How Carney built a Liberal majority on anti-Trump sentiment
2026-04-16 | 21 mins.
In this episode of Hub Politics, Amanda Galbraith, co-founder and president of Oyster Group, and David Coletto, founder and chair of Abacus Data, join Sean Speer to discuss Prime Minister Carney's majority government, examining how he's transformed the Liberal Party from Trudeau's progressive brand into a broad anti-Trump coalition. They discuss the challenges facing Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and the sustainability of Carney's diverse caucus.
In the second half, they analyze new Abacus Data polling revealing how external threats—particularly Trump—now dominate Canadian political preferences over traditional pocketbook issues.
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CREDITS: Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer Alisha Rao - Editor Sean Speer - Host Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How tax policy could help reverse Canada’s brain drain to the U.S.
2026-04-16 | 33 mins.
Krista Rabidoux, managing director at Andersen in Canada, explains how tax policy shapes the flow of talent and capital between Canada and the United States. In this episode of Alberta Edge, she outlines why lower thresholds for high incomes, tighter reinvestment rules, and fewer tax-free gains in Canada can create a “hoarding” mentality and limit entrepreneurs’ ability to scale. Yet in a moment of political volatility, Rabidoux argues Canada’s greatest advantage may be its predictability—and that, with a few targeted changes, it could help reverse the outflow.
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How Canada’s economy is choking from federal regulations
2026-04-16 | 16 mins.
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 - How Canada’s economy is choking from federal regulations: 7 graphs, by Charles Lammam
8:52 - Canada’s critical mineral diplomacy aims to keep it at the table and off the menu—as U.S. competition looms, by Ailsa Popilian and Marla Orenstein
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How did this anti-woke documentary make it past CBC censors?
2026-04-15 | 35 mins.
Full Press delves into a controversial documentary airing on the CBC that challenges all the national broadcaster’s biases, pokes holes in coverage of the International Olympic Committee banning transgender women athletes from women’s events, and ponders whether AI will save or kill journalism.
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The problem with Mark Carney’s Boomer-friendly populism
2026-04-15 | 13 mins.
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 - The problem with Mark Carney’s Boomer-friendly populism, by David Polansky
7:35 - How mass intimidation undermines liberty and personal security, by Andrew Roman
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Welcome to Hub Podcasts, the audio version of the big ideas and in-depth conversations found at TheHub.ca, Canada's fastest growing digital news outlet with half a million people engaging weekly with our content. Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer and managing editor Harrison Lowman engaged in longform conversations with leading thinkers on the big issues and ideas shaping the public conversation. In Conversation with David Frum features the insights and analysis of leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum, who weighs in monthly on global and Canadian news events. 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 voices appearing in The Hub. Every week, editor-at-large Sean Speer is joined by David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, and Amanda Galbraith, principal at Oyster Group, to dig into the drama and strategy of Canadian politics. Topics range from the issues dominating headlines, the communications battles behind the scenes, to the trends shaping parties, leaders, and voters. Some weeks, they'll focus on the hot story in Ottawa. The Hub's media criticism podcast Full Press looks at how the media in Canada is covering the major stories of the day. Full press is hosted by The Hub's managing editor Harrison Lowman, and features journalist Tara Henley, and veteran news media executive Peter Menzies. Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. Each Friday, The Hub Roundtable features Hub co-founders Rudyard Griffiths' and Sean Speer's take on the big political and economic stories making the news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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