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Hub Headlines: Canadian euthanasia deaths are soaring

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:21 - We were promised MAiD would be rare. Instead, Canadian euthanasia deaths are soaring, by Alexander Raikin 5:50 - Ignore the Trudeau talking points—Canada is a highly indebted country, by 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 21, 20249 min

Hub Headlines: Why Canada's untapped labour pools are a missed economic opportunity

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - Canada's untapped labour pools are a massive missed economic opportunity, by Renze Nauta 13:02 - Foreign investors are still investing in Canada—but even more money is leaving, 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.

Aug 20, 202415 min

Hub Dialogues: Milica Radisic on organ-on-a-chip technology

University of Toronto professor and Canadian Research Chair of organ-on-a-chip engineering Milicia Radisic discusses her world-leading research on organ-on-a-chip technology, including what goes into producing organs-on-a-chip, their current and future uses, and why the University of Toronto is uniquely positioned as a leader in the field. This episode was made possible by the University of Toronto 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.

Aug 19, 202438 min

Hub Headlines: The problem with Vancouver's empty home tax

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - What Vancouver's empty home tax really means for Canada's housing supply, by Gherardo Gennaro Caracciolo 4:20 - The strange and eternal endurance of Karl Marx's terrible, terrible ideas, 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.

Aug 19, 202410 min

Hub Roundtable: The return of the corporate welfare queen

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the political significance of Pierre Poilievre's summer tour visiting blue-collar workers, growing calls from the Left and the Right for tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, and the inherent problems with a high-profile editorial by a local newspaper on the Trudeau government's news media subsidies. 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 The Hub.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.

Aug 16, 202413 min

Hub Headlines: Canada's defence capabilities are in disarray

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:21 - Canada's defence capabilities are in disarray. Here are the three biggest reasons why, by Richard Shimooka 8:54 - Quit complaining, premiers. Take your own advice and stick to your lane, by Christopher Hume 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.

Aug 16, 202416 min

In Conversation with David Frum: Kamala Harris' political momentum and Canada's EV subsidies

Leading author, journalist, and public intellectual David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' political momentum and what her potential presidency would mean for Canada, the Trudeau government's massive public subsidies for the electric vehicle industry and the implications for Canada's economic relationship with China, and why he thinks Canada should move the August long weekend to honour the country's contribution to the First World War. 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 The Hub.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.

Aug 15, 202413 min

Hub Headlines: For China and tariffs, singling out EVs makes no sense

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - When it comes to China and tariffs, singling out electric vehicles makes no sense, by Sean Speer 6:26 - The remedy for government overreach is the ballot box, not the court, by Kerry Sun and Stéphane Sérafin 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.

Aug 15, 202416 min

Hub Dialogues: Livio Di Matteo on why so many Canadians don't have access to a doctor

Livio Di Matteo, professor of economics at Lakehead University, discusses his recent DeepDive for The Hub on how Canada's supply of physicians as a share of the population is rising at the same time that a growing number of Canadians don't have doctors and the factors behind this counterintuitive trend. 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.

Aug 14, 202434 min

Hub Headlines: Will Ukraine capturing Russian territory backfire?

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:16 - Ukraine's capture of Russian territory is impressive, but could it backfire?, by Ian Garner 9:08 - Ken Sim has stumbled out the gate as Vancouver's mayor. Can he regain his former momentum?, 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.

Aug 14, 202420 min

Hub Headlines: Canada's Jews deserve far better from our 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. 0:17 - Canada's Jews deserve far better from our government, by Karen Stintz 5:11 - Pierre Poilievre is right. We need tariffs on Chinese EVs and other goods to protect Canadian jobs, by Andrew Evans 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.

Aug 13, 202413 min

Hub Dialogues: Joseph Wong on democracy and a 'new Cold War'

Joseph Wong, a political science professor and vice president, international at the University of Toronto, discusses Chinese political economy, the prospects of a new "Cold War," and what the power of basketball can tell us about globalization and Canada itself. This episode was made possible by the University of Toronto 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.

