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Hub Headlines: 23 percent of Canadians are unable to buy sufficient food

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 - Hub Exclusive: 23 percent of Canadians are unable to buy sufficient food, by Philippe Ozga and André Turcotte 10:14 - The real reason Trump wants to make nice with Putin and Russia, by Philip Deck 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 4, 202518 min

Hub Headlines: Conservatives can't take younger voters for granted

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 - Careful, Conservatives. Don't take younger voters for granted, by Sabrina Maddeaux 7:49 - B.C.'s drug crisis gets worse and worse and David Eby still doesn't get it, 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 3, 202513 min

Hub Roundtable: A serenity prayer for tariffs

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the Zelensky-Trump blowup in the oval office today and what it may signal about U.S. foreign policy more generally, including impending tariffs on Canada. They also cover Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney's proposal to balance operating part of the federal budget and accumulate significant debt on capital spending. 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.

Feb 28, 202521 min

Hub Headlines: Does Canada need its own DOGE?

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 - With 55 percent more federal employees per resident than the U.S., does Canada need its own DOGE?, by Alicia Planincic 4:40 - The Canadian patriotism we're seeing is fake—here's how to make it real, by Harrison Lowman 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.

Feb 28, 202510 min

Bricker & Speer: The federal election race is on

Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Global Public Affairs, and Sean Speer, The Hub's editor-at-large, discuss the political implications of new Ipsos polling that shows the federal race tightening with the Liberals now slightly ahead of the Conservatives. 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.

Feb 27, 202529 min

Full Press: (Don't) meet the press

Harrison Lowman, Tara Henley and Peter Menzies discuss how an ill-conceived Cross Country Checkup title sent Canada into a rage spiral; why Trump is kicking journalists he doesn't like out of the White House, Pentagon, and Air Force One; the Liberals' newly unveiled plan to save the CBC; and why the barrier to entry for appearing on Canadian media is so high. 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.

Feb 27, 202533 min

Hub Headlines: We will need more than diplomacy and defence to secure Canadian sovereignty

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. 0:26 - It's going to take more than diplomacy and defence spending to secure Canada's sovereignty, by Peter Tertzakian 7:53 - Dismiss Mark Carney at your peril, Conservatives, by Spencer Fernando 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.

Feb 27, 202513 min

Hub Headlines: Mark Carney's big budget plan is less impressive than it seems

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 - Mark Carney's big budget plan is less impressive than it seems, by Theo Argitis 6:55 - No, Trump is not a Russian agent—he's a chaos agent, by Ian Garner 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.

Feb 26, 202513 min

Hub Dialogues: Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Canada's flag and national pride

Former Prime Minister Harper joins us to talk about his new book, Flags of Canada, which chronicles the political battles and passionate discourse that gave us the iconic Maple Leaf in 1965. He argues that Canadians must tap into their national pride and independent identity in the face of open hostility from American President Donald Trump. 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.

Feb 25, 202541 min

Hub Headlines: Time, inflation, and markets are on Canada's side in the tariff wars

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 - Time, inflation, and markets are on Canada's side in Trump's tariff wars, by Fen Osler Hampson and Tim Sargent 8:39 - The end of the CBC? Not if the Liberals have anything to say about it, 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.

Feb 25, 202514 min

Hub Dialogues: Deep Saini on Canada's universities in an era of uncertainty

Dr. Deep Saini, president and vice-chancellor of McGill University, discusses the global competition for talent, the role and importance of Canada's world leading universities, and some of the challenges that McGill and other universities have faced on their campuses over the past several months. This episode was made possible by U15 Canada and the generosity of listeners like you 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.

Feb 24, 202531 min

Hub Dialogues: Timothy Garton Ash on if Europe is doomed

Timothy Garton Ash insists reports of the death of Europe are greatly exaggerated. The Oxford historian says the continent can overcome war, disunity, and economic pains. Seventy plus years on, Garton Ash says, the European Union will play a pivotal role in the new international order, and that it's time for Canada to join the club. His latest book is Homelands: A Personal History of Europe. 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.

Feb 24, 202540 min

Hub Headlines: Only 10 percent of Canadians believe Trump is joking about the '51st state'

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 - Hub Exclusive: Only 10 percent of Canadians believe Trump is joking about the '51st state', by André Turcotte 10:21 - Canada's place in the world is as uncertain as ever. Here's how Poilievre, Carney, and Freeland are planning to secure it, by Richard Shimooka 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.

