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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 9h
Real frustrations. Real experiences. A powerful narrative. Frédérique Chabot explains the “betrayed woman” — and why she could have been a target herself. Watch The Abortion Fight Has Changed: youtube.com/@BalanceofPowerPod Or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 18/07/2026
What do political ambush videos actually reveal? Shannon Phillips and Leah Ward break down Alberta’s latest gotcha moments, what politicians reach for under pressure, and why the person asking the question is rarely the real audience. youtu.be/g8QXpz9DIls #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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The Politics of the Ambush
What happens when politics stops being a conversation and becomes a...
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 24/06/2026
Annalise Klingbeil and Shannon Phillips break down Jeromy Farkas’s feud with Danielle Smith, Pierre Poilievre and Cowboys, and how he turned the “fun police” attack back on them. Watch:
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Punch Back Politics
What happens when conservatives pick a fight with someone who knows...
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 20/06/2026
Shannon Phillips went to Greece for a creative salon with Ani DiFranco, Neko Case, Anaïs Mitchell and Ann Powers, and came home thinking differently about art, fear, politics and community. Plus: what creativity can do when politics becomes exhausting.
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Talking to Americans
What happens when stepping away from politics creates room to think...
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 12/06/2026
Can governments protect young people online without cutting them off from connection? Annalise Klingbeil and Leah Ward break down the new Online Harms Act, plus Alberta’s 45-million-ballot referendum headache.
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Too Many Ballots, Too Much Internet
How many ballots is too many ballots?This week on Balance of Powe...
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 04/06/2026
Why do grievance movements often seem more optimistic than the people opposing them? Annalise Klingbeil and Leah Ward discuss positive versus negative campaigning, political persuasion, and why facts alone don't always win arguments. Full episode available now. youtu.be/gSdyVhpxDhg
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 04/06/2026
What happens when politics collides with reality? This week, Annalise Klingbeil and Leah Ward discuss burnout, political exhaustion, attention scarcity, and what happens when grievance politics finally encounters a price tag. Watch now:
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The Cost of Grievance
For years, Alberta's separation movement has talked about what it w...
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 22/05/2026
The Sask Party’s argument against relying on Alberta natural gas is apparently: “Look how Europe relying on Russian gas turned out.” Yes, really. 👇
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 21/05/2026
How does a $900M government project turn into a $26 BILLION catastrophe? 📉 Double the bills, zero transparency. SaskPower Critic Aleana Young walks us through the escalating math that left the Premier completely speechless. 🍺 Hold my beer, indeed. Full episode: network.thestrategists.ca
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 20/05/2026
Saskatchewan NDP MLA Aleana Young joins Leah Ward and Shannon Phillips to break down the SaskPower coal bombshell, the staggering $26 billion price tag, Prairie separatism politics, and governments increasingly governed by their own base.
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The Most Expensive Option
In a moment when Prairie politics feels increasingly untethered from reality, what happens when governments start making generational decisions while chasing...
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 08/05/2026
New episode: A Polluted Process. Shannon and Annalise dig into Alberta’s voters list leak, the cease and desist letters, the separatist petition, and why a referendum process built on compromised data may already be tainted. Watch:
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Balance of Power: A Polluted Process
In a week where Alberta politics somehow got even messier, what happens when the process itself becomes the problem?This week on Balance of Power, Annalise K...
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 01/05/2026
When trust in democracy is already thin, voter data suddenly becomes very personal. This week on Balance of Power: the Elections Alberta investigation, sports as a surprising politics of belonging, and why a playoff crowd might say more about unity than another speech.
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The Strategists
Balance of Power: Gay Enough?
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 22/04/2026
Are we solving the wrong problem? From permanent daylight saving to fertility costs to Alberta Next, decisions aren’t lining up with reality. Annalise Klingbeil and Leah Ward break down what’s being missed, and why it matters.
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The Strategists
2 likes, 2 comments. "Balance of Power: Solving the Wrong Problem"
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 15/04/2026
A bad week or the start of something worse? We break down what happens when a party starts to wobble. Stopping the bleed, resetting the message, and what the long game actually looks like. Plus: why libraries are suddenly political.
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Picnic in a Thunderstorm
In a moment where things feel like they’re slipping, what does control even look like?This week on Balance of Power, Shannon Phillips, Leah Ward, and Annalis...
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 09/04/2026
Does anything matter in politics anymore? If caucus doesn’t matter, if accountability doesn’t matter… what’s left?
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 09/04/2026
Does anything matter anymore? We get into floor crossing, political values, and how decisions actually get made. Plus housing, outer space, and more. New episode:
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Balance of Power: Does Anything Matter?
