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Hub Roundtable: Is a non-confidence vote looming?

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss next week's return of the federal parliament, including the issues that will animate the parliamentary sitting, forthcoming by-elections, and the prospects of an election. They also cover two rivaling Hub articles on the future of the CBC and the brouhaha over the federal government's three-day return-to-work policy for public servants. 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 13, 202416 min

Hub Headlines: Populism is not a bad word

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 - Populism is not a bad word, by Stephen Staley 8:28 - Mr. Poilievre, the CBC must be fixed not nixed, 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.

Sep 13, 202417 min

Hub Headlines: Suburban crime surge exposes years of national security neglect

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's suburban crime surge exposes years of national security neglect, by Sabrina Maddeaux 7:55 - Finding the middle ground on climate change, by Mike Wilson and David Hughes 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 12, 202417 min

Hub Dialogues: J.J. McCullough on federal parliament returning, B.C. politics & the state of American conservatism

Writer and YouTuber J.J. McCullough discusses the impending return of the federal parliament, the latest development in B.C. politics and the state of American conservatism. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you 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 11, 202447 min

Hub Headlines: Progressive tropes won't fix the criminal justice system

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's criminal justice system will not be fixed by stale progressive tropes, by Howard Anglin 10:36 - The lazy, hazy, not-so-crazy days of summer for Canadian housing, by Sal Guatieri 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 11, 202414 min

Hub Headlines: Put the Leaders' Debates Commission out of its misery

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 - Please, Pierre Poilievre, put the Leaders' Debates Commission out of its misery, by Rudyard Griffiths 6:37 - There would be no winners in a China-Canada trade war, 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 10, 20249 min

Hub Dialogues: Phil De Luna on direct air capture, its opportunities and challenges

Phil De Luna, the chief carbon scientist and head of engineering at Deep Sky explains carbon removal technology in general, direct air capture in particular, along with its opportunities and challenges, Canada's comparative advantages in these technologies, and our role in meeting our net-zero targets over the coming decades. This episode was made possible by Deep Sky and the generosity of readers 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 9, 202442 min

Hub Headlines: How Trudeau duped Singh

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 - How Trudeau duped Singh—and Poilievre schooled them both, by Ginny Roth 5:51 - Stephen Harper was a great friend to Jews. We could use more leaders like him in these troubling days, by Linda Frum 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 9, 202413 min

Hub Roundtable: NDP end their deal with Liberals. What happens next?

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the NDP's withdrawal of the supply and confidence deal with the Liberals, the party's potential reasoning behind this decision, and possible consequences in the next election. They also discuss Trevor Tombe's recent commentary on Canada's extremely troubling economic gap with the U.S., as well as Scotiabank's decision to remove its name on the prestigious Giller Prize due to anti-Israel pressure. 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 6, 202414 min

Hub Headlines: Is Canada's government beyond repair?

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 government is unaccountable and broken. But is it beyond repair?, by Howard Anglin 5:56 - Why the arrest of Telegram's founder should worry us all, by Joanna Baron This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 6, 202414 min

In Conversation with David Frum: Israel-Hamas war & Ontario's beer and alcohol sales

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war, including Hamas's murder of six hostages and the reaction around the world, as well as the liberalization of Ontario's beer and alcohol sales. 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 5, 202410 min

Hub Headlines: Canada's economic gap with the U.S. reaches new record

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 Great Divergence: Canada's economic gap with the U.S. reaches a new record, by Trevor Tombe 6:52 - What should a Conservative climate policy look like? Hopefully Alberta's, 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.

Sep 5, 202415 min

Hub Dialogues: Glenn Loury on being a Black conservative

Brown University economist and Manhattan Institute fellow Glenn Loury discusses his powerful personal memoir, Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative. 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 4, 202459 min

Hub Headlines: Why is it hard to condemn the murder of hostages?

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 - Condemning the murder of hostages by Hamas should be easy. Why is it so hard for some?, by Ariella Kimmel 6:51 - The feds want to reduce immigration. Which provinces are farthest from their targets?, 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 4, 202410 min

Hub Headlines: What will we do about AI taking over classrooms?

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 - AI is taking over our classrooms. What are we going to do about it?, by Paul W. Bennett 10:00 - What Canada can learn about campus free speech, 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 3, 202417 min

Hub Dialogues: Dimitry Anastakis on Canada's automotive sector and electric vehicles

Dimitry Anastakis, the L.R. Wilson and R.J. Currie Chair in Canadian Business History at the University of Toronto, discusses the rise and apparent fall of neoliberalism, the history of the automotive sector in Canada, and the opportunities and challenges represented by electric vehicles. 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.

