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Hub Dialogues: Ed Greenspon on the fast-evolving policy landscape and the role of think tanks

Ed Greenspon, president and CEO of the Public Policy Forum, discusses the fast-evolving policy landscape, the role of think tanks and where the PPF has sought the policy conversation on the energy transition, economic growth and government subsidies for the news media. 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 10, 202448 min

Hub Headlines: Reawakening the Canadian soul

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 - Reawakening the Canadian soul, by Darrell Bricker 10:39 - The single-minded pursuit of single-payer pharmacare puts costly ideology over practical common sense, by Taylor Jackson 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 10, 202416 min

Hub Headlines: It's time. Trudeau must go

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 - It's time. Justin Trudeau must go, by Andrew Perez 8:37 - Young Canadians are stuck. Here's a simple way to kickstart their lives, 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 9, 202415 min

Hub Dialogues: Stephen Frank on pharmacare and alternative policy options for universal drug coverage

Stephen Frank, President and CEO of the Canadian Life & Health Insurance Association, discusses the federal government's pharmacare legislation, the arguments for and against the policy, and alternative policy options to achieve universal drug coverage in Canada. 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/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 8, 202430 min

Hub Headlines: Canada's culture is disappearing

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's culture isn't changing—it's disappearing, by Patrick Luciani 7:20 - We know the one thing Canada could be doing to select better economic immigrants. So why aren't we doing it?, 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 8, 202412 min

Hub Roundtable: The voter revolt against political elites moves into overdrive

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the whirlwind political changes in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and France and how western voters are turning against incumbent governments in a post-pandemic world. They also discuss the LCBO strike in Ontario and how it is emblematic of the economic sclerosis in the province and Canada as a whole. 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 5, 202418 min

Hub Headlines: We need to do more for our Jewish neighbours

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:23 - Antisemitism is running rampant in Canada. We must do more for our Jewish neighbours, by Anthony Housefather and Marco Mendicino 12:30 - Sorry, Palestine protestors. You can't just hold universities hostage forever, 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.

Jul 5, 202422 min

In Conversation with David Frum: The U.S.' aging leadership & Minister Sajjan's Afghanistan scandal

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss why America's political leadership—including Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump—-is so old, as well as the new scandal over the Trudeau government's handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal in August 2021. 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 4, 202411 min

Hub Headlines: Canada's major news media have made their bed

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's major news media have made their bed. Now they can lie in it, by Peter Menzies 7:45 - Canada's shameful betrayal of our Afghan partners goes beyond Sajjan's specific actions, 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.

Jul 4, 202422 min

Hub Dialogues: Trevor Tombe on an ambitious tax reform agenda and a fairer tax system

University of Calgary economist and regular Hub contributor discusses his recent article for The Hub on case for an ambitious tax reform agenda to make Canada's tax system fairer, simpler and more efficient. 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 3, 202445 min

Hub Headlines: It's time to kickstart 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 - It's time to kickstart Canada, by Taylor Jackson, Sean Speer, and Stephen Staley 10:37 - Rare disease patients suffer while Canadian governments dither, by Durhane Wong-Rieger 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 3, 202417 min

Hub Headlines: Trudeau's failure in planting 2 billion trees matters

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 - Why Trudeau's failure to follow through on planting 2 billion trees matters, by Monte Solberg 7:30 - Don't believe the spin. Trudeau's capital gains tax hike hurts Canada's economic well-being, 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.

Jul 2, 202412 min

Hub Dialogues: Durhane Wong-Rieger on rare disorders and the risks of single-payer pharmacare

Durhane Wong-Rieger, the president and CEO of the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders, discusses the challenges that Canadians with rare disorders face in getting access to drugs and the risk that single-payer pharmacare exacerbates them by focusing too much on cost control and too little on the benefits of personalized medicine. 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/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 1, 202431 min

Hub Headlines: Canada is worth celebrating

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 - Forget the 'post-national' nonsense. We have a culture and heritage worth celebrating, Canada, by Geoff Russ 11:10 - Canada's Confederation was not a one-time event. The great work goes on still today, by Antony Anderson 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 1, 202419 min

Hub Roundtable: Two leaders. One fateful week

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss last night's U.S. presidential debate and how the progressive elite is in panic mode in the aftermath of President Biden's poor performance. They also reflect on this week's by-election results in the riding of Toronto-St. Paul's and what it means for Prime Minister Trudeau's political future. 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.

