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Hub Headlines: The consequences of the capital gains tax

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:21 – Slower growth, fewer jobs, a worse economy—the consequences of the capital gains tax shouldn't be shrugged off, by Derrick Hunter 6:35 – Events define political leaders. For Prime Minister Trudeau, the main one may be housing, by Peter Weltman 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.

Apr 19, 202414 min

Hub Headlines: Do rising capital gains taxes make sense?

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - Why raising capital gains taxes makes sense—yes, really, by Trevor Tombe 7:27 - 'Lazy,' 'imprudent,' and 'irresponsible': The Hub Reacts to the 2024 federal budget, by The Hub Staff 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.

Apr 18, 202417 min

In Conversation with David Frum: Iran's air attacks, Israel's response & U.S. foreign policy

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss Iran's recent air attacks on Israel and their fallout, including the possibility of a military response, the role of Israel's allies, and what the whole episode tells us about the Biden Administration's foreign policy. 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.

Apr 17, 202419 min

Hub Headlines: The Federal Budget spending goes 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 Liberal's big-government budget ups the spending, ups the taxes, and drops the pretences, by Sean Speer 5:01 - Iran's intentions have been known for decades. Why haven't we listened?, by Casey Babb 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.

Apr 17, 202410 min

Hub Headlines: What we can learn from Norway's healthcare system

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:18 - Forget the 'American-style' boogeyman, Canadian health care should strive to be like Norway's, by Josh Dehaas 5:06 - Will Poilievre's coalition of loud new populists and old-guard conservatives hold?, by Harrison Lowman 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.

Apr 16, 202416 min

Hub Dialogues: Ambassador Iddo Moed on Iran's drone and missile attacks, Israel's potential response and rising antisemitism in Canada

Iddo Moed, Israel's ambassador to Canada, discusses Iran's drone and missile attacks over the weekend and Israel's possible response, the Israel Defense Force's ongoing campaign to defeat Hamas, and his experiences in Canada over the past eight month, including rising signs of antisemitism in some parts of Canadian society. 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.

Apr 15, 202442 min

Hub Headlines: How happy are you?

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 - DeepDive: How happy are you? Canadian satisfaction is deteriorating fast—particularly among youth by Sean Speer and Taylor Jackson 15:44 - Nellie McClung, the great woman of Canadian history, 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.

Apr 15, 202426 min

Hub Roundtable: What did Trudeau's foreign interference testimony reveal?

Executive Director Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the foreign interference inquiry, including prime minister's and CSIS director's testimony, and what it has revealed about Canadian national security. Managing editor Harrison Lowman also joins from the Canada Strong and Free Network Conference to discuss the emerging fault lines between the old guard and the new guard of Canadian conservatism. Finally, they discuss The Hub's third anniversary, the successes of the past 12 months, and what to expect in the upcoming year. The Roundtable features The Hub's executive director Rudyard Griffiths and Hub editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub's content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you like what you are hearing on The Hub's podcast consider subscribing to our free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on 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.

Apr 12, 202434 min

Hub Headlines: What is Canada's 'prosperity predicament'?

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 'prosperity predicament' goes mainstream, and everything else we learned in The Hub's third year, by Sean Speer 8:11 - Justin Trudeau's well-rehearsed testimony reassures no one, by Michael Kempa 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.

Apr 12, 202417 min

Hub Headlines: The public sector employment is booming—with a catch

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. 0:25 - The outsized economic effects of Canada's cratering self-employment, by Livio Di Matteo 7:52 - 'Nothing lifts the burden of accountability from the PM': Ian Brodie on Justin Trudeau's foreign interference testimony, by The Hub Staff If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 11, 202413 min

Hub Dialogues: Tyler Cowen on the greatest economist of all time

George Mason University economist and leading public intellectual Tyler Cowen discusses his thoughtful new book, GOAT: Who is the Greatest Economist of all Time, and Why Does it Matter? 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.

Apr 10, 202427 min

Hub Headlines: Canada's immigration consensus is crumbling

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - Canada's hard-fought immigration consensus is crumbling before our eyes, by Sam Routley 12:02 - The next election will hinge on affordability issues. Pierre Poilievre is more than poised to capitalize, by Geoff Russ 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.

