The Line Podcast: What should have brought down Justin Trudeau

In this week's The Line Podcast, Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson talk about Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek's bizarre decision to publicly abstain from a civic menorah lighting ceremony because a poster advertising the event said it would be about "unity, supporting Israel, and Jewish Pride." Could her decision have been handled any more incompetently? No! Then G2 whine about Pierre Poilievre's penchant for stupid political stunts, as our MPs hunker down to consider the possibility of missing Christmas. Gurney lays out the political mistake Justin Trudeau ought to have gone down for; Gerson disagrees, and finds another one. Then the pair discuss the media: massive labour cuts at the CBC, and weird B-Roll errors at CTV. Also, Gurney is grumpy. But, like, come on. Shouldn’t he be? Other ways to listen:Spotify:Apple:Google:Plenty of other options here, too, for your podcast-listening pleasure. We want to take a moment to thank you all for your support. This podcast is growing, and we are deeply grateful for all of your help. As always, if you want to do a bit to help, please like and/or subscribe on your preferred app, and where possible, leave a positive review. These are tiny things that add up and make a big, real and measurable difference for us. Thanks again, and keep the support coming.If you’d like to donate or subscribe to us, well, that helps too!The Line is entirely reader funded — no federal subsidy for us! If you value our work and worry about what will happen when the conventional media finishes collapsing, please make a donation today.The Line is Canada’s last, best hope for irreverent commentary. We reject bullshit. We love lively writing. Please consider supporting us by subscribing. Follow us on Twitter @the_lineca. Fight with us on Facebook. Pitch us something:  [email protected]. Get full access to The Line at www.readtheline.ca/subscribe