Why PM Carney's Senate appointments signal a major power shift
2026-07-07 | 14 mins.
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Prime Minister Carney's appointment of four new senators, including Liberal strategist Tom Pitfield and Conservative MP Richard Martel, marking a decisive break from Justin Trudeau's "independent" Senate appointments. They examine how Carney is consolidating power through partisan appointments to expand the government's majority, as well as the broader failure of Senate reform in Canada. They then explore whether democratic institutional reform, including potential Senate abolition, should be part of addressing Canada's governance challenges.
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Why does B.C. get to extract royalties from the West Coast pipeline?
2026-07-07 | 14 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.
0:22 - The most overlooked aspect of the new West Coast pipeline could be the most consequential, by Jack M. Mintz
6:21 - The Carney government’s expanding power to identify Canadians online, access their data—and punish them, by Graeme Gordon
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How antisemitism infiltrated Canadian universities
2026-07-06 | 32 mins.
Peter L. Biro, founder of Section 1, a democracy and civics think tank, describes why he resigned from Toronto’s Massey College and why he believes truth-seeking in Canadian post-secondary schools has been replaced by activism and antisemitism.
This episode is a part of The Hub's new Fault Lines initiative, which examines the pressures pulling Canadian society apart and the principles that can hold it together. Click here to learn more: https://thehub.ca/fault-lines/
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Canada's West Coast pipeline: Is politics undermining the free-market?
2026-07-06 | 15 mins.
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the massive public investment required for a new pipeline to Canada's West Coast that was announced over the Canada Day weekend. They explore how political negotiations burdened the project with costly conditions, including carbon sequestration requirements and provincial concessions. Finally, they examine whether Alberta is abandoning its free-market principles by embracing "Laurentian Capitalism" and the long-term risks this poses to the province's economic advantage.
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Why B.C. and Eby are cooperating with Carney on a new West Coast pipeline
2026-07-06 | 12 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 - Why B.C.—and David Eby—are cooperating with Mark Carney on a new West Coast pipeline, by Kirk LaPointe
5:49 - It’s time to bring back dress codes, by Harrison Lowman
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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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