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    The Hub turns 5—and we’re just getting started

    2026-04-11 | 6 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.

    0:21 - The Hub turns 5—and we're just getting started, by Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer

    This 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)
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    Watch The Hub on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada
    The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en

    CREDITS:
    Alisha Rao – Producer & Editor
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    Carney's floorcrosser coalition: Will it hold?

    2026-04-10 | 21 mins.
    Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu's crossing over to Carney's Liberal party, marking the fifth floor-crossing this parliamentary session. They examine what this new development reveals about the prime minister's ruthless pragmatism in building a broad coalition, despite ideological differences, Pierre Poilievre's mounting leadership challenges, and how Trump's presidency may be reshaping Canadian voter preferences.

    In the second half, they reflect on The Hub's five-year journey as an independent media outlet navigating Canada's subsidy-dominated news landscape.

    If you are enjoying the free version of the Hub Roundtable, subscribe to become a Hub Hero or Fellow to access the full version every week: https://thehub.ca/join/

    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=en

    CREDITS:

    Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Editor

    Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer - Hosts
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    Canada can’t be an energy superpower if it keeps doubling down on U.S. oil exports

    2026-04-10 | 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.

    0:21 - Canada can’t be an energy superpower if it keeps doubling down on U.S. oil exports, by Heather Exner-Pirot

    8:57 - Alberta leads Canada in job growth—here’s what’s driving the province’s success, by Alicia Planincic

    This 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/@TheHubCanada
    The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en

    CREDITS:
    Alisha Rao – Producer & Editor
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    Why do nearly half of violent crimes go unsolved?

    2026-04-09 | 19 mins.
    Dave Snow, an associate professor at the University of Guelph, examines police clearance rates and reveals a troubling decade-long trend: fewer crimes are being resolved across all provinces. He explores potential causes, including rising violent crime severity, stagnant police resources amid rapid population growth, and systemic capacity constraints exposed by COVID-19. Snow argues Canada's criminal justice system has reached its limits and requires urgent attention.

    To read Dave Snow's full analysis, click here.

    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/.

    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/@TheHubCanada
    Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en

    CREDITS:
    Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer
    Alisha Rao - Editor
    Stephen Staley - Host
    Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press. - Photo Credit
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    The rural case for temporary foreign workers

    2026-04-09 | 33 mins.
    Barry Morishita, former mayor of Brooks and past leader of the Alberta Party, draws on his experience in one of Canada’s most economically and demographically unique rural communities to defend the controversial temporary foreign worker program. In this episode of Alberta Edge, he argues that in Brooks—a rural, southeastern Alberta city of 16,000 people that anchors a significant share of the country’s beef processing—TFWs arriving today are part of the same migration story that has shaped Canada for generations.

    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/@TheHubCanada
    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)

    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
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About Hub Podcasts

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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