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Hub Roundtable: The politics of weird

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the immigration policy "theory of everything" and the far-reaching consequences of the Trudeau government's extraordinary increases to Canada's immigration levels. They discuss how America conservatives have been memeified as "weird" by progressives as well as the recent controversy at the Olympics surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif. The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher, Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub's content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you liked what you heard in the first half of the program and wish to subscribe to full-length editions of The Roundtable please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium paid newsletters featuring our best insight and analysis along with all our paid content on The Hub.ca. All these benefits are conferred for one year. Sign up now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 2, 202416 min

Hub Headlines: Government is way, way too big

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:24 - Canada's government is way, way too big. Here are five ways to rightsize the federal public service, by Fen Osler Hampson and Tim Sargent 10:42 - Unlike the Paris Olympic organizers, we should learn from Christianity, not mock it, by Brian Bird This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 2, 202415 min

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

Leading author, journalist and public intellectual David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the social conservative movement in light of vice-presidential candidate JD Vance's comments about childless women as well as the ongoing decline of marriage and fertility rates in the advanced world, including Canada and the U.S. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you liked what you heard in the first half of the program and wish to subscribe to full-length editions of In Conversation with David Frum please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium paid newsletters featuring our best insight and analysis along with all our paid content on The Hub.ca. All these benefits are conferred for one year. Sign up now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 1, 202413 min

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

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - Don't give up on Canada just yet, young people, by Eric Lombardi 11:27 - Forcing corporations to value progressive goals over profit will harm prosperity overall, by Jerome Gessaroli This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 1, 202417 min

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

Tim Sargent, director of the domestic policy program at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, discusses family formation and fertility trends in Canada over the past quarter-century, including the factors behind their decline and what, if anything, public policy can do to reverse them. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 31, 202434 min

Hub Headlines: Federal handouts are getting out of hand

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:17 - Federal handouts are getting out of hand, by Marc Edge 18:19 - The Supreme Court radically rewrites Canada's constitutional order, by Asher Honickman This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 31, 202422 min

Hub Headlines: Canada has an unemployment problem

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - Canada doesn't have a growth problem—it has an unemployment problem, by Theo Argitis 3:59 - Greece just introduced a six-day work week. Should Canada do the same?, by Alicia Planincic This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 30, 20246 min

Hub Dialogues: Paul Bloom on empathy, equality and envy

Paul Bloom, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, author and Substack writer of Small Potatoes, discusses issues surrounding empathy, equality and envy, as well as why he decided to join the University of Toronto faculty in 2021. This episode was made possible by the University of Toronto and the generosity of listeners like you. Donate today. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 29, 202440 min

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

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:21 - We are Canadian Jewish parents. The Toronto District School Board has failed to protect our kids, by Gili Zemer and David Mandel 8:34 - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew proves to the Canadian Left you can be a 'progressive patriot', by Ryan Painter This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 29, 202417 min

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

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the state of Canada's economy including the tension between its growing GDP and declining GDP per capita. They also discuss the devastating wildfires in Jasper, Alberta and whether it puts pressure on the Conservative Party to put forward a credible climate change plan as well as the contrast between President Joe Biden's sacking as Democratic Party presidential nominee and Justin Trudeau's unchallenged leadership of the Liberal Party. The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher, Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub's content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you liked what you heard in the first half of the program and wish to subscribe to full-length editions of The Roundtable please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium paid newsletters featuring our best insight and analysis along with all our paid content on The Hub.ca. All these benefits are conferred for one year. Sign up now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 26, 202417 min

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

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

Jul 26, 202417 min

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

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - Canadians are paying billions in hidden taxes on new homes, by Trevor Tombe 6:48 - Widespread deregulation is Canada's golden ticket for economic growth, by Stephen Staley This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 25, 202421 min

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

Ed Conway, economics editor at Sky News, columnist and author, discusses his award-winning book, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 24, 202457 min

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

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:17 - The mainstream media should love Doug Ford, now that he's subsidizing them, by Peter Menzies 6:26 - The time has come for mandatory national service for young Canadians, by Scott Stirrett This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 24, 202413 min

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

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - Foreign Minister Joly, Xi Jinping's China doesn't do 'dialogue', by David Mulroney 6:31 - Canada's architects are building boring and bland cities, by Christopher Hume This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 23, 202413 min

