The Line

In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded between November 5th and 6th, 2026, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson are joined by special guest Stephanie Levitz of The Globe and Mail. This episode is also brought to you by Cameco. Building Canada’s energy future means creating jobs for Canadian workers. That’s why the AP1000 reactor is the right choice for Canada: it is already operating and ready to deliver the power we need. Choosing the AP1000 means a reactor built by Canadians, creating sk...

In this episode of On The Line, host Jen Gerson speaks with Jeff Collins, director of the Palmer Institute for Canadian Leadership in Charlottetown, P.E.I., about Canada's military procurement problems, the country's evolving national security strategy, and whether our newfound enthusiasm for getting our elbows up against the Americans makes any sense when it comes to national defence. This episode is brought to you by BioCanRx. We've been partnering with federally-funded Canadian not-for-pr...

In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on October 30th, 2026, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson begin with the newly released National Security Strategy. Your hosts agree that it's directionally correct, in that it's talking about the right things. But they also wonder whether this is going to be another example of a problem Prime Minister Mark Carney keeps discovering in government: it's one thing to say what should be done, and quite another to get the government bureaucracy to actual...

In this episode of On The Line, BioCanRx President and CEO Stephanie Michaud joins Matt Gurney for a conversation about one of the biggest problems facing Canadian health care: Canada produces world-class medical research, but too often struggles to turn those discoveries into treatments that actually reach Canadian patients. Stephanie explains why it can take so long for the newest and most promising therapies to make their way into the Canadian healthcare system — and why so much science de...

In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, Matt Gurney returns from a leave to care for his wife and wonders if he’s missed anything over the last two weeks. Turns out he has. It’s his first chance to sit down with Jen Gerson and talk about the Alberta referendum, and Jen — finally having gotten some sleep — offers her concluding thoughts on … all that. Matt gives his reactions and asks Jen a fairly basic question: what, exactly, was the point of the whole exercise? They agree that Danielle S...