{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/624b672001207c001233d4a6/6aa0f2c54f0fa94d53f8fb30?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 4050: Pull the Fire Alarm","description":"<p>Shannon Phillips and Leah Ward dive into Elections Alberta’s referendum headaches, the growing pressure around the province’s special-ballot process, and whether the agency is actually resourced to pull off one of the biggest votes in Canadian history. Is Elections Alberta undermining confidence in the referendum by mishandling basic details? At what point does an election agency have to pull the fire alarm and say it cannot guarantee the process without more resources? And has Shannon finally found the one thing more frustrating than Alberta politics: her printer?</p><p><br></p><p>Annalise Klingbeil, as always, picks the questions and keeps everybody in line.</p><p><br></p><p>Join our Patreon for ad-free episodes, bonus episodes, and access to our exclusive Discord.</p><p>https://www.patreon.com/c/strategistspod</p><p><br></p><p>You can also watch our episodes on YouTube.</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/@strategistspod</p>","author_name":"Stephen Carter, Zain Velji, Corey Hogan, Shannon Phillips"}