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On this special episode of the Hub Roundtable, publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss President-elect Donald Trump's surprising announcement that his administration will impose 25 percent tariffs on all Canadian imports, including the extent to which mainstream Canadian commentators may be misreading Trump's real motivation--namely, to offset the fiscal cost of his tax policies and return production back to the United States. 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.

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. 0:51 - Your bribe is in the mail—Trudeau and Ford's populist gimmicks play Canadians for fools, by Eric Lombardi 9:54 - What Trump's return means for Canada's Arctic commitments, by Rob Huebert 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.

Sam Sullivan, the founder of the Global Civics Policy Society and former B.C. Cabinet minister and mayor of Vancouver, discusses his personal experience dealing with disability and how we fail to properly support disabled Canadians, including the policy disincentives for paid employment and financial independence. This episode was made possible by the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security 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.

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. 0:51 - Fixing immigration and fixing the economy are two sides of the same coin, by Chris Alexander 9:57 - Somebody tell Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford that the Santa Claus model of tax policy doesn't work, by Ben Eisen and Jake Fuss 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.

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the various problems with the Trudeau government's plan to issue $250 rebate cheques and temporarily suspend the federal sales tax on certain consumer goods like beer, newspapers and Christmas trees. They also discuss the government's response to the International Criminal Court's arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. 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.

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. 0:54 - Want to solve the housing crisis? Make it easier to build better neighbourhoods, by Mike Moffatt 8:24 - The Randy Boissonnault saga shows why identity politics and federal contracts shouldn't mix, by Sabrina Maddeaux 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.

Amanda MacKenzie, national director of external affairs at March of Dimes Canada, and Neil Hetherington, CEO of the Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto, discuss, among other topics, how inadequate public benefits, the labyrinth of government rules and regulations, and poor policy design are ultimately responsible for high rates of food insecurity among disabled Canadians, and what policymakers can do about it. This episode was made possible by the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security 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.

In the first episode of The Hub's new bi-weekly series, Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Global — Public Affairs and one of Canada's leading pollsters and political commentators, discusses the lessons and implications of Donald Trump's presidential win, including with respect to immigration, trade, and our own politics. 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.

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. 0:54 - Canada's foreign policy needs a radical reset. Here are the three things a new government should focus on first, by David Mulroney 7:53 - The biggest thing Pierre Poilievre could do to fix Canada's military, 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.

J.J. McCullough, Canadian political commentator and successful YouTube creator, discusses the flaws of Bill C-11 (the Online Streaming Act), including how it will limit choice for Canadian consumers and undermine the success of online creators like him. This episode was made possible by the Digital Media Association 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.

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. 0:53 - Pierre Poilievre should follow Elon Musk's lead and bring his own Department of Government Efficiency to Ottawa, by Sean Speer 7:41 - Canada's economy is on track for a soft landing. Will it hold?, 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.

In this two-part episode, Karen Mazurkewich, VP stakeholder relations and communications at Toronto Pearson, and Eric Weiner, award winning writer and author of The Geography of Bliss and The Socrates Express, discuss the joys of travel, including why people travel, the benefits and experiences that come from travel, and how airports are increasingly focused on passenger experience — through a combination of more information, a greater use of digital technology, and the presence of art and other cultural installations. This episode was made possible by Toronto Pearson Airport 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.

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. 0:54 - Hysteria is an unhelpful response to Trump's tariff threat. Here's what Canada can do instead, by Derek H. Burney 7:01 - Premier Legault, it's time to put your money where your mouth is and balance Quebec's budget, by Nicolas 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.

Mark Jamison, a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former member of President Trump's transition team for the Federal Communications Commission. discusses, among other topics, the role of markets and competition in telecommunications policy, the limits of top-down interventions, and lessons that Canadian policymakers can derive from American telecommunications policy. This episode was made possible by Telus 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.

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. 0:54 - A quarter of all Ontario MAID providers may have violated the Criminal Code. Does anyone care?, by Alexander Raikin 8:23 - Is economic inequality the greatest of all plagues?, by Patrick Luciani 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.

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominees and what they signal about his incoming administration and its impact on the U.S. conservative movement. They also cover Trump's implications for Canada including how Canadian Conservatives ought to position themselves vis-a-vis the Trump administration. 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.

