By @mattgurney.bsky.social @thelineca.bsky.social RP Matt Gurney: Carney had a choice. He chose to own one of Trudeau's dumbest ideas www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurne...

This article by @mattgurney.bsky.social does a good job of articulating the tension I feel over the Edmonton Police publically opposing a plea deal the crown cut for a rather gruesome crime www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurne...

Head over to ReadTheLine.ca. Drop your email in the box. Ten seconds, zero dollars. Almost everything we publish is open, and it lands right in your inbox — which I assume isn’t full enough already.

It’s getting cold and dark at night. (Literally. Not a cry for help.) Parliament is about to stumble back into session. Much outrage incoming. Meanwhile: The Line is cranking back up to a full schedule. Don’t miss it.

It’s getting cold and dark at night. (Literally. Not a cry for help.) Parliament is about to stumble back into session. Much outrage incoming. Meanwhile: The Line is cranking back up to a full schedule. Don’t miss it.

Summer’s almost done. (Sorry. I know. But. It's just the reality.) Kids will be back in school soon, and so will The Line. Or, well, we'll be working fullt-time again. Sigh. You know what I meant. Anyway — don’t miss it. Sign up for a free account today. (Link below.)

Summer’s almost done. (Sorry. I know. But. It's just the reality.) Kids will be back in school soon, and so will The Line. Or, well, we'll be working fullt-time again. Sigh. You know what I meant. Anyway — don’t miss it. Sign up for a free account today. (Link below.)

This is probably one of the most important pieces I've written in years. A thank you to @mattgurney.bsky.social for the platform to share it and for helping fine-tune it. www.readtheline.ca/p/david-ship...

"The British could send a dead man’s papers across the ocean in five days. Ontario needed five weeks to send me my own documents from Ontario to Ontario." Me, getting something off my chest, at @thelineca.bsky.social. www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurne...

"Auto execs have not expressed any widespread intent to move factories to the U.S., citing the billions in costs and years to rebuild supply lines ... The total cost to U.S. consumers in the first year of tariffs on cars and parts will be $30 billion." t.co/YgKZynqPDD

From @ericatkins.bsky.social, @theglobeandmail.com: U.S. auto companies are begging Trump for a tariff reprieve. "Trump’s plan to levy import taxes on auto parts by May 3 will drive up prices for buyers, destroy supply chains and cause layoffs." The U.S. auto sector relies on Canada and Mexico.

Need the low down on how many countries are setting up programs to welcome American academic refugees? On how Algeria is shifting from English to French instruction? On the financial risk of Armenia's new strategy for institutional mergers? Got you covered. higheredstrategy.com/the-fifteen-...

Weird morning so far: Trump insists there's been hundreds of deals between D.C. and Beijing over tariffs. China says there have been no negotiations. "Trump said Xi had called him and asserted that his team was in active talks with the Chinese on a trade deal." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

The UK is negotiating access to the EU's €150B defence fund. While a broad defence pact is expected on May 19, UK defence firms will require a separate agreement—and financial contribution—to participate. “Of course, the French will try to complicate it for the Brits." www.ft.com/content/08a5...

Known as a “dirty” internet line by the IT industry, it connects directly to the public internet where the user’s information and the websites accessed do not have the same security filters or protocols that the Pentagon’s secured connections maintain. apnews.com/article/hegs...

Rutte's message lands just months after U.S. Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth openly deprioritized European security in favour of Asia and domestic defence. NATO’s shift is no longer theoretical. It's underway. How fast it goes is, alas, an open question. apnews.com/article/d76e...

NATO Sec.-Gen. Mark Rutte has issued his 2025 call to arms: “Strength is the only safeguard of our freedom and prosperity.” With the U.S. scaling back European commitments, NATO's European members are under rising pressure to carry the burden.

From: @reuters.com U.K. PM Starmer is on the verge of sealing a new defense pact with the EU — aiming to rebuild post-Brexit ties and access the bloc’s €150B rearmament fund. This move comes as Trump’s tariffs strain global alliances. www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-...

Turn protectionist, or double-down on free trade? For @politico.eu, @camgijs on the tension within the EU on how to best answer America's turn against trade. “We need to change our mindset, otherwise we'll miss out on the advancement of the world.” www.politico.eu/article/us-d...

A @thelineca.bsky.social podcast with @mattgurney.bsky.social and Jen Gerson; to me, the podcasts are great, regardless of their length: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5b9...

By @mattgurney.bsky.social with @marcuskolga.bsky.social RP On The Line: Our politicians can't abandon Canadians to foreign attacks www.readtheline.ca/p/on-the-lin...

Voters lose when political parties put winning ahead of protecting our democracy, and by turning a blind eye to foreign influence. Grateful to @mattgurney.bsky.social & The Line for the opportunity to weigh in: www.readtheline.ca/p/marcus-kol...

