The Line Podcast: The Liberals are the best politicians in our broken country

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The episode discusses the Liberal convention and the party's political strategies amidst Canada's accountability issues.

In the latest episode of The Line Podcast , recorded on April 10th, 2026, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson begin with Jen reporting in from Montreal, where she’s attending the Liberal convention. The first segment focuses on the vibe in the room — confident, even a little triumphalist — and what that says about the party’s current position. A large part of the discussion centres on Marilyn Gladu’s decision to cross the floor. Jen wonders if, at a human level, it may have come down to something as simple as being treated with a bit of kindness. Matt takes a colder view, arguing that the Liberals are simply better at politics, full stop. Until the Conservatives and New Democrats figure out how to compete on those terms, he suggests, the Liberals will keep winning — no matter how angry voters get about the obvious hypocrisy of moves like this one. From there, the conversation turns to what both hosts see as a deeper problem: Canada’s broken accountability mechanisms. Matt runs through a series of examples, while Jen focuses more on the media’s role in allowing this situation to develop. As they describe it, the traditional “accountability wolves” have effectively been penned up and turned…

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Gurney, Jen Gerson

Topics covered

• Liberal convention
• political accountability
• Canada's political landscape
• party dynamics
• media's role in politics

Keywords

• Liberals
• politics
• accountability
• Montreal
• Marilyn Gladu
• media
• political culture

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Places: Montreal

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