Jun 28, 202418 min

Hub Headlines: Is cancel culture on its way out?

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - Is the cancel culture that cancelled me on its way out?, by Collin May 12:34 - I believe in Canada. You should too, Class of 2024, by J.D.M. Stewart 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.

Jun 28, 202418 min

Hub Headlines: The simple, surefire way to boost Ontario's economy

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 - Ontario can easily add $4 billion a year to its economy—and all it takes is playing nice with the Western provinces, by Trevor Tombe 7:32 - Neoliberalism is dead. Long live neoliberalism, by Sean Speer 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.

Jun 27, 202417 min

Hub Dialogues: Jonathan Manthorpe on China's rampant interference in Canada

Veteran journalist Jonathan Manthorpe discusses his book Claws of the Panda: Beijing's Campaign of Influence and Intimidation in Canada, which traces Canada's relationship with the People's Republic of China from its early beginnings as a developing nation to a modern world superpower infiltrating and influencing Canada's democracy, citizens, media, universities, and businesses. 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.

Jun 26, 202441 min

Hub Headlines: The cult of expertise has gone too far

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 cult of experts has gone too far, by Stephen Staley 10:12 - What Pierre Poilievre can learn from Giorgia Meloni, Italy's surging conservative star, by Patrick Luciani 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.

Jun 26, 202415 min

Hub Roundtable: The Conservatives' stunning byelection victory

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer are joined by Crestview Strategy partner and regular Hub contributor Ginny Roth to discuss the Conservative Party's victory in the Toronto-St. Paul's by-election, including the immediate pundit reaction, its significance for the Conservatives, and most importantly, what it may mean for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and 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 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.

Jun 25, 202425 min

Hub Headlines: The next Prime Minister must remind public servants who runs the show

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:20 - The next PM must remind Canada's public servants who really runs the show, by David Mulroney 6:19 - Canada has tons of doctors—yet an alarming number of people have no primary-care provider. What's going on?, by Tingting Zhang 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.

Jun 25, 202411 min

Hub Dialogues: David Robson on the laws of connection and building strong social networks

David Robson, an award-winning science writer, discusses his new, must-read book, The Laws of Connection: The Scientific Secrets of Building a Strong Social Network. 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.

Jun 24, 202433 min

Hub Headlines: Not enough Canadians know about the Air India bombing

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 - The 1985 Air India bombing was a Canadian tragedy, yet far too many are still unaware it happened, by Alisha Rao 8:10 - Sunak sputters, Starmer slithers, and British voters shrug as the U.K. election limps past the midway point, by Howard Anglin 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.

Jun 24, 202412 min

Hub Roundtable: Will Justin Trudeau's leadership survive the summer break?

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss Parliament adjourning for the summer, which public policy topics dominated this past legislative session, the upcoming Toronto-St. Paul's federal byelection, and what can be read in the political tea leaves heading into the summer break. They also discuss the future of the Liberal party, whether or not Justin Trudeau will step down, and if there is still room in the party for centrists and blue Liberals. 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.

Jun 21, 202415 min

Hub Headlines: Regulatory capture has rigged our economy

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 - How established interests hijack government to crush Canada's middle class, by Eric Lombardi 11:53 - Housing is going through a supply-side revolution. Can we do the same for childcare?, by Ginny Roth 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.

Jun 21, 202422 min

In Conversation with David Frum: A law school's Gaza war controversy & Conservative poll numbers

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss controversies on university campus in general and Toronto Metropolitan University in particular in response to the Israel-Hamas war, and new polling that shows Canada's federal Conservative Party with a strong lead over the Trudeau government as the Parliament breaks for the summer. 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.