Aug 12, 202448 min

Hub Headlines: The political power of declaring normal vs. weird

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - The political power of declaring what's normal and what's weird, by Ginny Roth 7:44 - Canada's politics are growing more and more Americanized—and Trudeau's Liberal Party has been the worst offenders, by Élie Cantin-Nantel This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 12, 202419 min

Hub Roundtable: The Genius of the Laurentians

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss how the Liberal Party is in crisis management mode in the dog days of summer, Theo Argitis' recent Hub article on why the politics of job creation now trumps redistribution, and the CBC's latest foray into Newspeak. 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 The Hub.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.

Aug 9, 202416 min

Hub Headlines: Canada cannot be complacent about terrorism while ISIS threat looms

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:20 - Canada cannot become complacent about terrorism when ISIS and others are still active threats, by Michael Kempa 7:21 - With terror threats looming, French authorities have locked Paris down to ensure an incident-free Olympics, by Derek Paterson 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.

Aug 9, 202414 min

Hub Headlines: Redistribution politics means something different now, Trudeau

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:21 - For Trudeau, redistribution politics means something different now than it did nine years ago, by Theo Argitis 4:59 - Do the Liberals care about environmental stewardship or just trendy climate issues? The Jasper disaster provides an answer, by Fred DeLorey 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.

Aug 8, 20249 min

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

Oren Cass, founder and chief economist of the U.S. think tank American Compass, discusses the future of the Republican Party, the role of industrial policy in boosting American manufacturing, and the intersection of trade, immigration, and family policy in Canada and the U.S. 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.

Aug 7, 202450 min

Hub Headlines: Making politicians unaccountable is a recipe for disaster

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:20 - Careful, conservatives—making politicians unaccountable is a recipe for disaster, by Joanna Baron and Christine Van Geyn 8:10 - Can Canada build its way to prosperity? We need many more skilled workers first, by Jeff Griffiths 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.

Aug 7, 202413 min

Hub Headlines: The deluge of Online Harms Act cases will be difficult to handle

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:22 - The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal will not be able to handle the deluge of cases from the Online Harms Act, by Dave Snow 14:29 - Lost jobs, smaller paycheques, and fewer chances—How permitting reform can free a regulation-choked Canada, by Andrew Evans 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.

Aug 6, 202421 min

Hub Dialogues: Susan McCahan on artificial intelligence's impact on education

Susan McCahan, University of Toronto's provostial advisor on artificial intelligence and vice-provost of innovations in undergraduate education and academic programs, discusses how artificial intelligence and large language models are shaping university education in the short-term and may transform it in the long-term. This episode was made possible by the University of Toronto 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.

Aug 5, 202438 min

Hub Headlines: Foreign buyers are critical to a functioning real estate industry

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - Stop the demonization—foreign buyers are critical to a functioning real estate industry in Canada, by Matt Spoke 6:35 - Who will save us from the autocrats?, 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.

Aug 5, 202412 min

Hub Roundtable: The politics of weird

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the immigration policy "theory of everything" and the far-reaching consequences of the Trudeau government's extraordinary increases to Canada's immigration levels. They discuss how America conservatives have been memeified as "weird" by progressives as well as the recent controversy at the Olympics surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif. 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 The Hub.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.

Aug 2, 202416 min

Hub Headlines: Government is way, way too big

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:24 - Canada's government is way, way too big. Here are five ways to rightsize the federal public service, by Fen Osler Hampson and Tim Sargent 10:42 - Unlike the Paris Olympic organizers, we should learn from Christianity, not mock it, by Brian Bird 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.

Aug 2, 202415 min

In Conversation with David Frum: JD Vance and modern social conservatism

Leading author, journalist and public intellectual David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the social conservative movement in light of vice-presidential candidate JD Vance's comments about childless women as well as the ongoing decline of marriage and fertility rates in the advanced world, including Canada and the U.S. 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 The Hub.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.

