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  • Jordan Peterson is too big to be silenced by the naysayers and regulators—but what about the rest of us?
    Joanna Baron
  • Canada deserves to be relegated from the G7
    Howard Anglin
  • Quebec slaps new taxes on vapes after drop in tobacco tax revenue
    Geoff Russ

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Doug Ford (right) is sworn in as premier of Ontario during a ceremony at Queen's Park in Toronto on Friday, June 29, 2018. Cabinet ministers Christine Elliott and Vic Fedeli look on. Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press.
Viewpoint

The CBC and Ontario mandate letters dispute is a distraction from bigger access to information problems

The dispute over the CBC’s access to the Ford government’s mandate letters to its new cabinet in 2018 is before the Supreme Court. But regardless of the outcome, it will not fix our broken access to information system whose problems go much deeper.

Matt Malone - Posted on February 2, 2023
People walk into the CBC building in Toronto on April 4, 2012. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press.
Hub Podcast

Does the CBC still deserve our dollars?: The Hub Roundtable discusses Poilievre’s plan to defund the broadcaster

This week’s Hub Dialogue Roundtable discusses Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s plan to defund the CBC, as well as new proposals to tighten mortgage lending and what this tells us about the Canadian obsession with real estate.

Pedestrians pass a display in the window of a book shop in London on Jan. 10, 2023. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo.
Viewpoint

The fuss over Prince Harry’s memoir is, absurdly, a sign the monarchy is doing its job

We can call it a poignant look inside the fishbowl all we like, but it’s clear Prince Harry’s memoir taps into an eternal human need for bitchy gossip. You don’t have to have a strong stance on constitutional monarchy to understand why.

Mark Hill - Posted on January 13, 2023
The Canadian flag flies outside the prime minister's office in Ottawa, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press.
Hub Podcast

‘An incredible year of learning’: Executive Director Rudyard Griffiths on the state of The Hub heading into 2023

This episode of Hub Dialogues features host Sean Speer in conversation with The Hub’s executive director, Rudyard Griffiths, about the experience of launching The Hub over the past two years, including how we’re doing, what we’ve learned, and what to expect in 2023. 

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and his wife Anaida and son Cruz arrive at the Conservative caucus meeting in Ottawa on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press.
Hub Podcast

Poilievre’s Gen Z appeal, what to do about CanCon, and the Queen’s death: J.J. McCullough joins Hub Dialogues

This episode of Hub Dialogues features host Sean Speer in conversation with Washington Post columnist and popular YouTuber J.J. McCullough about Pierre Poilievre, the ongoing debate over Bill C-11, the state of politics in BC, and his biggest political or policy surprise of 2022.

A cosplayer walks at the YouTube exhibition stands at the Gamescom computer gaming fair in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Martin Meissner/AP Photo.
News Dispatch

Content creators pin their hopes on Senate changes to controversial online streaming bill

Bill C-11 is intended to regulate online streaming services alongside traditional broadcast media like cable television, thereby forcing modern streaming giants like YouTube and Netflix to use their algorithms to promote “Canadian stories”. But many creators worry it will threaten their livelihoods in the process.

Geoff Russ - Posted on December 16, 2022
A Twitter headquarters sign is shown in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Jeff Chiu/AP Photo.
Hub Podcast

Me and my shadow ban: The Hub Roundtable on the ‘Twitter files’ story. Plus, will ChatGPT upend our world?

This week’s Hub Dialogue Roundtable discusses the major “Twitter files” story that broke this week, as well as the the groundbreaking artificial intelligence involved in the ChatGPT conversational tool and what it means for the future.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a press conference in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press.
Hub Podcast

‘An amen chorus of the Canadian government’: Journalist Douglas Murray on Canada’s mainstream media

This episode of Hub Dialogues features British author and journalist Douglas Murray on the decline of trust in the mainstream media, how he’s avoided being canceled, and why he thinks democracy must be rooted in gratitude.

New York Police officers outside of the New York Times building in New York. Julio Cortez/AP Photo.
Viewpoint

As trust in the media falls, there may be no moral high ground left to take

Readers cannot and should not stop thinking for themselves. There is no way to coast and take in the news as if it were breakfast cereal. It seems not at all clear that any of the news media can do anything to rectify the situation. To take the moral high ground does not seem possible. It is not even clear that such grounds exist any longer.

David Berlin - Posted on December 8, 2022
A man walks behind an on-air reporter holding a sign outside President Donald Trump's club, Mar-a-lago in Palm Beach, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo.
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Mainstream media ‘doesn’t deserve to be trusted’: Independent journalist Matt Taibbi on the dangers of narrative-based reporting

This episode of Hub Dialogues features host Sean Speer in conversation with independent journalist Matt Taibbi about the decline of trust in the mainstream media, independent journalism, and whether Pierre Poilievre can win an election campaign while eschewing the parliamentary press gallery.

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