Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, holds a press conference at Gardewine Transport in Winnipeg Friday, January 12, 2023. John Woods/The Canadian Press.

The Weekly Wrap: Pierre Poilievre’s working-class rhetoric is more meaningful than you think

This week‘s edition of The Hub’s Weekly Wrap reflects on some of the past week’s biggest stories, including Pierre Poilievre’s rhetoric deriding the corporate class and championing the working class, political developments around the carbon tax, and what the ongoing revelations of the ArriveCan scandal tell us about the competence of our government.

Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and President Ronald Reagan walk past a line of Royal Canadian Mounted Police, March 17, 1985, at the Quebec City airport.  Paul Chiasson/CP.

The Weekly Wrap: Brian Mulroney’s place in history

This week‘s edition of The Hub’s Weekly Wrap reflects on some of the past week’s biggest stories, including the death and legacy of Brian Mulroney, the plight of the Israeli hostages, the government’s new pharmacare legislation, and Jamil Jivani’s prospects as a major player in the Conservative Party.

A Canadian flag waves in the high winds in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press.

Canada really is broken right now

There’s a profound sense of malaise in the country right now. Although it has economic roots, it also reflects a deeper sense that the basic features of Canadian life aren’t functioning as well as they have in the past and that government is largely responsible.