Sep 2, 202447 min

Hub Headlines: How one Canadian's blunder delayed the end of WWII

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 - How one Canadian's blunder delayed the end of the Second World War, nearly 80 years ago today, by Harrison Lowman This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 2, 202410 min

Hub Roundtable: The no reset cabinet retreat and Trump defines deviancy down (again)

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss this week's federal cabinet retreat and the lack of contrition or new ideas from the Trudeau government in advance of Parliament's impending return. They also discuss Donald Trump's reposting of misogynistic social media content and what it says about parts of the online Right, as well as a recent CRTC decision for the telecommunications sector that could have harmful effects on investment and network quality over the long run. 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.

Aug 30, 202413 min

Hub Headlines: The BC election is now the Conservatives' to lose

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 - The B.C. election is now the Conservatives' to lose, by Kirk LaPointe 8:12 - It's time for the CFL to scrap its silly rules and conform to the NFL game, by Matthew Grills 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 30, 202415 min

Hub Headlines: TFWs are not to blame for our economic woes

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 - Temporary foreign workers are not to blame for Canada's economic woes, by Janet Bufton 9:36 - Want to be a more productive country, Canada? Get the government roadblocks out of the way, 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 29, 202417 min

Hub Dialogues: Tim Sargent on the economic effects of Canada's skyrocketing immigration

Tim Sargent, director of the domestic policy program at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, discusses Canada's massive increase of immigration in recent years, including the role of temporary migrants and the effects on productivity. 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 28, 202435 min

Hub Headlines: To the federal cabinet; housing, immigration, and the TFW program

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 - My remarks to the federal cabinet on housing, immigration, and the temporary foreign worker program, by Mike Moffatt 5:45 - Canada and its allies need better tools to combat the scourge of hostage diplomacy, by Sarah Teich and Marcus Kolga 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 28, 202411 min

Hub Headlines: Will Albertans give Danielle Smith a passing grade?

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 - Danielle Smith will soon face a fall leadership review. Will temperamental Albertans give her a passing grade?, by Evan Menzies 8:35 - Make Canada young again, 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.

Aug 27, 202418 min

Hub Dialogues: Christine Allen on drug-delivery models transforming cancer treatment

Christine Allen, professor at the University of Toronto's Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, discusses how new drug-delivery models are transforming cancer treatment, her experiences with commercialization and entrepreneurship, and the upsides of carrying out her work at the University of Toronto. 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 26, 202430 min

Hub Headlines: There's no such thing as money for nothing

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 - There's no such thing as money for nothing, by Ginny Roth 6:12 - Want to fix national defence? Give Parliament more power, by Richard Shimooka This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 26, 202415 min

Hub Roundtable: Can Canada's Liberals find their Kamala Harris?

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss this week's Democratic Party convention and how it may influence the Trudeau government's upcoming Cabinet retreat and the prime minister's own future. They also discuss the rise of temporary migrants in Canada and the resulting injustice for young Canadian workers and immigrant themselves, as well as the ongoing online controversy over The Hub's opposition to government subsidies for the news media. The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher, Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub's content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you liked what you heard in the first half of the program and wish to subscribe to full-length editions of The Roundtable please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium paid newsletters featuring our best insight and analysis along with all our paid content on TheHub.ca. All these benefits are conferred for one year. Sign up now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 23, 202419 min

Hub Headlines: Time to upend Canada's temporary foreign worker program

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 time has come to upend Canada's temporary foreign worker program, by Mike Moffatt 11:46 - Can Canada's rail lockout spur much-needed transportation reform?, by Carlo Dade and Tyler McCann 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 23, 202417 min

Hub Headlines: The U.K.'s online speech laws are a warning 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 U.K.'s disastrous online speech laws should give Canada pause before implementing our own, by Joanna Baron 6:56 - When it comes to Canada's heavy-handed professional regulators, Jordan Peterson's high-profile persecution is just one case among many, by Christine Van Geyn 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 22, 202415 min

Hub Dialogues: U.S. Ambassador David Cohen on if Canada is still America's greatest friend and ally

Less than 100 days until an unprecedented American election, U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen discusses U.S./Canada trade disputes, illegal immigration, a belligerent China, and NATO spending promises. 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 21, 202443 min

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