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. 0:19 - Canada is not as tax competitive as the Carney government claims , by Jack Mintz 8:09 - DEI isn't dead yet , by Peter Menzies 14:44 - Carney's budget has a $94 billion gap in investment s...

Paul Kershaw, policy professor at UBC and the founder of the think tank "Generation Squeeze", which advocates on behalf of young adults, explains why Canadian youth are feeling increasingly financially insecure, locked out of home ownership, ignored by their governments, and tasked with bearing the financial burden of their financially secure elders. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent...

Jessica Biga-Wadstein, Canada country head for Pearson, Theo Argitis, senior vice president of policy at the Business Council of Canada, and Gabe Miller, president and CEO of Universities Canada, discuss Canada's growing skills gap and how to better connect our education system to the needs of a fast-changing economy. They share practical ideas for bridging that gap through work-integrated learnin...

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 - China is not the answer for Canadian prosperity , by Ed Fast 8:50 - A great Grey Cup game can't mask the challenges the CFL is facing , by Kirk LaPointe 14:46 - Foreign-born mothers gave...

Darrell Bricker, pollster and CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs and veteran journalist John Ibbitson explain why Canada, from its struggling immigration system, to its suppressed patriotism, to its unhopeful younger generation, to its straining federation, is in such poor shape. They also discuss what's wrong with the Canadian right and left, and what they must do to fix things. It's all in their new bo...

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 - Québec understands the health-care status quo is failing. When will the rest of Canada? , by Sean Speer 6:03 - Why the AI boom must not worsen Alberta's urban-rural divide , by Falice Chi...

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub . Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:24 - The Weekly Wrap: The kids are not alright , by Sean Speer This program is narrated by automated voices. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content: https://tinyurl.co...

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the Carney government's new list of major projects and what it reveals about Ottawa's economic strategy. They argue that projects require financing rather than regulatory acceleration, suggesting the government is overriding market signals through subsidies. In the back half of the show, they discuss rising economic discontent among younger Canadians, the p...

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 - Quebec's next referendum to leave Canada may be around the corner , by Peter White 6:13 - Canada already tried economic nationalism—it made us poorer , by Sean Speer 12:40 - Ontario and Q...

Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy, natural resources, and environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute breaks down the latest round of Prime Minister Carney's "nation building projects", scheduled to be fast tracked in an attempt to spur investment in the face of a United States no longer keen on Canada. They also discuss why an oil pipeline was not on the federal government's list. The Hu...

In this episode of Hub Politics, host Sean Speer is joined by Amanda Galbraith, co-founder and president of Oyster Group, and David Coletto, founder and CEO of Abacus Data, to discuss recent Abacus Data polling on Pierre Poilievre's leadership paradox whereby he has strong support among Conservative base voters but has low popularity numbers with non-Conservative voters. They explore whether the C...

Full Press discusses why two top executives at the BBC resigned over the misleading editing of Trump's January 6th speech, examines a CTV article that called the notwithstanding clause a "threat to democracy," and asks whether journalists should have been partying with the Liberal cabinet ministers they cover, following last week's budget. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital ne...

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 numbers don't lie: Violent crime has surged nationwide , by Dave Snow 5:14 - Carney keeps teasing a new pipeline, but will he follow through? , by Falice Chin 10:44 - Canada's debt is...

Jack Mintz, President's Fellow of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary, discusses the economic impact of the tax changes last week announced in the Carney government's first budget. He highlights the need to go beyond overall tax rates and understand the differing effects on different sectors and the need for a comprehensive policy review to enhance competitiveness and reduce d...

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 - Is Budget 2025 enough to reverse Canada's economic decline? , by Trevor Tombe 6:25 - B.C.'s Indigenous land claim dilemma is a mess—one the government has made a whole lot worse , by Kirk...

Tony Keller, Globe and Mail columnist and author of the new book "Borderline Chaos: How Canada Got Immigration Right, and Then Wrong" details how the Canadian government managed to slowly build and then quickly break its once celebrated immigration system, along with Canadians' historic consensus around welcoming large numbers of people to the country. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independe...

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 - If we don't make young Canadians care about our WW2 veterans, their sacrifices will soon die with them , by Harrison Lowman 6:03 - The CBC just got more government cash—good luck, private...

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 - Canadians will soon pay more interest on national debt than federal funds for health care and child care , by Graeme Gordon 7:41 - 'Industrial cities made entirely of servers': Can Albert...

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. 0:35 - The Weekly Wrap: Is Trudeau to blame for Carney's disappointing budget? , by Sean Speer This program is narrated by automated voices. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our be...

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss a tumultuous week in Canadian politics with the Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre facing scrutiny after a Conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals and another one abruptly resigned. They also cover what it could mean for Prime Minister Mark Carney's government as well as the potential risks to national unity. In the second half, they shift the d...

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 - Canada's economy is going nowhere without Alberta , by Falice Chin 7:15 - Like the Blue Jays, Carney's first budget falls short , by Charles Lammam 16:27 - Canada has been cutting red tap...

Leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum and The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's review of Trump's use of emergency powers to impose tariffs and its implications for the president's policy agenda, the executive branch's relationship to congress, and the U.S. Constitution itself. In the second half, they cover Canadian property rights in light of the Cowi...

Prime Minister Mark Carney says his first budget will unlock "one trillion dollars in total investments" and kick-start a new era of growth. But does the math add up? Alberta Edge host Ryan Hastman sits down with economists Trevor Tombe from the University of Calgary and Mark Parsons from ATB Financial to break down Budget 2025. They talk about the productivity diagnosis, the limits of the propose...

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 - There's a big gap between rhetoric and reality , by Trevor Tombe 4:03 - Prepare to be disappointed if you had high hopes for housing , by Mike Moffatt 7:16 - Mark Carney delivered a solid...

In this episode of Hub Politics , host Sean Speer is joined by Amanda Galbraith, co-founder and president of Oyster Group, and David Coletto, founder and CEO of Abacus Data, to discuss the Carney government's first budget and the dramatic floor-crossing that overshadowed its release. They debate whether the budget's focus on macroeconomic growth and productivity over immediate household relief was...