Aug 1, 202413 min

Hub Headlines: Don't give up on Canada yet, young people

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - Don't give up on Canada just yet, young people, by Eric Lombardi 11:27 - Forcing corporations to value progressive goals over profit will harm prosperity overall, by Jerome Gessaroli 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.

Aug 1, 202417 min

Hub Dialogues: Tim Sargent on family formation and fertility rates in Canada

Tim Sargent, director of the domestic policy program at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, discusses family formation and fertility trends in Canada over the past quarter-century, including the factors behind their decline and what, if anything, public policy can do to reverse them. 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.

Jul 31, 202434 min

Hub Headlines: Federal handouts are getting out of hand

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:17 - Federal handouts are getting out of hand, by Marc Edge 18:19 - The Supreme Court radically rewrites Canada's constitutional order, by Asher Honickman 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.

Jul 31, 202422 min

Hub Headlines: Canada has an unemployment 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. 0:19 - Canada doesn't have a growth problem—it has an unemployment problem, by Theo Argitis 3:59 - Greece just introduced a six-day work week. Should Canada do the same?, 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.

Jul 30, 20246 min

Hub Dialogues: Paul Bloom on empathy, equality and envy

Paul Bloom, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, author and Substack writer of Small Potatoes, discusses issues surrounding empathy, equality and envy, as well as why he decided to join the University of Toronto faculty in 2021. This episode was made possible by the University of Toronto 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.

Jul 29, 202440 min

Hub Headlines: The Toronto District School Board has failed to protect our kids

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:21 - We are Canadian Jewish parents. The Toronto District School Board has failed to protect our kids, by Gili Zemer and David Mandel 8:34 - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew proves to the Canadian Left you can be a 'progressive patriot', by Ryan Painter 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.

Jul 29, 202417 min

Hub Roundtable: Canada's economy: Best or worst in the G7?

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the state of Canada's economy including the tension between its growing GDP and declining GDP per capita. They also discuss the devastating wildfires in Jasper, Alberta and whether it puts pressure on the Conservative Party to put forward a credible climate change plan as well as the contrast between President Joe Biden's sacking as Democratic Party presidential nominee and Justin Trudeau's unchallenged leadership of the Liberal Party. 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 The Hub.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.

Jul 26, 202417 min

Hub Headlines: How J.D. Vance and Pierre Poilievre slice their economic pie

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - J.D. Vance, Pierre Poilievre, and how they slice their economic pie, by Ginny Roth 9:01 - As President Biden leaves the race, will the Democratic Party hodgepodge hold?, by David Polansky This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 26, 202417 min

Hub Headlines: The hidden taxes Canadians are paying on new homes

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - Canadians are paying billions in hidden taxes on new homes, by Trevor Tombe 6:48 - Widespread deregulation is Canada's golden ticket for economic growth, by Stephen Staley 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.

Jul 25, 202421 min

Hub Dialogues: Ed Conway on six raw materials that shape modern civilization

Ed Conway, economics editor at Sky News, columnist and author, discusses his award-winning book, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization. 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/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 24, 202457 min

Hub Headlines: The mainstream media should love Doug Ford, now that he's subsidizing them

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:17 - The mainstream media should love Doug Ford, now that he's subsidizing them, by Peter Menzies 6:26 - The time has come for mandatory national service for young Canadians, by Scott Stirrett 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.

Jul 24, 202413 min

Hub Headlines: Xi Jinping's China doesn't do 'dialogue'

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - Foreign Minister Joly, Xi Jinping's China doesn't do 'dialogue', by David Mulroney 6:31 - Canada's architects are building boring and bland cities, by Christopher Hume 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.

Jul 23, 202413 min

Hub Dialogues: Bryan Caplan on the science and ethics of housing regulation

George Mason University economist Bryan Caplan discusses his provocative, new book, Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation. 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/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 22, 202439 min

Hub Headlines: Canada should expand its global influence closer to home

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:21 - Canada's global influence is severely ebbing. Why not expand our influence closer to home?, by Amal Attar-Guzman 8:25 - Trudeau's submarine charade, by J.L. Granatstein 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.

