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Canada needs to take the Alberta separation threat seriously
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Is Trump interfering with Alberta separatism?
30 Jan 2026
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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss escalating Canada-U.S. trade tensions and whether Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's controversial comments o...
Ontario's Progressive Conservatives need a wake-up call
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Why the Conservative convention is a crossroads for the party
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Conservative strategist Amber Ruddy and former Alberta NDP staffer Keith McLaughlin join The Hub's Falice Chin in downtown Calgary—just steps from t...
Letter to Trump: From a Canadian veteran of the war in Afghanistan
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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What Poilievre needs to prove at the upcoming Conservative Party convention
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Brodie, professor of political science at the University of Calgary and former chief of staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, discusses Pierre ...
8 things to watch for at the Calgary PC convention
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Holocaust remembrance demands action, not slogans
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ezra Shanken, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, joins The Hub to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day. He discusses how the Holocaust began...
Mark Carney is not a closet conservative
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
How extortion gangs spread fear in Canada's diaspora communities
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ron Chhinzer, former police officer and national expert on gang prevention, discusses Canada's growing extortion gang crisis. He explores why South As...
James Bennet on how The New York Times abandoned truth for activism
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
James Bennet, Lexington columnist at The Economist and former New York Times editorial page editor, discusses being pushed out of the paper of record ...
Carney's governing record so far
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Carney and Poilievre agree on Canada's biggest problems—now what?
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Is Carney's 'rupture' diagnosis correct?
23 Jan 2026
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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Prime Minister Carney's consequential week, particularly his Davos speech arguing the post-war international ...
Can Carney turn global rhetoric into action?
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hub Politics, Sean Speer is joined by Amanda Galbraith, co-founder and president of Oyster Group, and David Coletto, founder and C...
Did Mark Carney's Davos speech overestimate the Trump threat?
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Why is Mark Carney rolling out the welcome mat for China's propaganda media?
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Full Press discusses the federal government's plan to make it much easier for Beijing-controlled media to operate freely in Canada following the prime...
Carney's China trade deal: A win for Western agriculture and energy
22 Jan 2026
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Gary Mar, President and CEO of the Canada West Foundation, discusses Canada's new trade deal with China. He examines whether the agreement balances ec...
Why entrepreneurial thinking matters more than ever
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Derrick Hunter argues that entrepreneurship isn't limited to startups or Silicon Valley—it is the foundation of economic opportunity. In this episod...
Should Canada really build more refineries?
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Carney at Davos: Rupture in the world order?
21 Jan 2026
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Sean Speer and Rudyard Griffiths analyze Prime Minister Carney's speech at Davos, examining his assertion that America's shift away from being a globa...
How Carney's China trade deal benefits Western Canada
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
The disconnect between Davos rhetoric and reality
20 Jan 2026
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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss former prime minister Justin Trudeau and partner Katy Perry's attendance at the annual World Economic Forum i...
Fake John Bolton AI video fooled 180,000 viewers. Why is it still up?
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Speer and Rudyard Griffiths discuss an AI-generated video impersonating former UN Ambassador John Bolton discussing Mark Carney's China visit. Th...
How can Canada have a housing shortage while homes sit unsold?
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Jason Kenney on Canada's broken immigration system and how to fix it
19 Jan 2026
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Jason Kenney, former Alberta premier and immigration minister, discusses Canada's struggling immigration system. He explains the principles behind the...
Trump wants Greenland: Should Canada send troops to defend it?
19 Jan 2026
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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss how Canada should respond to Trump's threats against Greenland and potential challenges to Canadian Arctic so...
Pierre Poilievre needs a foreign policy plan
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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The one big takeaway from François Legault's resignation
17 Jan 2026
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What Canada risks in the China EV deal
16 Jan 2026
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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Prime Minister Carney's controversial trade deal with China, in which China lowers canola tariffs in exchange...
B.C. premier's $10B distraction from the real energy debate.
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Keerit Jutla, lawyer and CEO of Jutla Strategies, discusses B.C. Premier David Eby's proposal to build a refinery instead of expanding pipeline infras...
Ottawa is borrowing to pay for the past
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Why Canada's delayed foreign interference registry is being set up to fail
15 Jan 2026
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David Mulroney, Canada's former ambassador to China, discusses the government's major delay in enacting the Foreign Influence Transparency Registry he...
The economic cost of Venezuela's lost generation
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Venezuela's collapse is often discussed in terms of oil production and geopolitics. Far less attention is paid to the human capital that left, and wha...
