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Full Press discusses the Trump White House's newly unveiled journalist snitch line, which encourages Americans to report fake news to their government, criticizing a CBC news article that links naming white the colour of the year to eugenics, calls on reporters to stop tweeting, and predicts which major stories could unfold in 2026.

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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.

0:18 - Get ready for a troubling new era for the Canadian economy, by Trevor Tombe

8:38 - Doctors see promise in Alberta's dual-practice health-care proposal, by Falice Chin

20:04 - Health-care wait times in Canada hit 28.6 weeks median in 2025 as Ontario has lowest waits: Study, by Graeme Gordon

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Alisha Rao – Producer & Sound Editor

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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the Trump administration's new National Security Strategy and its implications for Canadian sovereignty. They discuss America's shift from global hegemon to regional power, the emergence of spheres of influence reminiscent of 19th-century geopolitics, and how this limits Canada's ability to pursue alternative partnerships with Europe or China. They also explore whether great power accommodation between the U.S., China, and Russia signals a dangerous return to realpolitik that threatens smaller nations.

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Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer

Elia Gross - Editor

Sean Speer and Rudyard Griffiths - Hosts

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This special episode of Hub Dialogues features the opening statements from the Munk Debate on the Two-State Solution moderated by The Hub's Rudyard Griffiths. Arguing in favour of the resolution was former Israeli prime minister, finance minister, and mayor of Jerusalem, Ehud Olmert. His debate partner was Tzipi Livni, who served as Israel's justice and foreign minister and the country's chief peace negotiator in 2008 and 2014.

Arguing against the resolution was the celebrated historian, former Israeli ambassador to the United States and deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Michael Oren. His debate partner was Ayelet Shaked, who most recently served as Israel's justice minister and minister of the interior.

The debate was held on December 3rd at Toronto's Meridian Hall.

For more information visit www.munkdebates.com.

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CREDITS:

Ricki Gurwitz - Producer & Editor

Amal Attar-Guzman - Assistant Editor

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.

0:18 - Populism without populists: New polling reveals Canada's puzzling political contradiction, by André Turcotte

9:43 - Hate speech is a problem, but threatening religious freedom is the wrong solution, by Andrew Bennett

15:00 - It's time for journalists to stop tweeting, by Peter Menzies

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Alisha Rao – Producer & Sound Editor

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Kendall Dilling, the president of the Pathways Alliance, joins Hub Dialogues just days after a landmark memorandum of understanding between the federal government and Alberta. He discusses why Canada's oilsands matter to all Canadians, walks us through the Pathways Alliance's ambitious carbon capture project, and makes a compelling case for why developing our resources responsibly is both an economic imperative and an environmental opportunity.

This episode is presented in partnership with Pathways Alliance.

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Elia Gross - Producer & Editor

Sean Speer - Host

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Christopher Ragan, economics professor at McGill's Max Bell School of Public Policy, examines how well the Alberta-Ottawa memorandum of understanding balances pipeline development with environmental protection. He analyzes whether the deal—featuring carbon capture investment, enhanced industrial carbon pricing, and a new pipeline to Asian markets—will help or hinder Canada's emission targets.

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Amal Attar-Guzman - Video Editor

Elia Gross - Sound Editor

Harrison Lowman- Host

Jason Franson/The Canadian Press - Photo Credit

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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 - How Trump's new National Security Strategy targets Canadian sovereignty, by Rudyard Griffiths

5:23 - The autonomy trap: Why AI's 'chain of command' still needs humans, by Shaun Tofsrud

10:54 - The Thomas King saga proves Canada's cultural establishment must end its identity obsession once and for all, by Hal Niedzviecki

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Alisha Rao – Producer & Sound Editor

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On this special episode of Hub Dialogues, recorded at the Indo-Pacific Strategy Forum in Ottawa hosted by the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy, Thompson Rivers University, and The Hub's partner, the New North American Initiative, at the University of Calgary School of Public Policy, Sean Speer, The Hub's editor-at-large, moderated a live discussion with Frederick Fleitz, Matt Turpin, and Stephen Yates from the America First Policy Institute, Hoover Institution, and Heritage foundation, respectively. They discuss the intellectual and political origins of the America First movement, the return of great power competition with China, and the rebalancing of alliances and responsibilities in the Indo-Pacific region.

The event was held on November 17, 2025.

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CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer & Editor

Sean Speer - Host

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Janice Gross Stein, Belzberg professor of Conflict Management and the founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto, discusses the Trump administration's new national security doctrine and its implications for Canada. She examines how this strategy asserts U.S. hemispheric dominance and challenges Canadian Arctic sovereignty. She argues the doctrine signals a return to 19th-century spheres of influence, where three major powers—in this case, the United States, China, and Russia—dominate their respective regions while smaller nations follow their rules.

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CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Video Editor

Elia Gross - Sound Editor

Rudyard Griffiths - Host

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