Jul 22, 202414 min

Hub Roundtable: The rise of Trump 2.0

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss this week's Republican National Convention, including the vice-presidential nomination of Ohio Senator JD Vance, and what it signifies about the direction of American conservatism. They also discuss the economic consequences for Canada if Trump is re-elected and enacts an "American First" economic agenda. 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 The Hub.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.

Jul 19, 202414 min

Hub Headlines: Sorry, NATO, Trudeau will never take defence seriously

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:21 - Sorry, NATO, but Justin Trudeau will never take defence seriously. We need a new government for that, by Richard Shimooka 9:14 - The federal government needs to back off—and the provinces need to step up, by 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.

Jul 19, 202415 min

In Conversation with David Frum: Attempted assassination of Donald Trump & JD Vance's VP nomination

Leading author, journalist and public intellectual David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the Republican national convention and the Vice Presidential nomination of JD Vance. 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 The Hub.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.

Jul 18, 202412 min

Hub Headlines: Government censorship is not the answer to growing antisemitism

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:21 - Government censorship is the wrong answer to society's growing antisemitism, by Joanna Baron and Dan Delmar 8:37 - The University of Windsor ends their pro-Palestine encampment—but violates antisemitism and academic freedom standards, 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.

Jul 18, 202415 min

Hub Dialogues: Michael Geist on the Online News Act, the Online Streaming Act and the rise of antisemitism

University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist discusses the Online News Act and the Online Streaming Act and what they represent in terms of the evolution of internet regulation, as well as the rise of antisemitism following the October 7th terrorist attacks in 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 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/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 17, 202447 min

Hub Headlines: What a second Trump presidency means for Canada

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - The curse of events and what a second Trump presidency means for Canada, by Rudyard Griffiths 9:34 - A media subscription voucher system could help revive the news industry—and restore the public's trust, by Marc Edge 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.

Jul 17, 202417 min

Hub Headlines: Pierre Poilievre gets it right with message to First Nations

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - Pierre Poilievre gets it right with message to First Nations, by Karen Restoule 8:55 - Canada's childcare program is increasing female labour participation—but not in every province, 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.

Jul 16, 202411 min

Hub Dialogues: Kristina Acri on pharmacare and drug coverage models around the world

Kristina Acri, an economics and business professor at Colorado College and senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, discusses the federal government's pharmacare legislation and the economic and public policy underpinnings of different drug coverage models around the world. This episode was made possible by the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association 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.

Jul 15, 202427 min

Hub Headlines: What Pierre Poilievre can learn from Rishi Sunak's downfall

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - What Pierre Poilievre can learn from Rishi Sunak's downfall, by Andrew Evans 8:34 - B.C. and Newfoundland are right to complain about equalization—but where is Ontario?, by Bill Bewick 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.

Jul 15, 202416 min

Hub Roundtable: Canada's NATO scolding and Freeland's political takedown

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss NATO's 75th-anniversary gathering, including the U.S.' and allies' criticism of the Trudeau government's ongoing failure to reach its 2 percent of GDP defence spending target. They also discuss recent reporting on the rumours that Chrystia Freeland is getting potentially pushed out as finance minister and that Mark Carney could be joining the government to replace her, as well as the ongoing LCBO strike and how Canadians just want one thing amidst the saga: a drink. 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 The Hub.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.

Jul 12, 202414 min

Hub Headlines: Canada must start preparing for another Trump presidency

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - Canada must start preparing for another Trump presidency, by Joe Varner 10:05 - Doug Ford is right. The LCBO has long outlived its purpose, by Malcolm Jolley 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.

Jul 12, 202416 min

Hub Headlines: Canada's resource sector is its productivity powerhouse

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - Canada's resource sector is its productivity powerhouse, by Trevor Tombe 8:01 - Poilievre's picture of Canada's future looks a lot like the Calgary Stampede, 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.

Jul 11, 202413 min