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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer discuss the latest jobs report which showed big job losses in August, resulting in the unemployment rate reaching its highest since 2016, and the implications for Canada's economy and next month's federal budget. In the back half of the show, exclusive for Hub Heroes and Fellows, they cover Pierre Poilievre's provocative call to end the Temporary Foreign Worker program and why it would be good for Canada's economy to reduce its dependency on temporary migrants.

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CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer & Editor

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer - Hosts

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University of Toronto economist Joseph Steinberg joins The Hub to examine whether Donald Trump's tariffs can actually boost American manufacturing or if they might have the opposite effect. Steinberg presents his research showing that although tariffs could lead to some long-term reindustrialization, the benefits would be concentrated in low-tech "toy" manufacturing sectors, while higher-value manufacturing like automobiles and heavy machinery would actually shrink.

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CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Video Editor

Elia Gross - Sound Editor

Sean Speer - Host

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University of Toronto economist Joseph Steinberg joins The Hub to examine whether Donald Trump's tariffs can actually boost American manufacturing or if they might have the opposite effect. Steinberg presents his research showing that although tariffs could lead to some long-term reindustrialization, the benefits would be concentrated in low-tech "toy" manufacturing sectors, while higher-value manufacturing like automobiles and heavy machinery would actually shrink.

 

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

 

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CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Video Editor

Elia Gross - Sound Editor

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.

0:30 - Canada is experiencing the death of liberal democracy and the birth of 'prosecutorial democracy', by Collin May

8:56 - Canada can fix its xenophobia by fixing its immigration system, by Alexander Brown

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CREDITS:

Alisha Rao – Producer & Sound Editor

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Leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum and The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the significance of last week's high-profile meeting between Russian President Putin, Chinese President Xi, and Indian Prime Minister Modi and what it tells us about the future of geopolitics. In the back half of the episode, they examine the crisis facing the New Democratic Party and what it could mean for Canadian politics.

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CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Editor

Sean Speer - Host

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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer examine Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent use of the term "austerity" ahead of the fall budget, examining what this signals for Canada's fiscal direction. They explore the political and practical challenges of implementing spending cuts when two-thirds of the federal budget remains off-limits, and the apparent contradiction between Carney's austerity messaging and expectations of a $92 billion deficit, larger than any deficit under the former Trudeau government. The two consider whether Carney's austerity language is actually targeted at international bond markets rather than domestic audiences.

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CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Video Editor

Elia Gross - Sound Editor

Rudyard Griffiths - Host

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Alberta's oilsands have come a long way from the early days of resource-heavy open-pit mines, when they became the poster child for environmentalist opposition. Today, new technologies, lower costs, and shifting ownership have reshaped both the industry's footprint and its role in Canada's economy. Alberta Edge host Ryan Hastman sits down with former energy executive Will Lacey to trace that transformation—from the viral moment he was told to remove his "I ♥ Canadian Oil & Gas" shirt on Parliament Hill, to the growing Canadianization of the sector, and the political forces that continue to shape its future.

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

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CREDITS:

Falice Chin - Producer and Editor

Ryan Hastman - 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.

0:30 - Poilievre's call to scrap the temporary foreign worker program is a good first step, by Alexander Brown and Michael Bonner

8:07 - Canada's private space industry is—(nearly)—ready for launch, by Aiden Muscovitch

This program is narrated by automated voices. To get full-length editions of each instalment of Hub Headlines and other great perks, subscribe to the Hub for only $1 a week: https://thehub.ca/join/hero/

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CREDITS:

Alisha Rao – Producer & Sound Editor

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Sharren Haskel, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Israel, discusses her unique political journey from Toronto-born veterinarian to Israeli politician and her role in Israel's wartime diplomacy. She also discusses the current state of the Israel-Hamas war, where she argued that international pressure on Israel—including Canada's recognition of Palestinian statehood—has undermined ceasefire negotiations and emboldened Hamas to reject peace deals. She ends the conversation discussing her efforts to build coalitions worldwide and her vision for defeating radical jihadist forces across the Middle East.

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CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Video Editor

David Matta - Sound Editor

Sean Speer - Host

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Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer analyze the striking images from China's military parade featuring Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un marching alongside leaders from the Global South. They examine what this display of authoritarian unity means for the end of unipolarity and the growing bifurcation of the world into competing spheres of influence, with China building an alternative network to challenge Western liberal democratic capitalism.

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CREDITS:

Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Video Editor

Elia Gross - Sound Editor

Rudyard Griffiths - Host

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