Episode 4035: The 45 Million Ballot Problem

About this episode

The episode discusses Elections Alberta's plan for ballot counting and its implications for referendum results.

Stephen Carter and Zain Velji dive into Elections Alberta’s plan to recruit 60,000 workers and count 45 million ballots, and what that could mean for how referendum results are reported on election night. Could Alberta be headed for a separatist mirage where early returns tell the wrong story? Is Pierre Poilievre walking a tightrope that Stephen Harper never would have touched? And does Shannon Phillips have her flippy-floppies with her on a boat? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line. Listen to all the Strategists Podcast Network shows at https://network.thestrategists.ca/ Join our Patreon for ad-free episodes, bonus episodes, and access to our exclusive Discord. https://www.patreon.com/c/strategistspod You can also watch our episodes on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/@strategistspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Stephen Carter, Zain Velji

Topics covered

• elections
• referendum
• politics
• Alberta
• ballot counting
• separatism

Keywords

• Elections Alberta
• ballots
• referendum results
• Pierre Poilievre
• Stephen Harper
• Shannon Phillips

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Elections Alberta

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