Matt Gurney

1 week ago | thespec.com | Susan Delacourt |Matt Gurney

In a recurring feature, Susan Delacourt, a small-l liberal, and Matt Gurney, a small-c conservative, bring their different perspectives — and shared commitment to civil disagreement — to the political debates of the moment. Matt Gurney: Something the small but mighty team at The Line is doing during the campaign is a fun little feature with a profane name we publish on Fridays. It’s an accountability/fact-check feature.

2 weeks ago | readtheline.ca | Matt Gurney

By: Matt GurneyOn “Liberation Day” last week, when U.S. President Donald Trump gifted the world his so-called reciprocal tariffs, Liberal leader Mark Carney made a damned interesting statement. I agreed with the tone and the substance. It’s the practicality of it where we start running into problems. And maybe even the psychology of it, too, to whatever extent a nation can have a psychology.

2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Susan Delacourt |Matt Gurney

Welcome to Election 2025 and the weekly campaign edition of On The Contrary, in which Susan Delacourt and Matt Gurney will be tracking the race by focusing on the five people who have made things interesting or game-changing. Matt Gurney: I want to ask you a specific question about the campaign — a few different parts of it, really. But I want to lead with a broader question, just as a vibe check. Does this feel like an election yet? I have to say, it doesn’t to me. It’s my job to follow this stuff.

3 weeks ago | thespec.com | Susan Delacourt |Matt Gurney

Welcome to Election 2025 and the weekly campaign edition of On The Contrary, in which Susan Delacourt and Matt Gurney will be tracking the race by focusing on the five people who have made things interesting or game-changing. Susan Delacourt: Already, we have an election that isn’t exactly unrolling as we expected not so long ago. This week, we had lots of surprises. So I’ll start with the first, and obvious name.

4 weeks ago | thespec.com | Matt Gurney

It’s been a surprisingly quiet race so far. That may not last, but after all the drama and buildup, the relative tameness of this campaign has been ... unexpected? Pleasant? Perhaps the main story so far is a report published Tuesday in the Globe and Mail, citing a CSIS official with top-secret clearance, about interference by the Indian government during the 2022 Conservative leadership race.