Apr 10, 202418 min

Hub Headlines: Why should we take the NDP 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. 0:20 - The NDP don't take themselves seriously, so why should we?, by Ginny Roth 7:10 - How to get Canada's endlessly troubled transit back on track, by Reece Martin 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.

Apr 9, 202416 min

Hub Dialogues: J.J. McCullough on the Online Streaming Act, a Poilievre-led Conservative government, and the future of the Liberal Party

Writer and YouTuber J.J. McCullough discusses the implementation of the Online Streaming Act and other efforts by the Trudeau government to regulate the internet, the policy priorities of a possible Poilievre-led Conservative government, the future of the Liberal Party, and growing instances of federal incursion into provincial and local jurisdiction. 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.

Apr 8, 202443 min

Hub Headlines: Clues on a future Conservative government

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:20 - The Canada Strong and Free Network conference could hold clues for the Conservative government to come, by Samuel Duncan 5:45 - How to get better—not bigger—government, 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/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 8, 202414 min

Hub Roundtable: Canada's "Great Slump" and the Prime Minister's immigration flip flop

Executive Director Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss economist Trevor Tombe's latest Hub article on "The Great Canadian Slump" with regards to Canadians' disposable income since 2015. They also discuss the prime minister's recent comments about out-of-control temporary immigration. Finally, they respond to criticisms of last week's discussion about why conservatives should give up on the Ford government in Ontario. The Roundtable features The Hub's executive director Rudyard Griffiths and Hub editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub's content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you like what you are hearing on The Hub's podcast consider subscribing to our free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on 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.

Apr 5, 202439 min

Hub Headlines: Is it time to spilt up the RCMP?

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 - One year after the Nova Scotia massacre report, it's time to divide the failing RCMP in two, by Michael Kempa 12:45 - Conservative elites need to quit the condescension and actually make their case, by Lianne Bell If you enjoy The Hub's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cance Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 5, 202419 min

Hub Headlines: The 'Great Canadian Slump' has returned

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:16 - The 'Great Canadian Slump' is back, by Trevor Tombe 7:33 - Five years later, we're drifting away from our new North Star, by Robert Asselin 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/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 4, 202414 min

Hub Dialogues: Brad Wilcox on getting married, defying elites and forging strong families

Brad Wilcox, a professor of sociology and the director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, discusses his fascinating new book, Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save 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.

Apr 3, 202440 min

Hub Headlines: Does the Charter apply to indigenous governments?

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 - Supreme Court confirms that the Charter applies to Indigenous governments—except when it doesn't, by Joanna Baron 8:53 - How Indigenous participation can help drive the new nuclear age, by Heather Exner-Pirot and Jesse McCormick 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.

Apr 3, 202415 min

Hub Headlines: Canada can win the cancer care space race

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 - Revolutionizing cancer care is a space race Canadians can win, by Dylan Marando 8:27 - The federal government is spending millions on equity, diversity, and inclusion research, by Dave Snow 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.

Apr 2, 202422 min

Hub Dialogues: Coleman Hughes on colourblindness and the end of race politics

Writer, podcaster, and musician Coleman Hughes discusses his provocative, new book, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America. 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.

Apr 1, 202433 min

Hub Headlines: NATO turns 75 years old

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 - NATO, the most important alliance in the world, turns 75, by Antony Anderson 10:47 - An ode to The Idler, Canada's eccentric literary conservative magazine, by David Warren 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.

Apr 1, 202420 min

Hub Roundtable: Is Ontario Premier Doug Ford a conservative?

Executive Director Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss Ontario's free-spending budget and what it says about the Ford government's policy legacy. They also cover new data on Canada's 2023 population growth which was the highest in more than 65 years. The Roundtable features The Hub's executive director Rudyard Griffiths and Hub editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub's content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you like what you are hearing on The Hub's podcast consider subscribing to our free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on 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.

Mar 29, 202440 min

Hub Headlines: Why the Holy Week 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 - Holy Week matters for secularists too, by Ray Pennings 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.

