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Hub Dialogues: The B.C. Election: We (Don't) Have a Winner…

The Hub's B.C. Correspondent Kirk LaPointe talks to Managing Editor Harrison Lowman about the results of a historic B.C. election. With no clear winner, British Columbians are holding their collective breaths, waiting on vote recounts, and eyeing two new Green MLAs who may now hold the balance of power. They also discuss what message voters were sending to the Conservatives and NDP, and former B.C Premier Christy Clark's opening salvo in her attempt to wrestle away federal Liberal leadership away from Prime Minister Trudeau. 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.

Oct 23, 202437 min

Hub Headlines: The B.C. election is over, and everything is still a mess

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 - The B.C. election is over—and everything is still a mess, by Kirk LaPointe 10:35 - Is minimum wage keeping up with inflation?, by Alicia Planincic This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 22, 202414 min

Hub Dialogues: Gordon Campbell on healthcare reform & achieving better health outcomes for Canadians

On this special edition of Hub Dialogues, editor-at-large Sean Speer interviews former B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell on the case for ambitious health-care reform in Canada and the role of political leadership to achieve better health outcomes for Canadians.This discussion was part of a day-long conference hosted by the Canadian Constitutional Foundation, Montreal Economic Institute and SecondStreet.Org, and was held in front of a live audience in Vancouver, B.C. on September 10th, 2024. 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.

Oct 21, 202457 min

Hub Headlines: Trudeau the showman at the foreign interference inquiry, not the statesman

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 the showman arrives at the foreign interference inquiry. But will Trudeau the statesman ever show up?, by Michael Kempa 11:48 - Israel alone—again, 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 21, 202418 min

Hub Roundtable: Trudeau's politicized testimony & Ford buying votes

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the politics of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's controversial testimony at the foreign interference inquiry this past week as well as growing pressure from Liberal MPs for him to step down. They also discuss reports that the Ontario government will announce $200 cheques for individual Ontarians in this month's Fall Economic Statement and this weekend's B.C. provincial 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 18, 202424 min

Hub Headlines: What Mark Carney should tell the floundering government

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 - What Mark Carney should really tell the floundering federal government, by Fen Osler Hampson and Tim Sargent 8:52 - 'Free the market to come and find the answer': Five takeaways from the Conservatives on Climate series so far, by Benjamin Dachis and Sean Speer This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 18, 202414 min

Hub Dialogues: The B.C. Election: A Dead Heat to the Finish Line

The Hub's B.C. correspondent Kirk LaPointe talks to managing editor Harrison Lowman about a historic election B.C. election, now just days away. They discuss the too close to call race, party platform promises, "common sense" Conservatism, and what to expect from the next B.C. government, whether its orange or blue. 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.

Oct 17, 202430 min

Hub Headlines: Pain of high interest rates will last for a while

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. 0:47 - Interest rates may be on the decline, but the pain of high interest rates is going to last for a while, by Trevor Tombe 7:16 - Canada's urban rail construction costs are soaring. But how do we compare to other countries, 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.

Oct 17, 202411 min

Hub Dialogues: Robert Atkinson on telecommunications competition in the broadband market

Robert Atkinson, founder and president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, discusses about his recent DeepDive essay on Ottawa's flawed assumptions to introduce more players and competition in Canada's telecommunications market, and how public policy should prioritize connectivity. 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.

Oct 16, 202430 min

Hub Headlines: A way for Canadian homebuyers to save nearly $2 billion a year

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 - One simple way the federal government could save Canadian homebuyers nearly $2 billion a year, by Mike Moffatt 8:40 - Foreign ownership restrictions on telecommunications companies hurt Canada's economy, by Steven Globerman (Sponsored by Telus) 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.

Oct 16, 202418 min

Hub Headlines: Young professional parents transforming the home education frontier

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 - Who are the new homeschoolers? Young urban professional parents are transforming the home education frontier, by Paul W. Bennett 11:41 - The best climate policy? More Canadian commodities, by Heather Exner-Pirot 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.

Oct 15, 202421 min

Hub Dialogues: Robert Asselin on Canada's consumption-driven growth model and the need for a new economic strategy

Robert Asselin, Senior Vice President for Policy at the Business Council of Canada, discusses his recently published paper, Engines of Growth, including the flaws of Canada's consumption-driven economic growth model and the need for a new economic strategy focused on boosting investment, productivity, and higher GDP per capita. 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.

