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Hub Headlines Election 2025: What we can learn from Canada's last trade-war election

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 1:03 - There's a lot we can learn from Canada's last trade-war election, by Trevor Tombe This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 3, 20258 min

Election 2025: Day 10, Breaking down Poilievre's speech as Trump's tariffs loom

Listen to The Hub's experts daily during the campaign as they unpack the stories making the news during the election. Today's show features Amanda Galbraith, co-founder and partner at Oyster Group, and Ian Lee, associate professor of corporate strategy and public policy at Carleton University. This program airs daily live on YouTube at 10am ET Monday to Friday. To tune in to the live show visit https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada/live. It is also available on The Hub's YouTube page as an on-demand video. If you have questions or comments you'd like our hosts and guests to take up on the show email [email protected]. For more election coverage from The Hub visit www.thehub.ca or subscribe to our free daily election email newsletter at https://thehub.ca/join/. Be sure to subscribe to this channel to get alerts for The Hub's latest election related videos. For more information on The Hub and why it is the fastest growing independent news site in Canada visit https://thehub.ca/about-the-hub/. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 2, 202534 min

Hub Headlines Election 2025: Turn the tariffs from an economic crisis to a golden opportunity

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 1:02 - Canada can turn Trump's tariffs from an economic crisis to a golden opportunity—here's how, by Matt Spoke This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 2, 20256 min

Election 2025: Day 9, Why has Alberta been left out of the national conversation?

Listen to The Hub's experts daily during the campaign as they unpack the stories making the news during the election. Today's show features Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Global Affairs, and Alberta-based Conservative activist, Ryan Hastman. This program airs daily live on YouTube at 10am ET Monday to Friday. To tune in to the live show visit https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada/live. It is also available on The Hub's YouTube page as an on-demand video. If you have questions or comments you'd like our hosts and guests to take up on the show email [email protected]. For more election coverage from The Hub visit www.thehub.ca or subscribe to our free daily election email newsletter at https://thehub.ca/join/. Be sure to subscribe to this channel to get alerts for The Hub's latest election related videos. For more information on The Hub and why it is the fastest growing independent news site in Canada visit https://thehub.ca/about-the-hub/. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 1, 202532 min

Andrew Coyne on if Poilievre can win

Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne joins Hub Dialogues to talk about why the Conservatives seem to be struggling to find their footing in a contest that doesn't include Justin Trudeau, but does include Donald Trump. He also talks to us about his upcoming book,"The Crisis of Canadian Democracy", which dismantles the comforting myths Canadians tell themselves about our political system, and explains why our democratic institutions are not as strong as we believe them to be. If you like what you are hearing, consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 1, 202553 min

Hub Headlines 2025: Mainstream media can't have their cake and eat it too

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 1:06 - Mainstream media can't have their cake and eat it too when it comes to public subsidies, by Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 1, 20257 min

Richard Kerbaj on if Trump will kick Canada out of the Five Eyes

Author and former security correspondent for The Sunday Times Richard Kerbaj traces the untold history of the Five Eyes- the world's most powerful intelligence sharing group; from its early beginnings fighting Nazis, to taking on the Soviet Union, to defeating terrorists in the Middle East. He also addresses Canada's contributions, and claims that the Trump administration plans to boot us out of the organization. His latest book is "The Secret History of the Five Eyes: The Untold Story of the International Spy Network." If you like what you are hearing, consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 31, 202540 min

Election 2025: Day 8, An election battle between boomers and Gen Z

Listen to The Hub's experts daily during the campaign as they unpack the stories making the news during the election. Today's show features Ginny Roth, partner at Crestview Strategy, and David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data. This program airs daily live on YouTube at 10am ET Monday to Friday. To tune in to the live show visit https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada/live. It is also available on The Hub's YouTube page as an on-demand video. If you have questions or comments you'd like our hosts and guests to take up on the show email [email protected]. For more election coverage from The Hub visit www.thehub.ca or subscribe to our free daily election email newsletter at https://thehub.ca/join/. Be sure to subscribe to this channel to get alerts for The Hub's latest election related videos. For more information on The Hub and why it is the fastest growing independent news site in Canada visit https://thehub.ca/about-the-hub/. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 31, 202532 min

Hub Headlines Election 2025: The best response to Trump is to keep our heads

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:24 - The best response to Trump is to keep our heads—and keep our powder dry, by Brian Lee Crowley This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 31, 20258 min

