
The Line
The Line is a Canadian magazine dedicated to covering local, national and international politics, news, current events and occasionally some obscure stories. Hosted by Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson.
Episodes
88 episodes
Carney dumps Trump, Conservatives ponder mutiny
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on March 28, 2025, your hosts get dark. And deep. And psychological. And have a few inappropriate giggles. Matt almost gets himself cancelled and The Line shut down by quoting a bad l...
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1:41:22

Let Them Fight!
As Canada prepares to go to the polls, we are proud to introduce its Anti-Panel — a politics panel, but fun. Each week, we’ll publish a new Anti-Panel in written form, but we’re kicking things off with something a little different: getting the ...
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Rookie Carney pulverizing Poilievre
Recorded in the last-pre-election days on March 21, 2025, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson look around and realize that this is as calm as their lives are going to be for about a month. And that's just sad.This episode of <...
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1:30:19

As Trudeau leaves, Poilievre's numbers tank
Happy Tuesday. It's time for another episode of On The Line. And this is another two-guest episode, too. There's that much to talk about!Our first guest, making a return appearance on On The Line, is P.J. Fournier, crea...
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Farewell, Carbon Tax Trudeau. Our SEO will miss you.
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on Carney Era Day 0, or March 14, 2025 on the old calendar, your hosts offer sincere welcome and best wishes to the new prime minister, and we're counting on all of you to not ruin th...
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Canadian refugee policy in the Trump era.
In this week's episode of On The Line, Jen Gerson speaks with Adam Sadinsky, a refugee lawyer and member of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers about the Safe Third Country Agreement — and why lawyers like him think it needs to be radic...
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Season 2
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Episode 62
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1:02:30

We refuse to believe Trump has a real plan.
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on March 7, 2025, your hosts spend a good long while talking about the various new stories to come out of Washington, D.C. this week. A trade war is on! But now it's off! Sort of, maybe! No on...
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Season 2
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Episode 61
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1:24:08

Arming Canada.
Welcome back for another edition of On The Line. Each week, On The Line will bring you an extended conversation with Matt Gurney or Jen Gerson and a guest — or guests! — that can speak with authority on whatever is in the news.In this e...
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Season 2
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Episode 60
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1:16:36

Make Trump Happy. Make Gretzky the new King of Canada.
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on February 28, 2025, your hosts open with a chat about federal politics. Mark Carney had some good stuff going, but then he got caught in a dumb lie. We aren't sure if this will break outside...
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Episode 26
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1:26:30

Why is airline travel in Canada and the U.S. falling apart?
Welcome back for another edition of On The Line, The Line's latest podcast offering. Each week, On The Line will bring you an extended conversation with Matt Gurney or Jen Gerson and a guest — or guests! — that can speak with authority on whate...
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Season 2
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Episode 61
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After Trump threats, Canada (maybe?) starts to get its act together.
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on February 21, 2025, your hosts continue to bask in the afterglow of Connor McDavid's overtime goal for Team Canada last night. How sweet it was.They also talk about the news and poli...
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Season 2
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Episode 60
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1:17:52

Saving Canada means building it, and growing it, fast.
Welcome back for another edition of On The Line, The Line's latest podcast offering. Each week, On The Line will bring you an extended conversation with Matt Gurney or Jen Gerson and a guest — or guests! — that can speak with authority on whate...
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Season 2
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Episode 59
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1:07:38

Post-Trudeau, Trump gifts the Liberals a bump.
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on February 14, 2025 — Valentine's Day, bummer — your hosts are skeptical that the premiers have accomplished much by their recent jaunt down to Washington, D.C., but we hope they had a ...
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Season 2
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Episode 58
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1:35:21

Canada's weak spot: Why Trump wants our Arctic.
Each week, On The Line will bring you an extended conversation with Matt Gurney or Jen Gerson and a guest — or guests! — that can speak with authority on whatever is in the news. In this episode, Jen Gerson interviews Rob Huebert, a political s...
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Season 2
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Episode 57
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1:03:37

Trump's serious about annexing us, Trudeau warns.
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on February 7, 2025, your hosts take in the sight of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warning Canadians that he thinks Donald Trump is serious about annexing us ... but only doing it behind close...
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Season 2
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Episode 56
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1:24:27

How Trump's tariff war would hit Canada.
Thanks for checking out our first regular episode of On The Line, The Line's latest podcast offering. Each week, On The Line will bring you an extended conversation with Matt Gurney or Jen Gerson and a guest — or gues...
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Season 2
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Episode 56
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1:00:24

Carbon Border Adjustment Carney.
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on Jan. 31, 2025, we've gotta be honest. Your Line editors could be doing a bit better. Jen had dental surgery. Matt has norovirus and potentially a concussion. But they showed up and did the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 55
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1:27:04

Canada fights Trump by going full psycho.
In this episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on Jan. 24, 2025, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson make some utterly bonkers proposals. And they want you to make some, too. This episode of The Line Podcast is brought to you by Unsmoke Canada. C...
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Season 2
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Episode 54
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1:37:14

Can Carney save Trudeau's Liberals?
In this episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on Jan. 17, 2025, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson try and remember all the things that happened this week. Because it was a busy one!This episode of The Line Podcast is brought to you by Unsmoke ...
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Season 2
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Episode 53
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1:28:57

Can Trudeau's Canada resist Trump's bargaining?
In this episode of The Line Podcast, recorded very early on Jan. 10, 2025, your hosts take in the week that was. Justin Trudeau's semi-resignation five days ago has been all that anyone has wanted to talk about this week. So we do that, and als...
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Season 2
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Episode 52
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1:28:19

The Line Podcast: Trudeau, Poilievre, Trump, and how we handle abuse
In this episode of The Line Podcast, recorded very early on Dec. 30, 2024, your hosts make the best of a weird situation. Here's the thing: we are both going on holiday now. Matt is leaving the country. Jen is going down her hobbyist rabbit hol...
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Season 2
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Episode 51
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2:12:40

Trudeau hangs on as Trump countdown runs down.
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on Dec. 27, 2024, your hosts give listeners a quick update on all that's been happening this week. And a bunch of stuff has been happening!This episode of The Line Podcast is brought t...
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Episode 50
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1:12:16

Trudeau's Canada is falling apart.
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on Dec. 20, 2024, your hosts are honestly just embarrassed. This is embarrassing. It's unhealthy and it's getting kind of scary.This episode of The Line Podcast is brought to you by Un...
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Episode 49
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1:26:03

Trudeau strikes back (badly).
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on Dec. 13, 2024, Jen Gerson comes crashing back down to reality. Last week, she was feeling better about everything. She thought Trudeau was figuring it out. She thought the premiers were goi...
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Season 2
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Episode 48
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1:26:45

Trudeau's Canada: Nice, but not good.
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded a day early — and when has that ever backfired on us?! — on Dec. 5, 2024, your hosts start with a talk about what happened after we did the last episode. Justin Trudeau flew to Mar-a-Lago to m...
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Season 2
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Episode 47
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