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Hub Podcasts

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Welcome to Hub Podcasts, the audio version of the big ideas and in-depth conversations found at TheHub.ca, Canada"s fastest growing digital news outlet with half a million people engaging weekly with our content. Hub Dialogues features The Hub"s editor-at-large Sean Speer and managing editor Harrison Lowman engaged in longform conversations with leading thinkers on the big issues and ideas shaping the public conversation. In Conversation with David Frum features the insights and analysis of

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20:10

The health-care status quo is failing

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2025/11/17

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 - Québec understands the health-care status quo is failing. When will the rest of Canada?, by Sean Speer 6:03 - Why the AI boom must not worsen Alberta's urban-rural divide, by Falice Chin 14:29 - Canada's productivity grew three times slower than the U.S. in last two decades: Report,

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09:36

The kids are not alright

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2025/11/15

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. 0:24 - The Weekly Wrap: The kids are not alright, by Sean Speer This program is narrated by automated voices. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content: https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple) https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify) Watch The Hub on

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19:17

Carney's 'nation-building projects': Cutting red tape...

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2025/11/14

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the Carney government's new list of major projects and what it reveals about Ottawa's economic strategy. They argue that projects require financing rather than regulatory acceleration, suggesting the government is overriding market signals through subsidies. In the back half of the show, they discuss rising economic discontent among younger Canadians, the potential for a "bourgeoisie revolt," and what it means for Canadian politics. They also explore whether

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18:29

The next Quebec referendum may be sooner than you think

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2025/11/14

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 - Quebec's next referendum to leave Canada may be around the corner, by Peter White 6:13 - Canada already tried economic nationalism—it made us poorer, by Sean Speer 12:40 - Ontario and Quebec are poorer than Louisiana and 42 other states: Report, by Graeme Gordon This program is

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15:29

Why wasn't an oil pipeline on PM Carney's...

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2025/11/13

Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy, natural resources, and environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute breaks down the latest round of Prime Minister Carney's "nation building projects", scheduled to be fast tracked in an attempt to spur investment in the face of a United States no longer keen on Canada. They also discuss why an oil pipeline was not on the federal government's list. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed

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34:48

Can Conservatives ever win with Poilievre as party...

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2025/11/13

In this episode of Hub Politics, host Sean Speer is joined by Amanda Galbraith, co-founder and president of Oyster Group, and David Coletto, founder and CEO of Abacus Data, to discuss recent Abacus Data polling on Pierre Poilievre's leadership paradox whereby he has strong support among Conservative base voters but has low popularity numbers with non-Conservative voters. They explore whether the Conservative Party has reached its electoral ceiling, the trade-offs between mobilizing the base versus

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29:41

Trump sues BBC for $1 billion: Did they create "fake...

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2025/11/13

Full Press discusses why two top executives at the BBC resigned over the misleading editing of Trump's January 6th speech, examines a CTV article that called the notwithstanding clause a "threat to democracy," and asks whether journalists should have been partying with the Liberal cabinet ministers they cover, following last week's budget. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:

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13:57

Violent crime has surged nationwide

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2025/11/13

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 numbers don't lie: Violent crime has surged nationwide, by Dave Snow 5:14 - Carney keeps teasing a new pipeline, but will he follow through?, by Falice Chin 10:44 - Canada's debt is high—but is it unmanageable?, by Alicia Planincic This program is narrated by automated voices

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26:36

The effects of Trump tariffs and Canada's tax dilemma

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2025/11/12

Jack Mintz, President's Fellow of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary, discusses the economic impact of the tax changes last week announced in the Carney government's first budget. He highlights the need to go beyond overall tax rates and understand the differing effects on different sectors and the need for a comprehensive policy review to enhance competitiveness and reduce distortion in Canada's corporate tax system. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital

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23:01

Is Budget 2025 enough to reverse Canada's economic...

