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L. Graeme Smith

By L. Graeme Smith

L. Graeme Smith is the deputy editor at The Hub.

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Federal Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre, centre, poses for photographs with supporters during a meet and greet at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver on Thursday, April 7, 2022. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press.
News Dispatch

‘We aren’t just a party of old white guys’: Conservatives see an opportunity with younger voters

A generational shift is occurring within Canada’s conservative movement as it gets younger and more diverse. But can it actually attract the youth vote away from the left?

By L. Graeme Smith - Posted on June 23, 2022
A worker at Hope House, an organization that sponsors the use of cryptocurrencies in El Zonte beach, makes a purchase at a small store that accepts Bitcoin, in Tamanique, El Salvador on June 9, 2021. Salvador Melendez/AP Photo.
News Dispatch

Cryptocurrencies as currency: One year into El Salvador’s botched Bitcoin experiment

The most prominent crypto bro taking the biggest loss may be Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s 40-year-old Bitcoin-backing president, who last year made it an official national currency with the passage of the Bitcoin Law.

By L. Graeme Smith - Posted on June 8, 2022
Candidate Pierre Poilievre makes a point at the Conservative Party of Canada English leadership debate in Edmonton, Alta., Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press.
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Poilievre says vaccine mandates are based on ‘political science’ not medical science in conversation with Jordan Peterson

CPC leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre spoke with Dr. Jordan Peterson about his candidacy, the Freedom Convoy, and defunding the CBC.

By L. Graeme Smith - Posted on May 18, 2022
Artyom Shvets-Rogovoi of Russia, right, scuffle with Magnus Nygren of Sweden during the Ice Hockey World Championship group A match between the Russia and Sweden at the Olympic Sports Center in Riga, Latvia, Monday, May 31, 2021. Roman Koksarov/AP Photo.
News Dispatch

War by other means: Russia hit with sweeping sports sanctions

The world responds to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with unprecedented sanctions, including sweeping bans of Russian athletes across the world of sports.

By L. Graeme Smith - Posted on March 7, 2022
Leanne Montenegro, 21, covers her eyes as she doesn't like the sight of needles, while she receives the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a FEMA vaccination center at Miami Dade College on April 5, 2021, in Miami. Lynne Sladky/AP Photo.
Viewpoint

Fear of needles could be driving vaccine hesitancy. Here's how to beat it

An estimated 3.5 percent of the population is diagnosed with a “blood injection injury phobia.”

By L. Graeme Smith - Posted on October 5, 2021
This illustration shows ‘Oumuamua racing toward the outskirts of our solar system. Credit: NASA/ESA/STScI
News Dispatch

What is 'space archeology' and why should we do it?

It is theoretically plausible that perhaps there are alien probes (or alien spaceships, or any other type of objects) probably from far, far away and a long, long time ago, floating about in space and waiting to be found.

By L. Graeme Smith - Posted on August 12, 2021
A NASCAR race at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 4, 2020. John Bazemore/AP Photo.
News Dispatch

Guns, crawfish and a rip around Talladega. Here’s how vaccines pay off for a lucky few

Can the lure of lottery cash and incentives inject enough enthusiasm to motivate the still-hesitant to line up for their shot? Or are these just stunts that miss the point entirely?

By L. Graeme Smith - Posted on June 17, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China on Dec. 5, 2017. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
News Dispatch

Canadians are disturbed by the prospect of China as the next superpower: Poll

Seventy-five percent of respondents reported they are uneasy with the prospect of China becoming the next global superpower, according to survey data conducted by Public Square and Maru/Blue and provided exclusively to The Hub.

By L. Graeme Smith - Posted on April 26, 2021
A pro-mask man argues with people at an anti-mask demonstration. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press.
News Dispatch

Canadians are angry. So what can we do about it?

Seventy-three percent of respondents strongly agree that ‘society is coming apart.’

By L. Graeme Smith - Posted on April 12, 2021
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