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S1 Ep 177Episode #177: Dialogue with Scott Lincicome

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Cato Institute scholar Scott Lincicome about his important, new book, Empowering the American Worker: Market-Based Solutions for Today's Workforce If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 18, 202345 min

S1 Ep 176Episode #176: Dialogue with Mark Mills

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Manhattan Institute senior fellow and energy policy expert Mark Mills about technology and innovation, the limits of an energy transition, and why he thinks we are on the cusp of the "roaring 2020s." If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 16, 202342 min

S1 Ep 175Episode #175: Hub Roundtable: How to defund the CBC

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This week's Hub Dialogue roundtable discusses Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's plan to defund the CBC and what it might look like when the idea becomes public policy. We also talk about new proposals to tighten mortgage lending and what this tells us about the Canadian obsession with real estate. 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 public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 13, 202337 min

S1 Ep 174Episode #174: Dialogue with William Inboden

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with University of Texas at Austin professor William Inboden about his widely regarded new book, The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 11, 202338 min

S1 Ep 173Episode #173: Dialogue with Laura Osman

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Canadian Press journalist Laura Osman about the policy and political issues that dominated 2022 such as the trucker convoy and invocation of the Emergencies Act and the ones that are likely to be significant this year such including health care, the Liberal-NDP parliamentary agreement and Conservative efforts to make inroads with women and younger voters. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 9, 202337 min

S1 Ep 172Episode #172: Jobs, Jordan Peterson and Ottawa's consultant craze

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This week's Hub Dialogue roundtable discusses the hot job numbers that arrived on Friday and their implications for the Canadian economy. We also dig into the federal government's recent frenzy of expenditures on a high-profile consultancy company and, finally, we look at Jordan Peterson's trouble with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 6, 202330 min

S1 Ep 171Episode #171: Dialogue with Ross Douthat (re-release)

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. This episode features Sean Speer with New York Times columnist Ross Douthat on his powerful book, The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery, as well as other topics including overcoming societal decadence, the future of conservative populism, and writing for the New York Times. The episode was originally published on September 15th, 2022. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's daily email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Subscription is free. Simply sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 4, 202348 min

S1 Ep 170Episode #170: Dialogue with Aaron Friedberg (re-release)

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. This episode of Hub Dialogues features host Sean Speer in conversation with Aaron Friedberg, a professor of political science at Princeton University and one of America's leading foreign and security policy thinkers, about his fascinating new book, Getting China Wrong. The episode was originally published on June 21st, 2022. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's daily email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Subscription is free. Simply sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 2, 202340 min

S1 Ep 169Episode #169: Our 100% guaranteed, can't-miss predictions for 2023

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This week's Hub Dialogue roundtable looks back on the year that was and makes a series of unwise predictions for 2023. Is Justin Trudeau riding high going into the new year? Can Pierre Poilievre catch up to him? Will anyone talk about Jagmeet Singh? All this and our predictions for the economy and world politics in the new year. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues, consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 30, 202233 min

S1 Ep 168Episode #168: Dialogue with Russ Roberts (re-release)

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations with big thinkers about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Russ Roberts, the host of the weekly podcast EconTalk, about his thoughtful, new book, Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us. The episode was originally published on October 13th, 2022. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's daily email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Subscription is free. Simply sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 28, 202246 min

S1 Ep 167Episode #167: Dialogue with Tareq Hadhad (re-release)

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with entrepreneur, philanthropist and public speaker, Tareq Hadhad, whose personal story of coming to Canada as a refugee from Syria in 2015 and starting a chocolate business in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, is now the subject of a new, highly-acclaimed film of the same name as the iconic family business, Peace by Chocolate. The episode was originally published on June 30th, 2022. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's daily email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Subscription is free. Simply sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 26, 202238 min

S1 Ep 166Episode #166: What were we wrong about in 2022?