Jun 20, 202415 min

Hub Headlines: The problem with universities' monopoly on teacher training

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 - Universities have a monopoly on teacher training. They don't deserve to keep it, by Caylan Ford 12:03 - Know your role, professors—and keep activism out of academia, by Zachary Patterson 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.

Jun 20, 202418 min

Hub Dialogues: Adam Chambers on the capital gains tax, tax reform and economic growth

Conservative Member of Parliament Adam Chambers discusses his party's opposition to the Trudeau government's capital gains tax increase, the case for a tax task force, and restoring a policy focus on economic growth. 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.

Jun 19, 202441 min

Hub Headlines: Canada's Cuban port visit was a 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. 0:18 - Why Canada's Cuban port visit was such a disaster, by Richard Shimooka 10:59 - A single-payer pharmacare model would be costly—and even worse, ineffective and unnecessary, by Sean Speer 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.

Jun 19, 202416 min

Hub Headlines: The rise of Canada's gay conservatives

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:17 - The rise of Canada's gay conservatives by Kelden Formosa 14:50 - Canada needs to get serious about security. Defending the Arctic would be a good start, by Andrew Evans 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.

Jun 18, 202420 min

Hub Dialogues: Bernard Lord on the government's pharmacare legislation and Canada's mixed-drug insurance model

Bernard Lord, former premier of New Brunswick and current CEO of Medavie Blue Cross, discusses the Trudeau government's pharmacare legislation, the benefits of Canada's current mixed model of drug insurance, the difference between single-payer and universality and how to build on the strengths of the current system to provide drug coverage to those who need it. 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/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 17, 202439 min

Hub Headlines: Why our kids need a social media detox

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 - Our kids need a social media detox—what Canada can learn from France's school cellphone ban, by Paul W. Bennett 10:07 - The economic case for clean electricity is now undeniable—just ask Ontario, by Kaisha Bruetsch 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.

Jun 17, 202415 min

Hub Dialogues: Douglas Murray, Natasha Hausdorff, Mehdi Hasan and Gideon Levy on whether anti-Zionism is antisemitism

On this special edition of Hub Dialogues, publisher Rudyard Grffiths interviews author and journalist Douglas Murray, barrister and expert commentator Natasha Hausdorff, editor-in-chief and founder of Zeteo Mehdi Hasan, and Israeli journalist author and journalist Gideon Levy ahead of the Munk Debate on Anti-Zionism. These four big thinkers will debate the motion Be It Resolved, anti-Zionism is antisemitism at 7:00 PM ET, Monday June 17th at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall. To find out how you can watch the debate live and archived click here. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 16, 202453 min

Hub Roundtable: Is a big tax cut coming with a Pierre Poilievre-led government?

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the significance of Conservative Party's latest video release which sets out its opposition to the Trudeau government's capital gains tax hike and a commitment to undertake broader tax reform. They also discuss an explosive Hub article by media critic Marc Edge in which he investigates how mainstream media outlets entered into paid content partnerships with hostile foreign governments, featuring propaganda disguised as journalism. 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.

Jun 14, 202418 min

Hub Headlines: The NSICOP report on foreign interference won't name Canadian media outlets, I will

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 - If the NSICOP report on foreign interference won't name Canadian media outlets, I will, by Marc Edge 13:30 - Note to the EU—the Right winning elections isn't a threat to democracy. It is democracy, by David Polansky 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.

Jun 14, 202422 min

Hub Headlines: It's time for a new (new) deal for provinces

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 - It's time for a (new) New Deal for provinces, by Trevor Tombe 9:37 - Decolonization is colonial, by Karen Restoule 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.

Jun 13, 202422 min

Hub Dialogues: Jennifer Burns on Milton Friedman being the last conservative

Jennifer Burns, professor of history at Stanford University and research fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution, discusses her must-read book, Milton Friedman: The Last 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/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 12, 202437 min

Hub Headlines: The Liberals are not a 'Charter party'

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:20 - The Liberals claim to be the 'Charter party.' Nothing could be further from the truth, by Joanna Baron 9:30 - Whether Biden or Trump wins, America is in for a rough ride, by Patrick Luciani 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.

