcha moments, what politicians reach for under pressure, and why the person asking the question is rarely the real audience. https://youtu.be/g8QXpz9DIls #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
The Politics of the Ambush
What happens when politics stops being a conversation and becomes a...
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Annalise Klingbeil and Shannon Phillips break down Jeromy Farkas’s feud with Danielle Smith, Pierre Poilievre and Cowboys, and how he turned the “fun police” attack back on them. Watch:
Punch Back Politics
What happens when conservatives pick a fight with someone who knows...
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Shannon Phillips went to Greece for a creative salon with Ani DiFranco, Neko Case, Anaïs Mitchell and Ann Powers, and came home thinking differently about art, fear, politics and community. Plus: what creativity can do when politics becomes exhausting.
Talking to Americans
What happens when stepping away from politics creates room to think...
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Can governments protect young people online without cutting them off from connection? Annalise Klingbeil and Leah Ward break down the new Online Harms Act, plus Alberta’s 45-million-ballot referendum headache.
Too Many Ballots, Too Much Internet
How many ballots is too many ballots?This week on Balance of Powe...
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Why do grievance movements often seem more optimistic than the people opposing them? Annalise Klingbeil and Leah Ward discuss positive versus negative campaigning, political persuasion, and why facts alone don't always win arguments. Full episode available now. https://youtu.be/gSdyVhpxDhg
What happens when politics collides with reality? This week, Annalise Klingbeil and Leah Ward discuss burnout, political exhaustion, attention scarcity, and what happens when grievance politics finally encounters a price tag. Watch now:
The Cost of Grievance
For years, Alberta's separation movement has talked about what it w...
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The Sask Party’s argument against relying on Alberta natural gas is apparently: “Look how Europe relying on Russian gas turned out.” Yes, really. 👇
How does a $900M government project turn into a $26 BILLION catastrophe? 📉 Double the bills, zero transparency. SaskPower Critic Aleana Young walks us through the escalating math that left the Premier completely speechless. 🍺 Hold my beer, indeed. Full episode: https://network.thestrategists.ca
Saskatchewan NDP MLA Aleana Young joins Leah Ward and Shannon Phillips to break down the SaskPower coal bombshell, the staggering $26 billion price tag, Prairie separatism politics, and governments increasingly governed by their own base.
The Most Expensive Option
In a moment when Prairie politics feels increasingly untethered from reality, what happens when governments start making generational decisions while chasing...
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New episode: A Polluted Process. Shannon and Annalise dig into Alberta’s voters list leak, the cease and desist letters, the separatist petition, and why a referendum process built on compromised data may already be tainted. Watch:
Balance of Power: A Polluted Process
In a week where Alberta politics somehow got even messier, what happens when the process itself becomes the problem?This week on Balance of Power, Annalise K...
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When trust in democracy is already thin, voter data suddenly becomes very personal. This week on Balance of Power: the Elections Alberta investigation, sports as a surprising politics of belonging, and why a playoff crowd might say more about unity than another speech.
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Balance of Power: Gay Enough?
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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.
The Strategists
2 likes, 2 comments. "Balance of Power: Solving the Wrong Problem"
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A bad week or the start of something worse? We break down what happens when a party starts to wobble. Stopping the bleed, resetting the message, and what the long game actually looks like. Plus: why libraries are suddenly political.
Picnic in a Thunderstorm
In a moment where things feel like they’re slipping, what does control even look like?This week on Balance of Power, Shannon Phillips, Leah Ward, and Annalis...
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Does anything matter in politics anymore? If caucus doesn’t matter, if accountability doesn’t matter… what’s left?
Does anything matter anymore? We get into floor crossing, political values, and how decisions actually get made. Plus housing, outer space, and more. New episode:
Balance of Power: Does Anything Matter?
In a political moment where lines are blurring and power is shifting, what actually matters anymore?This week on Balance of Power, Shannon Phillips, Leah War...
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Carla Beck joins Balance of Power this Wednesday! Don't miss it. Available wherever you get podcasts.
Governments keep getting this wrong. Puberty is irreversible. So why are we treating it like the safer option?
Are these policies about rights or strategy? We break down the politics of “parental rights,” the shift from clinical care to political conflict, and what happens when the courts aren’t enough. Watch now:
Balance of Power: Liberation in the Streets, Kettleballs in the Sheets
Is this about rights or strategy?This week on Balance of Power, Annalise Klingbeil, Leah Ward and Shannon Phillips talk kettlebells (kettleballs?) before dig...
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Governments don’t just announce decisions, they shape the story first. We break down why leaks to columnists happen, what they achieve, and how it changes the narrative. Plus: the real fight over carbon pricing. Watch:
Balance of Power: The Politics of the Scoop
Big news.Serious business.No press conference.Just a leak.This week on Balance of Power, Annalise Klingbeil, Leah Ward and Shannon Phillips take apart how th...
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Public pressure forced a shift. MLA Claudia Chender explains how protests and opposition pushback led Nova Scotia’s government to walk back parts of its budget plan.
They Spent it All
Public pressure forced a shift.MLA Claudia Chender explains how protests and opposition pushback led Nova Scotia’s government to walk back parts of its budge...
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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:
Balance of Power: The Cost of a Political Face
How do political campaigns actually win once the voting starts?This week on Balance of Power, Annalise Klingbeil, Leah Ward and Shannon Phillips unpack the s...
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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:
TFWs Pay Taxes
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Alberta’s immigration referendum questions sound simple. They’re not. Dr. Bronwyn Bragg explains the narrative they create.
Referendum Framing
Alberta’s immigration referendum questions sound simple. They’re not.Dr. Bronwyn Bragg explains the narrative they create.Watch: https://youtu.be/ukm77TjRlwE
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This referendum question has a problem.
There's no such thing
This referendum question has a problem.
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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:
Balance of Power: Immigration with Dr. Bronwyn Bragg
Are Alberta’s immigration referendum questions actually about immigration, or about politics?This week on Balance of Power, Annalise Klingbeil and Leah Ward ...
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Welcome to Balance of Power A fresh lens on the forces shaping Canada’s future This week: • AI regulation after the Tumbler Ridge tragedy • Alberta’s referendum organizing war • Is Nenshi facing a real caucus problem? 🎧 Listen now:
Balance of Power
A political podcast for people who know politics isn’t polite. We talk about who holds power, how it’s used, and why the process can make even reasonable people swear.
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TV Dad vs YouTube Bro. Are we misreading the political moment? This week on Balance of Power: Alberta separatists meeting U.S. officials, immigration and the politics of “out of control,” the Gen Z narrative, and Poilievre’s rough week. Listen now: balanceofpowerpod.ca
If this is a turning point, why isn’t business turning up?
