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Mike Colledge: What would Laurier tell Canadians today?
An artist’s rendering of Wilfrid Laurier on the Canadian $5 note.
By: Mike Colledge
In October 1904, Sir Wilfrid Laurier delivered what became known as his “20th Century Belongs to Canada” speech. Speaking at a time of extraordinary confi...
Greg Quinn: Canada needs to treat the United States like just another country
By: Greg Quinn
In my piece for The Line in April I argued that Canada should join the U.K., Italy and Japan in the snazzily titled Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). It has now done so as the first observer nation.
Thank you, Canada, and...
On The Line: How to fix the West's ammunition shortage
In this episode of On The Line, host Matt Gurney is joined by two guests for conversations about two of the West’s most pressing security challenges: military readiness and cyber defence.
This episode is brought to you by BioCanRx, a Can...
Dispatch from the Front Lines: Is Doug Ford out of runway?
The U.S. continues to beclown itself in the Persian Gulf. End of the road for Doug? And why keeping money out of politics hasn't made us any less corrupt.
Hey! Hope you all are doing well. The Line won’t publish on Monday due to the long w...
The Line Podcast: Have Carney and the rest given up on Canada already?
In the latest episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on July 31st, 2026, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson begin by asking whether Canada’s governments are actually prepared to make the sacrifices required to defend the country’s interests. Both co...
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Journalist. A few other things. Father to two great children and husband to the love of his life. Co-founder and co-editor of The Line (ReadTheLine.ca).
Jen Gerson is co-founder of The Line, www.readtheline.ca. She is a Canadian journalist who has contributed to the CBC, the National Post, Maclean's, Walrus, the Washington Post, and the New York Times. Her first book is almost done, she swears.
Lapsed academic, celebrity metaphysician, Hobbesian monist, authenticity monger.
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