The Men in Black election campaign

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss Friday's call between Mark Carney and President Trump and how it might influence the election campaign. They also cover The Hub's decision to donate the funding that it received under the Online News Act and why other news outlets should disclose how much funding that they are receiving. If you liked what you heard, please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium paid newsletters featuring our best insight and analysis along with all our paid content on TheHub.ca. All these benefits are conferred for one year. Sign up now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 28, 202532 min

Election 2025: Day 5, Liberal polls surge as Trump dominates campaign

Listen to The Hub's experts daily during the campaign as they unpack the stories making the news during the election. Today's show features Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Global Affairs, and Theo Argitis, The Hub's editor-at-large for economics and business. This program airs daily live on YouTube at 10am ET Monday to Friday. To tune in to the live show visit https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada/live. It is also available on The Hub's YouTube page as an on-demand video. If you have questions or comments you'd like our hosts and guests to take up on the show email [email protected]. For more election coverage from The Hub visit www.thehub.ca or subscribe to our free daily election email newsletter at https://thehub.ca/join/. Be sure to subscribe to this channel to get alerts for The Hub's latest election related videos. For more information on The Hub and why it is the fastest growing independent news site in Canada visit https://thehub.ca/about-the-hub/. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 28, 202531 min

Hub Headlines Election 2025: A call for media transparency this election

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:29 - In the middle of an election, The Hub received $22,000 thanks to Liberal legislation and is donating it all to charity—will the rest of the news media disclose what they're getting?, by Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer 7:37 - How Trump's tariffs are inflating Canada's election promises, by Theo Argitis This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 28, 202514 min

Why Carney and Poilievre find journalists so annoying

This week on "Full Press", Poilievre and Carney are different men but clearly both find reporters incredibly pesky, a subscription-funded rather than government-funded CBC?, why some journalists exchange their pens for lawn signs, and why a Brietbart interview with Premier Danielle Smith has led to calls of election interference. If you like what you are hearing, consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 27, 202535 min

Election 2025: Day 4, Should the Conservatives be running a front-runner campaign?

Listen to The Hub's experts daily during the campaign as they unpack the stories making the news during the election. Today's show features Ginny Roth, Hub contributor and partner at Crestview Strategy. This program airs daily live on YouTube at 10am ET Monday to Friday. To tune in to the live show visit https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada/live. It is also available on The Hub's YouTube page as an on-demand video. If you have questions or comments you'd like our hosts and guests to take up on the show email [email protected]. For more election coverage from The Hub visit www.thehub.ca or subscribe to our free daily election email newsletter at https://thehub.ca/join/. Be sure to subscribe to this channel to get alerts for The Hub's latest election related videos. For more information on The Hub and why it is the fastest growing independent news site in Canada visit https://thehub.ca/about-the-hub/. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 27, 202531 min

David Frum: Trump faces his first national security scandal as messaging app blows up

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the group chat intelligence breach involving senior Trump administration officials and its fallout. He also covers Canada's ongoing election campaign amid the imminent tariff threats from President Trump and how Canadians media and politicians ought to handle Trump's intrusions into the campaign. If you liked what you heard, please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium paid newsletters featuring our best insight and analysis along with all our paid content on TheHub.ca. All these benefits are conferred for one year. Sign up now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 27, 202528 min

Hub Headlines Election 2025: The Liberal and Conservative tax cuts do little for the economy

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:21 - Duelling tax cuts from the Liberals and Conservatives improve family budgets—but do little for the economy, by Trevor Tombe This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 27, 20256 min

Election 2025: Day 3, How are the Conservatives making inroads with unions?

Listen to The Hub's experts daily during the campaign as they unpack the stories making the news during the election. Today's show features Brian Dijkema, the president of Canada at Cardus. This program airs daily live on YouTube at 10am ET Monday to Friday. To tune in to the live show visit https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada/live. It is also available on The Hub's YouTube page as an on-demand video. If you have questions or comments you'd like our hosts and guests to take up on the show email [email protected]. For more election coverage from The Hub visit www.thehub.ca or subscribe to our free daily election email newsletter at https://thehub.ca/join/. Be sure to subscribe to this channel to get alerts for The Hub's latest election related videos. For more information on The Hub and why it is the fastest growing independent news site in Canada visit https://thehub.ca/about-the-hub/. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 26, 202530 min

Hub Headlines Election 2025: Carney and Poilievre sidelining the media won't work

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:23 - Carney and Poilievre are trying to sideline the mainstream media. It's not going to work, by John Ibbitson This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 26, 20256 min

Hub Dialogue: Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg on Carney, Canada, and Conservatism

Former British Conservative MP and cabinet minister Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg explains why he was so critical of Mark Carney during his tenure as the governor of the Bank of England, whether the UK should offer more support to Canada in response to Trump's annexation threats, and why Nigel Farage's upstart populist party Reform UK is presenting a real threat to the survival of the Conservative Party in Britain. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's managing editor, Harrison Lowman, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 25, 202537 min

Election 2025: Day 2, What is the ballot box question?

