Canada must fix its problems, not just identify them

About this episode

In this short episode, Jen Gerson shares insights from her time in Ottawa attending conferences and discusses a speech by Pierre Poilievre.

In today's episode of The Line Podcast, recorded on May 8, 2026, your hosts rush through the recording so they can hang up and go focus on what really matters — today's UFO document dump! Kidding. But it is a short episode, because Jen Gerson is travelling this week. She's in Ottawa, attending not one but two conferences. She reports back on the vibe from Ottawa, including her thoughts on a speech given by Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservatives. She notes that the man is much better at...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jen Gerson, Matt Gurney

Topics covered

• UFO document dump
• Ottawa conferences
• Pierre Poilievre speech
• Conservative Party
• Canadian politics

Keywords

• Canada
• UFOs
• politics
• conferences
• Pierre Poilievre
• Ottawa
• Conservatives

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ottawa

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