Hub Podcasts

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss last night's U.S. presidential debate and how the progressive elite is in panic mode in the aftermath of President Biden's poor performance. They also reflect on this week's by-election results in the riding of Toronto-St. Paul's and what it means for Prime Minister Trudeau's political future. The Roundtable features The Hub's publ...

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 - Is the cancel culture that cancelled me on its way out? , by Collin May 12:34 - I believe in Canada. You should too, Class of 2024 , by J.D.M. Stewart This program is narrated by automate...

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 - Ontario can easily add $4 billion a year to its economy—and all it takes is playing nice with the Western provinces , by Trevor Tombe 7:32 - Neoliberalism is dead. Long live neoliberalism...

Veteran journalist Jonathan Manthorpe discusses his book Claws of the Panda: Beijing's Campaign of Influence and Intimidation in Canada, which traces Canada's relationship with the People's Republic of China from its early beginnings as a developing nation to a modern world superpower infiltrating and influencing Canada's democracy, citizens, media, universities, and businesses. The Hub Dialogues...

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 cult of experts has gone too far , by Stephen Staley 10:12 - What Pierre Poilievre can learn from Giorgia Meloni, Italy's surging conservative star , by Patrick Luciani If you enjoy T...

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer are joined by Crestview Strategy partner and regular Hub contributor Ginny Roth to discuss the Conservative Party's victory in the Toronto-St. Paul's by-election, including the immediate pundit reaction, its significance for the Conservatives, and most importantly, what it may mean for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party. 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. 0:20 - The next PM must remind Canada's public servants who really runs the show , by David Mulroney 6:19 - Canada has tons of doctors—yet an alarming number of people have no primary-care provi...

David Robson, an award-winning science writer, discusses his new, must-read book, The Laws of Connection: The Scientific Secrets of Building a Strong Social Network. 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 Canada's future at home and abroad. If 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. 0:21 - The 1985 Air India bombing was a Canadian tragedy, yet far too many are still unaware it happened , by Alisha Rao 8:10 - Sunak sputters, Starmer slithers, and British voters shrug as the...

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss Parliament adjourning for the summer, which public policy topics dominated this past legislative session, the upcoming Toronto-St. Paul's federal byelection, and what can be read in the political tea leaves heading into the summer break. They also discuss the future of the Liberal party, whether or not Justin Trudeau will step down...

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 established interests hijack government to crush Canada's middle class , by Eric Lombardi 11:53 - Housing is going through a supply-side revolution. Can we do the same for childcare?...

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss controversies on university campus in general and Toronto Metropolitan University in particular in response to the Israel-Hamas war, and new polling that shows Canada's federal Conservative Party with a strong lead over the Trudeau government as the Parliament breaks for the summer. The Hub Dialogues...

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 - Universities have a monopoly on teacher training. They don't deserve to keep it , by Caylan Ford 12:03 - Know your role, professors—and keep activism out of academia , by Zachary Patterso...

Conservative Member of Parliament Adam Chambers discusses his party's opposition to the Trudeau government's capital gains tax increase, the case for a tax task force, and restoring a policy focus on economic growth. 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 wi...

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 Canada's Cuban port visit was such a disaster , by Richard Shimooka 10:59 - A single-payer pharmacare model would be costly—and even worse, ineffective and unnecessary , by Sean Speer...

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 - The rise of Canada's gay conservatives by Kelden Formosa 14:50 - Canada needs to get serious about security. Defending the Arctic would be a good start , by Andrew Evans If you enjoy The...

Bernard Lord, former premier of New Brunswick and current CEO of Medavie Blue Cross, discusses the Trudeau government's pharmacare legislation, the benefits of Canada's current mixed model of drug insurance, the difference between single-payer and universality and how to build on the strengths of the current system to provide drug coverage to those who need it. This episode was made possible by th...

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 - Our kids need a social media detox—what Canada can learn from France's school cellphone ban , by Paul W. Bennett 10:07 - The economic case for clean electricity is now undeniable—just ask...

On this special edition of Hub Dialogues, publisher Rudyard Grffiths interviews author and journalist Douglas Murray, barrister and expert commentator Natasha Hausdorff, editor-in-chief and founder of Zeteo Mehdi Hasan, and Israeli journalist author and journalist Gideon Levy ahead of the Munk Debate on Anti-Zionism. These four big thinkers will debate the motion Be It Resolved, anti-Zionism is an...

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the significance of Conservative Party's latest video release which sets out its opposition to the Trudeau government's capital gains tax hike and a commitment to undertake broader tax reform. They also discuss an explosive Hub article by media critic Marc Edge in which he investigates how mainstream media outlets entered into paid...

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 - If the NSICOP report on foreign interference won't name Canadian media outlets, I will , by Marc Edge 13:30 - Note to the EU—the Right winning elections isn't a threat to democracy. It is...

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 for a (new) New Deal for provinces , by Trevor Tombe 9:37 - Decolonization is colonial , by Karen Restoule If you enjoy The Hub 's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly em...

Jennifer Burns, professor of history at Stanford University and research fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution, discusses her must-read book, Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative. 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 Canada's future at home...

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 - The Liberals claim to be the 'Charter party.' Nothing could be further from the truth , by Joanna Baron 9:30 - Whether Biden or Trump wins, America is in for a rough ride , by Patrick Luc...

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 - Google shuns the big media moguls in decision over news fund—but it's Canadian consumers who will pay the heaviest price , by Peter Menzies 8:24 - This government wants the rich to pay th...