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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the Liberal Party's sweeping byelection wins, allowing Prime Minister Carney to form a Liberal majority government just over a year since his leadership win. They examine whether Carney's success stems primarily from anti-Trump sentiment uniting a diverse coalition, or from his personal charisma and credibility. They then explore the coalition's sustainability and whether Carney will use his political capital for transformative economic reforms or settle for transactional politics.

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Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer

Elia Gross - Editor

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer - Hosts

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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.

0:24 - With a record-low 1.25 children per Canadian woman, stop dismissing falling fertility rates as a choice, by Mike Moffatt and Cara Stern

8:18 - Why the Toronto-Quebec high-speed rail line is a bad idea, by Richard Shimooka

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Alisha Rao – Producer & Editor

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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the implications of impending Liberal byelection victories that will give Prime Minister Mark Carney a majority government. They examine Carney's "anti-Trump coalition" strategy, which has united political factions through floor-crossings from both Conservative and NDP ranks. They then explore the challenges facing Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, question Carney's thin legislative agenda, and ask whether 15 consecutive years of Liberal rule signals fundamental problems for the Conservative Party's political viability.

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Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer

Elia Gross - Editor

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer - Hosts

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Lord Andrew Roberts, acclaimed Churchill biographer, discusses the alarming rise of Hitler revisionism spreading aggressively through right-leaning podcasts and social media.

The historian examines how and why figures like Darrell Cooper and Tucker Carlson are purposely distorting Second World War history, “relativizing” Nazi crimes, while portraying Churchill as a villain.

Roberts dissects their factual errors, explores why these conspiracy theories now attract tens of millions of viewers, and warns about the erosion of rational historical debate in our Internet age.

The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent digital news outlet.

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Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Editor

Harrison Lowman - 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.

0:19 - Dig, baby, dig: What it means for Canada to build the mines its ‘clean’ future depends on, by Falice Chin

12:54 - New home construction fell 13.3% in Ontario in 2025 compared to 2024—the steepest decline of any province, by Austin Thompson and Jake Fuss

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Alisha Rao – Producer & Editor

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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 - The Hub turns 5—and we're just getting started, by Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer

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Alisha Rao – Producer & Editor

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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu's crossing over to Carney's Liberal party, marking the fifth floor-crossing this parliamentary session. They examine what this new development reveals about the prime minister's ruthless pragmatism in building a broad coalition, despite ideological differences, Pierre Poilievre's mounting leadership challenges, and how Trump's presidency may be reshaping Canadian voter preferences.

In the second half, they reflect on The Hub's five-year journey as an independent media outlet navigating Canada's subsidy-dominated news landscape.

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The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent digital news outlet.

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Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Editor

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer - Hosts

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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 - Canada can’t be an energy superpower if it keeps doubling down on U.S. oil exports, by Heather Exner-Pirot

8:57 - Alberta leads Canada in job growth—here’s what’s driving the province’s success, by Alicia Planincic

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Alisha Rao – Producer & Editor

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Dave Snow, an associate professor at the University of Guelph, examines police clearance rates and reveals a troubling decade-long trend: fewer crimes are being resolved across all provinces. He explores potential causes, including rising violent crime severity, stagnant police resources amid rapid population growth, and systemic capacity constraints exposed by COVID-19. Snow argues Canada's criminal justice system has reached its limits and requires urgent attention.

To read Dave Snow's full analysis, click here.

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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CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer

Alisha Rao - Editor

Stephen Staley - Host

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Barry Morishita, former mayor of Brooks and past leader of the Alberta Party, draws on his experience in one of Canada’s most economically and demographically unique rural communities to defend the controversial temporary foreign worker program. In this episode of Alberta Edge, he argues that in Brooks—a rural, southeastern Alberta city of 16,000 people that anchors a significant share of the country’s beef processing—TFWs arriving today are part of the same migration story that has shaped Canada for generations.

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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