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2025/11/12

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 - Is Budget 2025 enough to reverse Canada's economic decline?, by Trevor Tombe 6:25 - B.C.'s Indigenous land claim dilemma is a mess—one the government has made a whole lot worse, by Kirk LaPointe 14:01 - How AI can give rural Canada a fighting chance, by Colin Knoll This program is

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27:10

How Canada broke its immigration system

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2025/11/11

Tony Keller, Globe and Mail columnist and author of the new book "Borderline Chaos: How Canada Got Immigration Right, and Then Wrong" details how the Canadian government managed to slowly build and then quickly break its once celebrated immigration system, along with Canadians' historic consensus around welcoming large numbers of people to the country. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get our best content when you are on

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17:46

Young Canadians need to care about our WW2 veterans

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2025/11/11

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 - If we don't make young Canadians care about our WW2 veterans, their sacrifices will soon die with them, by Harrison Lowman 6:03 - The CBC just got more government cash—good luck, private sector competitors, by Peter Menzies 12:06 - Liberal majority government incoming? How Carney

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24:11

Canadians will soon pay more interest on national...

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2025/11/10

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 - Canadians will soon pay more interest on national debt than federal funds for health care and child care, by Graeme Gordon 7:41 - 'Industrial cities made entirely of servers': Can Alberta's grid handle the AI boom?, by Falice Chin 16:36 - It's not economics or culture conservatives

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08:17

Is Trudeau to blame for Carney's disappointing budget?

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2025/11/08

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. 0:35 - The Weekly Wrap: Is Trudeau to blame for Carney's disappointing budget?, by Sean Speer This program is narrated by automated voices. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content: https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple) https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify) Watch The

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15:55

Poilievre under fire as Carney aims for a majority

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2025/11/07

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss a tumultuous week in Canadian politics with the Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre facing scrutiny after a Conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals and another one abruptly resigned. They also cover what it could mean for Prime Minister Mark Carney's government as well as the potential risks to national unity. In the second half, they shift the discussion to Zohran Mamdani's landslide victory in New York City's mayoral race, and how his radical

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20:06

Canada's economy is going nowhere without Alberta

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2025/11/07

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 economy is going nowhere without Alberta, by Falice Chin 7:15 - Like the Blue Jays, Carney's first budget falls short, by Charles Lammam 16:27 - Canada has been cutting red tape for decades. So why is there even more of it?, by Alicia Planincic This program is narrated by

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23:07

Trump's tariff powers on trial and Canada's...

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2025/11/06

Leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum and The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's review of Trump's use of emergency powers to impose tariffs and its implications for the president's policy agenda, the executive branch's relationship to congress, and the U.S. Constitution itself. In the second half, they cover Canadian property rights in light of the Cowichan Tribes decision in British Columbia and the bigger questions that it raises about the

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50:11

Alberta's role in Carney's trillion-dollar growth...

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2025/11/06

Prime Minister Mark Carney says his first budget will unlock "one trillion dollars in total investments" and kick-start a new era of growth. But does the math add up? Alberta Edge host Ryan Hastman sits down with economists Trevor Tombe from the University of Calgary and Mark Parsons from ATB Financial to break down Budget 2025. They talk about the productivity diagnosis, the limits of the proposed solutions, and why Alberta will be central to whatever happens next. This podcast is generously

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12:27

There's a big gap between rhetoric and reality in...

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2025/11/06

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 - There's a big gap between rhetoric and reality, by Trevor Tombe 4:03 - Prepare to be disappointed if you had high hopes for housing, by Mike Moffatt 7:16 - Mark Carney delivered a solid, unspectacular budget—with a few worrying red flags, by Christopher Ragan This program is

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35:02

Carney's budget: A story of political floor...

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2025/11/05

In this episode of Hub Politics, host Sean Speer is joined by Amanda Galbraith, co-founder and president of Oyster Group, and David Coletto, founder and CEO of Abacus Data, to discuss the Carney government's first budget and the dramatic floor-crossing that overshadowed its release. They debate whether the budget's focus on macroeconomic growth and productivity over immediate household relief was the right approach. They then examined the political bombshell of former Conservative MP Chris

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