Hub Podcast

‘The parks cannot be public toilets’: David Frum on the mental health and addictions problem and rising violence in Toronto

A women places flowers outside the Innisfil Police Station in Innisfil, Ontario, on Wednesday, Oct 12, 2022. Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press.

This is the twenty-fifth episode of The Hub’s bi-weekly series featuring Sean Speer in conversation with leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum. The two discuss the recent surge of violent incidents in the City of Toronto and its political and policy implications.

They also talk about Frum’s must-read article for The Atlantic about the rise of “performative obnoxiousness” in Republican Party politics and the salutary lessons for Canadian Conservatives.

You can listen to this episode of Hub Dialogues on Acast, Amazon, Apple, Google, Spotify, or YouTube. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation.

Sign up for FREE and receive The Hub’s weekly email newsletter.

You'll get our weekly newsletter featuring The Hub’s thought-provoking insights and analysis of Canadian policy issues and in-depth interviews with the world’s sharpest minds and thinkers.