Hub Podcasts

Carney talks austerity. What does this mean for the upcoming federal budget?

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer examine Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent use of the term "austerity" ahead of the fall budget, examining what this...

The 'Canadianization' of the oilsands: A story of ownership, identity, and power

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alberta's oilsands have come a long way from the early days of resource-heavy open-pit mines, when they became the poster child for environmentalist o...

Poilievre's call to scrap the temporary foreign worker program is a good first step

04 Sep 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...

Sharren Haskel on how Canada recognizing Palestine only emboldens Hamas

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sharren Haskel, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Israel, discusses her unique political journey from Toronto-born veterinarian to Israeli politi...

Dictator unity: What Xi, Putin, and Kim Jong Un's parade means for Canada

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer analyze the striking images from China's military parade featuring Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un marchi...

On energy, Carney is talking the talk but not walking the walk

03 Sep 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 Xi, Putin, and Modi's chummy China summit is so consequential for geopolitics

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Speer joins Rudyard Griffiths to analyze what they describe as one of the most consequential weekends in recent geopolitics—a summit in China w...

Canada's immigration policy must address the growing number of students who don't speak English or French

02 Sep 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...

Marc J. Dunkelman on the death of progress and how to revive It

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Marc J. Dunkelman, fellow at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, discusses his must-read book "Why Nothing Works...

What can Mark Carney the goaltender tell us about Mark Carney the prime minister?

01 Sep 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...

Canada's economy shrinks while the U.S.' economy grows

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Canada's economic contraction in Q2 driven by a decline in exports and business investment, while the U.S. ec...

Will China's poverty undo its superpower status?

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nancy Qian, professor of economics at Northwestern University, discusses China's growing pains, including its fertility crisis, per capita GDP struggl...

The 2030s could be Canada's catch-up decade

29 Aug 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...

What to expect from Carney and Poilievre as Parliament returns next month

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kory Teneycke, conservative strategist, co-founder of Rubicon Strategy, and three times campaign manager to Premier Doug Ford, joins Rudyard Griffiths...

Why Trump's latest enemy is Canadian media

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Full Press discusses a new Trump administration report that claims the Canadian government dictates what Canadian media can and cannot say, explains ...

Downplaying questions only makes reconciliation harder

28 Aug 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...

Will T-Swift and Kelce's engagement trigger a marriage renaissance?

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Dijkema, President, Canada at Cardus, discusses the cultural significance of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement and its broader implicat...

Just how principled is Mark Carney?

27 Aug 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...

Google AI Mode is forever changing the attention economy as we know it

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Google's newly launched AI Mode in Canada, exploring its potentially profound impact on news organizations an...

Canada's news industry needs more than the CBC to thrive

26 Aug 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...

Carney's Ukraine peacekeeping commitment is political theatre

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Speer, The Hub's editor-at-large, joins co-founder Rudyard Griffiths to analyze Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent comments about potentially de...

Poll: The Conservatives overtake the Liberals on the issues facing Canadians

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Abacus Data VP of Insights Eddie Sheppard discusses their latest national poll showing the Conservatives with their first lead over the Liberals since...

Why Ukrainians refuse to give up the fight

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This month, Putin, Trump, Zelenskyy, and European world leaders seemed more serious than ever before about finding a path towards some sort of peace a...

What is the price of Canadian sovereignty?

25 Aug 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...

Carney's tariff retreat and Poilievre's control of the political Right

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Prime Minister Carney's announcement that his government is repealing retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. an...

Does an American Christian rocker have Charter rights in Canada and were they violated?

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Christine Van Geyn, litigation director for the Canadian Constitution Foundation, discusses the major controversy surrounding American Christian worsh...

Will Trump's tariffs cause global instability and hasten China's rise?

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Hawkins, head of Trade and Investment at Sussex Strategy Group and Managing Principal of GrowthBridge, examines whether the Trump administration ...

Canada's language blind spot on anti-Jewish hatred

22 Aug 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 welcomes the Europeans to the Oval Office

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum and The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss Trump's gathering of European leaders in the White...

How far should you be able to go to defend your family and home?

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, an Ontario homeowner defended himself against a man breaking into his residence, only to be charged with aggravated assault and assault wit...

Why a housing boom hasn't lifted business confidence in Alberta

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alberta's housing market is booming, with record population growth fueling demand—but business confidence tells a more cautious story. Alberta Edge...

Are Canada's Conservatives stuck no matter what they do?