Listen to The Hub's experts daily during the campaign as they unpack the stories making the news during the election. Today's show features Amanda Galbraith, co-founder and partner at Oyster Group, and Trevor Tombe, Hub contributor and professor of economics at The University of Calgary. This program airs daily live on YouTube at 10am ET Monday to Friday. To tune in to the live show visit https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada/live. It is also available on The Hub's YouTube page as an on-demand video. If you have questions or comments you'd like our hosts and guests to take up on the show email [email protected]. For more election coverage from The Hub visit www.thehub.ca or subscribe to our free daily election email newsletter at https://thehub.ca/join/. Be sure to subscribe to this channel to get alerts for The Hub's latest election related videos. For more information on The Hub and why it is the fastest growing independent news site in Canada visit https://thehub.ca/about-the-hub/. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 25, 202534 min

Hub Headlines Election 2025: Can Poilievre win in Quebec?

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:22 - Federal Conservatives have struggled to win in Quebec. Can Pierre Poilievre change that?, by Élie Cantin-Nantel This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 25, 20259 min

Election 2025: Day 1, How are the party leaders kicking off this historic race?

Listen to The Hub's experts daily during the campaign as they unpack the stories making the news during the election. Today's show features Ginny Roth, partner at Crestview Strategy, and Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs. This program airs daily, live on YouTube, at 10am ET Monday to Friday. To tune in to the live show visit https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada/live. It is also available on The Hub's YouTube page as an on-demand video. If you have questions or comments you'd like our hosts and guests to take up on the show email [email protected]. For more election coverage from The Hub visit www.thehub.ca or subscribe to our free daily election email newsletter at https://thehub.ca/join/. Be sure to subscribe to this channel to get alerts for The Hub's latest election related videos. For more information on The Hub and why it is the fastest growing independent news site in Canada visit https://thehub.ca/about-the-hub/. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 24, 202530 min

Hub Headlines Election 2025: How Mark Carney would govern Canada

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - How Mark Carney would govern Canada, by Theo Argitis This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 24, 202513 min

Hub Roundtable A historic election is on the horizon

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the upcoming federal election campaign, including the fast-moving polls and the tense public mood. They also cover how The Hub will cover this consequential election and how it juxtaposes with the oversized role that the government itself will play in the campaign, including the debates. The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher, Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub's content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you liked what you heard in the first half of the program and wish to subscribe to full-length editions of The Roundtable please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium paid newsletters featuring our best insight and analysis along with all our paid content on TheHub.ca. All these benefits are conferred for one year. Sign up now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 21, 202521 min

Hub Headlines: Europe is no quick fix for Canada

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:16 - Europe is no quick fix for Canada, by Theo Argitis This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 21, 20255 min

In Conversation with David Frum: Carney's first trip abroad and why he should have gone to Mexico

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss Prime Minister Mark Carney's first trip abroad to the United Kingdom and France instead of the United States, why he should have actually gone to Mexico first, and what to make of Canada's ongoing response to the Trump administration's provocations. If you liked what you heard in the first half of the program and wish to subscribe to full-length editions of In Conversation with David Frum please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium paid newsletters featuring our best insight and analysis along with all our paid content on TheHub.ca. All these benefits are conferred for one year. Sign up now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 20, 202514 min

Hub Headlines: Nova Scotia's big trade reform could shake up the country

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - Nova Scotia's big trade reform could shake up the country—for the better, by Trevor Tombe 7:27 - Will Trump's tariffs lead to inflation?, by Alicia Planincic This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 20, 202510 min

Hub Headlines: Whoever wins the most seats should be in power

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:21 - Let's not complicate things—whoever wins the most seats in the next election should win power in Ottawa, by J.J. McCullough This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 19, 20258 min

Hub Dialogues: Matthew Kroenig on a Trump-Reagan foreign policy strategy to contain America's adversaries

