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Full Press asks whether the media is hounding Prime Minister enough over his soft stances on China, questions if Trump is the most media accessible president in history, and figures out how one Ottawa journalist went from being a bureau chief to an Uber driver. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content: http...

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 - One year of Trump’s tariffs—are they working? Here’s what the numbers say , by Joseph Steinberg 10:37 - Canada’s police union president says policing protests is complicated. So where are...

Jennifer Keesmaat, former chief city planner of Toronto and president and CEO of Collecdev Markee, argues that Canada’s housing crisis is a systemic failure requiring structural transformation—not incremental reform. She highlights modern construction methods, including modular housing, cross-laminated timber, and AI-integrated design, as key to building at the speed and scale needed. Keesmaat als...

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer debate Canada's potential involvement in reopening the Strait of Hormuz following Foreign Minister Anita Anand's visit to Saudi Arabia. They examine whether Canadian participation would serve national interests or merely act as clean up after Trump's actions in the Middle East. They challenge the Carney government's approach to foreign policy, questioning Canada's...

Mike Holden, VP of policy and chief economist, and Alicia Planincic, director of policy & economics, both at the Business Council of Alberta, discuss why Canada has become one of the most difficult places in the developed world to get things built. They explore how our regulatory system has evolved into a maze of overlapping jurisdictions, endless consultations, and political uncertainty that's dr...

Peter Milobar, shadow minister of finance and MLA for Kamloops Centre, argues why he should be the next leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. He critiques Premier David Eby's fiscal management and policy failures, arguing for tax reform, private sector growth, and improved public services. Milobar, the only elected BC Conservative in the race, addresses his province's housing crisi...

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 - Avi Lewis is right about corporate welfare—on corporate taxes, he has it backwards , by Charles Lammam 6:12 - Iran's deadly use of cluster munitions demands unequivocal condemnation , by...

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau's resignation later this year, following his English-only statement following the tragic death of two pilots at LaGuardia Airport. They explore whether this constitutes political overreach into corporate governance, discuss Air Canada's legal obligations under bilingualism laws, and analyze the broader implications of Laurent...

Award-winning journalist and author Matti Friedman discusses Israel and America's war with Iran and how the conflict is affecting Israeli society and Jewish communities in the West. The former Torontonian now Israeli explores rising anti-Semitism in Canada and how Jews should respond, the mainstream media's shift from objective journalism to activism, and his new book Out of the Sky which details...

Greg McLean, Conservative MP for Calgary Centre, says Canada's economy is "faltering," and that fixing it will require more than great speeches and good intentions. As chair of the Conservative Party's economic growth council, McLean has spent the past several months consulting business leaders across the country on what's holding back investment, productivity, and growth. He joins Alberta Edge 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 - Pierre Poilievre's charm offensive is real—I've run the numbers to prove it , by Edward Ngai 6:32 - Government departments back off handpicking journalists who are funded federally to hol...

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. 0:33 - Doug Ford has given up on trying to balance the budget: The Weekly Wrap , by Sean Speer This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of popular Hub podcasts a...

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer dissect Ontario's massive budget deficit and Canada's broader fiscal crisis. They examine how governments across the country are abandoning fiscal discipline, relying on deficit spending rather than organic economic growth. In the second half, they explore the collapse of entrepreneurship in Canada, the concentration of economic activity in government, and how an i...

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 - Why the Alberta-Ottawa energy MOU is far from dead, despite missed targets , by Falice Chin 6:25 - Beyond GDP: Americans' net wealth has doubled over last decade, while Canadians' lags fa...

Former B.C. cabinet minister Iain Black argues why he should be the next leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. Black discusses his vision for addressing British Columbia's growing challenges, including its $13.3 billion dollar deficit, the worst housing crisis in the country, safety concerns around drug abuse, and questions around property rights following a landmark court decision...

Alberta Edge's Amber Ruddy and Keith McLaughlin say missing some of the April 1 deadlines tied to the federal–provincial MOU does not necessarily mean a bitumen pipeline to the West Coast is off the table. They argue the pipeline process is now running on a separate but related track from the Pathways Plus carbon capture proposal. The two political strategists believe Prime Minister Mark Carney st...

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 - Auditor general fires torpedo at Liberals' mishandling of international student fraud , by Stephen Staley 5:48 - New firm creation is down nearly 25% since the 1980s—The numbers behind Ca...

This week, The Hub gathered readers and listeners in Ottawa's National Arts Centre for a live conversation between Sean Speer, The Hub's co-founder and editor-at-large, and David Frum, leading author, thinker, and journalist. The two discussed the escalating U.S.–Iran conflict, the erosion of institutional guardrails in Donald Trump's second term, and the implications for Canada. Frum argued that...

Andrew Lamb, partner at Gowling WLG's Calgary office, examines Canada's Major Projects Office seven months after its creation. He discusses why the office hasn't accelerated project approvals and compares Canada's regulatory challenges to those in the U.S. He also explores the tension between regulatory certainty and market forces, the likelihood of brownfield versus greenfield developments, and p...

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 - Ontario needs a bold tax plan to spur growth and counter America's economic threats , by Charles Lammam 12:52 - It's time for Canada to start competing for African capital , by Idee Inyan...

Jaydan Tait, president and CEO of Attainable Homes Calgary, discusses how factory-built modular housing can address Canada's affordability crisis. He explains his organization's successful partnership with ATCO Structures to deliver affordable housing and argues that streamlining municipal approval processes is critical to scaling modular construction. Finally, he demonstrates how Calgary's approa...

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 credit agencies agree: David Eby is squandering B.C.'s fiscal credibility , by Kirk LaPointe 6:33 - Canada is becoming a safe haven for international criminals and terrorists , by Dan...

Janice Gross Stein, founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, discusses President Trump's abrupt shift from threatening Iranian infrastructure to announcing a potential ceasefire. They examine whether this shift represents genuine diplomacy or tactical maneuvering, the credibility of various negotiating parties, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' actual powe...

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 - Canada's wait-and-see economy is in a very fragile state—so what's next? , by Theo Argitis 6:00 - Rising Jewish hate is forcing Toronto synagogues to spend millions on security , by Graem...

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. 0:26 - Pierre Poilievre is doing his best to repair Canada–U.S. relations: The Weekly Wrap , by Sean Speer This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of popular Hu...