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This week's Hub Roundtable discusses the most interesting or important people and events of this past year. We also talk about the issue or event that surprised us the most in 2022 and even dig into the thing we were most wrong about. Happy holidays from all of us at The Hub. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 23, 202231 min

S1 Ep 165Episode #165: Dialogue with David Frum: The Biggest Issues of 2022

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This is the twenty-third episode of The Hub's bi-weekly series featuring Sean Speer in conversation with leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum. The two discuss the biggest issues of 2022—including Russia's invasion of Ukraine, growing political unrest in Iran, and economic and energy trends around the world. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 23, 202227 min

S1 Ep 164Episode #164: Dialogue with Rudyard Griffiths

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with The Hub's Executive Director Rudyard Griffiths about our experience at The Hub over the past two years, including how we're doing, what we've learned and what to expect in 2023. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 21, 202240 min

S1 Ep 163Episode #163: Dialogue with J.J. McCullough

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Washington Post columnist and popular YouTuber J.J. McCullough about a potpourri of topics including his recent interview with Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, the ongoing debate over Bill C-11, the state of politics in British Columbia and his biggest political/policy surprise of 2022. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 19, 202246 min

S1 Ep 162Episode #162: Byelection blues for Pierre Poilievre

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This week's Hub Dialogue roundtable discusses the results of the Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection, in which the Liberals soundly defeated the Conservatives fueled, at least in part, by an NDP collapse. Is this a bad sign for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre? We also chat to The Hub's deputy editor L. Graeme Smith about what massive advances in artificial portend for our society. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 16, 202236 min

S1 Ep 161Episode #161: Dialogue with Steve Paikin

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with author and journalist Steve Paikin about his fascinating, new book, John Turner: An Intimate Biography of Canada's 17th Prime Minister. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 14, 202235 min

S1 Ep 160Episode #160: Dialogue with Ed Greenspon

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Edward Greenspon, the President and CEO of the Public Policy Forum, about the need for a supply-side revolution including energy, health care, housing, ideas, and people. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 12, 202241 min

S1 Ep 159Episode #159: Me and my shadow ban

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This week's Hub Dialogue roundtable discusses the major "Twitter files" story broken by Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss, the practice of "shadow banning," and what it tells us about modern journalism. We also talk about the groundbreaking artificial intelligence involved in the ChatGPT conversational robot and the John Henry moment it brings to the professional class. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 9, 202238 min

S1 Ep 158Episode #158: Dialogue with David Frum: Recession & Alberta Sovereignty Act

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This is the twenty-second episode of The Hub's bi-weekly series featuring Sean Speer in conversation with leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum. The two discuss a potpourri of topics including expectations about an impending recession, the case of the so-called "missing workers" in the post-pandemic era and the controversy over the Alberta Sovereignty Act and its broader implications for modern policymaking. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 9, 202229 min

S1 Ep 157Episode #157: Dialogue with Douglas Murray

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with British author and journalist Douglas Murray about the decline of trust in the mainstream media, how he's avoided being canceled and why he thinks democracy must be rooted in gratitude. There is also bonus coverage: Murray's opening statement from the latest Munk Debate centered on the resolution: Be it resolved, don't trust the mainstream media. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 7, 202233 min

S1 Ep 156Episode #156: Dialogue with Matt Taibbi

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with independent journalist Matt Taibbi about the decline of trust in the mainstream media, his own shift to independent journalism and whether Pierre Poilievre can win an election campaign while eschewing the parliamentary press gallery. There is also bonus coverage: Taibbi's opening statement from the latest Munk Debate centered on the resolution: Be it resolved, don't trust the mainstream media. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 5, 202225 min

S1 Ep 155Episode #155: Calling all sovereigntists

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This week's Hub Dialogue roundtable discusses the Alberta Sovereignty Act, which was introduced this week by Premier Danielle Smith to mixed reviews. We also talk about Quebec's pickiness when it comes to immigrants and what the means for the future of the province. Finally, we talk about the protests in China and how much they actually tell us about the situation in the country. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 2, 202238 min

S1 Ep 154Episode #154: Dialogue with Robert P. George

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Robert P. George, McCormick professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, about his recent lecture at the University of British Columbia entitled The Truth-Seeking Mission of the University and his experiences as an intellectual minority on the university campus. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 30, 202242 min

S1 Ep 153Episode #153: Dialogue with Mikal Skuterud

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Mikal Skuterud, a labour economist at the University of Waterloo and director of the Canadian Labour Economics Forum, about the federal government's recent announcement of Canada's immigration targets as well how we ought to think about the labour market effects of Canadian immigration policy as well as outcomes for immigrants themselves. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 28, 202231 min

S1 Ep 152Episode #152: What are the political consequences of the Emergencies Act inquiry?

