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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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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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33:58

Do Canadians even care about their political history?

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2025/10/27

Historian J.D.M. Stewart discusses his new book The Prime Ministers: Canada's Leaders and the Nation they Shaped. He details the personalities of the politicians (flaws and all) that led this country-from Macdonald to Carney. The history teacher of three decades also explains how little young Canadians know about their country's history and whether the cancellation of historical figures has finally come to an end. The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to

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16:10

Why does Trump suddenly have a hate on for Canada and...

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2025/10/27

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the rapidly deteriorating trade relationship between Canada and the United States following President Trump's angry response to Ontario's Reagan ad. They examine Trump's additional 10 percent tariff threats on Canadian goods, his refusal to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney, and whether these reactions signal deeper frustrations with Canada's negotiating positions on issues like supply management and internet regulation. They explore Canada's weakening

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19:31

A safer Canada demands a stronger bail system

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2025/10/27

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 - A safer Canada demands a stronger bail system, by Rebecca Bligh 5:15 - Canada is divided on the drug crisis—so are its doctors, by Adam Zivo 13:53 - 'Bad for Canada's economy': What Trump suspending trade talks over Doug Ford's ad buy means for Canada, by The Hub Staff This program is

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09:37

Return of the Tory Syndrome

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2025/10/25

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. 0:30 - The Weekly Wrap: Return of the Tory Syndrome, 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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22:42

Trump terminates Canada-U.S. trade talks and the end...

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2025/10/24

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the turbulent week in Canada-U.S. trade relations, from Prime Minister Carney's underwhelming primetime address and mixed signals on sectoral trade deals to President Trump's explosive reaction to the Ontario government's Reagan ad. They explore how the apparent breakdown in trade negotiations may actually benefit the Carney government politically by justifying deficit spending and empowering domestic interests who prefer the status quo over meaningful

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16:18

Mamdani's TikTok politics and Canada's Indigenous and...

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2025/10/24

Leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum and The Hub’s editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's rise as a TikTok-powered progressive populist. They explore how his left-wing populism may signal a new, popular progressive auxiliary to Trumpism that could have political implications beyond New York City. On the back half of the show, they discuss the B.C. court decision granting Indigenous land rights over privately-owned property, and whether

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13:04

Trump's latest tariff tantrum. What does it foretell?

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2025/10/24

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss President Trump's abrupt termination of trade negotiations with Canada following his reaction to the Ontario government's recent advertisement featuring a speech from Ronald Reagan. They explore how Trump's sensitivity to the ad may be related to an upcoming Supreme Court hearing on November 5th that could challenge his emergency tariff powers, potentially making Canada a scapegoat if the ruling goes against him. They also examine the differing political

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17:05

Just how much damage did Justin Trudeau do to...

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2025/10/24

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 - Just how much damage did Justin Trudeau do to Canada’s economy?, by Livio Di Matteo 7:13 - Canada’s lost dynamism: What Peter Howitt’s Nobel Prize reminds us about growth, by Alicia Planincic 11:09 - A definition of racism that targets Jews is racist, by Cary Kogan, Adam

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33:52

Did Carney's economic address meet the moment?

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2025/10/23

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 Prime Minister Carney's recent major speech at the University of Ottawa. Their general reaction is that his "rambly technocratic" presentation missed the mark: it failed to provide concrete plans to improve the lives of young Canadians in attendance. They also discuss Premier Ford's remarkable political staying power

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18:06

Carney’s BIG speech. Just what exactly did he say?

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2025/10/23

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Prime Minister Carney's primetime television address to the nation, and how it fell short of expectations despite being positioned as a major speech. In particular, they discuss Carney's pledge to divert exports away from the United States and his commitment to balance the operational budget within three years, questioning the feasibility of both goals given existing trade relationships and fiscal constraints. The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent

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