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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

Hub Dialogues: Lisa Raitt on why she's bullish on Canada's nuclear future

Lisa Raitt, the managing director and vice chair of global investment banking at CIBC Capital Markets and former federal cabinet minister, discusses her decision as natural resources minister to license Canada's CANDU nuclear technology in the private sector, the growing global market for Canadian nuclear technologies more broadly, and why she thinks Canadian policymakers ought to seize on them. 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.

Jan 27, 202525 min

Hub Headlines: Canada is losing its economic immigration edge

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 losing its economic immigration edge—and the U.S. is set to take advantage, by Peter Csillag 7:55 - The Liberals utterly failed to control Canada's population growth. Here's what the next government can do better, by Don Kerr 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 27, 202513 min

Hub Roundtable: This is not a game

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss President Trump's inauguration this past week, including his ongoing threat of tariffs against Canada, and how the current "Team Canada" approach seems ill-prepared to protect the country's interests, especially with a lame duck government. They also cover a range of provincial issues, including the Supreme Court of Canada's upcoming hearings on Quebec's Bill 21, a much-anticipated election in Ontario, and how Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has stepped up to defend her province and the country in light of Ottawa's weak leadership. 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 24, 202524 min

Hub Headlines: Donald Trump enters office leading a country resigned to who he is

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 - No protests, no marches, no riots—This time, Donald Trump enters office leading a country resigned to who he is, by Wodek Szemberg 7:44 - Years of Liberal digital policy is dead. You can thank prorogation and Donald Trump for that, by Michael Geist 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 24, 202513 min

Bricker & Speer: Trump's inauguration and the Liberal leadership race

Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Global Public Affairs, and The Hub's editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss President Trump's inauguration, the Liberal leadership race and how Canadians are feeling about our fast-moving political environment. 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 23, 202533 min

Hub Headlines: Trudeau's tariff response cannot be a backdoor plan to fix his deficit

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 - Trudeau's tariff response cannot be a backdoor plan to fix his deficit, by Sean Speer 6:05 - Why federal deficits are getting more volatile, 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 23, 20258 min

Hub Headlines: Restricting oil exports is a bad idea. There's a better option

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 - Premier Smith is right that restricting oil exports is a bad idea. Here's a better option, by Trevor Tombe 9:20 - The courts must stay out of the politics of prorogation, 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.

Jan 22, 202514 min

Hub Dialogues: Henry Olsen on America's political realignment under Trump

Henry Olsen is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and host of the Beyond the Polls podcast. He talks to us about what to expect in Trump's first 100 days in office, the political realignment that got him into office, and whether competing factions within Trump's coalition - from Silicon Valley tech billionaires to the populist-nationalist MAGA crowd - can co-exist in his second term. 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 21, 202540 min

Hub Headlines: Ways to respond to future Trump trade 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 - Eliminate the GST—and other ways to respond to future Trump trade tariffs, by Ken Boessenkool 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 21, 20255 min

Hub Dialogues: Chris Keefer on why Canada needs to invest in nuclear technology

Chris Keefer, an emergency medical physician and the president of Canadians for Nuclear Energy, discusses his unique path to becoming a champion of nuclear energy, the economic, environmental, and health benefits of nuclear technology, and why he thinks Canadians should build more nuclear plants at home and export the technology 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.

Jan 20, 202526 min

Hub Headlines: Canada selling out Alberta will make us weaker

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 - As we await Trump's tariffs, Canada's strategy of selling out Alberta is making us all weaker, by Brad Tennant 8:03 - When it comes to security, Trudeau leaves Canada worse than he found 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.

Jan 20, 202515 min

Hub Roundtable: Power abhors a vacuum, as Canada faces off against the U.S.

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the power vacuum left by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation and how its playing out in the Liberal leadership race, including the launch of Mark Carney's campaign and Chrystia Freeland's pending launch, the rising salience of economic nationalism and its risks, and the growing tensions between Alberta and the rest of the country over the impending imposition of tariffs by incoming U.S. President Donald Trump. 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 17, 202530 min

Hub Headlines: The dark blemish on Trudeau's messy legal legacy

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 - Don't forget about the Emergencies Act when assessing Trudeau's legal legacy, by Joanna Baron 8:18 - What was Christy Clark thinking?, 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.

Jan 17, 202512 min

In Conversation with David Frum: Trump's growing threats to Canada

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss President-elect Donald Trump's growing provocations about Canada becoming the 51st state and what we should make of it. They also cover Prime MInister Justin Trudeau's recently-announced resignation and its implications for his personal legacy, the future of the Liberal Party, and Canadians politics more generally. 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 16, 202515 min

Full Press: Why Trudeau and Carney are snubbing Canadian media

Introducing "Full Press" a new media criticism podcast where listeners can escape the mainstream media echo chambers for a precious 40 minutes every second Thursday. This week, in our premier episode, why Prime Minister Trudeau, and Liberal leadership contenders Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland are running away from Canadian media microphones, Poilievre's interview with Jordan Peterson, and why only 37 percent of English Canadians now say they trust the news. 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 16, 202535 min

Hub Headlines: 70 percent of Canadians believe the economy is in recession

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 - Financial stress could define 2025 as 70 percent of Canadians believe the economy is in recession, by André Turcotte 7:36 - Why America's trade deficit with Canada is not the problem Trump thinks it is, 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 16, 202510 min

Hub Headlines: What if an election is not imminent?

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 - Everyone is assuming an election is imminent. What if that's wrong?, by Sean Speer 6:04 - Of all Trudeau's many mistakes, trying to control the internet was perhaps the most foolish, 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 15, 202512 min

Hub Dialogues: Isaac Stone Fish on if China really is the West's greatest enemy

As President Trump enters the White House, Isaac Stone Fish, China expert, CEO, and founder of the research firm "Strategy Risks" discusses a looming trade war with China, the implications of admitting the country into the World Trade Organization nearly 25 years ago, and Canada's rocky relationship with the Middle Kingdom. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer and 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.

Jan 14, 202534 min

Hub Headlines: Trudeau never understood Canadian pride. Poilievre does

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 - What Poilievre understands about Canadian pride that Trudeau never did, by J.J. McCullough 7:37 - 'Don't shoot yourself in the foot'—and five other rules for negotiating with Trump, by Fen Osler Hampson and Tim Sargent 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 14, 202514 min

Hub Dialogues: Mike Harris on why Canada's energy future is nuclear

Mike Harris, former premier of Ontario and co-chair of the Canadians for CANDU campaign, discusses why he got involved in the campaign, how leveraging Canada's nuclear advantage –particularly CANDU technology – can boost the economy and help the environment, and why he thinks Conservatives are uniquely positioned to lead on the file. 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.

Jan 13, 202526 min

Hub Headlines: Trudeau's international record may be his most humiliating legacy

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 - Trudeau's international record may be his most humiliating legacy, by Derek H. Burney 8:13 - 'Based' Pierre Poilievre is here to stay, by Ginny Roth 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 13, 202517 min