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Hub Podcasts

Hub Media Canada

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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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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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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