The Hub’s mission is to produce and promote insights, analysis and debate about a dynamic and better future for Canada.
The Hub’s mix of content includes events, seminars and conferences along with original analysis and insights into a wide range of public policy topics – including economics, culture, technology, geopolitics, healthcare, law and governance – delivered through daily newsletters, podcasts, videos and research papers.
We welcome vigorous debate among competing visions of Canada’s future rooted in the ideals of pluralism, individual choice, and broad-based opportunity.
Our goal is to reorient popular debate in Canada towards the big ideas that will capture and propel us collectively towards a future of growth, dynamism, and human flourishing.
Read The Hub’s founding essay here.
Hub OFFICES
The Hub Team
Sean Speer
EDITOR-AT-LARGE
Sean is a university professor, think-tank scholar and columnist. He previously served as a senior economic adviser to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Stuart Thomson
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Stuart is a journalist with experience covering federal politics at the National Post and provincial politics at the Edmonton Journal.
L. Graeme Smith
DEPUTY EDITOR
Luke is an Edmonton writer with experience as a storyteller at Edmonton Economic Development Corporation.
Amal Attar-Guzman
CONTENT EDITOR
Amal is a young professional interested in Canadian politics and global affairs. Formerly, she was a Marketing Coordinator at the Munk Debates and a 2020 graduate from the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto.
Geoff Russ
THE HUB’S REPORTING FELLOW
Geoff Russ is a full-time writer for The Hub. He is based in British Columbia.
Aiden Muscovitch
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Aiden Muscovitch attends high school in Toronto, Ontario, and works for The Hub’s social media and podcast operations.
Rudyard Griffiths
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Rudyard is a senior fellow at the Munk School for Global Affairs and Public Policy and the co-founder and chair of the Munk Debates. Rudyard is a former columnist at the National Post and the Toronto Star. He was the founder and executive director of the Dominion Institute.
Ken Whyte
SENIOR ADVISER
Ken is the editor and publisher at The Sutherland House, former SVP Public Policy at Rogers Communications, former editor-in-chief and publisher of Maclean’s, and founding editor of the National Post. Ken is a bestselling author of biographies of Herbert Hoover and William Randolph Hearst.
Taylor Jackson
PRIZE MANAGER
Taylor is an experienced policy analyst and Ph.D. student in
Political Science at the University of Toronto. He has worked with
several think tanks in Canada and the United States and previously
served as a senior advisor to the Ontario Minister of Finance.
HUB FUNDERS
The Hub is a project of the Centre for Civic Engagement, a federally registered charity, and Hub Canada Media, a not-for-profit corporation.
The Hub is generously supported by the Hunter Family Foundation and the Ira Gluskin & Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Foundation.
The Hub also benefits from individual donations. Please consider becoming a donor.