The Hub Reacts to the 2024 federal budget
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unveiled a federal budget yesterday that she insisted will deliver “fairness for every generation.”
Economics
They’re ‘not first and foremost economists, they’re problem solvers’: Tyler Cowen on the greatest economists of all time
George Mason University economist and leading public intellectual Tyler Cowen discusses his thoughtful new book, GOAT: Who is the Greatest Economist of all Time, and Why Does it Matter?
Pourquoi le libéralisme économique demeure important
Nos dirigeants civiques et politiques, ainsi que nos fonctionnaires, pourraient faire bien pire que de revisiter Smith, Hayek, Friedman et d’autres défenseurs du libéralisme économique pour y puiser les vérités intemporelles que ceux-ci ont découvertes et exposées.
How austerity saved Greece
Such as in Greece following the 2008 financial collapse, austerity programs are only necessary when governments make economic policy mistakes that can no longer be ignored.
Amanda Lang on Millennials now outnumbering Boomers and new pharmacare legislation
Amanda Lang and Sean Speer discuss the varied implications of Millennials now outnumbering Baby Boomers as Canada’s largest age cohort. They also cover the Trudeau government’s forthcoming pharmacare legislation and what it will mean for Canadians’ access to pharmaceutical drugs.
‘This is not a new problem’: Amanda Lang on Bell’s layoffs and Canada’s productivity woes
Amanda Lang and Sean Speer discuss Bell Canada’s announcement of layoffs in its media business and what they signal about the unwinding of the “grand bargain” between business and government in protected sectors.
Even if Trump loses, is 'America First' trade protectionism here to stay?
While Canadians may have major concerns about the prospect of another Trump presidency, when it comes to trade, at least, things might actually not look so different than they do right now.
The Roundtable: Is Canada broken?
This episode of Hub Rountable focuses on the malaise permeating in Canada and its dire consequences on politics and the national mood. They also discuss the World Economic Forum’s 2024 meeting and whether we are in a post-Davos era.
‘We’re either a free-market economy or we’re not’: The best comments from Hub readers this week
This past week saw Hub readers focus on the different issues and current events related to the state of Canada’s economy and other high-profile topics, including what a federal regime change would mean for businesses, Canada’s economic future, and the CBC lacking a proper mandate.
Journalist Tim Schwab on investigating Bill Gates and his philanthropic foundation
Tim Schwab, a D.C.-based investigative journalist, discusses his provocative new book, The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire.