Matthew Kroenig, American political scientist and national security strategist currently serving as vice president of the Atlantic Council, discusses his recent book We Win, They Lose: Republican Foreign Policy and the New Cold War. He lays out a bold new strategy—A Trump-Reagan foreign policy fusion—to win the new Cold War against China, keep Russia contained, and advance America's national interests at home and abroad. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 18, 202534 min

Hub Headlines: Mark Carney must meet voters and test his legitimacy—now

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:15 - Mark Carney must meet voters and test his legitimacy—now, by Joanna Baron 6:22 - As the mayor of a mining city, here's why critical minerals could be Canada's trump card in the trade war, by Paul Lefebvre This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 18, 202512 min

Hub Headlines: The many faces of Mark Carney

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:15 - The many faces of Mark Carney, by Ginny Roth 7:26 - The world has changed. So has journalism. Here's why I'm joining The Hub, by Theo Argitis This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 17, 202512 min

Hub Roundtable: Prime Minister Carney has arisen

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss Mark Carney's officially swearing in as Prime Minister and the appointment of his cabinet, as well as the prospects of an impending election. They also cover the Canadian media's heavy reliance on government subsidies and how that may influence Canadians' perception of its coverage during an election campaign. The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher, Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub's content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you liked what you heard in the first half of the program and wish to subscribe to full-length editions of The Roundtable please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium paid newsletters featuring our best insight and analysis along with all our paid content on TheHub.ca. All these benefits are conferred for one year. Sign up now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 14, 202524 min

Hub Headlines: Trump's tariffs aren't actually about trade. Here's why

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - Trump's tariffs aren't actually about trade. Here's why, by David Murray 6:38 - 'I seriously feel like a child of divorce': What Trump-voting Canada-U.S. dual citizens are making of the American tariffs and '51st state' threats, by Élie Cantin-Nantel This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 14, 202515 min

Hub Dialogues: John Stackhouse on navigating the threats of tariffs and the evolving economic global order

John Stackhouse, senior vice-president to the office of the CEO at RBC, discusses a DeepDive essay he recently authored for The Hub on the Trump administration's tariff threats, the evolving global economic order, and how Canada can mitigate the risks and seize on the economic opportunities in today's unsettled world. This episode was made possible by RBC Thought Leadership and the generosity of listeners like you. Donate today. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 13, 202532 min

Bricker & Speer: Carney's decisive victory

Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Global Public Affairs, and Sean Speer, The Hub's editor-at-large, discuss Mark Carney's decisive victory in the Liberal leadership race, the implications for the upcoming federal election, and the challenges that Carney may face as Canada's next prime minister. If you like what you are listening, consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 13, 202534 min

In Conversation with David Frum: Trump's escalating threats & Carney's leadership victory

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss President Trump's escalating threats to Canada and their economic and political implications, as well as Mark Carney's decisive win in last weeked's Liberal Party leadership race and his pending transition into becoming the Canadian prime minister. If you liked what you heard in the first half of the program and wish to subscribe to full-length editions of In Conversation with David Frum please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium paid newsletters featuring our best insight and analysis along with all our paid content on TheHub.ca. All these benefits are conferred for one year. Sign up now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 13, 202514 min

Full Press: Welcome to the media "Carney"val

This week on "Full Press", how prime minister-designate Mark Carney will manage the media, whether journalists should be devoting ink to Trump's annexation threats, the fallout of Jeff Bezos' billionaire dictate that The Washington Post's opinion pages will now be reserved for "free markets", and how Canadian journalists should respond to invitations from the Chinese embassy. If you like what you are hearing, consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 13, 202543 min

Hub Headlines: Making the election all about Donald Trump would be a mistake

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - Making the election all about Donald Trump would be a mistake, by John Ibbitson 6:03 - Is the Alberta advantage making a comeback?, by Alicia Planincic This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 13, 20259 min

Hub Headlines: The U.S. tariff threat could break Canada—or be a blessing in disguise

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - The U.S. tariff threat could break Canada—or be a blessing in disguise, by Bill Bewick 9:16 - John Rustad built the BC Conservatives. This is the thanks he gets?, by Kirk LaPointe This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 12, 202514 min

