Can you lose five referendum questions and still declare victory?
In this special live Balance of Power crossover with The Strategists, recorded in Calgary, Leah Ward and Shannon Phillips join Stephen Carter and Zain Velji to unpack the aftermath of Alberta's referendum, the successes and failures of the No to the Nine campaign, and what the results mean for Danielle Smith's political future.
First: the referendum results. Who emerged as the real winners and losers, did the No to the Nine campaign accomplish what it set out to do, and how much political damage did the vote actually inflict on the government?
Then: Danielle Smith's next move. With the referendum behind her, can the premier successfully change the channel, and what do the results mean for her government's political agenda?
And finally: the political lessons. What did the campaigns get right and wrong, what should Alberta's political parties take away from the results, and can Stephen Carter make a convincing case that losing five questions still counts as a win?
Referendum results, campaign strategy, political winners and losers, Danielle Smith's next move, and the art of winning by losing.
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