Hub Podcasts

Megan Gill says the ability to use less electricity at the right time could become increasingly valuable as Alberta adds massive, power-hungry AI data centres to its grid. As executive director of the Alberta Direct Connect Consumer Association, Gill represents some of the province’s largest industrial electricity users, including companies in forestry, pulp and paper, cement, manufacturing, and petrochemicals. She explains how those industries already respond to electricity prices and transmission costs, while identifying gaps in Alberta’s approach that could determine whether the data centre boom ultimately benefits existing industry—or drives up costs for everyone. This podcast is generously supported by Don Archibald. The Hub thanks him for his ongoing support.The Hub is Canada’s fastest-growing independent digital news outlet.Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get our latest videos: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaSubscribe 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) Want more Hub? Get a FREE 3-month trial membership on us: https://thehub.ca/free-trial/Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS:Falice Chin - Host, Producer, and Editor falice@thehub.ca

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 - The CBC’s 9/11 terrorism scandal revealed the public broadcaster is operating in a separate reality than the public, by Harrison Lowman7:41 - What’s really driving Canada’s surprisingly strong ‘growth’ quarter, by Charles LammamThis 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)Watch The Hub on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaThe Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=enCREDITS:Alisha Rao – Producer & Editor

Historian, author, and former media baron Lord Conrad Black discusses the escalating Canada-U.S. trade dispute, questioning whether (his friend) President Trump or Prime Minister Carney is accurately representing the failed negotiations. He examines Trump's eccentric personality and leadership style and the private discussions he’s had with him about his fight with the northern nation. Black also traces Canada's gradual evolution from "semi-colonial dominion" to one of the dozen or so most important countries in the world and explains how we can complete our transformation to become fully independent and more important on the world stage.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=enCREDITS:Daphne Liang - ProducerAlisha Rao - Video EditorHarrison Lowman - Host

Amber Ruddy and Keith McLaughlin, regulars on Alberta Edge, discuss whether Canada can fight a trade war without hurting itself—and whether the latest U.S. chaos strengthens or weakens the case for Alberta separatism. Plus, can Canada turn our predicament into a trillion-dollar investment opportunity?This podcast is generously supported by Don Archibald. The Hub thanks him for his ongoing support.The Hub is Canada’s fastest-growing independent digital news outlet.Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get our latest videos: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaSubscribe 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) Want more Hub? Get a FREE 3-month trial membership on us: https://thehub.ca/free-trial/Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS:Falice Chin - Host, Producer, and Editor falice@thehub.ca

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 - Why we support the now-dead Canada–U.S. deal, by Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer6:39 - Ottawa should cheer, not impede, Canada’s much-needed health-care reform, by Bacchus BaruaThis 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)Watch The Hub on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaThe Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=enCREDITS:Alisha Rao – Producer & Editor

Full Press asks why the CBC told its journalists in a leaked memo to not call 9/11 a terrorist attack (before retracting it), parses whether the media took the politician bait with their wall-to-wall coverage of “Lake America”, and wonders who we should really believe about trade talks breaking down. The panel also discusses NDP leader Avi Lewis’ appearance on The Hub and why politicians should appear on media they disagree with.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=enCREDITS:Daphne Liang - Producer and EditorHarrison Lowman - 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.0:19 - A $4 billion hit: What Carney’s tariff retaliation could cost Canadian consumers, by Trevor Tombe6:15 - Building more jails is the right response to growing crime, by Patrick LucianiThis 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)Watch The Hub on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanadaThe Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=enCREDITS:Alisha Rao – Producer & Editor

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 - Trump’s trade war is bringing out the worst in everyone, by David Polansky8:51 - Trump has given Canada more than he has taken away, by Heather Exner-PirotThis 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)Watch 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 examine the breakdown of Canada-U.S. trade negotiations, questioning whether the deal's collapse was as inevitable as portrayed. They analyze comments from chief negotiator Janice Charette suggesting American demands on sovereignty and French language protections were less extreme than initially claimed by anonymous government sources. They explore whether political calculations influenced Canada's decision to walk away, and challenges those opposing negotiations to explain how rejecting a deal ultimately serves Canadian interests.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:Daphne Liang - Producer and EditorRudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer - HostsDarryl Dyck/The Canadian Press - Photo Credit