Feb 24, 202518 min

Hub Roundtable: Canada's hockey victory, latest political polls, and U.S. foreign policy's wild week

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss Canada's big hockey in Boston over Team USA, the latest political polls showing surging Liberal support, and the Trump administration's wild week on the international stage, from Saudi Arabia to Ukraine to Europe. 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.

Feb 21, 202523 min

Hub Dialogues: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on tariff threats and the Liberal leadership race

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith talks about why Canada's resources are so important to the U.S., how Ottawa's retaliatory plans to U.S. tariff threats have demonstrated the value of Alberta's oil and gas industry, and why she is not looking forward to Mark Carney as the likely next Liberal Party leader. 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.

Feb 21, 202532 min

Hub Headlines: What Canada can do as Trump remakes the world order

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 - Get a grip, Canada. Trump may be remaking the world order, but our destiny is still in our hands, by Ginny Roth 7:38 - The art of the bad deal, 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.

Feb 21, 202510 min

Hub Headlines: Poilievre's plan to spur interprovincial trade is good—here's a better one

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 - Poilievre's plan to spur interprovincial trade is good—but here's a better one, by Trevor Tombe 6:50 - The critics were wrong about Danielle Smith's Alberta Sovereignty Act, by Geoffrey Sigalet and Jesse Hartery 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.

Feb 20, 202515 min

Hub Headlines: Why the rise of Mark Carney is good for Pierre Poilievre (and 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. 0:22 - Why the rise of Mark Carney is good for Pierre Poilievre (and for Canada), by Eric Lombardi 9:02 - Why Poilievre chose to double down rather than pivot in his Canada First speech, 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.

Feb 19, 202516 min

Hub Roundtable: Poilievre's pivot non-pivot speech

In this special episode, The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer and Ginny Roth, vice president at Crestview strategy, discuss Pierre Poilievre's major rally speech over the weekend, including how to measure its effectiveness, as well as the political threat posed by Mark Carney and how the Conservatives should be preparing for what could be an imminent election. 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.

Feb 18, 202525 min

Hub Dialogues: Jean Twenge on the clash of generations

On this Hub Dialogue, we are joined by author and psychologist Jean Twenge, often referred to as the "reigning expert on generational change." Jean explains how evolving technology, more so than major historical events like the great recession of 2008 or the terrorist attacks of September 11th, has had a greater impact on how younger generations interact with older peers, why they are suffering from higher rates of depression and anxiety, and what kind of change - political and cultural - they want to see in the future. 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.

Feb 18, 202532 min

Hub Headlines: Canadian culture is dying. Do the Conservatives have any plan to save it?

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 - Canadian culture is dying. Do the Conservatives have any plan to save it?, by Lydia Perovic 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.

Feb 18, 20257 min

Hub Roundtable: The rise of Canadian patriotic populism

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss how the federal ballot question has shifted to a focus on Canada-U.S. relations and its implications for Canadian politics. They cover Pierre Poilievre's major rally speech this weekend and Mark Carney's apparent lead in the Liberal leadership race. 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.

Feb 14, 202519 min

Hub Headlines: There's a fortune to be made in Canada—we need to seize the 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. 0:20 - There's a fortune to be made in Canada—if only we'd seize the opportunity, by Peter Tertzakian 8:31 - Poilievre is right to be tough on crime—but adopting the progressive legal playbook is the wrong way to do it, by Joanna Baron 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.

Feb 14, 202513 min

Bricker & Speer: How is Canada's political landscape evolving amid Trump's provocations?

Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Global Public Affairs, and Sean Speer, The Hub's editor-at-large, discuss Canada's evolving political landscape in the wake of Trump's provocations, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's upcoming rally in Ottawa, and Mark Carney's growing lead in the Liberal leadership race. 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.

Feb 13, 202533 min

Full Press: Don't cry for the CBC

Harrison Lowman, Tara Henley, and Peter Menzies discuss whether the CBC's new CEO just bombed her first major media appearance. They also explore whether journalists who use unnamed sources are lazy. Finally, they ask why mainstream media so eagerly adopted the terminology of left-wing academia. 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.

