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Hub Headlines: Population increases don't solve Canada's issues

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 - I am a former immigration minister. Unsustainable population increases won't solve Canada's underlying issues, by Chris Alexander 15:12 - Brace yourselves, Canadian media. The CRTC could be coming to 'help', 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/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 15, 202421 min

Hub Headlines: Canada's constitutional crisis is at 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. 0:20 - Canada is careening towards a constitutional crisis in the Senate, by Howard Anglin and Ray Pennings 10:19 - It's time to hit the brakes on the government's far-too-ambitious electric vehicle mandates, by Jerome Gessaroli 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.

May 14, 202416 min

Hub Dialogues: Dan Senor on the genius of Israel and its resilience amid the Israel-Hamas war

Dan Senor, best-selling author, former political advisor and podcast host of Call Me Back, discusses his book (co-authored with Saul Singer), The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World, as well as recent developments in the Israel-Hamas war. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. If you 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.

May 13, 202456 min

Hub Headlines: We should unleash Canada's natural resource sector

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 - DeepDive: Canada's natural resources are a long-neglected golden goose. It's time to change that, 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/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 13, 202417 min

Hub Roundtable: Federal government unions don't want to go back to work

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the out-of-touch reaction from federal public sector unions to Ottawa's announcement that public servants must work in the office three days per week and surprising silence from Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre. They also cover a new federal report on Canada's progress on meeting its greenhouse gas emission targets and whether it is time for an "adult conversation" about more realistic targets. Finally, they discuss a recent event on the future of journalism hosted by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute in partnership with The Hub. The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher 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.

May 10, 202437 min

Hub Headlines: Time to take the fertility crisis 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. 0:19 - We are not taking Canada's fertility crisis seriously enough, by Tim Sargent 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.

May 10, 20247 min

Hub Headlines: Is a constitutional storm brewing?

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 - A constitutional storm is brewing as Pierre Poilievre flirts with the notwithstanding clause, by Joanna Baron 8:19 - We need more than big promises to solve our housing crisis, by Mike Moffatt 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.

May 9, 202414 min

Hub Dialogues: André Turcotte on how Canadians are feeling about the upcoming U.S. presidential election

André Turcotte, Carleton University communications professor and leading pollster at Pollara Strategic Insights, discusses how Canadians are feeling about the upcoming U.S. presidential election in November and its consequences 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.

May 8, 202438 min

Hub Headlines: The harm reduction regime is collapsing

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 harm reduction regime is collapsing as disillusionment grows around decriminalized drugs, by Adam Zivo 9:45 - The consultant class comes for Fort Calgary, by Kelden Formosa 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.

May 8, 202419 min

Hub Headlines: Anaida Poilievre is the CPC's secret weapon

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 - Anaida Poilievre is the Conservative Party's secret weapon, by Amal Attar-Guzman 10:05 - Isolationists are naive and wrong. So why are we afraid to actually engage them?, 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/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 7, 202417 min

Hub Dialogues: Michael Byers and Aaron Boley on who owns outer space and Ignacio Cofone on the privacy fallacy

This episode of Hub Dialogues features Sean Speer in conversation with 2023 Donner Book Prize nominees international lawyer Michael Byers and astrophysicist Aaron Boley, about their book, Who Owns Outer Space? International Law, Astrophysics, and the Sustainable Development of Space, and Ignacio Cofone, Research Chair in A.I. Law & Data Governance at McGill University, about his book, The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy. As part of a paid partnership, this month The Hub will feature excerpts from this year's five shortlisted books for the Donner Prize, awarded to the best public policy book in Canada. Our podcast Hub Dialogues will also feature interviews with the authors. The winning title will be awarded $60,000 by The Donner Canadian Foundation on May 8th. 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.

May 6, 202435 min

Hub Headlines: We cannot tax our way to prosperity

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 - Sorry, Canada, but we can't tax our way to prosperity, by Derrick Hunter 5:42 - Public interest comes second with B.C.'s Haida agreement, by Caroline Elliott 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.

May 6, 202411 min

Hub Roundtable: Pierre Poilievre's populist memo to corporate Canada

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the brouhaha that occurred in the House of Commons this past week, including what the Liberal accusation that Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives are associated with "white supremacy" says about the government's political standing. They also cover Pierre Poilievre's provocative op-ed about corporate lobbyists and how his government would interact with them and what it may tell us about a Poilievre-led government's policy agenda. The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher 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.

May 3, 202430 min

Hub Headlines: Can our defence spending problem be solved?

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 Liberals are not going to fix Canada's defence spending problem, by Richard Shimooka 10:04 - Our online world is the new Wild West—and just as lawless, by Ignacio Cofone 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.

May 3, 202414 min

Hub Headlines: The smoking gun for Canada's weak economic growth

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 smoking gun for Canada's weak economic growth? A collapse in energy and resource investment, by Heather Exner-Pirot 9:27 – The Queen's Park keffiyeh kerfuffle proves the wisdom of keeping political symbols out of the legislature, by Kaveh Shahrooz 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.