21 Aug 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...

On Poilievre's big byelection win and PM Carney's strong polling

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Speer, The Hub's editor-at-large, joins co-founder Rudyard Griffiths to analyze Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre's decisive b...

Ten takeaways from Poilievre's big byelection win

20 Aug 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...

How TIFF abandoned freedom of expression with its documentary fiasco

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

University of Ottawa Law Professor Michael Geist discusses the Toronto International Film Festival scandal involving initially blocking the showing of...

The statues are back: Have the history wars been won?

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This summer, Wilmot, Ontario council voted to bring back its statues of Canada's former prime ministers, which had been sent to storage after being co...

The Conservatives are wrong to side with the Air Canada flight attendants

19 Aug 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...

Was backing Air Canada flight attendants smart or dumb for the Conservatives?

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Hub co-founders Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the Air Canada flight attendants' strike and the political responses from Canada's major ...

Robert P. George on seeking and speaking truth in the Age of Feeling

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton Univ...

Ukraine diplomat explains why Putin isn't serious about peace

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Consul General of Ukraine in Toronto Oleh Nikolenko joins The Hub in studio to discuss the impasses to ending the war in Ukraine. Nikolenko also discu...

You ain't special, Canada

18 Aug 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...

Canada back in China's sights and the TIFF debacle

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss China's announcement of another round of tariffs on Canadian canola exports and what it signals about the inh...

How Indigenous leadership is shaping Canada's global energy opportunity

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Karen Ogen, CEO of the First Nations Natural Gas Alliance and a former elected Chief of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation, discusses the changing role of ...

Why RFK Jr. scrapping mRNA vaccine funding is a major missed opportunity

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. announced his department was scrapping $500 million in mRNA vaccine research...

Canadians' basic rights are being trampled under excessive safetyism

15 Aug 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...

Air Canada strike: What Canadians flying need to know about possible flight cancellations

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With Air Canada's negotiations with the flight attendants' union seemingly going nowhere, and the possibility of a strike starting Saturday, tens of t...

The Carney government needs to kickstart a housing boom—and fast

14 Aug 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 China is tariffing Canada: Canola industry under attack

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

China tariffing Canadian canola yesterday by 75.8 percent is just the latest in the trade war between the two countries. Canada-ASEAN Business Council...

Has Israel completely lost the media war?

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Full Press discusses whether Israel has won the ground war in Gaza but lost the media war, asks why journalists didn't raise more questions about righ...

Canada is a liability on the world stage—how can we change that?

13 Aug 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...

Could a B.C. First Nations' land claim upend Canadian property rights?

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Indigenous Cowichan tribes won a major land claim case in B.C.'s Supreme Court that set a record for the longest trial, spanning 523 days in the l...

Could American courts save Canada from Trump's tariffs?

12 Aug 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...

Lawrence M. Krauss on the politicization of universities and free speech under threat

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lawrence M. Krauss, theoretical physicist, award-winning author and host of The Origins Podcast, discusses his new book, The War on Science: Thirty-Ni...

How Ontario can solve its crime epidemic

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Canadian Constitution Foundation's counsel Josh Dehaas discusses new ways governments can address the uptick in crime across Ontario. In the interview...

The government's climate policies are threatening Alberta's economy

11 Aug 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...

A Hub debate: Was Nova Scotia's hiking ban justified?

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nova Scotian political journalist and author Stephen Maher and Canadian Constitution Foundation's Josh Dehaas debate the pros and cons of the Nova Sco...

Carney's emotionless leadership and state-sponsored laughs

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the Carney government's handling of trade negotiations with the U.S., highlighting Prime Minister Mark Carney...

Four ways to solve our growing crime crisis

08 Aug 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...

How dairy supply management could derail Canada-U.S. trade re-negotiations

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

David Clement, North American Affairs manager with the Consumer Choice Center, discusses why the U.S. Trade Commission is investigating Canada's dairy...

Upcoming Trump-Putin talk: What's at stake for Ukraine?

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Janice Gross Stein, founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs, discusses the upcoming meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, th...

Oil, trade, and diplomacy: Here's Alberta's strategy for dealing with Trump 2.0

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alberta Edge host Ryan Hastman speaks with Alberta's new senior representative to the U.S., Nathan Cooper, and Bloomberg News White House corresponde...

Young Canadians deserve far better than they're getting

07 Aug 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...

Should Israel fully occupy Gaza? The Hub debates.

