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David Ignatius, best-selling author and Pulitzer prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post, discusses his must-read novel, Phantom Orbit: A Thriller. He also explores issues surrounding geopolitics, espionage, the intersection between fact and fiction and how the novel's insights may be translated into the real-world. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conve...

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 - Canada has a corporate culture problem , by Stephen Staley 13:07 - Federal public servants need to get back to the office—and out of Ottawa , by Andrew Evans and Sean Speer If you enjoy T...

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer are joined by Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne to discuss the parliamentary report revealing some MPs, senators and others collaborating with foreign governments, why the term "treason" may be warranted and how this represents a massive failure of Canadian governance and the protection of our national interests. The Roundtable feature...

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 - Downplaying the Treason of MPs and senators is a betrayal of Canadian democracy , by Michael Kempa 11:50 - The U.K. Tories are going to lose—and in catastrophic fashion , by Howard Anglin...

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the ramifications of Donald Trump's conviction, the election of Mexico's new president Claudia Sheinbaum and the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues...

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 - Neither Trump nor Trudeau—Poilievre's free market realism brings modern savvy to tried-and-true economic principles , by Ginny Roth 7:50 - 80 Years ago, 340 Canadians Died at Juno Beach o...

University of Calgary economist and regular Hub contributor Trevor Tombe discusses his latest article on the difference between inflation growth and price levels and how certain goods such as food and housing have faced far faster price inflation than the rest of the economy. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers,...

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 - Conservatives need a strong climate agenda. Conservation is a key issue they can lead on , by Monte Solberg 6:26 - Say goodbye to Netflix, Canada? Why the Online Streaming Act might just...

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 Fraser Institute: Prime Minister Trudeau's redistribution economics doesn't add up , by Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, and Milagros Palacios 6:31 - When did airports become so unbearable?...

Political journalist Paul Wells discusses his new book, Justin Trudeau on the Ropes: Governing in Troubled Times, which details how a prime minister who rescued the Liberal Party from near extinction and rode a wave of "sunny ways" to Ottawa could now be staring down the dying days of his government and his political career. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conv...

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 socially liberal Quebec refuses to go "woke" , by Élie Cantin-Nantel 10:14 - Before Canada was Canada , by Antony Anderson If you enjoy The Hub 's podcasts consider subscribing to our...

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss The Ottawa Declaration on Canadian Journalism, an open call by a number of journalists and digital news outlets to reject government subsidies. They explain why they signed the declaration, including the negative consequences of public subsidies such as the harm to innovation and the public's trust in the news media. They also disc...

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 - Those who are blind to the brilliance of the United States on the world stage have lost their minds , by Conrad Black 8:23 - B.C. Premier Eby's support is collapsing as the newly minted C...

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 experts who downplay affordability issues are wrong. You're right to be worried about the pinch , by Trevor Tombe 5:36 - The behind-the-scenes battle for Google's media money is heati...

Kelly Weinersmith, biologist and popular science writer, discusses her award-winning book (co-authored with Zach Weinersmith), A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? 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 challe...

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 pandemic may be over, but Canada's constitutionally unacceptable vaccine mandates still endure , by Joanna Baron 8:00 - American liberal order or authoritarian free-for-all? The choic...

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 - The groundbreaking Cass Review on transgender care is shifting the debate abroad. Yet it was barely reported by Canadian media , by Dave Snow 14:46 - Nearly two-thirds of every dollar in...

Robert Atkinson, the founder and president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a Washington-based think tank, discusses the launch of its new Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness, what explains Canada's poor performance on advanced industry sectors, and why Canadian policymakers should listen more to productionists over economists. The Hub Dialogues features The...

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 - DeepDive: Canada's cost of living questions aren't going away anytime soon , by Hendrik Brakel If you enjoy The Hub 's podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuri...

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss how the International Criminal Court's petition to issue warrants against Israel's Prime Minister and Defence Minister and the false equivalence reflected in the reactions from the Trudeau government and others around the world. They also discuss Pierre Poilievre's recent video on personal income tax cuts and its policy implication...

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 - Canada truly is broken when it comes to our destructive drug policies , by Stephen Staley 8:48 - India cannot act with impunity on Canadian soil, but Canadians must understand where India...

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the growing political realignment occurring across the Anglo-American world in which working-class voters are shifting to the Right and its political and public policy implications. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymak...

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 - Prosecuting Israel for defending itself would mean the end of the liberal international world order , by Joe Varner 5:22 - Holocaust education is as important as ever in the shadow of Oct...

Greg Lukianoff, the president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), discusses his must-read, book (co-authored with Ricki Schlott), The Canceling of the American Mind: How Cancel Culture Undermines Trust, Destroys Institutions, and Threatens Us All. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, sch...

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 - Parks Canada goes woke and fails to give our most important prime minister his due , by Patrice Dutil 7:48 - Canada's military is in crisis. Here's what's definitely not helping , by Rich...