In a political moment where lines are blurring and power is shifting, what actually matters anymore?This week on Balance of Power, Shannon Phillips, Leah War...
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 31/03/2026
Carla Beck joins Balance of Power this Wednesday! Don't miss it. Available wherever you get podcasts.
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 25/03/2026
Governments keep getting this wrong. Puberty is irreversible. So why are we treating it like the safer option?
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 25/03/2026
Are these policies about rights or strategy? We break down the politics of “parental rights,” the shift from clinical care to political conflict, and what happens when the courts aren’t enough. Watch now:
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Balance of Power: Liberation in the Streets, Kettleballs in the Sheets
Is this about rights or strategy?This week on Balance of Power, Annalise Klingbeil, Leah Ward and Shannon Phillips talk kettlebells (kettleballs?) before dig...
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 18/03/2026
Governments don’t just announce decisions, they shape the story first. We break down why leaks to columnists happen, what they achieve, and how it changes the narrative. Plus: the real fight over carbon pricing. Watch:
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Balance of Power: The Politics of the Scoop
Big news.Serious business.No press conference.Just a leak.This week on Balance of Power, Annalise Klingbeil, Leah Ward and Shannon Phillips take apart how th...
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 14/03/2026
Public pressure forced a shift. MLA Claudia Chender explains how protests and opposition pushback led Nova Scotia’s government to walk back parts of its budget plan.
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They Spent it All
Public pressure forced a shift.MLA Claudia Chender explains how protests and opposition pushback led Nova Scotia’s government to walk back parts of its budge...
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 13/03/2026
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The Cost of a Political Face
Politics is visual. Cameras are everywhere.And voters notice more than they admit.A conversation about the pressure to maintain a “political face.”
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 13/03/2026
Three stories this week on Balance of Power: • How leadership campaigns win once voting starts • Nova Scotia politics with MLA Claudia Chender • The hidden cost of maintaining a political image Watch:
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Balance of Power: The Cost of a Political Face
How do political campaigns actually win once the voting starts?This week on Balance of Power, Annalise Klingbeil, Leah Ward and Shannon Phillips unpack the s...
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 07/03/2026
Temporary foreign workers pay into EI. Many never receive a dollar from it. If injured or too sick to work, they’re often sent home. They pay taxes into healthcare and education while their families aren’t even in Canada. So who’s subsidizing whom? Dr. Bragg explains:
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TFWs Pay Taxes
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 05/03/2026
Alberta’s immigration referendum questions sound simple. They’re not. Dr. Bronwyn Bragg explains the narrative they create.
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Referendum Framing
Alberta’s immigration referendum questions sound simple. They’re not.Dr. Bronwyn Bragg explains the narrative they create.Watch: https://youtu.be/ukm77TjRlwE
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 05/03/2026
This referendum question has a problem.
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There's no such thing
This referendum question has a problem.
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 04/03/2026
Welcome to Balance of Power A fresh lens on the forces shaping Canada’s future This week: • Alberta’s immigration referendum • The economics of immigration and the labour market • Why facts often lose to political narratives • Guest: Dr. Bronwyn Bragg ▶ Watch now:
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Balance of Power: Immigration with Dr. Bronwyn Bragg
Are Alberta’s immigration referendum questions actually about immigration, or about politics?This week on Balance of Power, Annalise Klingbeil and Leah Ward ...
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 25/02/2026
Welcome to Balance of Power A fresh lens on the forces shaping Canada’s future This week: • AI regulation after the Tumbler Ridge tragedy • Alberta’s referendum organizing war • Is Nenshi facing a real caucus problem? 🎧 Listen now:
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Balance of Power
A political podcast for people who know politics isn’t polite. We talk about who holds power, how it’s used, and why the process can make even reasonable people swear.
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 18/02/2026
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 18/02/2026
TV Dad vs YouTube Bro. Are we misreading the political moment? This week on Balance of Power: Alberta separatists meeting U.S. officials, immigration and the politics of “out of control,” the Gen Z narrative, and Poilievre’s rough week. Listen now: balanceofpowerpod.ca
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 12/02/2026
If this is a turning point, why isn’t business turning up?
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Balance of Power Podcast @balanceofpowerpod.ca · 11/02/2026
Welcome to Balance of Power A fresh lens on the forces shaping Canada's future In our debut: • Is Alberta separation gaining ground? • What does volunteer burnout mean for local democracy? • Are billions in auto subsidies coming with any strings attached? 🎧 Listen now:
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Balance of Power
A political podcast for people who know politics isn’t polite. We talk about who holds power, how it’s used, and why the process can make even reasonable people swear. Serious conversations with real-world stakes.
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