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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 - Can the Port of Vancouver handle supertankers? A closer look at the other megaproject inside Alberta’s pipeline proposal, by Falice Chin

6:21 - The AI boom and debt wall—Global risks for Canada are hiding in plain sight, by Charles Lammam

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On this special episode of Hub Dialogues, we bring you a curated collection of conversations and remarks from the New North America Summit, hosted by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy. Held earlier this past June, the summit brought together nearly 100 thought leaders—from today’s decision-makers to the next generation of leaders shaping the continent’s future—to explore a forward-looking vision for North America and the practical steps needed to achieve it.

The episode features Washington Post intelligence analyst Luiza Savage on how artificial intelligence is reshaping U.S.-China competition; Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in conversation with Savage on energy security, critical minerals, and North America’s resource advantage; and journalist Tim Alberta on America’s institutional challenges and the populist movements they have helped fuel.

Together, these conversations explore the forces—from pipelines and data centres to rare earth magnets and the physical infrastructure underpinning the modern economy—that will shape which countries are best positioned to thrive in the decades ahead.

This episode is produced in partnership with the New North America Initiative at the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. From the shifting ideologies of the new Right and the new Left in the U.S., this multi-month series will bring Canadians inside debates on trade, globalization, and power that are likely to shape America’s policy direction—and Canada’s interests—for the years and decades to come.

The New North America Initiative is generously funded in part by the Government of Alberta.

The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this multimedia content do not necessarily represent those of the New North America Initiative, the School of Public Policy, or the University of Calgary. This content has been made available for informational purposes, and our role in production does not constitute an endorsement.

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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Prime Minister Carney's appointment of four new senators, including Liberal strategist Tom Pitfield and Conservative MP Richard Martel, marking a decisive break from Justin Trudeau's "independent" Senate appointments. They examine how Carney is consolidating power through partisan appointments to expand the government's majority, as well as the broader failure of Senate reform in Canada. They then explore whether democratic institutional reform, including potential Senate abolition, should be part of addressing Canada's governance challenges.

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Rudyard Griffiths - Host

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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 - The most overlooked aspect of the new West Coast pipeline could be the most consequential, by Jack M. Mintz

6:21 - The Carney government’s expanding power to identify Canadians online, access their data—and punish them, by Graeme Gordon

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Peter L. Biro, founder of Section 1, a democracy and civics think tank, describes why he resigned from Toronto’s Massey College and why he believes truth-seeking in Canadian post-secondary schools has been replaced by activism and antisemitism.

This episode is a part of The Hub's new Fault Lines initiative, which examines the pressures pulling Canadian society apart and the principles that can hold it together. Click here to learn more: https://thehub.ca/fault-lines/

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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the massive public investment required for a new pipeline to Canada's West Coast that was announced over the Canada Day weekend. They explore how political negotiations burdened the project with costly conditions, including carbon sequestration requirements and provincial concessions. Finally, they examine whether Alberta is abandoning its free-market principles by embracing "Laurentian Capitalism" and the long-term risks this poses to the province's economic advantage.

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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 - Why B.C.—and David Eby—are cooperating with Mark Carney on a new West Coast pipeline, by Kirk LaPointe

5:49 - It’s time to bring back dress codes, by Harrison Lowman

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Amanda Galbraith, co-founder and president of Oyster Group, and David Coletto, founder and chair of Abacus Data, join Sean Speer to discuss President Trump's decision not to renew CUSMA. They analyze whether Canadians have become desensitized to trade uncertainty, and debate the political risks of bilateral U.S.-Mexico negotiations.

In the second half, they explore Pierre Poilievre's shadow cabinet shuffle and assess the Conservatives' attempt to refocus attention on affordability. They also address internal Conservative tensions and question whether Poilievre should elevate his team over his personal brand.

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Sean Speer - Host

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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.

0:23 - Get over your anti-Americanism, Canada, by Sean Speer

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Jackie Forrest says Alberta's proposed West Coast oil pipeline has gone from political long shot to credible national megaproject. The executive director of the ARC Energy Research Institute breaks down why the Roberts Bank route could transform Canada's energy exports, boost oil prices, and create a once-in-a-generation opportunity to grow the oilsands and diversify trade beyond the United States.

This podcast is generously supported by Don Archibald. The Hub thanks him for his ongoing support.

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CREDITS:

Falice Chin - Host, Producer, and Editor

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