• Hub Roundtable: The rise of Trump 2.0
    Jul 19 2024

    Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss this week's Republican National Convention, including the vice-presidential nomination of Ohio Senator JD Vance, and what it signifies about the direction of American conservatism. They also discuss the economic consequences for Canada if Trump is re-elected and enacts an "American First" economic agenda.


    The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher, Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub’s content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman.


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    14 mins
  • Hub Headlines: Sorry, NATO, Trudeau will never take defence seriously
    Jul 19 2024

    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 provinces need to step up, by Sean Speer

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    16 mins
  • In Conversation with David Frum: Attempted assassination of Donald Trump & JD Vance's VP nomination
    Jul 18 2024

    Leading author, journalist and thinker 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 thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad.


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    13 mins
  • Hub Headlines: Government censorship is not the answer to growing antisemitism
    Jul 18 2024

    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 violates antisemitism and academic freedom standards, by Michael Geist

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    15 mins
  • Hub Dialogues: Michael Geist on the Online News Act, the Online Streaming Act and the rise of antisemitism
    Jul 17 2024

    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, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad.


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    48 mins
  • Hub Headlines: What a second Trump presidency means for Canada
    Jul 17 2024

    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 the public’s trust, by Marc Edge

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    18 mins
  • Hub Headlines: Pierre Poilievre gets it right with message to First Nations
    Jul 16 2024

    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 Alicia Planincic

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    12 mins
  • Hub Dialogues: Kristina Acri on pharmacare and drug coverage models around the world
    Jul 15 2024

    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. Donate today.


    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.


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    28 mins