Transcript
Zain
0:01
This is a strategist episode 1906. My name is Zain Velji with me as always Shannon Phillips and Stephen Carter. Guess what folks? We're bringing on a special guest because we have got a special strategist event announcement. Do we not Carter? It's very exciting for both of us. We've been through several strategist events over the years and
Zain
0:21
and now they're getting planned without our consent and awareness.
Carter
0:25
I mean we didn't even, we weren't even asked. We
Carter
0:28
We weren't even asked it just is happening
Zain
0:30
happening that's the consent part i just mentioned yes you
Carter
0:34
you need to ask right like hey is
Carter
0:37
is it okay if we do this show in your name or
Shannon
0:40
i don't think anybody should ask i think that there let a thousand flowers bloom carter you know uh the strategist is more than than you or zane or any one person it's
Shannon
0:52
it's a vibe it's a way of being they're
Carter
0:56
saying that I guess we brought you on the show. I mean, if we hadn't brought you on the show, you'd be like, you know, wouldn't be so.
Shannon
1:03
I would be saying what I always said, which is it is a place for little boys to giggle about inside jokes about politics. Yeah,
Zain
1:10
it still is. That's not my read.
Zain
1:12
It's not my read. What I took from that was Shannon definitively suggesting she's anti-consent
Zain
1:21
on all topics, including, on
Shannon
1:27
That's what I meant about a tour of City Hall for the people.
Zain
1:32
Why aren't you spoiling it? Can we introduce our special guest? This is producer Haxson, by the way. Can they see you? Can you show people?
SPEAKER_02
1:40
people? They will see me whenever I want them to see me because I control the video feed and the edits.
Zain
1:45
Very true. I thought your camera was on so they could see you the whole time. Haxson, what the fuck has happened on our Discord? Yeah, Haxum.
Annalise
2:24
If I had to wait for you guys' approval on getting anything done, we'd get nothing done. So basically, yeah, like as you guys know, Mayor Jeremy is a huge fan of the show, hangs out in my Discord a lot. And we often debate. We have separate channels set up for different geographic areas or topics. And so, of course, we have one devoted to Blue Sky City. And in that channel, then we were having a lively debate about
Zain
2:50
about some... Just to be clear. Just to be clear. not blue sky city oh
Zain
2:54
oh no no no blue sky city yeah
SPEAKER_03
2:59
by the mayor it's
Zain
2:59
it's old old cory hogan uh bit that still has uh legs i guess an inside
Carter
3:04
inside joke that that uh guys giggle about yes
SPEAKER_02
3:10
so so while we're doing that and then and then mayor jeremy jumped into the conversation a bit too um and then i got a text saying hey how would um how would a um a a tour of City Hall. Does that work for you? I'm like, yeah, that'd be awesome. And so before we knew it, then Jeremy was
Zain
3:26
was typing in the Discord. Wait, wait, just so that the conversation happens and then automatically Farkas can't keep up, so he offers a tour of City Hall. Is that my read? That Farkas can't debate on the facts, so he automatically jumps to, you know what? I don't know how to answer this. Come see the buildings? Wait, is that what I'm... Why
SPEAKER_02
3:44
Why don't I get everybody face-to-face and then I can maybe manage this a little bit more, right? yeah this extremely
Shannon
3:50
extremely nerd out discussion about urban planning or whatever it was yes
SPEAKER_02
3:54
yes yes exactly um yeah and so then yeah before i knew he then broadcasted the discord hey come on down we'll do a thing yeah i got a text saying if you want to put that out to the rest of the patrons then go nuts so me
SPEAKER_02
4:08
me not necessarily think that fully through went and just made a post and threw it out there and let people sign up and yeah
Zain
4:15
yeah a lot of people did so that's great but
Zain
4:17
but the event has Has not happened yet. It
SPEAKER_02
4:19
It has not happened. No, unfortunately, sign-ups are closed. We have hit our capacity, so. How
SPEAKER_01
4:25
How many people are we
Zain
4:25
we expecting at this event?
SPEAKER_02
4:27
Well, I mean, probably about one to two or so adults and then another 15 or so plus ones in kids, mostly kids. We'll let their children listen to
Shannon
4:38
to the show? Are you fucking kidding me? Not to the show, don't worry. No, Carter, they're taking them to City Hall to meet the nice mayor. They don't let them meet us. There's a reason why this was all organized without us, Carter, because it was going to be a child-friendly affair.
Zain
4:53
Depending on our mood, we would have definitely...