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This week's Hub Dialogue roundtable discusses the potential political impact of the inquiry into the invocation of the Emergencies Act during the trucker protests earlier this year. We also talk about the allegations of a Chinese "interference network" that was active during the 2019 election and examine the prime minister's very precise denials about his briefings on the topic. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 25, 202235 min

S1 Ep 151Episode #151: Dialogue with David Frum: Thanksgiving, Western Decadence and Stagnation

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This is the twenty-first episode of The Hub's bi-weekly series featuring Sean Speer in conversation with leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum. The two mark American Thanksgiving by discussing the subject of gratitude and why David thinks growing narratives about Western decadence and stagnation need to be challenged. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 25, 202226 min

S1 Ep 150Episode #150: Dialogue with Chris Miller

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Chris Miller, a professor of international history at Tufts University, about his must-read new book, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 23, 202225 min

S1 Ep 149Episode #149: Dialogue with Dipo Faloyin

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Dipo Faloyin, a writer and senior editor at Vice, about his fascinating, new book, Africa is not a Country: Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 21, 202232 min

S1 Ep 148Episode #148: Hub Roundtable: Doug Ford overplays his hand

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This week's Hub Dialogue roundtable discusses the latest strike threat from education workers in Ontario and how the provincial government is reaping the consequences of overplaying its hand. We also talk about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's altercation with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit this week. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 18, 202233 min

S1 Ep 147Episode #147: Dialogue with Shadi Hamid

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Shadi Hamid, a Brookings Institution senior fellow, contributing writer at The Atlantic, and co-host of a new podcast with Comment Magazine, about his fascinating, new book, The Problem of Democracy: America, The Middle East and the Rise and Fall of an Idea. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 16, 202241 min

S1 Ep 146Episode #146: Dialogue with Christopher Sands

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Christopher Sands, director of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute and adjunct professor of Canadian Studies at Johns Hopkins University, about the mid-term elections in the United States and their implications for Canada-U.S. relations. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 14, 202237 min

S1 Ep 145Episode #145: Hub Roundtable: Lessons from the great crypto collapse of 2022

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This week's Hub Dialogue roundtable discusses the startling collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX and what it portends for the tech industry as a whole. We also talk about Remembrance Day and try to figure out why so few people are wearing poppies this year. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 11, 202238 min

S1 Ep 144Episode #144: Dialogue with David Frum: U.S. Midterm Elections & Impact on U.S. Policy and Politics

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This is the twentieth episode of The Hub's bi-weekly series featuring Sean Speer in conversation with leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum. The two discuss the winners and losers of the mid-terms elections in the United States and their consequences for American policy and politics. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 11, 202225 min

S1 Ep 143Episode #143: Dialogue with Seema Yasmin

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Dr. Seema Yasmin, an award-winning author, journalist, physician and professor at Stanford University, about her new book, What the Fact?: Finding the Truth in all the Noise. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 9, 202236 min

S1 Ep 142Episode #142: Dialogue with Trevor Tombe

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe on the federal government's recent Fall Economic Statement as well as broader economic and fiscal trends including inflation, demographics, and the fiscal sustainability of Canada's provinces. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 7, 202248 min

S1 Ep 141Episode #141: Hub Roundtable: Everyone loses in Ontario's latest labour dispute

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This week's Hub Dialogue roundtable discusses the labour dispute in Ontario that has involved wildcat strikes, the notwithstanding clause, and more school interruptions for the province's students. We also discuss Elon Musk's plans for Twitter and contemplate the value of the platform's coveted blue check. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 4, 202239 min

