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In this paid subscriber-only edition of The Roundtable, Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer analyze the Carney government's investment summit and European diplomatic overtures. They critique the summit's "Laurentian capitalism" approach—where government acts as matchmaker for private capital—while praising accompanying policy reforms like permanent capital expensing and airport privatization. The discussion examines tensions between fiscal discipline and ambitious spending, questions Canada's proposed European integration, and explores growing speculation about a snap federal election. They debate whether Carney's recent initiatives reflect genuine economic reform or political positioning ahead of a potential early campaign.

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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 - Ottawa unveils $36-billion productivity mega deduction, fast-tracks tax rulings for $1-billion investments at Toronto summit

6:04 - Carney puts visa-free travel on table in Canada-EU alliance talks as Conservatives demand Parliament’s approval

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Robson Fletcher joins Alberta Edge to unpack fresh polling from Abacus Data on how Albertans are weighing the risks and rewards of separation ahead of the October referendum. He explains why many Albertans can feel deeply attached to Canada while also feeling aggrieved by Alberta’s place within it, and offers a composite sketch of the kind of voter most inclined to see separation as a risk worth taking. We also look at what voters think separation would mean for their finances, pensions, and cost of living—and whether turnout could materially shift the final result. 

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

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Falice Chin - Host, Producer, and Editor 

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Carlo Dade, Daniel Ujczo, and Diego Marroquín Bitar discuss the Calgary Statement and the future of North American trade relations. They examine whether public support for trade extends to current agreements, the tension between economic efficiency and national sovereignty, and why Mexico-Canada cooperation is essential. They address energy integration as a unifying force, the need for new voices in trade policy, and how to ensure continental integration delivers tangible benefits beyond elite policy circles.

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.

Learn more about the initiative: https://newnorthamerica.org.

To learn more about the Calgary Statement: https://spp.ucalgary.ca/sites/default/files/teams/1/NNAI/Calgary-Letter-(5).pdf

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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Full Press asks why the Department of Canadian Heritage is developing an approved media list built by academics, asks why Radio Canada ran a headline praising deadly dictator Mao Zedong, examines former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s efforts to ride the Elbows Up wave with his new media production company, and questions how aggressive journalists should be about Prime Minister Carney’s many American investments.

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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.

0:24 - 8/8/8: A clear path to smarter taxation in Alberta, by Ken Boessenkool, David Knight Legg, and Trevor Tombe

9:30 - More of this, please, Mr. Carney, by Sean Speer

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Adam Legge, one of the key expert advisers who reviewed a highly anticipated, government-commissioned cost-benefit analysis of Alberta independence, sits down with host Falice Chin to break down the top-line numbers. Fresh off the press, the report models two dramatically different futures: a “smooth” separation that produces modest gains only after decades of disruption, and a “difficult” one marked by deep economic losses, lower wages, higher taxes, and soaring debt. Legge, who heads the Business Council of Alberta, explains why he believes even a less severe outcome somewhere in the middle may not be worth the risk—and why many of the variables at play are beyond Alberta’s control.

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

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Falice Chin - Host, Producer, and 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.

0:16 - Can we learn anything from the last time Canada-U.S. trade talks went off the rails, by Derek H. Burney

5:50 - Canada’s latest flag-wavers are welcome, but need a reality check, by Howard Anglin

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Pouya Daneshpajooh – Producer & Editor

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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a Palestinian American and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, discusses his childhood in Gaza, surviving an Israeli airstrike at age 11, and losing 31 family members since the conflict unleashed after October 7th. He argues that Hamas has devastated Palestinian prospects using armed resistance. He advocates instead for "radical pragmatism"—accepting Israel is here to stay, abandoning right of return, and pursuing nation-building over violence. Alkhatib also calls out Israeli policies and Netanyahu’s leadership, describing their major missteps during the war, that has come at the cost of thousands of civilians.

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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Harrison Lowman - Host

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Gitane De Silva, former diplomat and current head of the University of Alberta's Peter Lougheed School of Politics and Democracy, takes us behind the scenes of Canada-U.S. diplomacy—from figuring out who really has Donald Trump’s ear to understanding how Jamieson Greer and Howard Lutnick are speaking to very different audiences. She explains the art of making Canada’s case to Americans—and why Danielle Smith’s outreach to the president’s supporters may be more valuable than critics acknowledge. And while the public rhetoric suggests both sides are dug in, De Silva says the signs point to plenty of quiet diplomacy still underway.

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CREDITS:

Falice Chin - Host, Producer, and Editor 

[email protected]

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