Canada and America, a (gross) love story

About this episode

The episode discusses Pierre Poilievre's speech on Alberta's place in Canada and critiques of federalism.

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 view is simple: if people are defending Canada, let them defend Canada. Not every argument for nat...

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Gurney, Jen Gerson

Topics covered

• Canada
• Alberta
• Pierre Poilievre
• federalism
• politics
• news

Keywords

• Canada
• Alberta
• Pierre Poilievre
• federalism
• politics
• speech
• Liberals

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Alberta, Canada, Liberals

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