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0:19 - Canada’s federal deficit is worrying—but it’s nowhere near the fiscal crisis the U.S. is facing, by Trevor Tombe
6:50 - Need to Know: No, Canada doesn’t need a unity government, by Howard Anglin and David Polansky
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On the first half of this special episode of Hub Dialogues, Ehren Cory, the CEO of Canada Infrastructure Bank, discusses the CIB’s evolution under his leadership and its role in supporting major infrastructure investment with its public and private members. In the second half, Michelle Chislett, executive vice president of onshore renewables at Northland Power, Peter Gregg, president and CEO of Nova Scotia Power, and Tracy Primeau, board director at OPG, discuss their experiences working in collaboration with CIB to deliver major infrastructure projects across the country. This discussion was held on March 3rd, 2025 at the Empire Club of Canada, in Toronto, Ontario.
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Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub’s editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss Trump’s tariffs against Canada, the President’s antagonism towards Ukraine and Zelensky, and what they tell us about his administration’s underlying view about America’s place in the world.
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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 takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go.
0:21 - Unfortunately, we were right—North American free trade is dead and tariffs are the new norm, by Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer
6:21 - Where Trump’s tariffs will hit Canada hardest, by Douglas Porter
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Journalist and former CNBC anchor Dennis Kneale joins us to discuss his new book, The Leadership Genius of Elon Musk, which chronicles Musk’s extraordinary journey and offers a blueprint for how other big dreamers can achieve success in new, uncharted territory.
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On this special episode, The Hub's publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the imposition of Trump's tariffs on Canada and the economic and political fallout that's to follow.
The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher, Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub’s content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman.
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0:19 - Hub Exclusive: 23 percent of Canadians are unable to buy sufficient food, by Philippe Ozga and André Turcotte
10:14 - The real reason Trump wants to make nice with Putin and Russia, by Philip Deck
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0:15 - Careful, Conservatives. Don’t take younger voters for granted, by Sabrina Maddeaux
7:49 - B.C.’s drug crisis gets worse and worse and David Eby still doesn’t get it, by Kirk LaPointe
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Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the Zelensky-Trump blowup in the oval office today and what it may signal about U.S. foreign policy more generally, including impending tariffs on Canada. They also cover Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney's proposal to balance operating part of the federal budget and accumulate significant debt on capital spending.
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0:20 - With 55 percent more federal employees per resident than the U.S., does Canada need its own DOGE?, by Alicia Planincic
4:40 - The Canadian patriotism we’re seeing is fake—here’s how to make it real, by Harrison Lowman
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Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Global Public Affairs, and Sean Speer, The Hub's editor-at-large, discuss the political implications of new Ipsos polling that shows the federal race tightening with the Liberals now slightly ahead of the Conservatives.
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Harrison Lowman, Tara Henley and Peter Menzies discuss how an ill-conceived Cross Country Checkup title sent Canada into a rage spiral; why Trump is kicking journalists he doesn’t like out of the White House, Pentagon, and Air Force One; the Liberals’ newly unveiled plan to save the CBC; and why the barrier to entry for appearing on Canadian media is so high.
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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 takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go.
0:26 - It’s going to take more than diplomacy and defence spending to secure Canada’s sovereignty, by Peter Tertzakian
7:53 - Dismiss Mark Carney at your peril, Conservatives, by Spencer Fernando
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0:20 - Mark Carney’s big budget plan is less impressive than it seems, by Theo Argitis
6:55 - No, Trump is not a Russian agent—he’s a chaos agent, by Ian Garner
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Former Prime Minister Harper joins us to talk about his new book, Flags of Canada, which chronicles the political battles and passionate discourse that gave us the iconic Maple Leaf in 1965. He argues that Canadians must tap into their national pride and independent identity in the face of open hostility from American President Donald Trump.
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0:21 - Time, inflation, and markets are on Canada’s side in Trump’s tariff wars, by Fen Osler Hampson and Tim Sargent
8:39 - The end of the CBC? Not if the Liberals have anything to say about it, by Peter Menzies
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Dr. Deep Saini, president and vice-chancellor of McGill University, discusses the global competition for talent, the role and importance of Canada’s world leading universities, and some of the challenges that McGill and other universities have faced on their campuses over the past several months.
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Timothy Garton Ash insists reports of the death of Europe are greatly exaggerated. The Oxford historian says the continent can overcome war, disunity, and economic pains. Seventy plus years on, Garton Ash says, the European Union will play a pivotal role in the new international order, and that it’s time for Canada to join the club.
His latest book is Homelands: A Personal History of Europe.
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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 takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go.
0:20 - Hub Exclusive: Only 10 percent of Canadians believe Trump is joking about the ’51st state’, by André Turcotte
10:21 - Canada’s place in the world is as uncertain as ever. Here’s how Poilievre, Carney, and Freeland are planning to secure it, by Richard Shimooka
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Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss Canada's big hockey in Boston over Team USA, the latest political polls showing surging Liberal support, and the Trump administration's wild week on the international stage, from Saudi Arabia to Ukraine to Europe.
The Roundtable features The Hub's publisher, Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large, Sean Speer. The Roundtable is produced and edited by The Hub’s content editor, Amal Attar-Guzman.
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