Oct 14, 202432 min

Hub Headlines: Why Canada is a country worth being thankful for

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. 1:15 - 'More pride is called for': Five Takeaways from David Frum's discussion on why Canada is a country worth being thankful for, by David Frum 8:52 - Is the world better off without us?, 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 14, 202414 min

Hub Roundtable: Enjoy your turkey, Parliament might prorogue

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer are joined by MP Adam Chambers to discuss how work in Parliament has stalled as the government refuses to turn over documents related to misspending by a now-defunct green funding agency. They also discuss Statistics Canada's recent report on Canada's rising income inequality, as well as TD Bank's major U.S. fine for money laundering issues and whether it will galvanize reform in 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.

Oct 11, 202416 min

Hub Headlines: Does Poilievre have grander ambitions than Harper?

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 - Stephen Harper embraced pragmatic, incremental change. Does Pierre Poilievre have grander ambitions?, by Sam Routley 9:18 - The first step in solving Canada's housing crisis? Implement a non-delusional immigration policy, by Donald Wright 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.

Oct 11, 202414 min

Hub Dialogues: The B.C. Election: Who really won the leaders debate?

The Hub's B.C. correspondent Kirk LaPointe talks to managing editor Harrison Lowman about a historical election B.C. election, now just over a week away. They discuss the state of the campaign, the one and only televised debate, drug decriminalization, and whether former B.C premier Christy Clark is making a move to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of the federal Liberal Party. 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.

Oct 10, 202435 min

Hub Headlines: Artificial competition in telecoms has been a cross-party failure

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 - Imposing artificial competition in the telecoms sector has been a cross-party failure. It's time to unleash the market, by Sean Speer 7:39 - The Supreme Court is supposed to safeguard our legal system, not radically undermine it, by Mark Mancini 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.

Oct 10, 202413 min

Hub Dialogues: Mac Van Wielingen on the need for a clear, pragmatic and durable climate vision and agenda

Mac Van Wielingen, founder and former chair of ARC Financial Corporation, discusses the tradeoffs between the environment and the economy, the need for a clear climate vision, and the basic contours of a pragmatic and durable climate change agenda for Canada. This episode was made possible by Clean Prosperity 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.

Oct 9, 202439 min

Hub Headlines: Canada's risky industrial policy

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 - Northvolt's struggles a cautionary tale for Canada's risky industrial policy, by Daniel Dufort (English version) 6:59 - An icy wind is blowing on Canadian investment, by Adam Legge 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.

Oct 9, 202413 min

Hub Dialogues: Ian Scott on Canada's digitial divide & the telecommunications sector

Ian Scott, former chair and CEO of the CRTC and visiting scholar at McGill University's Max Bell School of Public Policy, discusses his recent paper on Canada's digital divide, and what could be done to boost competitive intensity in the telecommunications sector, including the possibility of fully repealing foreign investment restrictions under the Telecommunications Act. 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.

Oct 8, 202438 min

Hub Headlines: It's time to change the channel on the CBC

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 - It's time to change the channel on the CBC, by David Clinton 10:39 - Antisemitism is an evil all Canadians must fight, by Rick Hillier 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.

Oct 8, 202419 min

Hub Dialogues: Damien Steel on carbon removal technology & Canada's potential to become a global leader

Deep Sky CEO Damien Steel discusses the capitalist case for carbon removal technology, the growing maturation of carbon markets, and why he thinks Canada has the potential to be a global leader in both. This episode was made possible by Deep Sky 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 7, 202436 min

Hub Headlines: The one-year anniversary of the October 7th attacks on Israel

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. 0:39 - 'There's no going back': The Hub Reacts to the one year anniversary of the October 7th attacks on Israel 6:27 - Welcome to the world of the pseudo-historians, where Churchill bashers and Putin apologists rule the day, by Michael Bonner 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.

Oct 7, 202416 min

Hub Roundtable: The hard lessons of October 7th for Canada

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss next week's one-year anniversary of Hamas' terrorist attacks against Israel and what it has exposed about Canadian society. They also discuss this week's parliamentary vote in favour of boosting the Old Age Security program and why the Conservatives would have supported it. And finally, they wrap up with an inside look at developments at The Hub itself. 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.