Feb 13, 202539 min

Hub Headlines: How Poilievre can make 'stop the crime' a reality

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. 0:17 - Four ways Poilievre can make 'stop the crime' more than a slogan, by Steven Penney 8:13 - Thankfully for David Eby, Donald Trump's antics are distracting from his disastrous record, 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.

Feb 13, 202514 min

Hub Headlines: Why Canada should ban TikTok—even if the U.S. doesn't

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 should ban TikTok—even if Trump backs down in the U.S., by Adam Zivo 8:18 - Is CANZUK the answer to Canada's current tariff tiff?, by Brent H. Cameron 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.

Feb 12, 202515 min

Hub Dialogues: Oren Cass on the economics of the New Right

On this Hub Dialogue we are joined by Oren Cass, the founder and chief economist of American Compass, a conservative think tank that is challenging traditional Republican thinking on the economy, and influencing a number of younger Republicans like Tom Cotton, Marco Rubio, Josh Hawley and Vice President J.D. Vance. He talks to us about how Canadians should understand the ongoing threat of tariffs, the ideas and impulses that are animating the Trump administration's disruptive economic and foreign policies, and where Canada fits in the post-liberal international order. 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.

Feb 11, 202532 min

Hub Headlines: Carney's climate platform is a relic from the past

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. 0:17 - Mark Carney's climate plan is already outdated, by Heather Exner-Pirot 7:37 - The mainstream media's coverage of the Liberal leadership contest is a head-scratcher, 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.

Feb 11, 202513 min

Hub Dialogues: Ian Edwards on how Canada can leverage the nuclear renaissance to meet its environmental goals

Ian Edwards, the president and CEO of AtkinsRéalis, discusses the nuclear renaissance he's seeing around the world, how AtkinsRéalis and its CANDU technology is playing a big part in it, and how Canada can better leverage nuclear energy to meet its energy and environmental goals at home and abroad. This episode was made possible by Canadians for CANDU and the generosity of listeners like you 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.

Feb 10, 202531 min

Hub Headlines: The Left's newfound faux Canadian patriotism

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 - The Left's newfound faux Canadian patriotism, by David Polansky 8:30 - Why is the government paying to lobby itself? It's time to end this corrupt process, by David Clement 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.

Feb 10, 202513 min

Hub Roundtable: Trump's tariff threats have turned Canadian politics upside down

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss Trump's tariffs and how the Liberals and Conservatives are jockeying politically in the aftermath of import taxes on Canadian goods going into the U.S. are postponed for thirty days. 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.

Feb 7, 202516 min

Bricker & Speer: How are Canadians feeling about Trump's tariff threats?

Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Global Public Affairs, and The Hub's editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss new Ipsos polling on how Canadians are feeling about Trump's tariff threats, the Liberal leadership race and the state of Canadian politics more generally. 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.

Feb 7, 202528 min

Hub Headlines: The typical voters of today's Liberal Party of 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 - The typical voters of today's Liberal Party of Canada, by David Coletto 9:21 - We must take the tariff debate back to first principles, by Michel-Kelly Gagnon 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.

Feb 7, 202514 min

Hub Headlines: There are real limits to what Canada can do in standing up to Trump

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 - There are real limits to what Canada can do in standing up to Trump, by Trevor Tombe 7:18 - Canada is at a crossroads—will we seize the opportunity to build a better country?, by Richard Rooney 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.

Feb 6, 202511 min

Hub Headlines: The trade war is not over yet

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. 0:17 - The trade war is not over yet, by Theo Argitis 6:40 - Know your enemy—Understanding Trump's mindset is key if Canada wants to survive this trade war, by Robert D. Atkinson 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.

Feb 5, 202512 min

Hub Dialogues: Margaret MacMillan on why Canadians should stop condemning their history

Renowned Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan defines the historical moment we now find ourselves in — where might makes right on the international stage and populism spreads throughout the western world. She also discusses the harm Prime Minister Trudeau had on how Canadians view their history, and the concerning rise of "anti-history" historians. 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.

Feb 4, 202529 min

Hub Headlines: Canada got a break from American tariffs—for 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. 0:23 - Canada got a break from American tariffs—for now. Here's how our economy would fare if Trump changes his mind, by Joseph Steinberg 8:04 - As the U.S. abandons DEI, Canada doubles down, by Dave Snow 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.