S1 Ep 140Episode #140: Dialogue with Timothy Brook

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Timothy Brook, a University of British Columbia history professor and leading thinker and scholar on China, about his fascinating book, Great State: China and the World. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 2, 202245 min

S1 Ep 139Episode #139: Dialogue with Peter Wehner

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Peter Wehner, a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum and contributing writer for The Atlantic and the New York Times, about the sense of agitation and grievance among some Evangelicals in the United States and elsewhere in the Western world. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 31, 202257 min

S1 Ep 138Episode #138: Dialogue with David Frum: Canada-U.S. relationship and Upcoming Mid-Term Elections

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This is the nineteenth episode of The Hub's bi-weekly series featuring Sean Speer in conversation with leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum. The two discuss the state of the Canada-U.S. relationship and look ahead to the upcoming mid-term elections and how their outcomes may affect bilateral issues. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 31, 202223 min

S1 Ep 137Episode #137: Hub Roundtable: The Emergencies Act inquiry reveals cascading leadership failures

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This week's Hub Dialogue roundtable discusses the potential political fall-out from the Emergencies Act inquiry in Ottawa and what it tells us about the state of our country. We also look at the Bank of Canada's surprising decision this week to announce a rate hike below the market's expectations. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 28, 202235 min

S1 Ep 136Episode #136: Dialogue with Dave Goulson

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Dave Goulson, a University of Sussex biologist and leading scholar on the ecology and conservation of insects, about his thought-provoking book, Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's daily email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 26, 202238 min

S1 Ep 135Episode #135: Dialogue with Marian Tupy

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Marian Tupy, who is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and editor of HumanProgress.org, about his fascinating, new book (which is co-authored with Gale L. Pooley), Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's daily email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 24, 202239 min

S1 Ep 134Episode #134: Hub Roundtable: Ride into the Danger Zone with Liz Truss and the Canadian Armed Forces

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This week's Hub Dialogue roundtable discusses the lessons Canada's government should learn from the resignation of U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss after her mini-budget caused upheaval in financial markets. We also talk about a controversy in the Canadian Armed Forces about an offensive call sign in one of Canada's frontline fighter jet squadrons. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's daily email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Subscription is free. Simply sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 21, 202234 min

S1 Ep 133Episode #133: Dialogue with Sophie Brickman

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with author and journalist Sophie Brickman about her fascinating, new book, Baby, Unplugged: One Mother's Search for Balance, Reason, and Sanity in the Digital Age. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's daily email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Subscription is free. Simply sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 19, 202229 min

S1 Ep 132Episode #132: Dialogue with Richard Reeves

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Brooking Institution senior fellow Richard Reeves about his thought provoking new book, Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's daily email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Subscription is free. Simply sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 17, 202237 min

S1 Ep 131Episode #131: Hub Roundtable: Are the unvaccinated discriminated against?

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This week's Hub Dialogue roundtable discusses vaccine mandates in the wake of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's recent comments about discrimination against the non-vaccinated and the ongoing inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act to combat anti-vaccine protests this year. We also discuss the ongoing political and financial strife in the United Kingdom and how Canadian politicians can learn from it. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's daily email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Subscription is free. Simply sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 14, 202233 min

S1 Ep 130Episode #130: Dialogue with Russ Roberts

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations with big thinkers about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Russ Roberts, the host of the weekly podcast EconTalk, about his thoughtful, new book, Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's daily email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Subscription is free. Simply sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 12, 202246 min

S1 Ep 129Episode #129: Dialogue with Geoffrey Cohen

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations with big thinkers about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation. This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Stanford University professor Geoffrey Cohen about his fascinating new book, Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's daily email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Subscription is free. Simply sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future. Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 10, 202233 min

S1 Ep 128Episode #128: Dialogue with David Frum: The rise of anti-Semitism around the world

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada's daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology. The Hub Dialogues feature 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. This is the eighteenth episode of The Hub's bi-weekly series featuring Sean Speer in conversation with leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum. The two discuss the strength and vitality of Canada's Jewish community as well as the rise of anti-Semitism around the world. If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's daily email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Subscription is free. Simply sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 7, 202223 min