Oct 4, 202417 min

Hub Headlines: Unionized workers are a big loser under the Liberals' pharmacare plans

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. 0:39 - Unionized workers are a big loser under the Liberals' pharmacare plans, by Brian Dijkema and Renze Nauta 6:23 - Urban densification is not going to solve our housing crisis, by Donald Wright 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.

Oct 4, 202414 min

In Conversation with David Frum: Iran's missile attack against Israel & Indian residential schools

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the latest developments in the Middle East, including Iran's ballistic missile attack against Israel and what a "good outcome" might entail, and reflect on next week's one-year anniversary of Hamas's terrorist attacks against Israel. They also discuss new Canadian legislation that would criminalize dissenting views on Indian residential schools. 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.

Oct 3, 202411 min

Hub Dialogues: The B.C. Election: A United Right vs. the NDP?

The Hub's B.C. Correspondent Kirk LaPointe talks to Managing Editor Harrison Lowman about a historical election B.C. election currently underway. They discuss the state of the campaign, the abandoned carbon tax, and the implosion of the B.C. Liberals. 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.

Oct 3, 202430 min

Hub Headlines: Boosting old age security would be a costly mistake

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:39 - Why boosting old age security would be a costly mistake, by Trevor Tombe 6:23 - Canada can no longer afford to ignore its 'soft corruption' problem, by Eric Lombardi 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.

Oct 3, 202420 min

Hub Dialogues: David Redfern on the economics of decarbonization

David Redfern, President & CEO of Lafarge Canada (East) and Head of Aggregates and Construction Materials Holcim (U.S.), discusses the economics of decarbonization, the role of market forces in our net-zero efforts, and how public policy can best support these market developments. This episode was made possible by Clean Prosperity 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.

Oct 2, 202435 min

Hub Headlines: Quebec is now ignoring a Criminal Code prohibition on MAID advance requests

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. 0:39 - Quebec—already a MAID outlier—is now ignoring a Criminal Code prohibition on advance requests, by Daniel Zekveld 6:23 - The bill is coming due on Canada's NATO commitment, 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.

Oct 2, 20249 min

Hub Headlines: Pierre Poilievre is drawing prominent outspoken 'movement' conservatives

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. 0:41 - Pierre Poilievre is drawing prominent outspoken 'movement' conservatives to run as party candidates, by Élie Cantin-Nantel 11:48 - Policymakers must make Canada more attractive to investors—not just homebuyers, by Steven Globerman 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.

Oct 1, 202416 min

Hub Dialogues: Grégoire Baillargeon on carbon removal technology and the role of markets & governments

Grégoire Baillargeon, president of BMO Quebec and vice-chair of BMO Capital Markets, discusses why he is bullish on carbon removal technology, the role of markets and government for its deployment and scale and the evolution of carbon markets in Canada and around the world. This episode was made possible by Deep Sky 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 30, 202434 min

Hub Headlines: Time to to correct Canada's biased institutions

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 - It's time for conservatives to correct Canada's biased institutions, by Howard Anglin 7:29 - The Liberal Party's base may now be just 7 percent of Canadians: A hard look at the numbers, by David Coletto 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.

Sep 30, 202419 min

Hub Roundtable: A fractious Parliament and deepfakes

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the latest developments in Israel's war against Hezbollah and the Trudeau government's "on one hand this and on the other hand that" response. They also cover the controversy over CTV News's manipulation of a video of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and the boiling over of political tensions during the week's parliamentary sitting. 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.

Sep 28, 202418 min

Hub Headlines: Time to amend the Canada Health Act

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 - It's time to amend the Canada Health Act, by Joanna Baron 7:54 - When it comes to where people want to live, Canada is a very small country, by Donald Wright 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.

Sep 27, 202412 min

Hub Headlines: Bring on the carbon tax election

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:45 - Bring on the carbon tax election, by Stephen Staley 8:14 - Note to the Liberals: you don't have to be authoritarian to protect against online harms, 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.

Sep 26, 202414 min

Hub Dialogues: Darrell Bricker on climate change policy and what Canadians are thinking

Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, discusses, among other topics, the political salience of climate policy, how Canadians think about the issue and what Canadian conservatives need to do to ensure voters that they're credible and serious on the climate change file. This episode was made possible by Clean Prosperity 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.