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. 0:53 - Canada's over-credentialed working class can't get ahead, by Renze Nauta and Sean Speer 6:48 - Ten years ago I ran to be Vancouver mayor. Here's what I learned, 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.

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. 0:50 - What Trump's tax plan means for Canada, by Trevor Tombe 7:38 - Canada's economic future is not looking bright. We should not take this lightly, 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.

Brian Dijkema, the president of Canada at Cardus, and a senior editor of Comment, discusses the role that Canada's natural resource sector has played in sustaining mid-skilled labour demand in this country. He also sheds light on the risks the Trudeau government's proposed emissions cap on the oil and gas sector could pose to middle-class opportunity. This episode was made possible by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and the generosity of listeners like you. Make a one time contribution 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.

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. 0:45 - Canada has nothing to fear from another Trump presidency, by Conrad Black 8:55 - Tired of crying over spilled milk? It's time to kill the supply management sacred cow, 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.

Sarah Stern, executive director of the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security, discusses, among other topics, the state of food insecurity in Canada, its disproportionate effect on the disabled community, and the role for public policy to lower food insecurity in general and among disabled Canadians in particular. This episode was made possible by the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security 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.

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. 0:50 - Canada cannot afford to prioritize protectionism, by Michael Harvey 7:45 - There's no reason for Trump to put the brakes on Canada's low-carbon economic growth, by Etienne Rainville (sponsored by Clean Prosperity) 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.

Samuel Hammond, senior economist at the Foundation for American Innovation, discusses Donald Trump's election victory, the rise of a conservative populism/big tech counter-establishment personified by incoming vice president JD Vance, and the policy implications of the nascent alliance between conservative populism and Silicon Valley elites. 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.

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. 0:49 - A history of Canadian Remembrance Day, by J.L. Granatstein 7:26 - Canada would not be a country without the audacious Canadian Pacific Railway project. We need that enterprising spirit today, 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.

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the U.S. presidential election result, its effects on Canadian politics including whether it will precipitate a parliamentary prorogation or even an early election. They also discuss Trump's promise to implement sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports as well as how the election campaign demonstrated the declining influence of the legacy news media. 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.

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the U.S. presidential election results, including its possible implications for Canada on trade, immigration, and national security, as well as what they signal about the state of American conservatism. 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 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.

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. 0:51 - Ford's tunnel-vision is Ontario's latest counter-intuitive and costly infrastructure idea, by Christopher Hume 8:01 - An emissions cap would reduce Canadian energy when the world needs it most, by Kendall Dilling 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.

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. 1:50 - 'Challenges, but also opportunities': The Hub reacts to what Trump's dramatic victory means for Canada, by Trevor Tombe, Sean Speer and other contributors 7:04 - Canada can't afford to fail its skilled immigrants, by Claudia Hepburn 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.

John Desjarlais, executive director of the Indigenous Resource Network, discusses, among other topics, the federal government's recently proposed emission cap on the oil and gas sector and its potential effects on Indigenous participation in resource development, including the harms to Indigenous opportunity and self-determination. This episode was made possible by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and the generosity of listeners like you. Make a one time contribution 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.

On this special episode, Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss President Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential election, including what the outcome may tell us about Canadian politics and how a Trump administration's policy agenda may affect Canada's economy. 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.

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. 0:48 - Canada's moral relativism leaves Jews in the line of fire, by Andrew Bennett 8:19 - Canada's massively bloated bureaucracy just keeps on growing, 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.

