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The Line Podcast: Danielle Smith needs to make her choice
Free speech warriors should give plain answers. Also: the CPC needs to catch up with reality, and (belated) thoughts on the China deal.
53 mins ago • Line Editor
1:03:49
Allan Stratton: It's time to consider the worst-case American scenarios
Every democratic implosion under Trump is a fantasy future until it becomes a tragic past
9 hrs ago • Line Editor
Matt Gurney: If the CPC is now figuring out their Trump answer, better late than never
Writing off the President's comments as aberrations that won't recur starts to become an awfully risky proposition when they indeed keep recurring.
Jan 29 • Matt Gurney
Kristin Raworth: Kirsty Duncan was an MP, a Cabinet minister, and a Canadian hero
She told me she would fight for change, and she never stopped fighting
Jan 28
On The Line: Does the west really want out?
A sizeable share of self-described separatists are less committed to independence than they are frustrated with Ottawa.
Jan 27
47:38
Josh Dehaas: Hey protesters, please don’t take the wrong lesson from the Emergencies Act ruling
The Charter only protects the right to peaceful assembly.
Jan 27 • Line Editor
Rob Breakenridge: Alberta's ER crisis is just the latest proof that Canadian health care is broken
Danielle Smith's reforms might not be a panacea, but anything is better than the status quo
Jan 26
Dispatch From the Front Lines: We ain't no vassal yet
But we don't like the trendline ...
Jan 25 • Line Editor
The Line Podcast: Canada's warning to Trump, and Carney's victory lap around Europe
"The chair is against the wall. The chair is against the wall. John has a long mustache."
Jan 23 • Line Editor
1:03:44
Scott Stinson: Where have you gone, Captain Canada?
Ontario Premier Doug Ford once wrapped himself in the Maple Leaf in the face of Donald Trump's tariff and annexation threats. But he's Ontario First now
Jan 23 • Scott Stinson
Matt Gurney: We should probably stop disarming our future armed resistance
We cannot confiscate civilian firearms and plan a guerilla campaign at the same time. Pick a lane.
Jan 22 • Matt Gurney
Jen Gerson: Go home, America. You're drunk.
And we mean this in the politest way possible.
Jan 21 • Jen Gerson
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