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Rob Breakenridge: How Calgary screwed up a city's most basic job
... and why other Canadian cities might be screwing up, too
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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…
Mike Colledge: Welcome to 2026 - the year of endurance
It is shaping up to be a year Canadians expect to muddle through.
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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.
 • Jen Gerson
Dispatch from the Front Lines: The Don-Roe Doctrine in full effect
The world you knew is over now.
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December 2025

Happy Holidays, You Beautiful Masochists
Thank you for joining us
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The Line Podcast: Trump makes his trade demands
He wants us to have better butter
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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.
 • Ken Boessenkool
Ariella Kimmel: Extremism thrives when leaders refuse to act
Leaders are finally starting to say the right things.
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.
 • Andrew MacDougall
On The Line's Emergency Christmas Gift Book List
We chat books with Indigo book buyer Brandon Forsyth
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Peter Nowak: Doug Ford shrugs as Fans get scammed
As other jurisdictions move in to crack down on ticket scalpers, some Canadians are left prey to bots and scammers
 • Do Not Pass Go by Peter Nowak
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