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Craft Politics: The Poilievre Reset?
Ginny Roth on What’s Next for the Conservatives
Sep 11 • 
Joseph Lavoie
Craft Politics: Another week, another shuffle
Plus: Canada’s economic blues, France’s fourth PM in four years, and Farage dodges a lipstick-worthy scandal.
Sep 9 • 
Joseph Lavoie
The 1-Hour Message House
Plus, the missing step that makes your Message House campaign-ready
Sep 7 • 
Joseph Lavoie
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Is the attention economy killing democracy?
Andrew MacDougall, former Director of Communications to Prime Minister Stephen Harper joins us on Craft Politics
Sep 4 • 
Joseph Lavoie
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Craft Politics is back!
Season two launches today with a new co-host, and a dedicated Substack.
Sep 2 • 
Joseph Lavoie

August 2025

Calculate the Yes Math
A one-hour method to turn fuzzy regulatory goals into counted commitments
Aug 31 • 
Joseph Lavoie
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How to know if your campaign is set up to win
Seven simple questions that force clarity before the scramble begins
Aug 23 • 
Joseph Lavoie
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The Arena Map
A systems approach to regulatory strategy
Aug 14 • 
Joseph Lavoie
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ChatGPT 5 is out.
What changed, in a nutshell
Aug 8 • 
Joseph Lavoie

July 2025

What really happened in the 2025 Election?
With Hunter Knifton
Jul 9 • 
Joseph Lavoie
Apple's lawsuit, Ford's warning, and what the Senate left out
Five big AI stories shaping public affairs this week
Jul 4 • 
Joseph Lavoie
Mark Carney's first six months: crisis manager or political novice?
With Bridget Howe and Sarina Rehal
Jul 2 • 
Joseph Lavoie
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