Hub Podcasts

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. 0:32 - The Liberal Party has proven durable—Trudeauism has not , by Sean Speer This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of popular Hub podcasts and other great p...

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's challenging summer, as Prime Minister Mark Carney secures major wins on pipelines and energy policy in Alberta. They analyze growing unrest within Conservative caucus, including another MP's departure to the Senate, and question what policy differentiation remains for the opposition. In the second half, they discuss co...

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 is finally embracing its energy potentia l, by Heather Exner-Pirot 8:30 - Why Carney is crucial to getting the West Coast pipeline built , by Connor O’Shea This program is narrated...

Leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum and The Hub’s editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the Trump administration's troubled Iran invasion. They examine military setbacks, the failed Iranian uprising, and how personal financial interests may have compromised strategy. They also analyze Trump's decision not to renew CUSMA, the administration's AI policy, and the Democratic Party's vulner...

Danielle Smith says Alberta has entered a new era of economic growth, pointing to a string of major energy and technology announcements this week as evidence the province is once again open for investment. In an interview with Alberta Edge, the premier discusses Meta’s $13-billion data centre, two proposed oil pipelines, and why she believes Alberta is making up for a lost decade of stalled develo...

Janice Gross Stein, founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, discusses the recent NATO summit. She examines President Trump's contrasting public and private personas, the evolving war in Ukraine, and renewed tensions between the United States and Iran following attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. She also explores the Trump administration's approach to Iran, European...

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 - Alberta is right to want a better deal , by Sean Speer 7:06 - Canadian dollar reaches 14-month low, near 70 cents to the U.S. dollar—main driver is diverging interest rates, not CUSMA , b...

Full Press asks why a Quebec judge is blocking reporting on a case that could involve the first active-duty Canadian military member to be charged with terrorist offences under the Criminal Code. The panel also asks why the Committee to Protect Journalists considers media “affiliated with militant groups” to be journalists, and raises concerns about a federal government memo that imagines legal ac...

Richard Shimooka, The Hub's defence and security analyst and senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, discusses Canada's decision to purchase 12 German submarines from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. He explores the strategic rationale behind the procurement, the growing subsea threats from China and Russia, and concerns about rapid technological change in warfare. He also questions the Carn...

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 - Can the Port of Vancouver handle supertankers? A closer look at the other megaproject inside Alberta’s pipeline proposal , by Falice Chin 6:21 - The AI boom and debt wall—Global risks for...

On this special episode of Hub Dialogues , we bring you a curated collection of conversations and remarks from the New North America Summit , hosted by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy. Held earlier this past June, the summit brought together nearly 100 thought leaders—from today’s decision-makers to the next generation of leaders shaping the continent’s future—to explore a forw...

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Prime Minister Carney's appointment of four new senators, including Liberal strategist Tom Pitfield and Conservative MP Richard Martel, marking a decisive break from Justin Trudeau's "independent" Senate appointments. They examine how Carney is consolidating power through partisan appointments to expand the government's majority, as well as the broader fail...

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 - The most overlooked aspect of the new West Coast pipeline could be the most consequential , by Jack M. Mintz 6:21 - The Carney government’s expanding power to identify Canadians online, a...

Peter L. Biro, founder of Section 1, a democracy and civics think tank, describes why he resigned from Toronto’s Massey College and why he believes truth-seeking in Canadian post-secondary schools has been replaced by activism and antisemitism. This episode is a part of The Hub's new Fault Lines initiative, which examines the pressures pulling Canadian society apart and the principles that can hol...

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the massive public investment required for a new pipeline to Canada's West Coast that was announced over the Canada Day weekend. They explore how political negotiations burdened the project with costly conditions, including carbon sequestration requirements and provincial concessions. Finally, they examine whether Alberta is abandoning its free-market princ...

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 - Why B.C.—and David Eby—are cooperating with Mark Carney on a new West Coast pipeline , by Kirk LaPointe 5:49 - It’s time to bring back dress codes , by Harrison Lowman This program is nar...

Amanda Galbraith, co-founder and president of Oyster Group, and David Coletto, founder and chair of Abacus Data, join Sean Speer to discuss President Trump's decision not to renew CUSMA. They analyze whether Canadians have become desensitized to trade uncertainty, and debate the political risks of bilateral U.S.-Mexico negotiations. In the second half, they explore Pierre Poilievre's shadow cabine...

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 - Get over your anti-Americanism, Canada , by Sean Speer This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of popular Hub podcasts and other great perks, subscribe t...

Jackie Forrest says Alberta's proposed West Coast oil pipeline has gone from political long shot to credible national megaproject. The executive director of the ARC Energy Research Institute breaks down why the Roberts Bank route could transform Canada's energy exports, boost oil prices, and create a once-in-a-generation opportunity to grow the oilsands and diversify trade beyond the United States...

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer debate the federal government's new pipeline agreement with Alberta and British Columbia. While Sean credits Prime Minister Carney's political deftness in securing the deal, Rudyard argues the project represents a costly political compromise that prioritizes politics over market efficiency. They also discuss the pipeline's southern route, public financing concerns,...

Beau Jarvis, CEO of Wesgroup Properties, unpacks British Columbia's plan to buy up unsold condo inventory for affordable housing. He argues the policy treats symptoms rather than root causes, and points out that developers were never consulted in shaping it. He makes the case for a different fix: lowering development charges and reforming the regulatory system. Jarvis also explains how municipal g...

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 - Getting away with murder: How Canada’s courts have turned delay into a get-out-of-jail-free card , by Stephen Staley 5:58 - Complaints against CRA jump 27 percent to 3-year high, taxpayer...

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss President Trump's decision not to renew CUSMA and its implications. They examine the Trump administration's shift toward tariffs as a fiscal and economic strategy, driven by America's deteriorating debt situation. They also explore whether Canada should negotiate now or wait until after U.S. midterms, the likelihood of additional tariffs despite existing tr...

Justice Harry LaForme, Canada's first First Nations appellate court judge, explains why he sees Israel as a decolonization project rather than a colonial one, and why that perspective puts him at odds with narratives gaining traction in universities and activist circles. He discusses the striking parallels between Indigenous experiences in Canada and Jews in Israel, the moral imperative he feels t...

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 biggest financial transfer in Canada that nobody talks about , by Trevor Tombe 7:08 - Canadians and permanent residents leaving Canada at highest rate since 1950s, over 150,000 emigra...