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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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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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15:50

Could an American Supreme Court ruling save Canadian...

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2025/11/05

This week, the Supreme Court began hearing a historic case which will decide whether President Trump acted lawfully when he imposed "emergency" tariffs against the world. Harrison Lowman speaks to Geoffrey Sigalet, director of the UBC Research Group for Constitutional Law about how he thinks the court might rule, and whether the Trump administration will have to pay back $100 billion in tariffs. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast

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16:15

Why Carney's "once-in-a-generation" budget received a...

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2025/11/05

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Carney's post-budget release and why it received a lukewarm reception from business and industry groups. They argue that the budget contains too many scattered priorities rather than bold, signature initiatives, and explore whether the budget's technocratic, state-centric approach to economic development can deliver on its promises. They also discuss the budget's immediate political implications—including efforts to entice Conservative MPs to cross the floor

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19:23

Mark Carney's debut budget fails to meet the moment

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2025/11/05

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 - Mark Carney's debut budget fails to meet the moment, by Sean Speer 4:34 - The CBC claims it wants to appeal to rural and Western Canadians—does anyone actually believe that?, by Peter Menzies 11:03 - From Donald Trump to Doug Ford, today's leaders are living in Ronald Reagan's

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26:16

Why Carney's $78B deficit budget gets a C grade

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2025/11/04

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Prime Minister Carney's first federal budget featuring a $78.3 billion deficit. While the budget is a departure from the Trudeau era in terms of its diagnosis of what ails Canada's economy, they express concern that it does not meet the moment. They explore whether the government's heavy spending approach and "Laurentian capitalism" model can deliver promised productivity gains, or whether Canada needs a more market-driven strategy focused on tax cuts,

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21:19

Budget day has arrived—what are Canadians looking for?

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2025/11/04

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 want reassurance, not austerity, from the federal budget: New polling, by David Coletto 7:33 - The Supreme Court's child porn ruling lays bare the limits of its imaginary idea of justice, by Howard Anglin 13:12 - The Blue Jays journeyed to the brink, but heartbreak triumphs

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15:24

Carney's budget debut and Canada's investment crisis

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2025/11/03

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Carney's budget debut tomorrow and what Canada needs most in response to Trump administration tariffs. The conversation centres on Canada's deepening productivity crisis, and whether Ottawa's approach of picking winners through large-scale industrial projects addresses the fundamental issues of declining per capita GDP and living standards. They argue that the government should instead focus on tax reforms and reducing barriers that would unleash

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33:37

Scott Anderson on how the 1979 Iranian Revolution...

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2025/11/03

Scott Anderson, author and veteran war correspondent, discusses his must-read book, "King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation." He explains the origins of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and how a diverse coalition were united against the Shah of Iran, only to then be overtaken by Ayatollah Khomeini's theocracy. He also examines how the Carter administration's Cold War mindset contributed to catastrophic miscalculations. Finally, he discusses the

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16:41

Alberta tried Carney-style budgeting—it backfired

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2025/11/03

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 - Alberta tried Carney-style budgeting—it backfired, by Falice Chin 5:15 - There are no minor projects, prime minister, by Mark Lawson 10:08 - Canadian governments spent $158 billion on green economy but created only 68,000 jobs: report, by Graeme Gordon This program is narrated by

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14:11

How Canada built, and then broke, the world's best...

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2025/11/01

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 - How Canada built, and then broke, the world's best immigration system, by Tony Keller 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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29:40

Will Brad Bradford be mayor of Toronto?

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2025/10/31

One year from a pivotal mayoral election, Harrison Lowman speaks to Brad Bradford, Toronto city councillor and the first high profile candidate to throw his hat in the ring, about where Canada's largest city has gone wrong, and why he thinks he's the man to replace Olivia Chow, and put it back on the right path. 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 the go: https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e

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38:45

Why Canadian LNG has the power to fuel global security

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2025/10/31

Shannon Joseph, chair of Energy for a Secure Future, discusses her new CGAI report, "Waiting for Canada to 'Build, Baby, Build'", in which she makes the case for Canada to urgently expand its LNG exports to Asia-Pacific allies. In the conversation, she details why Canadian energy security is critical to national security and how countries like Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan are facing expiring Russian energy contracts by 2029 and need reliable alternatives to protect themselves from threats like

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14:25

Carney's high-stakes budget and rumblings of a snap...

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2025/10/31

In this special episode of the Roundtable, Rudyard Griffiths is joined by Hub Politics' David Coletto, founder and CEO of Abacus Data, and Amanda Galbraith, co-founder and president of Oyster Group, to discuss the Carney government's upcoming budget and the potential for a snap election. They examine whether Canadians view the budget as the pivotal moment the government claims it to be, explore Carney's communication challenges, and debate whether the complexity of the budget will help or hurt the

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17:53

Energy is everything

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2025/10/31

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily inThe Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:16 - Energy is everything, by Phil Deck 7:41 - Cutting spending won't cut it—Canada's tax system needs a serious overhaul, by Alicia Planincic 11:40 - Danielle Smith takes a hit with teachers' strike backlash, but she still has political capital to burn, by Falice Chin This program is

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31:42

Did the media manufacture a Poilievre coup?

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2025/10/30

Full Press discusses whether journalists fed a grand narrative that would see Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre fall, dives into the CBC's latest plan for itself, and wonders why Canadian media didn't touch the most controversial op-ed of the month. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content: https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple) https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify) Watch a video version on YouTube:

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16:50

Doubling non-U.S. exports is actually easy

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2025/10/30

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily inThe Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:17 - Doubling non-U.S. exports is actually easy, by Trevor Tombe 6:05 - Alberta and the notwithstanding clause: Why the province just used it, and why it was logical to do so, by Howard Anglin 10:53 - Need to Know: Over half of Palestinians say Hamas' decision to launch the October 7 attacks

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13:55

Is Canada selling out human rights for business with...

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2025/10/29

Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, board director at the China Strategic Risk Institute and former senior Canadian government official, discusses Prime Minister Carney's upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC Summit. She examines the risks of Canada pursuing closer trade ties with China, while warning that such moves could undermine Canada and invite Chinese leverage over Canadian policy on Taiwan, Uyghur human rights, and critical infrastructure. She also addresses the striking

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19:19

Is Alberta justified in using the notwithstanding...

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2025/10/29

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily inThe Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:20 - Is Alberta justified in using the notwithstanding clause to legislate teachers back to work?, by Geoffrey Sigalet 8:00 - MAID is devaluing the lives of Canadians with dementia, by Daniel Zekveld 14:37 - 'Canada finds itself on the outside looking in': Trump's trade tantrum reveals

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16:58

Trumps tariff threats: What is Canada up against?

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2025/10/28

Joseph Steinberg, professor of economics at the University of Toronto, breaks down the complex legal and economic landscape surrounding Trump's latest tariffs threats against Canada. He explains how the CUSMA exemption currently protects most Canadian exports, why an upcoming Supreme Court ruling on presidential tariff authority may have limited immediate impact on Canada, and the crucial differences between various tariff statutes Trump can invoke. He also clarifies the CUSMA renegotiation process,

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21:53

Could increased employee ownership restore confidence...

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2025/10/28

Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily inThe Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. 0:19 - Could increased employee ownership restore confidence in Canada's economy?, by Falice Chin 12:04 - Need to Know: Is China a smart hedge against Trump's America—or is that dangerously naive?, including a commentary by Stephen Nagy 15:34 - Doug Ford's '10 Super Bowl'-sized ad spend

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