Political communication can work even when the reaction is hostile. Lindsay Broadhead and Jamie Ellerton help you question who benefits when a performance becomes the story and the job being performed slips out of view.

Whose Politics Are These, Anyway?

An American warning about Canadian advocacy raises an awkward question: when does defending your interests become meddling? Lindsay and Jamie challenge the framing. Closer to home, forgotten subscriptions offer a very different example of how easily something important escapes attention.

The Briefing Becomes the Distraction

Critiquing delivery can mean overlooking accountability, while critiquing a woman in power brings another uncomfortable layer. Hear why Lindsay dislikes where that conversation leads, what Jamie wants journalism to do differently, and why Alberta's persuadable voters may need a different messenger from its committed federalists.

Topics: political communication, Canada-US relations, White House briefings, Alberta referendum, subscription costs

GUEST: Lindsay Broadhead | broadheadcomms.ca

GUEST: Jamie Ellerton | conaptus.com

Originally aired on 2026-10-14