About this episode

Shannon Phillips and Zain Velji discuss strategies for the Alberta NDP during the summer, including candidate recruitment and addressing rural voter concerns.

Shannon Phillips and Zain Velji talk about what the Alberta NDP should actually be doing this summer, from candidate recruitment and Calgary-Shaw to the referendum and rural opposition to AI data centres. Should the NDP run directly against separatism in Calgary-Shaw? Can listening to angry rural voters turn a local issue into an electoral opportunity? And how does Stephen Carter have time for an hour-long phone call but not enough time to record the podcast? Zain Velji, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line. 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

Guests: Shannon Phillips, Zain Velji

Topics covered

• Alberta NDP
• candidate recruitment
• Calgary-Shaw
• referendum
• rural opposition
• AI data centres
• separatism

Keywords

• Alberta NDP
• Calgary-Shaw
• candidate recruitment
• rural voters
• AI data centres
• separatism
• referendum

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alberta NDP

Places: Calgary-Shaw, Alberta

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