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. 0:53 - Canada is an energy superpower. It's time to remind America and act like it , by Heather Exner-Pirot 7:56 - Spending on public education has grown while Canada's student population has sh...

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. 0:56 - 'Devastating': Canadian experts react to Donald Trump's threat of 25 percent tariffs , by The Hub Staff 5:44 - Canada's calamitous experience with MAID should be a stark warning for the U...

On this special episode of Hub Dialogues, Jacques Goulet, the executive chair of Sun Life Canada and chair of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association, discusses the industry's experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, the exciting progress of virtual care and the risk of a single-payer, pharmacare model. This discussion was held on October 24th, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario. This episode was...

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that his incoming administration will impose a 25 percent tariff on all Canadian imports and how Canadian policymakers ought to understand the threat and its underlying motivations. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conver...

Meredith Lilly, a full professor and Simon Reisman Chair in International Economic Policy at Carleton University's Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, discusses the implications of president-elect Donald Trump's threat of tariffs on Canada, and how the Online Streaming Act (Bill C-11) fits within the broader context of bilateral tensions and uncertainty. This episode was made possible...

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. 0:55 - Canada's fertility crisis is no longer a minor concern. The incoming government can't afford to ignore it , by Andrea Mrozek and Peter Jon Mitchell 6:46 - Doesn't the Royal Canadian Navy...

In this three-part episode, Hamilton Galloway, the head of consultancy for the Americas at Oxford Economics, Trevor McPherson, president and CEO of the Mississauga Board of Trade, and Brendan Sweeney, managing director at the Trillium Network of Advanced Manufacturing, discuss the economic impacts of airports in general, and Toronto Pearson Airport and the accompanying Pearson economic zone in par...

On this special episode of the Hub Roundtable, publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss President-elect Donald Trump's surprising announcement that his administration will impose 25 percent tariffs on all Canadian imports, including the extent to which mainstream Canadian commentators may be misreading Trump's real motivation--namely, to offset the fiscal cost of his tax...

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:51 - Your bribe is in the mail—Trudeau and Ford's populist gimmicks play Canadians for fools , by Eric Lombardi 9:54 - What Trump's return means for Canada's Arctic commitments , by Rob Huebert...

Sam Sullivan, the founder of the Global Civics Policy Society and former B.C. Cabinet minister and mayor of Vancouver, discusses his personal experience dealing with disability and how we fail to properly support disabled Canadians, including the policy disincentives for paid employment and financial independence. This episode was made possible by the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security and the ge...

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. 0:51 - Fixing immigration and fixing the economy are two sides of the same coin , by Chris Alexander 9:57 - Somebody tell Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford that the Santa Claus model of tax policy do...

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the various problems with the Trudeau government's plan to issue $250 rebate cheques and temporarily suspend the federal sales tax on certain consumer goods like beer, newspapers and Christmas trees. They also discuss the government's response to the International Criminal Court's arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Netanya...

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. 0:54 - Want to solve the housing crisis? Make it easier to build better neighbourhoods , by Mike Moffatt 8:24 - The Randy Boissonnault saga shows why identity politics and federal contracts shou...

Amanda MacKenzie, national director of external affairs at March of Dimes Canada, and Neil Hetherington, CEO of the Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto, discuss, among other topics, how inadequate public benefits, the labyrinth of government rules and regulations, and poor policy design are ultimately responsible for high rates of food insecurity among disabled Canadians, and what policymakers can do...

In the first episode of The Hub's new bi-weekly series, Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Global — Public Affairs and one of Canada's leading pollsters and political commentators, discusses the lessons and implications of Donald Trump's presidential win, including with respect to immigration, trade, and our own politics. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversa...

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. 0:54 - Canada's foreign policy needs a radical reset. Here are the three things a new government should focus on first , by David Mulroney 7:53 - The biggest thing Pierre Poilievre could do to f...

J.J. McCullough, Canadian political commentator and successful YouTube creator, discusses the flaws of Bill C-11 (the Online Streaming Act), including how it will limit choice for Canadian consumers and undermine the success of online creators like him. This episode was made possible by the Digital Media Association and the generosity of listeners like you. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's edi...

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. 0:53 - Pierre Poilievre should follow Elon Musk's lead and bring his own Department of Government Efficiency to Ottawa , by Sean Speer 7:41 - Canada's economy is on track for a soft landing. Wil...

In this two-part episode, Karen Mazurkewich, VP stakeholder relations and communications at Toronto Pearson, and Eric Weiner, award winning writer and author of The Geography of Bliss and The Socrates Express , discuss the joys of travel, including why people travel, the benefits and experiences that come from travel, and how airports are increasingly focused on passenger experience — through a 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. 0:54 - Hysteria is an unhelpful response to Trump's tariff threat. Here's what Canada can do instead , by Derek H. Burney 7:01 - Premier Legault, it's time to put your money where your mouth is...

Mark Jamison, a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former member of President Trump's transition team for the Federal Communications Commission. discusses, among other topics, the role of markets and competition in telecommunications policy, the limits of top-down interventions, and lessons that Canadian policymakers can derive from American telecommunications polic...

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. 0:54 - A quarter of all Ontario MAID providers may have violated the Criminal Code. Does anyone care? , by Alexander Raikin 8:23 - Is economic inequality the greatest of all plagues? , by Patric...

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet nominees and what they signal about his incoming administration and its impact on the U.S. conservative movement. They also cover Trump's implications for Canada including how Canadian Conservatives ought to position themselves vis-a-vis the Trump administration. The Roundtable features The Hu...

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. 0:53 - Canada's over-credentialed working class can't get ahead , by Renze Nauta and Sean Speer 6:48 - Ten years ago I ran to be Vancouver mayor. Here's what I learned , by Kirk LaPointe This pro...

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. 0:50 - What Trump's tax plan means for Canada , by Trevor Tombe 7:38 - Canada's economic future is not looking bright. We should not take this lightly , by Alicia Planincic This program is narra...