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Why the Bank of Canada interest rate signals deeper economic troubles ahead
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the Bank of Canada's decision to hold the interest rate at 2.25 percent amid rising inflation, weak economic…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Why a ‘better than expected’ federal budget deficit isn’t good enough
Jack Mintz, well-known economist and president’s fellow at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, says that while the federal governmen…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Why the government keeps giving media money
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Carney’s spring economic update: Why it ignores real economic reform
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer react to the Carney government's spring economic statement. They discuss the government's structural deficit problem…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Carney's $25B sovereign wealth fund: Why it's actually a debt-financed subsidy
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Prime Minister Carney's proposed sovereign wealth fund for Canada. They argue that his proposed fund fundame…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
China is knocking at the trans-Pacific trade door—Canada must not swing it wide open
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Toronto's drug crisis: How one murder exposed the truth
Investigative journalist Derek Finkle discusses how Toronto's Leslieville neighbourhood became ground zero for Canada's drug policy debate after a fa…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The Senate’s new antisemitism report is thorough, but misses the real story
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The big problem with the government’s AI supercomputer plan
Hub Headlines features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative t…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Why MAGA's views on Canada could derail CUSMA renegotiations
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the deteriorating Canada-U.S. trade relationship as CUSMA renegotiations loom. They explore how MAGA media p…
2 months ago