The next political divide may be between drivers of history and mere observers
Personal responsibility is not just an old-fashioned idea, and it is a mistake to believe we cannot shape our society and our future.
What elite commentary gets wrong about J.D. Vance
The Democratic party has moved more to the left than the Republican party has moved to the right over the past 25 years.
Climate policy needs more growth and innovation, less red tape and self-righteousness
If climate change is fundamentally a technology problem, then the creative destruction of capitalism will be key to progress.
The federal public health agency needs to get back to its core functions
The Public Health Agency of Canada should eliminate as much of its programs that are duplicative of provincial public health organizations as possible.
The first job for finance should be boosting worker pay
Over the coming days, The Hub will publish mandate letters for the incoming cabinet ministers that set out a series of bold policy prescriptions.
Now it's time to replace anger and frustration with aspiration and purpose
With the campaign now over, The Hub will return to its main goal of being a catalyst for ideas and debates for such a vision for Canada.
The Olympics can be a modern redemption story for Canadian nationalism
One wonders if we’ll see a nationalistic boost in the aftermath of the Tokyo games. We could sure use it right about now.
Watch out for the growing fault line between public and private workers
COVID-19 has shone a light on an underexplored fault line within the country: growing government bureaucracy and those who must pay for it.
Look beyond liberalism to define our national identity
Liberalism is a necessary yet insufficient ingredient for a shared sense of Canadian citizenship and identity in the 21st century.
Sean Speer: A retreat from greatness
For all of the discussion of Canada’s founders as highly pragmatic, we underestimate their collective boldness as the crucial ingredient in such an exercise of nation-building.