Hub Dialogues: Ian Goldin on why welcoming migrants makes economic sense

Professor of Globalization and Development at Oxford University Ian Goldin's new book, The Shortest History of Migration, challenges many of the negative assumptions about migrants behind Trump's anti-immigration rhetoric and policies. In fact, he argues the opposite is true: migrants contribute significantly to job creation and growth, and countries who ignore this reality do so at their own peril. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 11, 202541 min

Hub Headlines: Carney's deficit could be even higher than Trudeau's

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:23 - Need to Know: Expecting a balanced budget? Don't—Carney's deficit could be even higher than Trudeau's, by Sean Speer and Trevor Tombe 4:23 - Those cheering on the Liberals' plans for the CBC should think twice, by Peter Menzies This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 11, 202510 min

Hub Headlines: The constitutional limits on Carney's powers as prime minister

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - The constitutional limits on Carney's powers as prime minister, by Howard Anglin This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 10, 20255 min

Hub Roundtable: Is Trump becoming a national security threat?

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss an extraordinary New York Times story about President Trump and representatives from his administration telling Canadian officials in private their intention to revisit longstanding border treaties and water agreements between their two countries. They also explore how this may shape Canada's response to ongoing bilateral issues with the United States. In addition, they discuss this weekend's Liberal Party leadership vote and the prospect of Mark Carney becoming prime minister without ever having served in Parliament. The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher, Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub's content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you liked what you heard in the first half of the program and wish to subscribe to full-length editions of The Roundtable please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium paid newsletters featuring our best insight and analysis along with all our paid content on TheHub.ca. All these benefits are conferred for one year. Sign up now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 7, 202519 min

Hub Headlines: Donald Trump is wrong—America needs Canadian oil

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:20 - Donald Trump is wrong—America needs Canadian oil, by Alicia Planincic 3:29 - Canada needs a smarter approach to housing taxation, by Matt Spoke This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 7, 20259 min

Hub Headlines: Canada's federal deficit is worrying—but nowhere near the U.S. fiscal crisis

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - Canada's federal deficit is worrying—but it's nowhere near the fiscal crisis the U.S. is facing, by Trevor Tombe 6:50 - Need to Know: No, Canada doesn't need a unity government, by Howard Anglin and David Polansky This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 6, 202510 min

Hub Dialogues: Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO Ehren Cory on building major projects in Canada

On the first half of this special episode of Hub Dialogues, Ehren Cory, the CEO of Canada Infrastructure Bank, discusses the CIB's evolution under his leadership and its role in supporting major infrastructure investment with its public and private members. In the second half, Michelle Chislett, executive vice president of onshore renewables at Northland Power, Peter Gregg, president and CEO of Nova Scotia Power, and Tracy Primeau, board director at OPG, discuss their experiences working in collaboration with CIB to deliver major infrastructure projects across the country. This discussion was held on March 3rd, 2025 at the Empire Club of Canada, in Toronto, Ontario. This episode was made possible by the Canada Infrastructure Bank and the generosity of listeners like you. Donate today. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 5, 202543 min

In Conversation with David Frum: Trump's tariffs against Canada and America's place in the world

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss Trump's tariffs against Canada, the President's antagonism towards Ukraine and Zelensky, and what they tell us about his administration's underlying view about America's place in the world. If you liked what you heard in the first half of the program and wish to subscribe to full-length editions of In Conversation with David Frum please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium paid newsletters featuring our best insight and analysis along with all our paid content on TheHub.ca. All these benefits are conferred for one year. Sign up now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 5, 202515 min

Hub Headlines: North American free trade is dead and tariffs are the new norm

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:21 - Unfortunately, we were right—North American free trade is dead and tariffs are the new norm, by Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer 6:21 - Where Trump's tariffs will hit Canada hardest, by Douglas Porter This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 5, 202515 min

Hub Dialogues: Dennis Kneale on why Elon Musk should be revered, not reviled

Journalist and former CNBC anchor Dennis Kneale joins us to discuss his new book, The Leadership Genius of Elon Musk, which chronicles Musk's extraordinary journey and offers a blueprint for how other big dreamers can achieve success in new, uncharted territory. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 4, 202532 min

Hub Roundtable: The economic and political fallout of Trump's tariffs

On this special episode, The Hub's publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the imposition of Trump's tariffs on Canada and the economic and political fallout that's to follow. The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher, Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub's content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you liked what you heard in the first half of the program and wish to subscribe to full-length editions of The Roundtable please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium paid newsletters featuring our best insight and analysis along with all our paid content on TheHub.ca. All these benefits are conferred for one year. Sign up now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 4, 202536 min