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Paul Kershaw, policy professor at UBC and the founder of the think tank "Generation Squeeze", which advocates on behalf of young adults, explains why Canadian youth are feeling increasingly financially insecure, locked out of home ownership, ignored by their governments, and tasked with bearing the financial burden of their financially secure elders.

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Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer

Elia Gross - Sound Editor

Harrison Lowman - Host

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Jessica Biga-Wadstein, Canada country head for Pearson, Theo Argitis, senior vice president of policy at the Business Council of Canada, and Gabe Miller, president and CEO of Universities Canada, discuss Canada's growing skills gap and how to better connect our education system to the needs of a fast-changing economy. They share practical ideas for bridging that gap through work-integrated learning, micro-credentials, lifelong learning, and stronger partnerships between educators and employers.

This episode is presented in partnership with Pearson.

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CREDITS:

Producer & Editor - Elia Gross

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.

0:17 - China is not the answer for Canadian prosperity, by Ed Fast

8:50 - A great Grey Cup game can't mask the challenges the CFL is facing, by Kirk LaPointe

14:46 - Foreign-born mothers gave birth to nearly half of Ontario and B.C.'s babies in 2024: Statistics Canada, by Graeme Gordon

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Alisha Rao – Producer & Sound Editor

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Darrell Bricker, pollster and CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs and veteran journalist John Ibbitson explain why Canada, from its struggling immigration system, to its suppressed patriotism, to its unhopeful younger generation, to its straining federation, is in such poor shape. They also discuss what's wrong with the Canadian right and left, and what they must do to fix things. It's all in their new book Breaking Point: The New Shifts Putting Canada at Risk.

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CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer

David Matta - Sound 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.

0:21 - Québec understands the health-care status quo is failing. When will the rest of Canada?, by Sean Speer

6:03 - Why the AI boom must not worsen Alberta's urban-rural divide, by Falice Chin

14:29 - Canada's productivity grew three times slower than the U.S. in last two decades: Report, by Graeme Gordon

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CREDITS:

Alisha Rao – Producer & Sound 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.

0:24 - The Weekly Wrap: The kids are not alright, by Sean Speer

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Alisha Rao – Producer & Sound Editor

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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the Carney government's new list of major projects and what it reveals about Ottawa's economic strategy. They argue that projects require financing rather than regulatory acceleration, suggesting the government is overriding market signals through subsidies.

In the back half of the show, they discuss rising economic discontent among younger Canadians, the potential for a "bourgeoisie revolt," and what it means for Canadian politics. They also explore whether Pierre Poilievre's controversial style meets this moment of economic anxiety, and why Mark Carney's technocratic approach could be deemed as out of touch.

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CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Editor

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speet - 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.

0:19 - Quebec's next referendum to leave Canada may be around the corner, by Peter White

6:13 - Canada already tried economic nationalism—it made us poorer, by Sean Speer

12:40 - Ontario and Quebec are poorer than Louisiana and 42 other states: Report, by Graeme Gordon

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: https://thehub.ca/join/hero/

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CREDITS:

Alisha Rao – Producer & Sound Editor

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Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy, natural resources, and environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute breaks down the latest round of Prime Minister Carney's "nation building projects", scheduled to be fast tracked in an attempt to spur investment in the face of a United States no longer keen on Canada. They also discuss why an oil pipeline was not on the federal government's list.

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CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer

Elia Gross - Sound Editor

Harrison Lowman - Host

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In this episode of Hub Politics, host Sean Speer is joined by Amanda Galbraith, co-founder and president of Oyster Group, and David Coletto, founder and CEO of Abacus Data, to discuss recent Abacus Data polling on Pierre Poilievre's leadership paradox whereby he has strong support among Conservative base voters but has low popularity numbers with non-Conservative voters.

They explore whether the Conservative Party has reached its electoral ceiling, the trade-offs between mobilizing the base versus appealing to swing voters, and whether any alternative leader could perform better.

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CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer

Alisha Rao - Sound Editor

Sean Speer - Host

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