Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk Alberta's war on Cartoon Bigfoot, the upcoming WE testimony, the last five months of polling in Alberta. What is the Energy War Room's goal in attacking a children's cartoon? Can the Liberals keep the WE scandal from being about them? And are Albertans conservatives, or just cosplaying as conservatives? Zain Velji, as he does every year, picks the headlines and keeps everybody in line.

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It's the annual headline show! Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter give one hour of hot takes on what's in the news. Will Jody Wilson-Raybould's upcoming book change the federal political landscape? How did Alberta's "Energy War Room" get back into the news? And how long until Rocket Mortgage buys the naming rights to The Strategists? Zain Velji, as he does every year, picks the headlines and keeps everybody in line.

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about the upcoming Conservative party of Canada policy convention and the CPC election strategy. Should Erin O'Toole be concerned about the level of caucus unrest he faces? Can his strategy take him to 24 Sussex? And most importantly, will Corey please buy Stephen a new microphone? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about the possible airline bailout and sabre rattling by conservatives around Line 5's looming deadline to end operations. Should the Canadian government be demanding an equity stake in our airlines? Will Biden have Trudeau's back on pipelines? And when does the Strategists' Texas correspondent start? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line. But first, the headlines...

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about leader brand - how it's established, how it's applied and how it fits in with political tactics. How do you keep your brand current to what the public wants? Should Erin O'Toole be on TikTok? And most importantly, what's going on with vaccines in Canada this week and why does it make Corey so angry? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about budgets in the times of Covid-19 through a deep dive into Alberta's "frankenbudget". What's the story the Government is trying to tell? What does budget communications look like? And most importantly, did you know Hillary Clinton has a novel coming out? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about the Commons vote on the Uyghur genocide before being subjected to the return of grab-bag favourite "Fine, Fabulous or F**ked" and the dreaded "Hoedown". Was the Liberal cabinet abstention good strategy? Are bozo eruptions in the CPC undoing O'Toole's rebranding work? And why did Stephen and Corey pass up their true calling to be poets? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter tackle the week's headlines before launching into a deep dive on modern campaign structures. What's changed? What's stayed the same? And if you can't take the Wednesday shift, I'll just put you down for the Thursday one, OK? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk vaccines and Trump's acquittal. Should the federal government pour more money into a "third-wave" response? Is Mitch McConnell a great leader? And how many episodes will the WE Charity affair retrospective run? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk shadow cabinets, reversing direction and managing an unruly caucus, and Canada's "vaccine certainty". Do Erin O'Toole's choices for shadow cabinet matter? What can we learn from Jason Kenney "reversing" his controversial  coal policy? And how many dead professors are out there running online courses? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.

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