Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about the possibility of an upcoming federal election, Joe Biden dropping the hammer on the Keystone XL pipeline and get tortured by Zain in the infamous Strategy Session. Will the Liberals pay a price for going to the polls early? Can Erin O'Toole successfully define himself as a moderate? And how deep will Jason Kenney have to bury the results of his "Anti-Energy Campaign" inquiry so that we can't smell it? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about the strategic fallout of the US Senate race and Trump insurrection before returning to Canada with the crowd favourite "Fine, Fabulous or F--ked?". Will the Trump movement survive the inauguration? Will Canadians be vaccinated by the fall? And when has Carter ever passed on giving advice before? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter build on - and rapidly revise in real time - takes from Episode 906. Did Jason Kenney pay a high enough price in firing a minister and his chief of staff? Will this raise or lower expectations for action across the country? And can we expect Episode 906¾ tomorrow? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about the vacations - both literal and from their senses - that politicians across Canada took during these times of Covid-19. Did Doug Ford set an impossibly high standard of action? How badly does this hurt Jason Kenney's government? And most importantly, what are the gang's New Year's resolutions? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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Put on your best turtleneck, sit on your most bear skin rug and listen to some cool jazz with The Strategists, as they unpack the year that was. Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter grade performances, make appeals to Santa and write political obituaries in this regular-length special. The listening audience, as always, picks the questions while Zain Velji keeps everybody in line.

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter unpack government COVID advertising, future federal carbon tax hikes and the Georgia special elections. Does the gang love Alberta's "Covid Loves"? Can Trudeau sell $170/tonne? And most importantly, what is so bad that it has to be censored on THIS podcast? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter rate coast-to-coast COVID-19 strategies and then dive deep on government strategy for vaccine distribution. How does government convince the vaccine hesitant to roll up their sleeve? What did we think of Pallister's "cancelling Christmas"? And why, exactly, does Corey want to privatize misery? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about one wild week in Alberta: Canada's Covid-19 heartland. Did Alberta's Covid-19 restrictions go far enough? Was Jason Kenney's lecture on South Asian radio wise? And did Corey get ratioed for his take on public sector leaks or not? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about the surge of Covid-19 cases and silence in times of crisis. Why do politicians sometimes avoid the spotlight in a crisis? How do you condition the public for a major announcement? Can the federal government be doing more? And - most importantly - was VanVleet really worth $85m for four years? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about how the federal government and provinces are responding to spikes in Covid-19 numbers and rate recent political (and "apolitical") developments in Alberta. Is the federal government doing everything it can? Will the Alberta Auditor General's report hurt the UCP government? And are three guys who gave themselves the name "The Strategists" really in a position pass judgment on anybody else's level arrogance? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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