Jen Gerson

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Jen Gerson is a freelance journalist based in Calgary. She is a regular contributor for Maclean's, the Walrus and CBC. She also co-hosts the politics podcast Oppo.

The dairy lobby’s iron grip on Canadian political leaders is frightening to behold

Jen Gerson: The tempest at last week’s Tory convention confirmed what no politician seems willing to admit: they’re scared to take on Big Milk

August 30th, 2018

Maxime Bernier has bet the house on his narrow idea of Canadian values. He may be in for a nasty surprise

Jen Gerson: There are no special rights for people whose families have been here longer, or have white skin. Every citizen has a say when it comes to shared values—and a vote at election time

August 23rd, 2018

What Jagmeet Singh can learn from Rachel Notley’s NDP

Jen Gerson: The hard work of governing means having your feet planted firmly on the ground—even if there are pipelines beneath you

August 17th, 2018

Brian Pallister is Manitoba’s paradox premier

How, exactly, has Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister been able to ride out every controversy he’s created in his decades-long political career?

August 13th, 2018

The Ontario PCs got their majority. Have they also been cursed?

Jen Gerson: If Doug Ford performs well Ontario will thrive. But rule by Ford is a high-risk, high-reward strategy that could haunt the PC party.

June 8th, 2018

What the Doug Ford tape really means—and what it doesn’t

Even if Ford merely helped fudge nomination papers, members should have questions about the quality of their party’s database.

May 25th, 2018

Beer, wine and pot next to candy bars: Does Kathleen Wynne know how great that sounds?

Doug Ford’s promise to allow beer in Ontario corner stores induced choreographed outrage among his opponents. Their hypocrisy makes you want a drink.

May 24th, 2018

Elon Musk + Grimes = Grusk. Minions of the robot overlords?

Reading this column may entrap you in an Artificial Intelligence conspiracy to doom humanity. It might also be entertaining. Up to you.

May 10th, 2018

Jason Kenney is reaping what he sowed with Alberta’s social conservatives

Jen Gerson: The UCP leader finds himself in a corner he designed, built and painted, shrugging off the wishes of members he drew to the party in the first place

May 7th, 2018

Relax, Doug Ford will be fine

Jen Gerson: Ford can be clumsy and ignorant, and it’s unclear exactly how he’ll slash Ontario’s deficit. But how much worse is he than the status quo?

May 1st, 2018

The wake-up call for a generation of wide-eyed home buyers

A wide swath of young homebuyers is beginning to grapple with something unseen in their adult lives—a market that actually goes down

April 17th, 2018

Kathleen Wynne’s pledge to spend billions on a bullet train makes zero sense

Jen Gerson: It’s time Ontario found some Alberta-style religion about debt

April 5th, 2018

Is Vice ready for a post-bro CEO?

New Vice Media boss Nancy Dubuc needs to create a culture of grownups

March 19th, 2018

Doug Ford, chaos candidate

Jen Gerson: The new Ontario PC leader was the extreme choice, and his message will resonate with voters eager to tear down Liberal elitism

March 12th, 2018

Patrick Brown’s weakness cost him his job—and his shot to retake it

Opinion: As Brown exits the Ontario PC leadership race, Jen Gerson looks at what made his resignation inevitable—and his second campaign delusional

February 26th, 2018

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