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
220 episodes
Is Alberta hurtling toward the edge?
In this episode of On The Line, host Jen Gerson sits down with Jared Wesley and Ken Boessenkool, two members of the Lead Not Leave initiative, for a conversation about the current state of Alberta separatism and the province’s uncertai...
How many times can Carney concede to Trump? (Probably lots)
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on August 7th, 2026, Matt Gurney is joined by guest host Scott Stinson, filling in for Jen Gerson. They begin with the latest twists in Canada-U.S. relations, asking just how much Pri...
How to fix the West's ammunition shortage
In this episode of On The Line, host Matt Gurney is joined by two guests for conversations about two of the West's most pressing security challenges: military readiness and cyber defence.This episode is brought to you by BioCanR...
Have Carney and the rest given up on Canada already?
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on July 31st, 2026, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson begin by asking whether Canada's governments are actually prepared to make the sacrifices required to defend the country's interests. Bo...
Is NATO Doomed? (And Canada along with it?)
For decades, Canada has enjoyed the benefits of NATO while spending comparatively little on its own military. That era may be coming to an end.This episode is brought to you by BioCanRx, a federally-funded Canadian not-for-profit researc...
Overworked Carney needlessly burns a bridge (get it?)
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on July 24th, 2026, hosts Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson set out with the ambitious goal of keeping each segment to a specific, fixed time. They do not succeed.This epi...
Our pollution attack on America has achieved total success
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on July 17th, 2026, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson keep things refreshingly brief as both are juggling family matters. They begin with Jen's unsuccessful attempt to achieve cottage zen, a...
Canada can build transportation gooder (and where we did build good)
In this episode of On The Line, host Matt Gurney sits down with Reece Martin, transit and transportation expert and new media entrepreneur, for a conversation about infrastructure, public policy, and how an online passion project turned into a ...
Carney is building a new post-America world
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on July 10, 2026, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson begin with a discussion of a recent Wall Street Journal piece highlighting Prime Minister Mark Carney’s role in pulling Europe ba...
Over the pump
In this episode of On The Line, host Jen Gerson is joined by Andrew Leach, noted energy and environmental economist and professor of economics and law at the University of Alberta, for a conversation about Canadian energy policy at a p...
Carney gets a pipeline deal. Now let's build the damn thing
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on July 3rd, 2026, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson begin with the biggest political news of the week: a pipeline deal. Prime Minister Mark Carney has struck agreements with both Alberta an...
Frontlines of Canadian Emergency Care
In this episode of On The Line, host Matt Gurney sits down with Dr. Brian Goldman, veteran emergency physician at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto and author of The Casino Shift: Stories from an ER on the Edge, for a candid con...
Carney makes the easy call to fix our most symbolic national embarrassment
In today’s episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on June 26th, 2026, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson begin with a rare moment of joy. After decades of delay and political paralysis, there is finally a plan to deal with 24 Sussex Drive. Your...
Carney condo bailout? Not quite
In today’s episode of On The Line, host Matt Gurney is joined by two guests for conversations about housing, politics, and why governments sometimes struggle to explain themselves.This episode is brought to you by BioCanRx. W...
Why does America hate us, we're poor
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on June 19th, 2026, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson begin with a foreign affairs roundup. Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Ireland and France to strengthen ties with Europe while also t...
America — but Bigger
In today’s On The Line, host Jen Gerson speaks with Mark Kawar, an amateur historian and journalist whose book America But Bigger explores a surprisingly persistent feature of American history: attempts to expand the United St...
Canada and America, a (gross) love story
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on June 12th, 2026, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson begin with an update from Alberta. Jen reviews Pierre Poilievre’s recent speech on why Alberta belongs in Canada. She liked it, with som...
Angry Quebecers, rogue AIs (and maybe some overlap?)
In this episode of On The Line, host Matt Gurney is joined by two guests for conversations about politics, technology, and trust.This episode of On The Line is brought to you by BioCanRX, a federally fu...
Canadians secretly love Mark "Mean" Carney BECAUSE he yells
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on June 5th, 2026, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson begin with reports that Prime Minister Mark Carney has a tendency to raise his voice behind closed doors when dealing with his Liberal ca...
What Canadian Digital Sovereignty?
In this episode of On The Line, host Jen Gerson sits down with James McLeod of the Canadian Shield Institute to discuss one of the most talked-about — and least understood — concepts in Canadian public policy: digital sovereignty.<...
Carney is winning the vibes war
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on May 29, 2026, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson begin with discussion of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to New York and the state of Canada-U.S. trade negotiations. Your hosts debate w...
When Trump is gone, will we still want a military?
In this episode of On The Line, host Matt Gurney is joined by two guests for conversations about defence, geopolitics, and the changing nature of modern warfare.This episode of On The Line is brought to you by Dominion ...
Alberta chooses chaos for all Canadians
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson devote the first segment to a full catch-up on the increasingly wild situation unfolding in Alberta. Jen is furious, arguing that five million people — and indeed th...