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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 - Canadian economic growth has been slowing since the 1960s, by Livio Di Matteo5:06 - With CUSMA renegotiations around the corner, Canada needs a North American AI strategy, by Allen ZeesmanThis program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of popular Hub podcasts and other great perks, subscribe to the Hub for only $2 a week: https://thehub.ca/join/hero/Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)xWatch The Hub on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaThe Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=enCREDITS:Alisha Rao – Producer & Editor

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Canada's deeper economic malaise beyond the recession debate. They explore decades of declining quarterly GDP growth since the 1960s, arguing that secular stagnation—not short-term fluctuations—is the real crisis. They also cover rising debt burdens, unproductive capital allocation, and policy failures that have compounded economic decline. Finally, they critique the Carney government's approach and question whether politicians will relinquish power to enable market-driven productivity growth.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 (Apple)https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=enCREDITS:Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and EditorRudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer - Hosts

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 - 40% of Canadians say fewer immigrants would make Jews safer: Exclusive poll, by Graeme Gordon8:39 - Canada’s economic problems are bigger than a technical recession, by Rudyard Griffiths and Sean SpeerThis program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of popular Hub podcasts and other great perks, subscribe to the Hub for only $2 a week: https://thehub.ca/join/hero/Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)xWatch The Hub on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaThe Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=enCREDITS:Alisha Rao – Producer & Editor

Dr Michael Bonner, political consultant with Atlas Strategic Advisors and former director of Policy within the Government of Ontario, discusses his book, The Crisis of Liberalism: The Origin and Destiny of Freedom. Bonner argues that contemporary liberalism's current crisis stems from forgetting its Christian origins and theological foundations, as well as suffering from tensions and contradictions that threaten it from within. He also examines the origins of concepts like equality and freedom, questions whether liberalism can survive increasing secularization, and explores the tension between unlimited freedom and the need for shared moral foundations in pluralistic societies like Canada.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 (Apple)https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=enCREDITS:Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and EditorSean Speer - Host

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.0:31 - The Carney government gets AI wrong, by Sean SpeerThis program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of popular Hub podcasts and other great perks, subscribe to the Hub for only $2 a week: https://thehub.ca/join/hero/Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)xWatch The Hub on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaThe Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=enCREDITS:Alisha Rao – Producer & Editor

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Prime Minister Carney's governing approach as his popularity reaches 50 percent according to recent polling. They analyze a week of major policy announcements—including the Carney government's AI strategy, proposed expanded media subsidies for Canada's audio and audiovisual sectors, and grocery rebates—arguing these represent continuity with Trudeau-era policies rather than meaningful change.In the second half, they discuss whether Ottawa's institutional path dependency prevents fundamental reform and question why Carney's technocratic government favours subsidies over regulatory reform. They also examine whether Canada's growing protected economy limits the appetite for market-oriented solutions to secular economic stagnation.If you are enjoying the free version of the Hub Roundtable, subscribe to become a Hub Hero or Fellow to access the full version every week: https://thehub.ca/join/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 (Apple)https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=enCREDITS:Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and EditorRudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer - Hosts

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 - A recession isn’t Canada’s economic problem, it’s years-long ‘stagnation’ previously masked by immigration: Economists, by Graeme Gordon10:24 - Is Quebec finally turning more conservative?, by Étienne-Alexandre BeauregardThis program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of popular Hub podcasts and other great perks, subscribe to the Hub for only $2 a week: https://thehub.ca/join/hero/Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get all our best content:https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)xWatch The Hub on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaThe Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=enCREDITS:Alisha Rao – Producer & Editor

Conservative MP and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Michael Chong discusses his recent trip to Taiwan, which he says he took to assert Canadian sovereignty after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned MPs against visiting what they say is a renegade state. This week, the top Chinese diplomat visited Canada for the first time in a decade.Chong examines China's continuing foreign interference operations in Canada, criticizes the government's lack of transparency regarding its new strategic partnership with Beijing, and addresses concerns about forced labour products entering Canada. Chong also outlines how a Conservative government would approach Canada-China relations while diversifying trade away from the United States.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: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaFollow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS:Elia Gross - Producer Amal Attar-Guzman - EditorHarrison Lowman - Host