First billing this week goes to Mona Fortier, on behalf of the Liberal Party. "The LPC taking credit for removing the tax makes as much sense as them taking credit for rescuing a man from drowning whom they beat senseless and threw over the side of a yacht." www.readtheline.ca/p/bullshit-b...

Latest column by Jen Gerson is now live at @thelineca.bsky.social. It's a good one. It's also a milestone for us. We commissioned our first poll. It's on western separatism. And we're releasing the results in full. Find that in the piece. www.readtheline.ca/p/jen-gerson...

"Your editors aren't that old. But they thought they'd never see the day where there'd be as bizarre an incident as the mug pisser. Well. Were we ever wrong! Because Liberal Paul Chiang just somehow outdid that" Also: let Pierre be Pierre. JD goes to Greenland. www.readtheline.ca/p/dispatch-f...

It's up! Our first Anti-Panel analyzing the first week of the race is now live — check it out to see what James Carroll, Amanda Galbraith and Kim Wright are thinking and feeling about the last six days. Lots of fun. Lots of swears. Even by our standard! www.readtheline.ca/p/anti-panel...

on.ft.com/4hA6UH5 Czech Republic to rescue Radio Free Europe after Donald Trump funding cuts

On The Line: Trudeau leaves, Poilievre tanks On the latest federal polls. And the legacy of former prime minister Justin Trudeau ... now, and 50 years from now. www.readtheline.ca/p/on-the-lin...

Dispatch from the Front Lines: Hey, Conservatives. Carney can beat you. We wonder if the people who purged Erin O'Toole are feeling the little hairs on the backs of their necks stand up. www.readtheline.ca/p/dispatch-f...

The JFK Files have been released, and you guessed it: vaxxed

Hey BlueSky people, The Line is now here, too. We are, I'll admit, still trying to figure out what to do here. It's a very different operating environment than SOME OTHER PLACES. But while we live and learn, we'd appreciate the follow. bsky.app/profile/thel...

If any of you think you might be able to surpass Tim and read my unreadable article, check it out! www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurne...

We'll have a new PM in a matter of days. Probably an election in weeks or months. Potentially a whole new government after that. All the more reason to check out my conversation with Richard Shimooka on why we must secure Canada, and how we can start doing that. (Cont. below)

“Basic uranium bombs would be easy. More powerful plutonium bombs would take longer, but not much. What we doubt is our competency. We’re giving ourselves months to standardize labour credentials. How long to design, build and test nuclear weapons?” www.readtheline.ca/p/dispatch-f...

FUCK YOU @mattgurney.bsky.social

This seems to be moving in the direction @mattgurney.bsky.social keeps suggesting when promoting the ‘ice bucket challenge for national survival’ on The Line podcasts. Dropping the red tape between provinces so we can work and support each other across the country. Makes sense to me.

Looks like we have the first premier to accept your challenge @mattgurney.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

“No help is coming from Ottawa for weeks, and maybe a lot longer. The premiers can and must break the stifling complacency that is such a hallmark of modern Canadian politics and use the power of social media, and simple shame, to get the ball rolling.” www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurne...

Reading @mattgurney.bsky.social's piece on interprovincial trade this morning, and... They don't need to harmonize! That was always the slow road! All his notional Premier needs to do is enact mutually recognition of standards of anyone who mutually recognizes theirs!

Clip from Rob Huebert's "On The Line" interview with Jen Gerson, explaining why the Trump administration is increasingly focused on Arctic (and therefore, Canada and Greenland). Our enemies are moving in, and we can't stop them. And America is getting fed up. Uh oh. youtube.com/shorts/megiA...

NATO Sec Gen Rutte on Russian hybrid threats: "We should stop calling it hybrid, because hybrid sounds cuddly, nice, lovely. It is not. It is really state sponsored sabotage, and in some cases, even state sponsored terrorism"

An The Line podcast by @mattgurney.bsky.social and Jen Gerson: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lo-...

You know, over at the other site, I have to do a whole song and dance to get around the throttling algorithms that kick in when you post external content. Here, I just get to show you the latest podcast offering from The Line. And hope that you enjoy it. youtu.be/67MEjYcioAE?...

You know, over at the other site, I have to do a whole song and dance to get around the throttling algorithms that kick in when you post external content. Here, I just get to show you the latest podcast offering from The Line. And hope that you enjoy it. youtu.be/67MEjYcioAE?...

The Line's new podcast "On The Line" has long-form conversations between me or Jen Gerson with a guest who can speak on the issues of the day. This week: Laval economist Stephen Gordon on what happens in a trade war and P.J. Fournier on our wild polling. www.youtube.com/watch?v=67ME...

“I think it’s a bad plan. But I think it’s what the plan is.” youtube.com/shorts/OSCVk...