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the potential full military occupation of Gaza by Israel, why Israel's actions are necessary to induce surren...

Trump, Epstein, and what makes a conspiracy theory

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Geoffrey Dancy, associate professor of political science at the University of Toronto, discusses his field of conspiracy theories, what makes people p...

David Frum: Carney recognizing Palestinian statehood and its diplomatic consequences

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum and The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the Carney government's decision to recognize Pale...

Our leaders are acting like the housing crisis is not real

06 Aug 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...

How will a potential U.S.-BRICS trade war impact Canada?

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the potential looming trade war between the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and the U.S., highli...

Canada's recognition of Palestine is a strategic blunder

05 Aug 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...

There's no Canada-U.S. trade deal—and that's a good thing

04 Aug 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 global free trade die with Trump's tariffs?

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the impact of Trump's tariffs on Canada and their potential long-term economic consequences, and whether Trum...

Liberation Day 2.0: What do Trump's latest tariffs mean for Canada?

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the impact of Trump's latest tariffs on Canada, its broader implications on global trade and economic growth,...

Protecting the Bank of Canada's independence is crucial

01 Aug 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 recognizing Palestinian statehood is a strategic misstep in Canada-U.S. trade negotiations

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Canada's potential recognition of a Palestinian state and how it risks complicating ongoing trade negotiation...

Will Trump win his war with media?

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Full Press discusses Trump's latest efforts to bring news companies to court, with billions at stake, asks how much AI will help or harm journalism, a...

We must protect freedom of expression—even for controversial American worship leaders

31 Jul 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 Bank of Canada holds on rates. How much further will real estate prices fall?

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The news cycle never slows down and neither does Hub Hits. Each day we provide you with quick hits on topical stories, big issues, and important voice...

Why does Canada have the highest transit building costs in the world?

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The news cycle never slows down and neither does Hub Hits. Each day we provide you with quick hits on topical stories, big issues, and important voice...

Walking back pharmacare is a broken promise, and the right for Carney to do

30 Jul 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...

How AI is upending the internet economy

29 Jul 2025

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The internet is being reshaped by AI

29 Jul 2025

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How will Europe's trade deal impact Trump's negotiations with Canada?

28 Jul 2025

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Andrew Coyne on why Canada may not be a democracy

28 Jul 2025

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Andrew Coyne, columnist for The Globe and Mail, discusses his new book The Crisis of Canadian Democracy. He details the supreme power of the Prime Mi...

The first job is disappearing—young Canadians deserve better

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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Let's be blunt: Trump's trade talks are a shakedown

25 Jul 2025

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Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the ongoing trade negotiations between Canada and the United States in the lead up ...

Why Ottawa's top-mandate EV mandate is bad policy

25 Jul 2025

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Andrew Coyne on why Canadians shouldn't care if they are different from Americans

25 Jul 2025

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The Hockey Canada trial verdict doesn't tell the whole story

25 Jul 2025

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What are the opportunities and risks with AI?

24 Jul 2025

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David Frum: Epstein, Trump's tariff threats against Canada, and Canadian pessimism

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum and The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer cover a wide range of issues, from the Epstein files, Trum...

What would it take for an independent Alberta to join Canada today?

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Alberta Edge, host Ryan Hastman flips the separatist debate on its head with Canada West Foundation CEO Gary Mar and University of ...

Just how strong is the U.S. economy? Here's what the bond market says

24 Jul 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...

Canada is cash-strapped? Wrong

23 Jul 2025

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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 t...

Is Trump right about tariffs?

22 Jul 2025

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Carney's meetings with the premiers have a chance to be consequential

22 Jul 2025

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Lucy Hargreaves on boosting Canada's economy and future

21 Jul 2025

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Lucy Hargreaves, CEO of Build Canada, discusses Build Canada's origins and mission, the growing interest amongst entrepreneurs shaping Canada's politi...

Will PM Carney's trade meeting with the premiers accomplish anything?

21 Jul 2025

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Screaming Blue Jays fans are Canada's summer soundtrack

21 Jul 2025

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Trump's birthday letter to Epstein and the end of the internet

18 Jul 2025

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Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the fallout from the Epstein files, including the divisions that it is creating amo...

How technology and AI is shaping modern mining in Canada

18 Jul 2025

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Marie-Pierre Paquin, head of science and partnerships at Rio Tinto, discusses innovation and technology in the mining sector, Canada's mining ecosyste...

Will the U.S. force Canada to revisit supply management?

18 Jul 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...