Jun 12, 202415 min

Hub Headlines: Google shunning media moguls will harm Canadians

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 - Google shuns the big media moguls in decision over news fund—but it's Canadian consumers who will pay the heaviest price, by Peter Menzies 8:24 - This government wants the rich to pay their fair share. They should start with themselves, by Neil Seeman 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.

Jun 11, 202413 min

Hub Dialogues: David Ignatius on geopolitics, espionage and the intersection between fact and fiction

David Ignatius, best-selling author and Pulitzer prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post, discusses his must-read novel, Phantom Orbit: A Thriller. He also explores issues surrounding geopolitics, espionage, the intersection between fact and fiction and how the novel's insights may be translated into the real-world. 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.

Jun 10, 202431 min

Hub Headlines: Canada's corporate culture 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. 0:17 - Canada has a corporate culture problem, by Stephen Staley 13:07 - Federal public servants need to get back to the office—and out of Ottawa, by Andrew Evans and Sean Speer 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.

Jun 10, 202418 min

Hub Roundtable: Treason on the Hill

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer are joined by Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne to discuss the parliamentary report revealing some MPs, senators and others collaborating with foreign governments, why the term "treason" may be warranted and how this represents a massive failure of Canadian governance and the protection of our national interests. 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 get 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.

Jun 7, 202415 min

Hub Headlines: Downplaying the treason of MPs betrays our democracy

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 - Downplaying the Treason of MPs and senators is a betrayal of Canadian democracy, by Michael Kempa 11:50 - The U.K. Tories are going to lose—and in catastrophic fashion, by Howard Anglin 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.

Jun 7, 202417 min

In Conversation with David Frum: Trump's conviction, Claudia Sheinbaum and 80th anniversary of D-Day

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the ramifications of Donald Trump's conviction, the election of Mexico's new president Claudia Sheinbaum and the 80th anniversary of D-Day. 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.

Jun 6, 202423 min

Hub Headlines: Poilievre moves beyond Trump and 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. 0:20 - Neither Trump nor Trudeau—Poilievre's free market realism brings modern savvy to tried-and-true economic principles, by Ginny Roth 7:50 - 80 Years ago, 340 Canadians Died at Juno Beach on D-Day. May we never forget their sacrifice. by Mike Bechthold 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.

Jun 6, 202416 min

Hub Dialogues: Trevor Tombe on inflation, high food and housing costs, and affordability challenges

University of Calgary economist and regular Hub contributor Trevor Tombe discusses his latest article on the difference between inflation growth and price levels and how certain goods such as food and housing have faced far faster price inflation than the rest of the economy. 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.

Jun 5, 202444 min

Hub Headlines: Why the Conservatives need a strong climate agenda

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 - Conservatives need a strong climate agenda. Conservation is a key issue they can lead on, by Monte Solberg 6:26 - Say goodbye to Netflix, Canada? Why the Online Streaming Act might just run them (and other international streamers) out of the country, by Peter Menzies 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.

Jun 5, 202413 min

Hub Headlines: Trudeau's redistribution economics don't add up

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:20 - The Fraser Institute: Prime Minister Trudeau's redistribution economics doesn't add up, by Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, and Milagros Palacios 6:31 - When did airports become so unbearable?, by Christopher Hume 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.

Jun 4, 202413 min

Hub Dialogues: Paul Wells on if Prime Minister Trudeau is down for the count

Political journalist Paul Wells discusses his new book, Justin Trudeau on the Ropes: Governing in Troubled Times, which details how a prime minister who rescued the Liberal Party from near extinction and rode a wave of "sunny ways" to Ottawa could now be staring down the dying days of his government and his political career. 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.

Jun 3, 202433 min

Hub Headlines: Socially liberal Quebec refuses to go "woke"

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 - Why socially liberal Quebec refuses to go "woke", by Élie Cantin-Nantel 10:14 - Before Canada was Canada, by Antony Anderson 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/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 3, 202417 min