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Joel Mckay: Welcome to B.C., the major projects boneyard
The U.S. oil grab in Venezuela will only pressure the federal government to build a pipeline faster, but caution is advised if the goal is success when…
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Mike Colledge: Welcome to 2026 - the year of endurance
It is shaping up to be a year Canadians expect to muddle through.
Jan 7 • Line Editor
Jen Gerson: Nothing's going to happen, and it's far too late to do anything about it anyway
There's now a clear timeline on Canada getting its act together. Place your bets accordingly.
Jan 6 • Jen Gerson
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Michelle Rempel Garner: I went to Davos. The World Economic Forum is not running Canada
Feb 24, 2022
Matt Gurney: 'We will never fucking trust you again'
Dec 8, 2025 • Matt Gurney
Jen Gerson: Trudeau is right to show utter contempt for his weak caucus
Dec 19, 2024 • Jen Gerson
Matt Gurney: Stay scared shitless, Canada
Feb 4, 2025 • Matt Gurney
Matt Gurney: The Johnston report is one of the most depressing things I've ever read
May 23, 2023 • Matt Gurney
Jen Gerson: The Conservative case for the CBC
May 1, 2024 • Jen Gerson
Dispatch from the Front Lines: The Don-Roe Doctrine in full effect
The world you knew is over now.
Jan 4 • Line Editor
Happy Holidays, You Beautiful Masochists
Thank you for joining us
Dec 22, 2025 • Line Editor
The Line Podcast: Trump makes his trade demands
He wants us to have better butter
Dec 20, 2025 • Line Editor
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Ken Boessenkool: The other shoe on the MOU
The Carney-Smith agreement promises a pipeline in exchange for climate objectives. It's a distraction, bordering on a pipe-dream.
Dec 19, 2025 • Ken Boessenkool
Ariella Kimmel: Extremism thrives when leaders refuse to act
Leaders are finally starting to say the right things.
Dec 18, 2025
Andrew MacDougall: All I want for Christmas is ... an end to the dystopian hellscape
You can do your part by paying up and calling out your own.
Dec 17, 2025 • Andrew MacDougall
On The Line's Emergency Christmas Gift Book List
We chat books with Indigo book buyer Brandon Forsyth
Dec 16, 2025 • Line Editor
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