Mar 29, 20246 min

Hub Headlines: What will Canada do to get homes built?

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - What Australia can teach Canada about getting homes built, by Mike Moffatt and Cara Stern 7:35 - Doug Ford's disastrous budget further burdens younger Ontarians, by Paul Kershaw 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.

Mar 28, 202413 min

Hub Dialogues: David Betz on the twenty-first century's guarded age and the failed promise of the post-Cold War era

David Betz, a professor of modern warfare at King's College London, discusses his interesting book, The Guarded Age: Fortification in the Twenty-First Century. 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.

Mar 27, 202447 min

Hub Headlines: Are climate activists holding back climate progress?

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 - Climate activists are holding back climate progress, by Joe McKinnon 6:37 - Don't overthink it, Canada—we need natural gas now more than ever, by Heather Exner-Pirot 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.

Mar 27, 202416 min

Hub Headlines: Was the carbon tax worth the cost?

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 carbon tax was never worth the cost, by Steve Ambler 7:50 - Doug Ford risks letting down a generation of Ontarians—and losing the next election in the process, by Matt Spoke 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.

Mar 26, 202412 min

Hub Dialogues: Christopher Ragan on the economics and politics of carbon taxes

Christopher Ragan, economist and founding director for the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University, discusses the current carbon tax debate, what he thinks it gets wrong, and Canada's policy options in a post-carbon tax 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.

Mar 25, 202447 min

Hub Headlines: Low interest rates aren't making a comeback

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 - Don't bet on low interest rates returning anytime soon, by Livio Di Matteo 7:07 - Pierre Poilievre continues to confound the media, by Ginny Roth 14:49 - In trying to save journalism, government risks killing it, by Rudyard Griffiths 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.

Mar 25, 202421 min

Hub Roundtable: A Liberal-NDP coalition government in everything but name?

The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer and Managing Editor Harrison Lowman discuss this week's controversial parliamentary motion on the Israel-Hamas war, including the last-minute amendments that secured its passage and what it means for Canadian policy moving forward. They also mark the two-year anniversary of the supply and confidence agreement between the Trudeau government and the NDP which has sustained the government in a minority parliament. The Roundtable features Hub executive director Rudyard Griffiths and Hub editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub's content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you like what you are hearing on The Hub's podcast consider subscribing to our free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on 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.

Mar 22, 202436 min

Hub Headlines: Will Canada's electrical grid be ready?

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 electrical grid cannot handle the coming demands, by Andrew Evans 10:00 - Stick to the law, Supreme Court. Leave politics to the rest of us, by Norman Siebrasse 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.

Mar 22, 202416 min

Hub Headlines: The investment challenge Canada faces

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 - Invest in Canada mandates would surely fail, by Trevor Tombe 7:28 - Crime is surging and Canadians are being left with one message: You're on your own, by Michael Kempa 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.

Mar 21, 202416 min

Hub Dialogues: Ginny Roth on Pierre Poilievre's support for the working class

Ginny Roth, the national practice lead for government relations at Crestview Strategy and regular Hub contributor, discusses Pierre Poilievre's recent criticisms of big business and support for the working class, as well as high-profile policy issues such as child care, carbon taxes, and urban crime. 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.

Mar 20, 202438 min

Hub Headlines: Why Pierre Poilievre's popularity has been surging

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 - Poilievre's popularity is surging—and his working-class appeal is a key reason why, by Renze Nauta and Sean Speer 10:16 - The Liberal's online harms law is a full-frontal assault on freedom of speech, by Kristopher Kinsinger 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.

Mar 20, 202416 min

Hub Headlines: Corporate Canada is in a precarious position

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 - Pierre Poilievre's tough talk leaves corporate Canada in a precarious position, by Theo Argitis 5:54 - The dream of homeownership is dying. Here's how to revive it, by Mike Moffatt and Cara Stern 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.

Mar 19, 202413 min

Hub Dialogues: Tim Carney on how a family unfriendly culture is making it harder to raise kids

American Enterprise Institute senior fellow and Washington Examiner columnist Tim Carney discusses his thought-provoking, new book, Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be. 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.

