Hub Podcasts

Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss The Ottawa Declaration on Canadian Journalism, an open call by a number of journalists and digital news outlets to reject government subsidies. They explain why they signed the declaration, including the negative consequences of public subsidies such as the harm to innovation and the public's trust in the news media. They also discuss Prime Minister Trudeau's recent comments that housing values cannot fall for current homeowners and the inherent tension with his government's efforts to improve housing affordability. The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher, Rudyard Griffiths and 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.0:20 - Those who are blind to the brilliance of the United States on the world stage have lost their minds, by Conrad Black8:23 - B.C. Premier Eby’s support is collapsing as the newly minted Conservatives surge ahead, by Kirk LaPointe 16:46 - Federal public servants can get their remote work, but in return they should expect more rigorous performance reviews, by Aaron Wudrick 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 experts who downplay affordability issues are wrong. You’re right to be worried about the pinch, by Trevor Tombe 5:36 - The behind-the-scenes battle for Google’s media money is heating up, by Michael Geist 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/.

Kelly Weinersmith, biologist and popular science writer, discusses her award-winning book (co-authored with Zach Weinersmith), A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?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. 0:21 - The pandemic may be over, but Canada’s constitutionally unacceptable vaccine mandates still endure, by Joanna Baron 8:00 - American liberal order or authoritarian free-for-all? The choice is obvious, by Brian Lee Crowley 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. 0:23 - The groundbreaking Cass Review on transgender care is shifting the debate abroad. Yet it was barely reported by Canadian media, by Dave Snow 14:46 - Nearly two-thirds of every dollar in income taxes goes to Ottawa. That needs to change, by Bill Bewick 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/.

Robert Atkinson, the founder and president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a Washington-based think tank, discusses the launch of its new Centre for Canadian Innovation and Competitiveness, what explains Canada's poor performance on advanced industry sectors, and why Canadian policymakers should listen more to productionists over economists. 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 - DeepDive: Canada’s cost of living questions aren’t going away anytime soon, by Hendrik Brakel 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 how the International Criminal Court's petition to issue warrants against Israel's Prime Minister and Defence Minister and the false equivalence reflected in the reactions from the Trudeau government and others around the world. They also discuss Pierre Poilievre's recent video on personal income tax cuts and its policy implications should he become prime ministerThe 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/.