Feb 4, 202514 min

Hub Dialogues: Alex Trembath on the ecomodernist defense of nuclear power

Alex Trembath, the deputy director of the Breakthrough Institute, discusses why technological progress is key to addressing climate change, the potential of large scale nuclear energy, and how Canada can be a global leader in exporting its nuclear technology. This episode was made possible by Canadians for CANDU and the generosity of listeners like you 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.

Feb 3, 202533 min

Hub Headline: Trump's tariffs are here—now what?

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 - Trump's tariffs are here—now what?, by Anil Wasif 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.

Feb 3, 20259 min

Hub Roundtable: Day one of the Canada-U.S. tariff war

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer are joined by Janice Gross Stein of the Munk School of Global Affairs discuss Trump's tariffs against Canada and our pledge of dollar-for-dollar countervailing duties if U.S. import taxes are not lifted in the coming weeks. They breakdown what could happen next in this high-stakes economic contest between North America's two largest economies and trading partners. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub's content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you liked what you heard on the program and wish to subscribe to future editions of The Roundtable at full-length please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium 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.

Feb 2, 202532 min

Hub Roundtable: We're in an economic war

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss Trump's impending tariffs against Canada and the growing calls for Canadian governments to respond with massive emergency relief for businesses and households. 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.

Jan 31, 202523 min

In Conversation with David Frum: Trump's predatory foreign policy

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the Trump administration's early foreign policy positioning, including its antagonism towards allies and others, and what it may mean for Canada-U.S. relations and America's relationships around 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.

Jan 31, 202511 min

Hub Headlines: Canada is under threat. Let's sort that out

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 - Canada is under threat. Now would be a good time to start sorting ourselves out, by Mark Mancini 8:19 - The constitutional tug-of-war between politicians and Canada's courts continues, by Joanna Baron 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.

Jan 31, 202515 min

Full Press: How media has failed to cover Canadians' anger

This week on "Full Press", why Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is appearing on the mainstream media channels he loves to hate, how media has failed to cover Canadian anger, lessons learned from American journalists covering President Trump, and calling out biased reporting on government subsidies for private media outlets. Our hosts Harrison Lowman, Managing Editor of The Hub, current affairs journalist, podcaster and author Tara Henley, and Peter Menzies, former newspaper executive and vice chair of the CRTC now senior fellow with The Macdonald-Laurier Institute Peter Menzies discuss. 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.

Jan 30, 202539 min

Hub Headlines: The foreign interference inquiry reveals no traitors, only naive and opportunistic fools

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 - Foreign interference inquiry finds no legal traitors amongst parliamentarians, just far too many naive and opportunistic fools, by Michael Kempa 8:43 - As a Canadian, you are earning far less than your American counterpart, 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.

Jan 30, 202510 min

Hub Dialogues: Maxime Cohen on the Online News Act and the changing economics of news businesses

On this special episode of Hub Dialogues, publisher Rudyard Griffiths speaks with Maxime Cohen, Scale AI Chair in Data Science for Retail at McGill University, about his in-depth study about the Online News Act, its negative impact on Canadian newsrooms, and the future of news and journalism in Canada. You can read the in-depth study on the Online News Act here: https://www.analysisgroup.com/globalassets/insights/publishing/2025_digital_disruption_in_news_media.pdf 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.

Jan 29, 202526 min

Hub Headlines: What the worst response could be to Trump's tariffs

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 - The worst response to Trump's tariffs would be repeating our pandemic spending mistakes, by Sabrina Maddeaux 7:42 - With Trump's deportations underway, what will Canada's asylum policy look like?, by Michael Barutciski 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.

Jan 29, 202513 min

Hub Dialogues: Yuval Levin on why Trump's election was a rejection of Biden, not an endorsement of Trump

On this Hub Dialogue, we are joined by one of the most insightful explainers of the current political moment. Yuval Levin is a conservative political analyst, academic, journalist and the author of the recent book, American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation and Could Again. He joins us to talk about what it means to be conservative in America in 2025, how America's two-party system is flawed yet keeps the country unified, and why close elections are being misinterpreted as a mandate to pursue ambitious agendas. 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.

Jan 28, 202540 min

Hub Headlines: Just how permanent will Trump's tariffs be?

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. 0:17 - Just how permanent will Trump's tariffs be?, by Ken Boessenkool 5:11 - Pierre Poilievre has the government-funded media spooked, 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.

Jan 28, 202510 min