Why Canada's investment problem runs deeper than red tape
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Mike Holden, VP of policy and chief economist, and Alicia Planincic, director of policy & economics, both at the Business Council of Alberta, discuss why Canada has become one of the most difficult places in the developed world to get things built. They explore how our regulatory system has evolved into a maze of overlapping jurisdictions, endless consultations, and political uncertainty that's driving investment abroad. They also offer solutions—from reforming the Impact Assessment Act to creating clear accountability measures for regulations. This episode is presented in...
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Why Peter Milobar wants to be the next leader of the BC Conservatives
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Peter Milobar, shadow minister of finance and MLA for Kamloops Centre, argues why he should be the next leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. He critiques Premier David Eby's fiscal management and policy failures, arguing for tax reform, private sector growth, and improved public services. Milobar, the only elected BC Conservative in the race, addresses his province's housing crisis, public safety concerns, and concerns around the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, which he pledges to repeal. In the next few weeks, The Hub will interview the lead...
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Avi Lewis has it backwards on corporate taxes
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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 - , by Charles Lammam 6:12 - , by Michal Cotler-Wunsh and Richard Marceau 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: Subscribe to The Hub’s podcast feed to get all our best content: (Apple) (Spotify) Watch The Hub on...
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Air Canada CEO resignation reveals the deep reach of Laurentian capitalism
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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau's resignation later this year, following his English-only statement following the tragic death of two pilots at LaGuardia Airport. They explore whether this constitutes political overreach into corporate governance, discuss Air Canada's legal obligations under bilingualism laws, and analyze the broader implications of Laurentian capitalism. They question where to draw the line between legitimate political accountability and excessive state interference in business decisions. The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing...
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Matti Friedman on the Iran War, the real life Inglourious Basterds, and Canadian antisemitism
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Award-winning journalist and author Matti Friedman discusses Israel and America’s war with Iran and how the conflict is affecting Israeli society and Jewish communities in the West. The former Torontonian now Israeli explores rising anti-Semitism in Canada and how Jews should respond, the mainstream media’s shift from objective journalism to activism, and his new book Out of the Sky which details the death-defying efforts of Jewish parachutists who jumped back into Nazi Europe during the Second World War. The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent digital news outlet. ...
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What's missing from Mark Carney's economic growth agenda
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Greg McLean, Conservative MP for Calgary Centre, says Canada’s economy is “faltering," and that fixing it will require more than great speeches and good intentions. As chair of the Conservative Party’s economic growth council, McLean has spent the past several months consulting business leaders across the country on what’s holding back investment, productivity, and growth. He joins Alberta Edge to discuss the group’s findings, including the role of manufacturing, critical minerals, pipelines, trade, and carbon pricing—and why the debate over Canada’s economic future is far from...
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Pierre Poilievre’s charm offensive is real
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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 - , by Edward Ngai 6:32 - , by Graeme Gordon and Harrison Lowman 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: Subscribe to The Hub’s podcast feed to get all our best content: (Apple) (Spotify) Watch The Hub on...
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Doug Ford has given up on trying to balance the budget
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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. 0:33 - , by 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: Subscribe to The Hub’s podcast feed to get all our best content: (Apple) (Spotify) Watch The Hub on YouTube: The Hub on X: CREDITS: Alisha Rao...
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Ontario's $13.8 billion deficit exposes Canada's broken fiscal model
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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer dissect Ontario's massive budget deficit and Canada's broader fiscal crisis. They examine how governments across the country are abandoning fiscal discipline, relying on deficit spending rather than organic economic growth. In the second half, they explore the collapse of entrepreneurship in Canada, the concentration of economic activity in government, and how an increasingly narrow tax base enables unsustainable spending. They argue this represents a fundamental shift away from economic freedom and individual autonomy toward European-style state dependency....
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Why the Alberta-Ottawa energy MOU is far from dead
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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. 0:22 - , by Falice Chin 6:25 - , 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: Subscribe to The Hub’s podcast feed to get all our best content: (Apple) (Spotify) Watch The Hub on YouTube: The Hub on...
info_outlineRudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss a new Citrini Research report about how AI could trigger an unprecedented economic recession within the next two years. They argue that rapid AI adoption—particularly tools enabling non-technical users to replicate expert work—threatens knowledge workers who have sustained the modern economy, and that, unlike previous technological disruptions, this transition may happen at a faster rate. They explore how this disruption challenges existing policy frameworks and requires urgent political attention before widespread labour market dislocation occurs.
Read the Citrini Research paper here: https://www.citriniresearch.com/p/2028gic.
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