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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 - How to fight separatism: Deepen the economic ties between provinces , by Trevor Tombe 6:06 - A 57% decline: The Hunter Prize for Public Policy takes on the curious case of Canada’s missin...

J.J. McCullough, a Canadian political commentator and YouTube creator, discusses the Carney government's sudden reversal on the CRTC's decision to triple how much it charges digital streaming companies. He examines how the controversial legislation—originally justified as promoting Canadian content—has devolved into a subsidy regime for established creators. McCullough argues that the government's...

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 - Mark Carney gave a fine speech on antisemitism, but words are just a start , by Stephen Staley 6:53 - The world wants Canadian energy—and billions of dollars of investment could soon star...

On May 28th, The Hub gathered readers and listeners in Ottawa's National Arts Centre for a live conversation between Sean Speer, The Hub's co-founder and editor-at-large, and Matthew Continetti, director of domestic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and Wall Street Journal columnist. The two examine the Trump administration's strained relationship with Canada and its broader impl...

Stephen Staley, director of The Hub's Fault Lines Initiative, analyzes Prime Minister Carney's recent speech addressing rising antisemitism in Canada. He examines what the speech got right—acknowledging the distinct threats facing Jewish Canadians and affirming pluralism—while questioning its substance. He critiques the announced ministerial advisory council, particularly its composition, and argu...

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub . Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:20 - Pierre Poilievre and Danielle Smith are on a collision course over pipeline politics , by Harrison Lowman 7:49 - New BC Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay must now get control of res...

Thomas Chatterton Williams discusses his new book “Summer of Our Discontent: The Age of Certainty and the Demise of Discourse”, which examines how Obama-era post-racial optimism eroded into deeply divisive identity politics. The staff writer at The Atlantic explores how the 2020 racial reckoning, fueled by technology and lockdowns, sparked both far-left activism and far-right backlash. Williams ar...

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 - Over 50% of Canadians want 2 kids as Canada’s fertility rate nears just 1 baby per mom: Report , by Graeme Gordon 7:36 - Why Canada’s homeownership rate is hiding how bad the housing cris...

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub . Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:25 - Why First Nations should be all-in on developing AI data centres , by Sean Speer This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of popular Hub podcasts and othe...

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Statistics Canada's announcement that Canada is in a technical recession, examining the structural weaknesses behind two consecutive quarters of economic contraction. They critique the Carney government's approach of state-directed capitalism focused on energy and mining, arguing it neglects the broader tax and regulatory reform needed for economy-wide grow...

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 antisemitism ‘Trojan Horse’: How Jew hatred is the gateway drug for defending dictatorships , by Harrison Lowman 10:39 - What the Pope’s AI takedown and defence of humanity can teach...

On the anniversary of the 2021 Kamloops discovery, Full Press explains how the Canadian media failed to cover that story accurately, why journalists still haven’t reckoned with that mistake, and how it has deepened divisions and damaged the national reconciliation process. The panel also compares The New York Times bravely suing the Pentagon to the CBC giving Liberal sources angry with Prime Minis...

Lyle Trytten, a self-professed “nickel nerd” and long-time advisor in the mining sector, says Canada possesses significant critical mineral potential, but many projects face major significant hurdles due to remoteness, harsh weather, infrastructure gaps, and volatile global commodity markets. In this episode of Alberta Edge , he assesses the viability of several proposals before the Major Projects...

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 - Carney’s climate policy is splitting the Left. Here’s what it means for the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP , by Edward Ngai 5:43 - In politics, you have to play to win , by Ian Brodie T...

Samuel Hammond, director of artificial intelligence policy and chief economist at the Foundation for American Innovation, explores the tensions between the Old Right's free-market orthodoxy and the New Right's willingness to wield state power, and discusses how figures like Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and JD Vance are forging a new political coalition around technology and national interests. He dives...

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the Carney government's decision to purchase the GlobalEye AEW&C surveillance aircraft from Swedish manufacturer Saab rather than American suppliers. They debate whether this choice represents Canada operationalizing Carney's "rupture thesis" with the United States, potentially compromising future military interoperability for diversification. They then...

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 - 2.7% growth in 2026: 5 charts explaining Alberta’s up and down (and up again) economy , by Alicia Planincic 6:11 - How Canada can actually succeed in space , by Dan Albas This program is...

Kim Brooks, president and vice-chancellor of Dalhousie University, discusses how Canada's historic defence investments can translate into genuine sovereign capability—and why universities need to be at the centre of that conversation. She explores how research partnerships with the Royal Canadian Navy actually work on the ground, what dual-use technologies mean for both civilian innovation and def...

This special episode of Hub Dialogues features publisher Rudyard Griffiths in conversation with veteran American journalist and political commentator Mark Halperin. He was the political director of ABC News, founded the influential political newsletter The Note , and co-authored the bestselling election books Game Change and Double Down with John Heilemann. He is also the founder of the interactiv...

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 - Has Canada given up on its future? , by Derrick Hunter 8:43 - Bombshell report on Canada’s airports highlights our enforcement crisis , by Stephen Staley This program is narrated by autom...

Stephen Staley, director of The Hub's Fault Lines initiative, discusses his recent commentary on the systemic enforcement crisis across Canada. He explains how federal regulations exist on paper but aren't followed in practice, citing examples from airport security failures enabling organized crime to refugee processing shortcuts and fraudulent truck driver training. Staley argues that the governm...

Jason Zengerle, staff writer at The New Yorker examines Tucker Carlson's transformation from an idealistic neocon praising accuracy and The New York Times , to the Fox face of the highest rated show in U.S. cable news history, and finally to an online conspiracy theorist peddling stories about Jewish control and how he was attacked by a demon. The author of the new book “Hated by All the Right Peo...

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 - Why the Liberal government’s Bill C-22 will spark a tech exodus out of Canada , by Michael Geist 8:47 - The world is relearning the value of reliable energy , by Falice Chin This program...

0:29 - It’s time to scrap the CRTC , by Sean Speer This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of popular Hub podcasts and other great perks, subscribe to the Hub for only $2 a week: https://thehub.ca/join/hero/ Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content: https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple) https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)x Watch The Hub on...

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's referendum strategy on separation, examining how she is navigating court decisions and separatist sentiment while maintaining federal-provincial relations. They then analyze a controversial CBC-funded prank show targeting conservatives, and whether it reflects broader political and cultural bias in the public broadcaster and...