The Line Podcast

Hey folks, hope you had a great week. Some media chat in this episode, and also a big update from Jen on the latest kerfuffle in her province. Also, an update and a grim musing from Matt, who keeps seeing awful things while minding his own business on the TTC.

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We are our usual cheerful selves in this episode, which includes an unexpected shoutout to Max Miller, a terrific historian and chef who has found fame on YouTube. So that was a curveball. Otherwise, the usual: lots on the feds, lots of Ontario and Alberta, and a sad update on the state of Canadian media. Alas, nothing new on that front.

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Hey folks, a shorter episode than normal today — we covered all the big stuff on Monday, so here we are just reacting to what cropped up over the week. Enjoy!

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We’re back, starting 2023 with a ba … well, okay, not a bang, but more than a whimper. That’s something, we guess? Jordan Peterson, guns, Alberta, Ontario, and why the Liberals may be creating problems for themselves.

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This is it! We’re done! The Nice List series has only one more to come. The Naughty List is all prepped and ready to go. We’re taking the rest of the year off! Wheeee!

Well, barring any big news developments, that is. We’re still journalists. But if all goes well, you won’t hear from us again until 2023.

Before we go: from the bottom of our hearts, thank you. We had a fantastic year and we think we’re going to have an even better 2023, and you make it possible. Remember: we are only supported by readers and donors. Only the support of our fans lets us grow. Thank you for all those that support us. Please join us, for those that haven’t yet.

But on that note, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year — any that apply to you, we offer it. Be happy, be healthy and be safe. Talk to you soon.

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Are you tired of gun talk? We are too. So we give you an update on the latest (there’s some interesting stuff, we swear) and then we move on. Also on our radar: MAID and a smart delay there. Then we get into whether Canada is broken, and how it’s broken. Plus: Musk is breaking Twitter. And his own rules.

We hope you enjoy this. We’ll do one more before the holidays and then we’re on break, so enjoy this one.

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Well, the good news is, we got most of the technical stuff about the gun debacle out of the way last week. This week, we focus on the politics. Spoiler: it’s not going well for the Liberals.

You know what else isn’t going well for them? The dental-care rollout. Gee, who could have seen that coming.

Deliverology, right?

Also: very serious allegations against a reasonably prominent Canadian columnist, author and her publisher. We summarize what’s known.

Also, Jen almost throws up on air. So that was fun.

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Last week’s episode was our longest and most serious thus far. This week? Kind of the opposite. We do have a serious conversation about C-21, the latest gun control bill, and why it might have been one too many trips to the gun well for Trudeau. We also chat some fascinating but bleak numbers on the state of Canadian media, why antisemites keep hanging out with Donald Tru — no, no, wait. The federal Liberals? Huh. That’s weird.

And also, we admit, an segment of very, very dark humour that left Jen unable to speak through her giggles, and then your Line editors fight it out over whether Ontario or Alberta has gone more insane since 2020.

So a little bit serious, a little bit silly. All right here on The Line experimental podcast.

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Oh boy. This one is long. But it’s important. The Line decided early that it would closely watch the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa, but it would steadfastly refuse to draw any conclusions until it was over.

It’s over. The testimony is complete. Justice Paul Rouleau is off to write his report. And now The Line has to begin its work, too, and that includes a long and careful look at our own reporting during the February crisis.

Overall? We think we did really well. But there is at least one thing we got wrong, and one thing we just don’t know about — and that’s really frustrating.

So please take the time and listen. This is as honest as we can be about what was an obviously exhausting and stressful time. If you like what you hear, please subscribe today, and help us continue our work.

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Gurney and Gerson chat about the latest from POEC, Twitter meltdowns, and why Trudeau maybe didn't flub a gotcha question on genocide. Please note: Gurney's laptop broke and Gerson is half out-of-it on cold medication, so the audio quality could be better. Also, expect the written dispatch to come Sunday.

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