May 2, 202417 min

In Conversation with David Frum: Anti-Israel protests on university campuses across North America

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the recent escalation of anti-Israel protests on university campuses across North America and what they might tell us about higher education, its institutional leadership, and the conditions that enable antisemitism to flourish. 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.

May 1, 202420 min

Hub Headlines: Will America ruin Canada's EV gamble?

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 – U.S. politics looms large over Trudeau and Ford's electric vehicle gamble, by Steven Globerman 5:04 – Our universities are in crisis. That's bad news for democracy, by Aaron Wudrick, David Livingstone, and David Tabachnick 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.

May 1, 202410 min

Hub Headlines: The Trans Mountain pipeline's economic benefits

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 $34 billion Trans Mountain pipeline was worth every penny, by Trevor Tombe 6:52 – Canadian conservatism's judicial revolution is only gaining strength, by Charlie Buck 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 30, 202416 min

Hub Dialogues: Kent Roach on the wrongfully convicted and Abdi Aidid & Benjamin Alarie on AI and the legal singularity

This episode of Hub Dialogues features Sean Speer in conversation with 2023 Donner Book Prize nominees University of Toronto Professor Kent Roach about his book Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes, and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice, and with University of Toronto Law professors Abdi Aidid and Benjamin Alarie about their book, The Legal Singularity: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Law Radically Better. As part of a paid partnership, this month The Hub will feature excerpts from this year's five shortlisted books for the Donner Prize, awarded to the best public policy book in Canada. Our podcast Hub Dialogues will also feature interviews with the authors. The winning title will be awarded $60,000 by The Donner Canadian Foundation on May 8th. 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 29, 202434 min

Hub Headlines: Canada's disastrous defence spending 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. 0:22 – DeepDive: Just how bad is Canada's defence spending problem? Downright disastrous—with little hope in sight, by Sean Speer and Taylor Jackson 18:52 – AI is about to fundamentally transform our legal system—for the better, by Abdi Aidid and Benjamin Alarie 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 29, 202424 min

Hub Roundtable: Canada's Laurentian Capitalist moment

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the federal and Ontario governments' massive subsidies for the electric vehicle industry, including this week's announcement of a new Honda plant in Ontario, and their inherent risks and economic consequences. They also cover the negative reaction to last week's federal budget and what it tells us about the state of federal politics. The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher 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 26, 202428 min

Hub Headlines: How Canada can boost birth rates

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 – Want to boost birth rates? Stop taxing mothers, by Andrew Evans 6:06 – Canada's population growth is exploding. Here's why, by Don Kerr 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 26, 202413 min

Hub Headlines: The importance of citizen happiness

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 – Disregard citizen unhappiness at your own peril, leaders, by Ginny Roth 6:39 – Ring the alarm—Canada is failing to safeguard those with mental illness from MAID, by Daniel Zekveld 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 25, 202414 min

Hub Dialogues: Roméo Dallaire on whether world peace is impossible

Thirty years after the Rwandan genocide that killed more than 800,000, former U.N Force Commander Roméo Dallaire discusses the atrocity he witnessed, whether peacekeeping and the international human rights movement has failed, Canada's shrinking role in the world, and if reaching real peace is even achievable. 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 24, 202446 min

Hub Headlines: Have pro-Palestine protests 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. 0:20 – It's time to stop giving the pro-Palestine protestors the benefit of the doubt, by Joanna Baron 6:43 – Berating Bell and the telcos won't save Canada's news industry, by Theo Argitis 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 24, 202412 min

Hub Headlines: Radical elements in the Anti-Racism Act

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 – It's not racist 'denialism' to appreciate Canada's tolerance, despite what the B.C. NDP may say, by Caroline Elliott 6:23 – Michael Ignatieff checks his privilege, 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.

Apr 23, 202412 min

Hub Dialogues: Joanna Baron and Christine Van Geyn on COVID-19 Lockdowns & Civil Liberties (re-release)

This episode of Hub Dialogues features Sean Speer in conversation with 2023 Donner Book Prize nominees and executive director and litigation director of the Canadian Constitution Foundation Joanna Baron and Christine Van Geyn about their nominated book, Pandemic Panic: How Canadian Government Responses to Covid-19 Changed Civil Liberties Forever. The episode was originally released on November 7th, 2023. As part of a paid partnership, this month The Hub will feature excerpts from this year's five shortlisted books for the Donner Prize, awarded to the best public policy book in Canada. Our podcast Hub Dialogues will also feature interviews with the authors. The winning title will be awarded $60,000 by The Donner Canadian Foundation on May 8th. 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 22, 202451 min

Hub Headlines: Can the government fix the Canadian Armed Forces?

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 government's defence policy update is a small step in the right direction—if it is actually implemented, by Richard Shimooka 9:59 – We all benefit from lower capital gains taxes—even if you're not rich, 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.

Apr 22, 202415 min

Hub Roundtable: The Trudeau government's anti-growth budget

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss this week's federal budget, including the Trudeau government's focus on redistribution over growth, its high spending, and the consequences of ongoing deficits and debt accumulation. They also discuss the budget's increased tax rate on capital gains tax, the policy debate that it has provoked, and the real-world, detrimental impacts on the Canadian economy. The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher 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 19, 202440 min

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