Zain
4:55
definitely... To be fair, before we restarted recording, I did offer Carter the chance to come on the tour to City Hall and visit the mayor's office in case he had any kind of lingering... Hey,
Zain
5:07
when's the last time you've been to the mayor's office? Yeah, do you want to tell us?
Carter
5:11
Yeah, I'd say that'd be great for my PTSD. Jesus.
Zain
5:16
know what if you have a script of that interaction we could actually do a bit of role play on we could all choose to be a steven carter character and just choose
Annalise
5:23
choose the final exit well it's the final
Zain
5:27
exit of steven carter's story we can actually do it live on saturday you know what accent i will be there i will be there to play the lead i
Zain
5:35
hope steven carter a final exit the play and i'm happy to do it i
Shannon
5:41
i could come and play joe t oh
Zain
5:44
yeah that's pretty good i assume she was dramatic reading in
Zain
5:50
uh i'll also be playing the role of what i assume would be city
Zain
5:53
city hall security please
SPEAKER_00
5:54
please leave yeah we
Zain
5:56
we always make it about you carter you
Carter
5:58
you know i'm just delighted i'm gonna just keep eating my raisins you know my wilted grapes and uh life
SPEAKER_03
6:04
life will go on well
Shannon
6:05
well i think this is fantastic it is I mean, it is a weird start to it out of the Discord, but whatever. But I think it's great politics for Farkas. Five stars on the politics.
Zain
6:20
Farkas is an active member of the Discord.
Zain
6:23
about this on the live show in terms of his leverage of the Discord, and it seems to continue. Okay, Haxum, thank you for the update. You can be unseen once again.
Zain
6:33
Carter, Phillips, where do we start? I don't even know. Well, I think
Zain
6:38
think I do know. We've got Polyev to talk about. We can maybe save that, his fate.
Zain
6:44
But the story of the last 24 hours have been twofold, I would say.
Zain
6:49
Number one, the Financial Times reporting, validating some of the things that Jeffrey Rath and others have been suggesting, which the separatists have now been meeting with the State Department. I want to talk about the
Zain
7:02
the reporting. How did the FT get this story? I
Zain
7:06
want to talk about the treason comment that comes out of Premier David Eby. Is that the right approach here? I want to talk about the mealy-mouthed, noncommittal Justin Trudeau caused this and I'm not going to demonize 30% of the population comment by Daniel Smith. Smith. And then I want to talk about the reporting today that comes out that suggests from the source, Jeffrey Rath, that yes, indeed, UCP
Zain
7:32
UCP MLAs have signed the petition signature, the ongoing collection process. It's a lot to digest. And of course, as I mentioned, Pierre Polyev on top of that. Can we start with the revelation? Did it surprise you guys that this was validated by the CFT, Financial Times, non-Canadian institution, global, serious publication that doesn't usually focus on topics like this? Or does a leak go where a leak can find a journalist who wants to hunt it down? Carter and then Phillips on this. I'm curious to hear both your thoughts.
Carter
8:04
Certainly surprised by the medium. I think that it was a little bit outside of the expected globe mail style reporting that has been dominating all of our various discussions discussions here in Alberta.
Carter
8:20
But I guess, at
Carter
8:21
at the same time, I'm not surprised. I think that this is primarily a
Carter
8:26
a financial story. This is about a significant market and a significant player in the oil and gas industry deciding
Carter
8:34
deciding to self-immolate. You know, we are ridiculously ridiculously uh flirting with separation at a time when we when we don't need to be and people are going to notice that and when the head of a government uh
Carter
8:51
uh outside of outside of our government or not necessarily the head but when when governments are meeting with separatist separatist causes i don't care what country it is it is a uh a
Carter
9:02
a giant misstep by the the government written question.
Zain
9:08
And does the publication, Financial
Zain
9:10
Financial Times, give you any hints around how and where and what? And I'm just curious to get your take. To me, this on the surface kind of reminds me of Justin Trudeau and Blackface being revealed by, was it Time magazine? Like, just like some, like, it would be the most random roulette of like, where the fuck, why was this the news institution to break this? I kind of had that same feeling here. So I'm I'm curious if you have any thoughts on this.
Shannon
9:36
do have thoughts on this. Look, you know, Mr. Carney has proven himself extremely adept at outward facing media that is not the usual bubble of Ottawa. He launched his campaign on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He
Shannon
9:54
He resets the domestic feeling about like whether elbows are up or down or perpendicular, whatever they are, through a speech at Davos.
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