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Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the brouhaha that occurred in the House of Commons this past week, including what the Liberal accusation that Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives are associated with "white supremacy" says about the government's political standing. They also cover Pierre Poilievre's provocative op-ed about corporate lobbyists and how his government would interact with them and what it may tell us about a Poilievre-led government's policy agenda.The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Hub editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub’s content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman.If you like what you are hearing on The Hub’s podcast consider subscribing to our free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/.

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 Liberals are not going to fix Canada’s defence spending problem, by Richard Shimooka 10:04 - Our online world is the new Wild West—and just as lawless, by Ignacio Cofone If you enjoy The Hub’s podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/.

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 – The smoking gun for Canada’s weak economic growth? A collapse in energy and resource investment, by Heather Exner-Pirot9:27 – The Queen’s Park keffiyeh kerfuffle proves the wisdom of keeping political symbols out of the legislature, by Kaveh Shahrooz If you enjoy The Hub’s podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/.

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the recent escalation of anti-Israel protests on university campuses across North America and what they might tell us about higher education, its institutional leadership, and the conditions that enable antisemitism to flourish.The Hub Dialogues features 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.If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/.

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 – U.S. politics looms large over Trudeau and Ford’s electric vehicle gamble, by Steven Globerman5:04 – Our universities are in crisis. That’s bad news for democracy, by Aaron Wudrick, David Livingstone, and David Tabachnick If you enjoy The Hub’s podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/.

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 – The $34 billion Trans Mountain pipeline was worth every penny, by Trevor Tombe6:52 – Canadian conservatism’s judicial revolution is only gaining strength, by Charlie Buck If you enjoy The Hub’s podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/.

This episode of Hub Dialogues features Sean Speer in conversation with 2023 Donner Book Prize nominees University of Toronto Professor Kent Roach about his book Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes, and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice, and with University of Toronto Law professors Abdi Aidid and Benjamin Alarie about their book, The Legal Singularity: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Law Radically Better.As part of a paid partnership, this month The Hub will feature excerpts from this year’s five shortlisted books for the Donner Prize, awarded to the best public policy book in Canada. Our podcast Hub Dialogues will also feature interviews with the authors. The winning title will be awarded $60,000 by The Donner Canadian Foundation on May 8th.The Hub Dialogues features 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.If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/.

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 – DeepDive: Just how bad is Canada’s defence spending problem? Downright disastrous—with little hope in sight, by Sean Speer and Taylor Jackson18:52 – AI is about to fundamentally transform our legal system—for the better, by Abdi Aidid and Benjamin Alarie If you enjoy The Hub’s podcasts consider subscribing to our weekly email newsletter featuring our best insights and analysis. Free. Cancel anytime. Sign up now at https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/.

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss the federal and Ontario governments’ massive subsidies for the electric vehicle industry, including this week’s announcement of a new Honda plant in Ontario, and their inherent risks and economic consequences. They also cover the negative reaction to last week’s federal budget and what it tells us about the state of federal politics.The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Hub editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub’s content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman.If you like what you are hearing on The Hub’s podcast consider subscribing to our free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/.