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Dispatch from the Front Lines: Can we please get out of our own way?
It took seven months for us to get back to this idiocy.
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The Line Podcast: Smith and Carney cut a deal while Guilbeault packs his bags
Plus: America is not invited to our birthday party.
Nov 28 • 
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Rob Breakenridge: This is a huge win for Smith. Let's see if she takes it
Guilbeault quitting is by itself a pretty strong sign that Alberta has scored a good deal.
Nov 28 • 
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Michelle Rempel Garner: I went to Davos. The World Economic Forum is not running Canada
Feb 24, 2022
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 • 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
Jen Gerson: You Liberals cannot be serious
Sep 11, 2024 • Jen Gerson
Greg Quinn: Canada's allies won't like Carney's kowtowing to Trump
Canada's reputation in allied capitals has been slowly recovering under the new PM. He shouldn't go out of his way to squander that.
Nov 27 • 
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Flipping the Line: If Canada has no values, what did I adopt when I moved here?
An American-born Canadian takes issue with the latest episode of The Line Podcast.
Nov 26 • 
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On The Line: Should Canada just join America?
Jen Gerson interviews Ross Douthat.
Nov 25 • 
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Joe Varner: A pivot to China would be a disaster for Canada
Beijing won't protect us from foreign threats. Washington might.
Nov 25 • 
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Scott Stinson: Will Trump derail the World Cup?
Probably not, but he might want the final played at Mar-A-Lago.
Nov 24 • 
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Dispatch from the Front Line: What if things aren't going well, here?
Maybe we're sensitive about the Vice President's tweets because we fear he may have a point. At least we're not Ukraine, though...
Nov 24 • 
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The Line Podcast: Canada needs new values, or, really, any values
On religion. On immigration. On health care. And ... fighter jets?
Nov 21
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