So David Eby does want a pipeline, after all?
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Carney's China test
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hub Politics, Sean Speer is joined by Amanda Galbraith, co-founder and president of Oyster Group, and David Coletto, founder and CE...
Why Canada's real estate market is in decline
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ron Butler, principal broker at Butler Mortgage, discusses Canada's deteriorating real estate market. He analyzes the collapse of housing prices, expl...
The Iran protests and the deafening sound of silence
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Why Carney shouldn't have gone to China
13 Jan 2026
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David Mulroney, Canada's former ambassador to China, discusses Mark Carney's trip to China, the first visit by a prime minister in nearly a decade. Th...
How antisemitism highlights Canada's growing fault lines
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Staley, director of The Hub's new initiative Fault Lines, discusses rising antisemitic violence across Western democracies and the broader ...
The global free trade era is over
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
The importance of religious communities in Canadian public policy and society
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ray Pennings, co-founder and executive vice president of Cardus, marks the institute's 25th anniversary by discussing the think-tank's unique policy a...
Trump's war on the Federal Reserve: Why criminal charges against Powell crosses the line
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the Trump administration's criminal investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. They examine how ...
Healing Canada's widening rifts
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Canadian foreign policy should prioritize the Americas
10 Jan 2026
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Carney's China trip: Is the risk worth the reward?
09 Jan 2026
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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Prime Minister Carney's forthcoming diplomatic visit to China to meet with President Xi. They examine whether...
Why Trump's Venezuelan invasion will fail like the Iraq War
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Rowswell, Canada's former ambassador to Venezuela, discusses how the U.S. military operation that captured leader Nicolas Maduro affects the likel...
Canada's post-secondaries need a major wake-up call
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Could Trump seizing Venezuela hurt Canadian oil?
08 Jan 2026
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Falice Chin, The Hub's Alberta bureau chief, joins Sean Speer to discuss Trump's Venezuela intervention and the implications for Canada's natural r...
From Trump's geopolitical moves to Quebec separatism: What Canada should expect in 2026
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hub Politics, Sean Speer is joined by Amanda Galbraith, co-founder and president of Oyster Group, and David Coletto, founder and ...
Does the mainstream media have Bari Weiss Derangement Syndrome?
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Full Press diagnoses if Bari Weiss is in over her head as the new editor-in-chief of CBS News or whether the mainstream media are out to get her, dive...
Is an Alberta budget crisis closer than we think?
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Trump's Debt Crisis: What's really driving America's overseas expansion
07 Jan 2026
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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss what could be behind Trump's aggressive foreign policy toward Greenland and Venezuela. They examine how Ameri...
Why Trump's Venezuela gambit won't break Canadian oil
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Trump wants Greenland: How should Canada respond?
06 Jan 2026
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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the Trump administration's renewed interest in Greenland and its geostrategic importance. They examine the is...
The uncomfortable reason hate is festering in Canada
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Trump's Venezuela invasion: How should Canada respond?
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the U.S. military's incursion into Venezuela, the capture of dictator Nicolas Maduro, and its implications fo...
Why impatience may be Pierre Poilievre's only path to victory
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Janice Stein on Trump's Venezuela takeover
04 Jan 2026
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Janice Gross Stein, Belzberg professor of Conflict Management and the founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the Un...
David Frum on what happened to Indigenous reconciliation in Canada
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum discusses his new article in The Atlantic on the growing questions about Canada's approach to recon...
What will end Carney's political honeymoon?
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Prime Minister Mark Carney's political standing as 2026 begins. They examine whether his post-election honeym...
Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Canada's flag and national pride (re-release)
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Former Prime Minister Harper joins us to talk about his book, Flags of Canada, which chronicles the political battles and passionate discourse that ga...
Margaret MacMillan on why Canadians should stop condemning their history (re-release)
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Renowned Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan defines the historical moment we now find ourselves in — where might makes right on the international...
Ross Douthat on why everyone should be religious (re-release)
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat makes the case for religion that extends beyond typical utilitarian arguments. He explains why a religious outlo...
Chief Aaron Pete: Why we need truth before reconciliation (re-release)
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On September 30th, Canada marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation—a day to look back at the legacy of residential schools, the 150,000 ...
Conservatives may not be winning elections—but they are winning the argument
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
The emerging civil war within the MAGA movement
19 Dec 2025
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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the escalating civil war within the MAGA movement in the United States, sparked by conservative commentator B...
