Jen Gerson

3 weeks ago | readtheline.ca | Jen Gerson

By: Jen GersonAlberta’s periodic bursts of secessionist sentiment operate a little like the aurora that occasionally flash across the prairie sky, in tune with decades-long solar flare cycles. The phenomenon is always fascinating, yet it's always impossible to know how seriously to take it. It waxes and wanes in line with a number of factors, only some of which can be predicted — oil prices, the partisan stripe of the federal government, and the introduction of new regulations.

1 month ago | uncomfortableconversations.substack.com | Josh Szeps |Jen Gerson

Justin Trudeau's political career will end this weekend when his replacement is elected as the Canadian Liberal leader. This happens at a moment of extraordinary uncertainty for Canadians. As the U.S. launches a painful trade war, Canadians are being forced to rethink their economic and strategic future. What's going on up there? Who are the candidates you need to know? How do they perceive the Trump tariffs? is a writer who worked for the Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail.

Nov 27, 2024 | readtheline.ca | Jen Gerson

By: Jen GersonA fair warning right off the top: this is going to be a departure from my usual kind of column. I want to write about feelings. Not my forte, but bear with me. There’s a lot happening in the world at the moment, from the election of Donald Trump, and the implications of that for the wider world; to the ongoing wars in Israel and Ukraine; to everyday fears about getting the rent paid and the pantry stocked.

Nov 4, 2024 | thestar.com | Jen Gerson

John Rustad shouldn’t have been a contender. Last year, the BC Conservative party leader — who himself was ejected from the then B.C. Liberal party over comments that sounded an awful lot like climate change denial — was polling in the single digits. His party was labelled by its critics as a “conspiracy” party, with candidates espousing wild views on everything from 5G technology, to the “degenerates” who participate in Pride parades.

Oct 15, 2024 | readtheline.ca | Jen Gerson

By: Jen GersonThose who follow my occasional ramblings at The Line will know that I am obsessed with storms. I love them. It's one of my professional dreams to chase a tornado, or fly into Florida ahead of a major hurricane so that I can be one of those poncho-wearing reporters who is pelted with winds and hail live. Weather updates are the background music of my life. Storms are stories in action, each containing a perfect narrative crescendo, and compelling human drama.