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  • Hub Headlines: Building better neighbourhoods can solve the housing crisis
    Nov 22 2024

    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.

    0:54 - Want to solve the housing crisis? Make it easier to build better neighbourhoods, by Mike Moffatt

    8:24 - The Randy Boissonnault saga shows why identity politics and federal contracts shouldn’t mix, by Sabrina Maddeaux

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    17 min
  • Hub Dialogues: Amanda MacKenzie and Neil Hetherington on how government policy is failing disabled Canadians
    Nov 21 2024
    Amanda MacKenzie, national director of external affairs at March of Dimes Canada, and Neil Hetherington, CEO of the Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto, discuss, among other topics, how inadequate public benefits, the labyrinth of government rules and regulations, and poor policy design are ultimately responsible for high rates of food insecurity among disabled Canadians, and what policymakers can do about it. This episode was made possible by the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security and the generosity of listeners like you. Donate today. The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad.

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    37 min
  • In Conversation with Darrell Bricker: What lessons has Canada learned from President Trump's win?
    Nov 21 2024

    In the first episode of The Hub's new bi-weekly series, Darrell Bricker, the CEO of Ipsos Global — Public Affairs and one of Canada’s leading pollsters and political commentators, discusses the lessons and implications of Donald Trump’s presidential win, including with respect to immigration, trade, and our own politics.

    The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad.

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    26 min
  • Hub Headlines: Canada's foreign policy needs a radical reset
    Nov 21 2024

    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.

    0:54 - Canada’s foreign policy needs a radical reset. Here are the three things a new government should focus on first, by David Mulroney

    7:53 - The biggest thing Pierre Poilievre could do to fix Canada’s military, by Richard Shimooka

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    17 min
  • Hub Dialogues: J.J. McCullough on what Bill C-11 means for the success of digital creators
    Nov 20 2024

    J.J. McCullough, Canadian political commentator and successful YouTube creator, discusses the flaws of Bill C-11 (the Online Streaming Act), including how it will limit choice for Canadian consumers and undermine the success of online creators like him.

    This episode was made possible by the Digital Media Association and the generosity of listeners like you.

    The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad.

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    40 min
  • Hub Headlines: Poilievre should bring his own Department of Government Efficiency
    Nov 20 2024

    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.

    0:53 - Pierre Poilievre should follow Elon Musk’s lead and bring his own Department of Government Efficiency to Ottawa, by Sean Speer

    7:41 - Canada’s economy is on track for a soft landing. Will it hold?, Alicia Planincic

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    11 min
  • Hub Dialogues: Karen Mazurkewich and Eric Weiner on the joys of travel
    Nov 19 2024

    In this two-part episode, Karen Mazurkewich, VP stakeholder relations and communications at Toronto Pearson, and Eric Weiner, award winning writer and author of The Geography of Bliss and The Socrates Express, discuss the joys of travel, including why people travel, the benefits
    and experiences that come from travel, and how airports are increasingly focused on passenger experience — through a combination of more information, a greater use of digital technology, and the presence of art and other cultural installations.

    This episode was made possible by Toronto Pearson Airport and the generosity of listeners like you.

    The Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad.

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    32 min
  • Hub Headlines: Hysteria is unhelpful in responding to Trump tarrif threat
    Nov 19 2024

    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.

    0:54 - Hysteria is an unhelpful response to Trump’s tariff threat. Here’s what Canada can do instead, by Derek H. Burney

    7:01 - Premier Legault, it’s time to put your money where your mouth is and balance Quebec’s budget, by Nicolas Gagnon

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    12 min