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Jason Kenney pledges to resign as premier, exposing a growing rift in Canada’s conservative coalition
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney abruptly pledged to resign Wednesday evening after a narrow victory in a leadership review wasn’t enough to convince him he had the support of the UCP membership.
A lament for conservatism
No, you don’t need to end capitalism to save the environment
Jonathan Haskel on fixing the intangible economy and restarting the future
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See moreBig Pharma: Pandemic heroes or profiteering villains?
The miraculous COVID-19 vaccines would not have been possible without the work and innovation of Big Pharma companies. How, then, should we deal with their profiteering tendencies?
Health care in Canada is a ‘mess’: Journalist André Picard on fixing the system and improving the lives of our elders
The Globe and Mail’s health care columnist André Picard drops by Hub DIalogues to discuss his important new book on the ways our health system is failing and the improvements we should make to elder care in Canada.
Politicians need to kick their social media habit
In its early days, social media was a revolutionary tool to connect, persuade, and mobilize supporters. Now cranky, crude, and toxic, social media has become a scourge on Canada’s political class.
David Frum on the collapse of cryptocurrencies and how the conservative judicial movement shifted the ground on abortion
Today’s episode of Frum Dialogues features discussion on the precipitous drop in the value of cryptocurrencies, as well as the conservative shift in the U.S. judiciary in the context of a pending Supreme Court decision on abortion rights.
The Hub Roundtable breaks down a ridiculous Conservative debate and the unserious Ontario election
This week’s Hub Dialogue Roundtable discusses whether the Conservative Party of Canada has a problem on its hands after a silly official debate, as well as the Ontario election getting underway.