{"podcast":{"title":"The Blendr Report","slug":"the-blendr-report-6677029","podcast_index_feed_id":6677029,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e7aa4320/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.blendrnews.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38766952/38766952-1709664539743-43ed5e6b7c926.jpg","author":"Jonathan Harvey and Liam DeBoer","episode_count":172,"summary":"Where news meets rational thinking.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T06:17:23.253313+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blendr-report-6677029"},"episode":{"title":"Carney's Manufactured Majority and Canada's Democracy Problem | Blendr Report EP162","slug":"carney-s-manufactured-majority-and-canada-s-democracy-problem-blendr-report-ep162","published_at":"2026-04-16T12:40:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blendr-report-6677029/carney-s-manufactured-majority-and-canada-s-democracy-problem-blendr-report-ep162","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blendr-report-6677029","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-blender-report/episodes/Carneys-Manufactured-Majority-and-Canadas-Democracy-Problem--Blendr-Report-EP162-e3hvqcu","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e7aa4320/podcast/play/118531934/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-16%2F422179460-44100-2-a66b4b52bd9b5.mp3","summary":"Mark Carney now holds a manufactured majority built on floor crossings and low-turnout by-elections. Here's what comes next. - Get original articles, extended podcasts, and direct access to Blendr News on our Substack Channel: blendrnews.com - This episode is brought to you by The Tallowed Truth. Use promo code \"Blendr\" for 15% off: www.thetallowedtruth.com/blendr - In this episode of \"The Blendr Report,\" Liam and Dennis discuss: 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - Carney's Majority: By-Elections & Floor Crossings 5:25 - Why Conservatives Failed to Mobilize 7:47 - 75% of Canadians Oppose Floor Crossings 10:08 - Political Ponerology & Institutional Self-Selection 14:52 - Ego, Tribalism & Liberal Loyalists 19:13 - Has Canada Crossed the Point of No Return? 23:48 - Do Canadians Vote for MPs or Parties? 28:33 - Media Manipulation & \"Voting With Conscience\" 30:52 - MPs Don't Even Know Their Own Job 33:12 - Sponsor: The Tallowed Truth 34:30 - The Bills Coming for Your Freedom 40:21 - Geopolitics & the Multipolar World 44:51 - Build Your Own Sovereignty - Follow BLENDR News: Twitter - @BlendrNews Instagram - @blendr.report TikTok - @blendrnews - Follow Jonathan: Instagram - @itsjonathanharvey TikTok - @itsjonathanharvey - Follow Liam: Instagram - @liam.out.loud X - @liam_out_loud YouTube - @liam-out-loud","meta_description":"Mark Carney now holds a manufactured majority built on floor crossings and low-turnout by-elections. Here's what comes next. - Get original articles, exte…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2776,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-blendr-report-6677029/episodes/carney-s-manufactured-majority-and-canada-s-democracy-problem-blendr-report-ep162/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blendr-report-6677029/carney-s-manufactured-majority-and-canada-s-democracy-problem-blendr-report-ep162.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}