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

George Mason University economist Bryan Caplan discusses his provocative, new book, Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 22, 202439 min

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

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:21 - Canada's global influence is severely ebbing. Why not expand our influence closer to home?, by Amal Attar-Guzman 8:25 - Trudeau's submarine charade, by J.L. Granatstein This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 22, 202414 min

Hub Roundtable: The rise of Trump 2.0

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss this week's Republican National Convention, including the vice-presidential nomination of Ohio Senator JD Vance, and what it signifies about the direction of American conservatism. They also discuss the economic consequences for Canada if Trump is re-elected and enacts an "American First" economic agenda. The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher, Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub's content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you liked what you heard in the first half of the program and wish to subscribe to full-length editions of The Roundtable please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium paid newsletters featuring our best insight and analysis along with all our paid content on The Hub.ca. All these benefits are conferred for one year. Sign up now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 19, 202414 min

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

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:21 - Sorry, NATO, but Justin Trudeau will never take defence seriously. We need a new government for that, by Richard Shimooka 9:14 - The federal government needs to back off—and the provinces need to step up, by Sean Speer This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 19, 202415 min

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

Leading author, journalist and public intellectual David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the Republican national convention and the Vice Presidential nomination of JD Vance. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you liked what you heard in the first half of the program and wish to subscribe to full-length editions of In Conversation with David Frum please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium paid newsletters featuring our best insight and analysis along with all our paid content on The Hub.ca. All these benefits are conferred for one year. Sign up now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 18, 202412 min

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

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:21 - Government censorship is the wrong answer to society's growing antisemitism, by Joanna Baron and Dan Delmar 8:37 - The University of Windsor ends their pro-Palestine encampment—but violates antisemitism and academic freedom standards, by Michael Geist This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 18, 202415 min

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

University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist discusses the Online News Act and the Online Streaming Act and what they represent in terms of the evolution of internet regulation, as well as the rise of antisemitism following the October 7th terrorist attacks in Israel The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 17, 202447 min

Hub Headlines: What a second Trump presidency means for Canada

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - The curse of events and what a second Trump presidency means for Canada, by Rudyard Griffiths 9:34 - A media subscription voucher system could help revive the news industry—and restore the public's trust, by Marc Edge This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 17, 202417 min

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

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - Pierre Poilievre gets it right with message to First Nations, by Karen Restoule 8:55 - Canada's childcare program is increasing female labour participation—but not in every province, by Alicia Planincic This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 16, 202411 min

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

Kristina Acri, an economics and business professor at Colorado College and senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, discusses the federal government's pharmacare legislation and the economic and public policy underpinnings of different drug coverage models around the world. This episode was made possible by the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association and the generosity of listeners like you. Donate today. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 15, 202427 min

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

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - What Pierre Poilievre can learn from Rishi Sunak's downfall, by Andrew Evans 8:34 - B.C. and Newfoundland are right to complain about equalization—but where is Ontario?, by Bill Bewick This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 15, 202416 min

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

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss NATO's 75th-anniversary gathering, including the U.S.' and allies' criticism of the Trudeau government's ongoing failure to reach its 2 percent of GDP defence spending target. They also discuss recent reporting on the rumours that Chrystia Freeland is getting potentially pushed out as finance minister and that Mark Carney could be joining the government to replace her, as well as the ongoing LCBO strike and how Canadians just want one thing amidst the saga: a drink. The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher, Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub's content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you liked what you heard in the first half of the program and wish to subscribe to full-length editions of The Roundtable please consider becoming a Hub Hero (https://thehub.ca/join/hero/). Hub Heroes also gets our premium paid newsletters featuring our best insight and analysis along with all our paid content on The Hub.ca. All these benefits are conferred for one year. Sign up now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 12, 202414 min

Hub Headlines: Canada must start preparing for another Trump presidency

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - Canada must start preparing for another Trump presidency, by Joe Varner 10:05 - Doug Ford is right. The LCBO has long outlived its purpose, by Malcolm Jolley This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 12, 202416 min

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

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - Canada's resource sector is its productivity powerhouse, by Trevor Tombe 8:01 - Poilievre's picture of Canada's future looks a lot like the Calgary Stampede, by Ginny Roth This program is narrated by automated voices. If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/join/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 11, 202413 min

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