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Episode #155: Calling all sovereigntists

Season 1, Ep. 155

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada’s daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology.


The Hub Dialogues feature 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. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation.


This week’s Hub Dialogue roundtable discusses the Alberta Sovereignty Act, which was introduced this week by Premier Danielle Smith to mixed reviews. We also talk about Quebec's pickiness when it comes to immigrants and what the means for the future of the province. Finally, we talk about the protests in China and how much they actually tell us about the situation in the country.


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