The Line Podcast

Programming note: The Line is taking a two-week summer holiday. The podcasts will continue, but barring major news events, our page will be quiet for a few weeks. Enjoy the break! 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 Eu...

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 pivotal moment. This episode is brought to you by BioCanRx, a federally-funded Canadian not-for-profit research network bringing cutting edge cancer immunotherapy re...

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 and British Columbia to move another pipeline project forward. Your hosts discuss the proposed route, which closely follows the existing Trans Mountain corridor, the...

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 conversation about the state of emergency medicine in Canada. (You can find it on Indigo’s website , or, if you prefer, on Amazon .) This episode is brought to you by BioCanRx...

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 hosts don’t love every aspect of it, but they’re so relieved that someone has finally decided to do something that they’re prepared to celebrate. Now comes the har...

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. When your immune system recognizes that cancer is a problem, but can’t kill it, can science help? This summer we’re partnering with BioCanRx, a federally-funded Canadian not-...

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 trying to maintain a workable relationship with Donald Trump. Meanwhile, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visits NATO and delivers some pointed criticism of allie...

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 States beyond its current borders. This episode of On The Line is brought to you by BioCanRx, a federally-funded Canadian not-for-profit research network helping Canadian rese...

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 some caveats. Matt was somewhat more encouraged. He also has a few sharp words for Liberals who seem determined to police the boundaries of acceptable federalism. His...

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 funded, not-for-profit Canadian research network that specializes in bringing Canadian cancer immunotherapy research from the lab all the way to patients in clinical trials in Canada. Can science hel...

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 caucus. According to reporting in the Toronto Star , the PM may not always be the calm technocrat he appears to be in public. Your hosts cannot endorse a toxic workpl...

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. This episode of On The Line is brought to you by BioCanRX. Nearly half of all Canadians will get a cancer diagnosis in their lives. Canadian scientists are moving fast...

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 whether Canada has actually surrendered ground in the talks or merely put an opening offer on the table. They also discuss Carney’s popularity. Matt remains eager to...

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 Dynamics. Canada has never had true sovereign awareness of our North. Vast parts of our country are a blind spot. And when you can’t see your own territory, you can’t defend it, se...

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 the entire country — are now being dragged through this largely because Danielle Smith is trying to save her political career. She’s equally angry at parts of the pol...

In this episode of On The Line , host Jen Gerson speaks with Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, about the increasingly tense state of Canada-U.S. trade relations. This episode of On The Line is brought to you by Dominion Dynamics. Canada has never had true sovereign awareness of our North. Vast parts of our country are a blind spot. And when you can’t see y...

In the latest episode of The Line Podcast , recorded on May 15, 2026, your hosts Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson start with Alberta. The new energy agreement has been signed. They think it’ll help, but only to an extent, because what’s happening in Jen’s province isn’t primarily economic. It’s cultural. And a pipeline can’t fix that. This episode of The Line Podcast is brought to you by Electro-Federat...

Today on On The Line , host Matt Gurney is joined by two guests for conversations about Canadian preparedness — both military and medical. This episode of On The Line is brought to you by Dominion Dynamics. Canada has never had true sovereign awareness of our North. Vast parts of our country are a blind spot. And when you can’t see your own territory, you can’t defend it, secure it, or respond whe...

In today’s episode of The Line Podcast , recorded on May 8, 2026, your hosts rush through the recording so they can hang up and go focus on what really matters — today’s UFO document dump! Kidding. But it is a short episode, because Jen Gerson is travelling this week. She’s in Ottawa, attending not one but two conferences. She reports back on the vibe from Ottawa, including her thoughts on a speec...

In this episode of On The Line , host Jen Gerson sits down with author and longtime journalist John Fraser to discuss his latest book, The Governors General: An Intimate History of Canada’s Highest Office . And the timing couldn’t be better — although the interview was recorded before the announcement, Prime Minister Mark Carney just named former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour to be our next...

In the latest episode of The Line Podcast , recorded on May 1st, 2026, your hosts flip the usual format. This time, Matt Gurney takes the interviewer’s chair and speaks with Jen Gerson about how she unexpectedly found herself at the centre of a breaking news story — as a whistleblower. This episode of The Line Podcast is brought to you by Electro-Federation Canada. Canada’s clean electricity grid...

In the latest episode of The Line Podcast , recorded on April 24th, 2026, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson open with a plug for their ongoing fundraiser. Day three is off to a great start, but we haven’t hit our target yet. If you can help us out, please go here. Every dollar counts. The Line accepts no bailouts and no subsidies, and competes against much larger outlets that have gladly (or even relucta...

Today on On The Line , host Matt Gurney is joined by two guests to break down what comes next for Canada’s governing party. First up is Jamie Carroll of Carroll & Co ., for a conversation about the Liberal Party of Canada now that Mark Carney has secured a majority government. What does he do with it? What are the immediate priorities, and what actually needs to happen to turn political momentum i...

In the latest episode of The Line Podcast , recorded on April 17th, 2026, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson start with a bit of housecleaning. Jen’s recent trip to Montreal for the Liberal convention, along with some of the coverage that followed, has prompted a few questions, and your hosts move quickly to address them before getting into the main discussion. From there, they turn to the big story: Mark...

In this week’s On The Line , host Jen Gerson speaks with Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, who recently made headlines after a tense exchange with newly converted Liberal MP Michael Ma at a parliamentary committee studying the security risks of importing Chinese electric vehicles. McCuaig-Johnston draws on decades of experience studying China and technology to explain her growing concerns about how China...