Sep 25, 202435 min

Hub Headlines: The capital gains tax increase is far from trivial

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. 0:37 - DeepDive: The capital gains tax increase on Canada's economy was far from trivial, by Jack M. Mintz 14:26 - The immigrants most valuable to the Canadian economy are also the most likely to leave, 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.

Sep 25, 202417 min

Hub Headlines: End of days for the Trudeau government?

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. 0:35 - Are we entering the last days of this Liberal government?, by Darrell Bricker 8:00 - There's not going to be an election anytime soon, 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 24, 202414 min

Hub Dialogues: Roger Aines on being optimistic for carbon removal

Roger Aines, the Energy Program Chief Scientist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, discusses the current state of carbon removal technology, the challenges facing its development and scaling, and why he's ultimately optimistic that we can overcome them. This episode was made possible by Deep Sky 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 23, 202434 min

Hub Headlines: A misguided tax on tech companies can help China

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. 0:38 - Canada's misguided tax on American tech companies hurts both our countries while helping China, by Robert C. O'Brien 6:13 - The Trudeau government is asking first-time home buyers to shoulder more debt to kickstart Canada's housing industry, by Matt Spoke This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 23, 202412 min

Hub Roundtable: Byelections turning Ottawa upside-down

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss this week's big political developments, including Monday's byelections, the return of parliament, and ongoing speculation about a snap election. They also cover the federal government's $2 billion loan to Telesat and what it signals about the growing protectionism and government subsidies in Canada's economy, as well as, the government's relaxing of the mortgage rules and the potential consequences for the housing market. 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.

Sep 20, 202412 min

Hub Headlines: We can't build our way out of a housing crisis

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:37 - We are not going to build our way out of the housing crisis, by Donald Wright 6:24 - The Trudeau government's tax on American tech giants is a lose-lose for consumers and the Canadian economy, by David Collins 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.

Sep 20, 202414 min

In Conversation with David Frum: The U.S. presidential election's impact on Canada & the upcoming anniversary of October 7th

In this special episode of In Conversation with David Frum, leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the state of the U.S. presidential election, the possible effects on Canada, and his reflections as we approach the one-year anniversary of Hamas's terrorist attacks against Israel. 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.

Sep 19, 202430 min

Hub Headlines: Provincial finances are worse than PBO suggests

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. 0:37 - Provincial finances are in worse shape than the PBO suggests, by Trevor Tombe 8:08 - It's time for Alberta's conservatives to move on from Ralph Klein's only bad legacy, by Brad Tennant 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.

Sep 19, 202417 min

Hub Dialogues: Jason Kenney on Alberta's potential in a low-carbon economy

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney discusses, among other topics, Alberta's potential in a low-carbon economy, his government's support for decarbonization, and how conservatives can be leaders in reconciling Canada's economic and environmental goals. This episode was made possible by Clean Prosperity 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.

Sep 18, 202441 min

Hub Headlines: Canada's political parties have a power hoarder problem

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. 0:38 - Canada's political parties have a power hoarder problem, by Sabrina Maddeaux 8:25 - One year ago, Canada-India relations cratered. It's time to rebuild this critical relationship, by Jeff Mahon 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.

Sep 18, 202413 min

Hub Headlines: Will Trudeau follow through on his defence spending promise?

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. 0:39 - Trudeau promised to boost defence spending. Now that Parliament is back, will he follow through?, by Fen Osler Hampson and Tim Sargent 8:50 - Canada has many, many problems, but let's not take our education edge for granted, 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.

Sep 17, 202411 min

Hub Dialogues: Rory Brown on carbon removal technology & Canada's comparative advantage

Rory Brown, co-founder and CEO of Airhive, a British clean technology start-up, discusses carbon removal technology, why it is needed to support broader emissions reduction efforts globally and Canada's comparative advantage when it comes to direct air capture. This episode was made possible by Deep Sky 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 16, 202443 min

Hub Headlines: What can we expect from Poilievre when Parliament returns?

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. 0:38 - What can we expect from Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives when Parliament resumes?, by Élie Cantin-Nantel 9:38 - Settler Colonialism and the justification of violence, 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 16, 202415 min