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. 0:51 - Whether Trump or Harris is victorious, Canada must fundamentally change its approach to America, by Theo Argitis 6:16 - Canada needs well-respected courts. Too bad they keep undermining their own legitimacy, 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Spencer, chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute, co-director of the Urban Warfare Project, and host of the Urban Warfare Project podcast, discusses Israel's ongoing war against Hamas, including the unique challenges presented by the extensive tunnel network in Gaza and its unprecedented and misunderstood efforts to minimize civilian harm. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. 0:52 - Canada's seniors are already well supported. It's time to invest in the younger generation, by Tim Sargent and Peter Copeland 6:00 - Quebec is radically defying federal Canadian law. Will there be any accountability?, by John Sikkema 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the upcoming U.S. presidential election and how the two possible outcomes may impact Canadian politics here. They also discuss growing government intervention into Canada's news media including identity-based funding under the Local Journalism Initiative and reports of government spending on its own podcast production, as well as the case for Conservatives to boycott the Leaders' Debates Commission. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this special episode of Hub Dialogues, the winner and runner-up of the second annual Hunter Prize for Public Policy, Ben Dachis, the vice president of research and outreach at Clean Prosperity and senior fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute, and Luan Yao, a research and communications coordinator at the Vancouver mayor's office, discuss their proposals to reconpetualize how we finance housing-related infrastructure and a new below-market rental tax credit program, respectively. You can read their proposals here and here. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. 0:52 - The British Tories should follow Pierre Poilievre's example—Win back the Right, then build from there, by Ginny Roth 9:09 - What will the cut in immigration mean for Canada's economy?, 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. 0:51 - What Canada can learn from Irish prosperity, by Trevor Tombe 8:27 - The Trudeau government's newest intrusion into newsrooms is another nail in the industry's coffin, 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After what seemed like countless recounts, The Hub's B.C. Correspondent Kirk LaPointe talks to Managing Editor Harrison Lowman about what appears to be the results of a historic B.C. election. They discuss conspiratorial allegations of "rigged" votes, the teetering and unstable legislature, Premier Eby's pared down agenda, the political legacy of John Rustad, and what the outcome says about the political mood across Canada. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ted Woodhead, a longtime telecommunications executive and former CRTC official, discusses his DeepDive essay for The Hub on a set of practical policy reforms to liberalize Canada's telecommunications policy framework, and boost market-based competition in the sector. This episode was made possible by Telus 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. 0:52 - Canada's enemies aren't just targeting elected officials—they're trying to interfere with you too, by Richard Shimooka 9:03 - B.C. Premier David Eby can finally claim victory. Unfortunately for him, the easy part is over, 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. 0:50 - Poilievre's new housing plan isn't flawless—but it's close, by Mike Moffatt 6:43 - Hamas is still holding my mother's remains hostage. Where is Canada's urgency in bringing her home?, by Iris Weinstein Haggai 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali, in discussing her new platform, Courage Media, stresses the importance of open discourse on issues like antisemitism, radical ideologies, and multiculturalism. She critiques Western society's reluctance to address sensitive topics and warns that ideologies like wokeism threaten democratic values. Hirsi Ali advocates for a values-based immigration approach and emphasizes that Courage Media aims to challenge prevailing groupthink, defend pluralism, and restore Western values essential for societal cohesion. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. 0:53 - Want to cut useless government spending, Pierre Poilievre? Boycott the Leaders' Debates Commission, by Rudyard Griffiths 8:15 - Philpott should act on instincts and promote Dutch-style health-care reform in Ontario, by Bacchus Barua and Mackenzie Moir 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss Prime Minister Trudeau's dramatic week, from the Liberal caucus meeting where he faced calls to resign to him defiantly proclaiming that he will remain as party leader and the continuing speculation on Parliament's possible prorogation. They also discuss the federal government's recent immigration announcement as well as the upcoming U.S. presidential election and its policy implications for Canada. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. 0:55 - Bigger numbers, fewer safeguards, and no accountability—How to fix Canada's foreign worker program woes, by Peter Csillag 9:56 - When antisemitism no longer shocks, 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the latest developments in Canada's foreign interference inquiry, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's shocking claim that parliamentarians have been compromised by foreign sources, and what it means for Canadian democracy, politics, and national security. 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 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. 0:53 - 'Highly defamatory and damaging': David Frum on Trudeau's unfair targeting of Jordan Peterson and his suspiciously selective approach to tackling foreign interference, by The Hub Staff 7:23 - I am a Ukrainian refugee. Here's why after two frustrating years in Canada, I'm leaving your country, by Zelenskyi Oleksandr 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Menzies, senior fellow at The Macdonald-Laurier Institute, former newspaper executive and past vice chair of the CRTC, discusses his recent commentary about foreign ownership restrictions in Canada's telecommunications sector, and the potential for reform. This episode was made possible by Telus 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. 0:51 - Trudeau is in big trouble—A political insider's insights on contentious caucus meetings, by Rob Leone 7:25 - When it comes to telecoms, does Canada need to get over its foreign ownership phobia?, 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.