The Strategists

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

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Episode 1849: Team Canada
March 7, 2025
The gang talk the effect of Trump's tariffs on politics and political actors across Canada.PATREON EXCLUSIVE. Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about the Team Canada response...
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You The People Article 11: High Tariffs and Misdemeanors
March 4, 2025
Carter expresses his feelings through poetry and Hogan calls everybody intellectual cowards in the Tariff Eve return of the podcast-within-a-podcast, You The People.Stephen...
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Episode 4011: Bananas
February 25, 2025
The first Liberal leadership debate pits Carney against Freeland, Baylis against Gould, moderator against everybody and the gang is here to discuss. Plus: Trump's tariffs,...
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Episode 1848I: 🟢 🔴 🔵 🟠
February 21, 2025
Corey returns to pass judgment on everything Stephen said last episode. Zain observes. Other topics are also discussed. Join us, on "Morgens mit den Strategen".Corey Hogan and...
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Episode 1848H: Mostly just us - the proroguement of Corey Hogan
February 18, 2025
Corey's under the weather so Zain and Stephen try to figure out how to operate the podcast machine. It’s Zain Velji and Stephen Carter diving into all things strategy—without...
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Episode 1848G: Stephen and Corey present Carter and Hogan in “S--t on a stick”
February 11, 2025
Neither Zain, nor Annalise nor the Liberal leadership hopefuls are available to host tonight, so Stephen and Corey take the opportunity to dive into one of the most explosive...
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You The People Article 10: Legislative, Executive, Judicial, Musk
February 7, 2025
The return of the podcast-within-a-podcast, "You The People" sees Stephen and Corey take on pressing issues like: "why?", "how?" and "for how long?"PATREON EXCLUSIVE. Stephen...
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Episode 1848F: Four Flags
February 3, 2025
Some bad trade decisions this week by the Dallas Mavericks and Donald Trump. The gang unpack and build strategies for the Canadian players.Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk...
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Episode 1848E: A tight 102 minutes on the Liberal leadership brands
January 27, 2025
The gang do a classic deep dive on the identities and brands of the six Liberal leadership campaigns that made it to the starting line, answering questions like: "What is...
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Episode 1848D: Incredible hosting opportunity, inquire within
January 24, 2025
Australian Liberals need not apply.PATREON EXCLUSIVE. Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about the strategy of responding to continued Trump threats, how (or if) the Liberal...
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Episode 1848C: Zain doesn't know Chrystia
January 20, 2025
To avoid unending streams of protesters, The Strategists is recorded in an undisclosed location. We are, however, recorded in front of a human wall.Corey Hogan and Stephen...
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Episode 1848B: Zain Knows Mark
January 17, 2025
The gang convene to discuss the Mark Carney launch, the Chrystia Freeland launch, and the strategy of launch and assessing political candidates. Stephen Carter performs his...
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Episode 1848A: Shutter Island
January 17, 2025
A busy week in politics means the gang has a double-header. Today: Danielle Smith's loyalties are called into question as she refuses to sign on to the Team Canada approach....
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Episode 1847: Peacocking
January 13, 2025
The gang assess the strategic pros and cons of Danielle Smith's visit to Mar-a-Lago, and whether it's consistent with a "Team Canada" approach before turning to the Liberal...
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Episode 1846: Resignation
January 9, 2025
Trudeau has resigned. The Liberal leadership contenders lurch towards the starting line. And during this time of intrigue and danger, Donald Trump crosses some big red lines,...
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Episode 1845: Holiday Spectacular
January 6, 2025
Get your novelty New Year's Tie out of that box in the garage and pretend it's going to all be different next year because it's time again for The Strategists to unpack the...
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Episode 1844: What The Liberals Should Do
December 27, 2024
It increasingly seems like Trudeau leaving is a question of when, not if. And now, the jockeying to set the rules for the Liberal Leadership contest is in fully swing. What's...
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Episode 1843: Electile Dysfunction
December 23, 2024
Corey Hogan brings that wearing-a-tie energy, Stephen Carter brings that wearing-a-hoodie energy and Zain Velji announces a new career. The gang convene to discuss the strategy...
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Episode 1842: Starting Five on the C Team
December 20, 2024
The gang do a rundown of the latest rumours and the strategies of holding on and moving on. Plus - reaction to the Alberta Lethbridge-West by-election and more.PATREON...
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Episode 1841: EMERGENCY PODCAST - A potentially pointless review of a moment of maximum chaos
December 16, 2024
Ottawa's on fire. Some real bad and real good strategy was on display. Listen now before all of this becomes moot in 2 hours.Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter convene to talk...
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Episode 1840: Overdeliver (FIXED)
December 14, 2024
FIXED AUDIO. SORRY ABOUT THAT GANG, WE HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH OUR RECORDING PLATFORM YESTERDAY, HAD TO DO THINGS MANUALLY WHICH, I MEAN, YOU LISTEN, YOU HAVE TO KNOW NOBODY HAS...
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Episode 1839: Stephen and Corey present Carter and Hogan in “Frictionless Experience”
December 10, 2024
Carter's back.Stephen Carter and Corey Hogan catch up on everything that happened in politics while Stephen was in New Zealand. Trump's cabinet? you bet. Boissonnault's...
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Episode 1838: Like a G6
December 3, 2024
With Stephen Carter returning next week, the rest of the gang use this opportunity to take a plane ride down to Mar-a-Lago and talk the strategy of proactive Donald Trump...
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Episode 1837: ShowDave.ca
November 27, 2024
Stephen Carter, from his hidden New Zealand location, sits silently and watches as Corey, Zain and Annalise record an episode about tariffs, vote buying and acts of...