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Executive Director Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss a recent Hub essay on Canada's "lost economic decade" and the cultural, economic and political risks of experiencing a second lost decade. They also cover Pierre Poilievre's speech to the business community in Vancouver last week, including the policy and political implications of a working-class conservatism. The Roundtab...

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 - Don't let economists convince you Canada's economy is doing just fine , by Eric Lombardi 11:33 - When it comes to determining hate speech, 'Just trust the experts' is nowhere near good en...

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 - Our enemies and allies alike have realized that Canada is an easy mark , by Richard Shimooka 11:06 - You shouldn't get a participation award for failing high school , by Paul W. Bennett I...

Quebec-based author and scholar Étienne-Alexandre Beauregard discusses his new book, Return of the Bleus, about Quebec's cultural nationalism, its relationship to liberalism, and the socio-political implications for Canada. 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...

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 Trudeau to stand up to TikTok , by Peter Menzies 7:09 - It seems Canadian politicians have suddenly forgotten how to denounce protestors , by Joanna Baron If you enjoy The H...

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 - Don't mistake Poilievre's big business broadsides for an anti-growth agenda , by Ginny Roth 6:10 - Pierre Poilievre needs to be more than a rhetorical ally to those opposing gender ideolo...

Frank Trentmann, a historian at Birkbeck College at the University of London, discusses his latest, must-read book, Out of the Darkness: The Germans 1942-2022. 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 like...

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 cannot afford another lost economic decade , by Sean Speer and Taylor Jackson 9:12 - How austerity saved Greece , by Patrick Luciani If you enjoy The Hub 's podcasts consider subsc...

Executive Director Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss concerns that the upcoming federal budget may enact new taxes on large corporations and wealthy individuals, including the motivations behind such policies and their possible economic consequences. They also cover the flawed thinking behind an open letter from business executives that the federal and provincial governments...

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 - It's time to stop believing in policy fairy tales, by Derek Holt 5:44 - T he simple, all-encompassing key to really knowing wine, by Malcolm Jolley If you enjoy The Hub 's podcasts consid...

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 two richest provinces are playing with fiscal fire , by Trevor Tombe 7:10 - Alberta's Conservatives double down on expensive health care strategy , by Paul Kershaw If you enjoy T...

Rich Lowry, the editor in chief of National Review, discusses changes in the news media, conservative journalism, and National Review itself during his three decades as a journalist. The episode is part of The Hub's Future of News series in which The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, will be in conversation with journalists and policy thinkers to explore the challenges facing the news media indus...

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 - Canada's leaders must take the dangers of diaspora politics seriously , by Zachary Paikin 5:47 - Higher corporate taxes will ultimately hurt Canadians, by Goldy Hyder If you enjoy The Hub...

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 - There's nothing controversial about a conservative premier appointing conservative judges by Mark Harding 8:26 - Trudeau government faces lose-lose situation with NATO spending pledge by...

Melissa Kearney, the Neil Moskowitz Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, discusses her important, new book, The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind. 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 is a daily audio program of TheHub.ca. It 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. The Hub 's podcasts are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation and the Linda Frum and Howard Sokolow...

Executive Director Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the latest developments in the ArriveCan scandal including reports that one of the contractors is a federal government employee. They also cover the release of documents on the Winnipeg laboratory national security breach and what these stories say about the state of accountability in Ottawa. The Roundtable features Hub ex...

Hub Headlines is a daily audio program of TheHub.ca. It 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. The Hub 's podcasts are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation and the Linda Frum and Howard Sokolow...

Hub Headlines is a daily audio program of TheHub.ca. It 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. The Hub 's podcasts are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation and the Linda Frum and Howard Sokolow...

Award-winning journalist and best-selling author Amanda Lang and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the cultural, economic and political implications of Millennials now outnumbering Baby Boomers as Canada's largest age cohort. They also cover the Trudeau government's forthcoming pharmacare legislation and what it will mean for Canadians' access to pharmaceutical drugs. The Hub Dialogues...

Hub Headlines is a daily audio program of TheHub.ca. It 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. The Hub 's podcasts are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation and the Linda Frum and Howard Sokolow...

Hub Headlines is a daily audio program of TheHub.ca. It 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. The Hub 's podcasts are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation and the Linda Frum and Howard Sokolow...

Lisa Lalande, the chief executive officer of the Century Initiative, discusses the Century Initiative's vision of 100 million Canadians by 2100, growing economic and social questions about the benefits of large-scale immigration, and how to improve the immigration system and the outcomes for the Canadian economy and immigrants themselves. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean...

Hub Headlines is a daily audio program of TheHub.ca. It 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. The Hub 's podcasts are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation and the Linda Frum and Howard Sokolow...

Executive Director Rudyard Griffiths, Editor-at-Large Sean Speer, and Managing Editor Harrison Lowman discuss Pierre Poilievre's decision this week to wade into the trans debate, insisting "biological males" should be banned from women's sports, change rooms and bathrooms. The opposition leader also announced his support for a Senate private member's bill compelling porn websites to verify the age...