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. 0:21 - Sorry, NATO, but Justin Trudeau will never take defence seriously. We need a new government for that , by Richard Shimooka 9:14 - The federal government needs to back off—and the province...

Leading author, journalist and public intellectual David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the Republican national convention and the Vice Presidential nomination of JD Vance. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinke...

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 - Government censorship is the wrong answer to society's growing antisemitism , by Joanna Baron and Dan Delmar 8:37 - The University of Windsor ends their pro-Palestine encampment—but viola...

University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist discusses the Online News Act and the Online Streaming Act and what they represent in terms of the evolution of internet regulation, as well as the rise of antisemitism following the October 7th terrorist attacks in Israel The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scho...

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 curse of events and what a second Trump presidency means for Canada , by Rudyard Griffiths 9:34 - A media subscription voucher system could help revive the news industry—and restore 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. 0:18 - Pierre Poilievre gets it right with message to First Nations , by Karen Restoule 8:55 - Canada's childcare program is increasing female labour participation—but not in every province , by...

Kristina Acri, an economics and business professor at Colorado College and senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, discusses the federal government's pharmacare legislation and the economic and public policy underpinnings of different drug coverage models around the world. This episode was made possible by the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association and the generosity of listeners like you....

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 - What Pierre Poilievre can learn from Rishi Sunak's downfall , by Andrew Evans 8:34 - B.C. and Newfoundland are right to complain about equalization—but where is Ontario? , by Bill Bewick T...

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss NATO's 75th-anniversary gathering, including the U.S.' and allies' criticism of the Trudeau government's ongoing failure to reach its 2 percent of GDP defence spending target. They also discuss recent reporting on the rumours that Chrystia Freeland is getting potentially pushed out as finance minister and that Mark Carney could be...

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 - Canada must start preparing for another Trump presidency , by Joe Varner 10:05 - Doug Ford is right. The LCBO has long outlived its purpose , by Malcolm Jolley This program is narrated by...

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 - Canada's resource sector is its productivity powerhouse , by Trevor Tombe 8:01 - Poilievre's picture of Canada's future looks a lot like the Calgary Stampede , by Ginny Roth This program i...

Ed Greenspon, president and CEO of the Public Policy Forum, discusses the fast-evolving policy landscape, the role of think tanks and where the PPF has sought the policy conversation on the energy transition, economic growth and government subsidies for the news media. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, schola...

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 - Reawakening the Canadian soul , by Darrell Bricker 10:39 - The single-minded pursuit of single-payer pharmacare puts costly ideology over practical common sense , by Taylor Jackson This pr...

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 - It's time. Justin Trudeau must go , by Andrew Perez 8:37 - Young Canadians are stuck. Here's a simple way to kickstart their lives , by Sean Speer This program is narrated by automated voi...

Stephen Frank, President and CEO of the Canadian Life & Health Insurance Association, discusses the federal government's pharmacare legislation, the arguments for and against the policy, and alternative policy options to achieve universal drug coverage in Canada. This episode was made possible by the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association and the generosity of listeners like you. Donate to...

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 - Canada's culture isn't changing—it's disappearing , by Patrick Luciani 7:20 - We know the one thing Canada could be doing to select better economic immigrants. So why aren't we doing it?...

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the whirlwind political changes in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and France and how western voters are turning against incumbent governments in a post-pandemic world. They also discuss the LCBO strike in Ontario and how it is emblematic of the economic sclerosis in the province and Canada as a whole. The Roundtable features The Hub'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. 0:23 - Antisemitism is running rampant in Canada. We must do more for our Jewish neighbours , by Anthony Housefather and Marco Mendicino 12:30 - Sorry, Palestine protestors. You can't just hold...

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss why America's political leadership—including Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump—-is so old, as well as the new scandal over the Trudeau government's handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal in August 2021. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading...

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 - Canada's major news media have made their bed. Now they can lie in it , by Peter Menzies 7:45 - Canada's shameful betrayal of our Afghan partners goes beyond Sajjan's specific actions , b...

University of Calgary economist and regular Hub contributor discusses his recent article for The Hub on case for an ambitious tax reform agenda to make Canada's tax system fairer, simpler and more efficient. The Hub Dialogues features 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...

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 - It's time to kickstart Canada , by Taylor Jackson, Sean Speer, and Stephen Staley 10:37 - Rare disease patients suffer while Canadian governments dither , by Durhane Wong-Rieger This prog...

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 - Why Trudeau's failure to follow through on planting 2 billion trees matters , by Monte Solberg 7:30 - Don't believe the spin. Trudeau's capital gains tax hike hurts Canada's economic well...

Durhane Wong-Rieger, the president and CEO of the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders, discusses the challenges that Canadians with rare disorders face in getting access to drugs and the risk that single-payer pharmacare exacerbates them by focusing too much on cost control and too little on the benefits of personalized medicine. This episode was made possible by the Canadian Life and Health...

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 - Forget the 'post-national' nonsense. We have a culture and heritage worth celebrating, Canada , by Geoff Russ 11:10 - Canada's Confederation was not a one-time event. The great work goes...