David Frum breaks down 2025's defining moments
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum and The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer reflect on the most significant political developments of ...
After Bondi Beach: Why Canada Is not immune to anti semitic terrorist attacks
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Noah Shack, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, discusses the threat of terrorist violence in Canada following a recent CSIS intelligence...
Hub readers' health-care horror stories highlight the need for real reform
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Canadian politics in 2025: A Shakespearean year
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of Hub Politics in 2025, host Sean Speer is joined by Amanda Galbraith, co-founder and president of Oyster Group, and David Cole...
A 'discombobulating' year that pushed Alberta to the centre of power
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The year 2025 became a stress test of Canadian leadership and federalism, with Alberta repeatedly at the centre of the turbulence. Former Alberta trad...
The oilsands have created a different kind of oligopoly
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Can the Carney-Smith MOU deliver a pipeline?
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon Joseph, chair of Energy for a Secure Future, analyzes the key provisions in the landmark MOU between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Pr...
AmericaFest 2025: Why this isn't conservatism anymore
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Turning Point USA's major America Fest 2025 conference held over the coming days. They explore how the MAGA m...
Bondi Beach is a warning Canada cannot ignore
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Why open debate is important for shaping Israel's future
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Toronto lawyer and Substack author, Adam Hummel, discusses the recent Munk Debate about the two-state solution and the challenges facing diaspora Jewi...
Why Alberta should go even further with its health-care reforms
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Why the energy transition is an innovation problem
15 Dec 2025
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Kevin Krausert, CEO and co-founder of Avatar Innovations, discusses his venture platform's unique approach to energy innovation by partnering major en...
What do we know about the world's largest carbon capture proposal?
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Australia's antisemitic terrorist attack: A wake-up call for Canada and the West
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the deadly terrorist attack against the Jewish community at a Hanukkah event in Sydney, Australia. They talk ...
Should Canadian immigration levels be lowered?
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Hub Dialogues, former Immigration Minister Jason Kenney and Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne debate the motion that Ca...
Prime Minister Carney ends 2025 on a high note
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Will Carney get his majority government without an election?
12 Dec 2025
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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the political shockwaves from ex-Conservative MP Michael Ma crossing the floor to join the Liberal Party, whi...
Breaking a Canadian record: Male seniors now earn more than young men
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Missing Middle Initiative founding director, Mike Moffat, reveals new data that shows for the first time in Canadian history, the average 65-year-old...
Canada's economy is falling behind our OECD peers
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Is Carney dismantling Trudeau's legacy?
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Hub Politics, host Sean Speer is joined by Amanda Galbraith, co-founder and president of Oyster Group, and David Coletto, founder a...
Inside Trump's new media snitch line
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Full Press discusses the Trump White House's newly unveiled journalist snitch line, which encourages Americans to report fake news to their government...
Get ready for a troubling new era for the Canadian economy
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Will Trump's new security doctrine trap Canada?
10 Dec 2025
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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the Trump administration's new National Security Strategy and its implications for Canadian sovereignty. They...
Is it in Israel's national interest to support a two-state solution?
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This special episode of Hub Dialogues features the opening statements from the Munk Debate on the Two-State Solution moderated by The Hub's Rudyard G...
Canada's puzzling political contradiction
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Why Canada's oil sands matter to all Canadians
09 Dec 2025
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Kendall Dilling, the president of the Pathways Alliance, joins Hub Dialogues just days after a landmark memorandum of understanding between the federa...
Will the Carney-Smith pipeline deal help or hurt Canada's emission targets?
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christopher Ragan, economics professor at McGill's Max Bell School of Public Policy, examines how well the Alberta-Ottawa memorandum of understanding ...
Is Trump's new National Security Strategy a threat to Canada?
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Trump's 'America First' foreign policy and the Indo-Pacific
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This special Hub Dialogues episode highlights Sean Speer moderating a panel on America First, the Indo Pacific and Canada at a conference in Otta...
Trump's national security strategy: Is Canada now in America's 'backyard'?
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Janice Gross Stein, Belzberg professor of Conflict Management and the founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the Un...
The myth of unified Indigenous opposition to a West Coast pipeline
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Canadians hate 'populism'—but love populist policies
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t...
Did the pipeline deal satisfy Alberta separatists?
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Calgary Herald columnist Rick Bell discusses the pipeline deal between Prime Minister Carney and Premier Smith, and the effect it's had on separatist ...