Ep. 145: Behind the scenes on the last days of a campaign
APR 23, 202541 MIN
Ep. 145: Behind the scenes on the last days of a campaign
APR 23, 202541 MIN
Description
<p>The final days of a campaign can be hectic. The Conservatives had to pull together a couple of advertisements on short notice. Every party is sending their leader on a cross-country tour and volunteers on the ground are pulling out all the stops to ID their supporters in order to get them out to the polls on election day.</p><p>There’s a lot going on in this last week before election day. Ads, tour, get-out-the-vote. So, what’s the story on how parties actually get it done?</p><p>Throughout this election, three veteran party organizers have been joining me on <em>The Writ Podcast </em>to explain the ins and outs of campaigning — and they’re back one last time!</p><p>Laura D'Angelo has worked Tour Central for the Liberals in elections both federally and provincially, and was director of campaign operations for the Liberals in 2019. She is the vice-president, national strategy and public affairs at <a target="_blank" href="https://enterprisecanada.com/team_members/laura-dangelo/">Enterprise Canada</a>.</p><p>Melanie Paradis was director of communications for past Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole and is president of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.yourtexture.com/about-us/melanie-paradis">Texture Communications</a>.</p><p>Cheryl Oates was the executive director of communications and planning for former Alberta premier Rachel Notley. She’s principal at GT Executive Advisors and is the co-host of <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-discourse/id1713385479"><em>The Discourse</em></a> podcast.</p><p>In addition to listening to this episode of <em>The Writ Podcast</em> in your inbox, at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.thewrit.ca/s/the-writ">TheWrit.ca</a> or on podcast apps like <a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-writ-podcast/id1573459476">Apple Podcasts</a>, you can also watch this episode on <a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/yGDGYdFOnxE">YouTube</a>.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.thewrit.ca/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.thewrit.ca/subscribe</a>