Mar 18, 202437 min

Hub Headlines: What are Putin's fascist ambitions?

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 - Mariupol's fate lays bare Putin's fascist ambitions, by Ian Garner and Taras Kuzio 11:39 - Want to be a real global leader, Canada? Start by seizing Russian assets, by Aaron Gasch Burnett 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.

Mar 18, 202417 min

Hub Roundtable: Is Pierre Poilievre the champion for working-class Canadians?

Executive Director Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss a recent Hub essay on Canada's "lost economic decade" and the cultural, economic and political risks of experiencing a second lost decade. They also cover Pierre Poilievre's speech to the business community in Vancouver last week, including the policy and political implications of a working-class conservatism. The Roundtable features Hub executive director Rudyard Griffiths and Hub editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub's content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you like what you are hearing on The Hub's podcast consider subscribing to our free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on 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.

Mar 15, 202434 min

Hub Headlines: Canada's scarcity crisis

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - Don't let economists convince you Canada's economy is doing just fine, by Eric Lombardi 11:33 - When it comes to determining hate speech, 'Just trust the experts' is nowhere near good enough, 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/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 15, 202417 min

Hub Headlines: Is Canada an easy mark in the eyes of the world?

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. 0:25 - Our enemies and allies alike have realized that Canada is an easy mark, by Richard Shimooka 11:06 - You shouldn't get a participation award for failing high school, by Paul W. Bennett 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.

Mar 14, 202417 min

Hub Dialogues: Étienne-Alexandre Beauregard on Quebec's cultural nationalism & liberalism

Quebec-based author and scholar Étienne-Alexandre Beauregard discusses his new book, Return of the Bleus, about Quebec's cultural nationalism, its relationship to liberalism, and the socio-political implications for Canada. 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.

Mar 13, 202437 min

Hub Headlines: Is it time for Trudeau to stand up to TikTok?

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 Trudeau to stand up to TikTok, by Peter Menzies 7:09 - It seems Canadian politicians have suddenly forgotten how to denounce protestors, by Joanna Baron 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.

Mar 13, 202414 min

Hub Headlines: Why Pierre Polievre will govern like a fiscal conservative

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 - Don't mistake Poilievre's big business broadsides for an anti-growth agenda, by Ginny Roth 6:10 - Pierre Poilievre needs to be more than a rhetorical ally to those opposing gender ideology, by Brian Lee Crowley 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.

Mar 12, 202416 min

Hub Dialogues: Frank Trentmann on Germany from 1942 to 2022

Frank Trentmann, a historian at Birkbeck College at the University of London, discusses his latest, must-read book, Out of the Darkness: The Germans 1942-2022. 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.

Mar 11, 202442 min

Hub Headlines: Why Canada cannot afford another lost economic decade

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:20 - Canada cannot afford another lost economic decade, by Sean Speer and Taylor Jackson 9:12 - How austerity saved Greece, 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/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 11, 202415 min

Hub Roundtable: Dumb as a bag of hammers

Executive Director Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss concerns that the upcoming federal budget may enact new taxes on large corporations and wealthy individuals, including the motivations behind such policies and their possible economic consequences. They also cover the flawed thinking behind an open letter from business executives that the federal and provincial governments should mandate public pension plans to increase their investment in Canada. The Roundtable features Hub executive director Rudyard Griffiths and Hub editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub's content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman. If you like what you are hearing on The Hub's podcast consider subscribing to our free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on 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.

Mar 8, 202432 min

Hub Headlines: When it comes to federal public policy don't believe in fairytales

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 - It's time to stop believing in policy fairy tales, by Derek Holt 5:44 - The simple, all-encompassing key to really knowing wine, by Malcolm Jolley 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.

Mar 8, 202412 min

Hub Headlines: Are Canada's two richest provinces playing with fiscal fire?

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 two richest provinces are playing with fiscal fire, by Trevor Tombe 7:10 - Alberta's Conservatives double down on expensive health care strategy, by Paul Kershaw 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/. The Hub's podcasts are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation and the Linda Frum and Howard Sokolowski Charitable Foundation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 7, 202412 min