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Elbows Down?

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Release Date: 06/20/2025

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Publisher Rudyard Griffiths and editor-at-large Sean Speer cover the recent talk of "elbows down" after Prime Minister Mark Carney's election win and recent G7 performance, and how it contrasts with the climate of fear and panic in the lead up to and during the election campaign. In the second half, they discuss a special guest who recently joined The Hub's studio and give a sneak peek of their upcoming episode of Hub Dialogues.  

 

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Carney takes the elbows down – and it may pay off - by Lawrence Martin, The Globe and Mail
 
 
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CREDITS:
 
Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer & Editor
 
Elia Gross and Alisha Rao – Production Assistants
 
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer - Hosts
 
 
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