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Is Canada losing itself? Author Lydia Perović on her adopted country’s political and cultural decline

Lydia Perović joins Hub Dialogues to discuss her immigrant story and how Canada has changed since she arrived, including its declining culture and its troubling turn towards illiberalism.

By The Hub Staff - Posted on August 4, 2022
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau greets the audience as he sits down with host Rosie Barton for a recording of CBC Face to Face Townhall, Monday, September 30, 2019  in Toronto. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press.
Viewpoint

Commercial enterprise or public broadcaster? The CBC wants it both ways

Many Canadians want the CBC to be a public broadcaster as it was envisioned, connecting Canadians, advertising-free. Trouble is, it doesn’t care. It wants to be something else.

By Peter Menzies - Posted on July 6, 2022
Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pablo Rodriguez announces a new expert advisory group on online safety as a next step in developing legislation to address harmful online content during a press conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press.
Viewpoint

The Online Streaming Act threatens one of the Chrétien government's most important legacies

In spite of the evidence, the Trudeau government continues to adhere to misguided thinking with Bill C-11. Its views about the internet and Canadian culture reflect a net-zero understanding that underestimates Canadian content creators. 

By Sean Speer - Posted on June 16, 2022
Gerry Dee poses for a photo as he arrives at the Canadian Screen Awards in Toronto on Sunday March 9, 2014. Chris Young/The Canadian Press.
Viewpoint

Our national public broadcaster should create culture, not commodities

The CBC continues to produce programming that defies popular taste, but not for the right reasons. Our national public broadcaster has almost entirely abandoned its role as patron and promoter of high culture.

By Caylan Ford - Posted on June 13, 2022
The apps of Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and YouTube are pictured on an iPhone. Martin Meissner/AP Photo.
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J.J. McCullough explains why Canadian YouTubers fear the government's online streaming bill

Canadian YouTuber J.J. McCullough appeared at Heritage Committee on Wednesday to give his thoughts on Bill C-11, the government’s online streaming legislation.

By The Hub Staff - Posted on June 2, 2022
People pass by an advertisement showing members of South Korean K-Pop group BTS promoting a local bank at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo.
Viewpoint

What South Korea can teach Canada about soft power

Rather than dismissing the CBC as a waste of taxpayer dollars, we should acknowledge it as a critical incubator of soft power—a currency that’s more powerful than ever before in a global landscape dominated by social media and steaming platforms. 

By Rahim Mohamed - Posted on May 23, 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.
News Dispatch

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
Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pablo Rodriguez, holds a press conference regarding the introduction of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press.
Hub Dialogue

Journalist and YouTuber J.J. McCullough on the Canadian government's attempt to control the internet

Washington Post columnist and popular YouTuber J.J. McCullough joins Hub Dialogues to discuss the world of YouTube, his heterodox worldview, and why his thinking and writing often triggers mainstream pundits.

By The Hub Staff - Posted on May 3, 2022
The centre block of Parliament Hill is reflected in water, Thursday, March 24, 2022 in Ottawa. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press.
News Dispatch

We’re celebrating our first birthday at The Hub

We’re excited today to be celebrating our one-year anniversary at The Hub. We certainly can’t complain about many slow days in that time. In our first year, we provided insights…

By Stuart Thomson - Posted on April 12, 2022
A man, right, who was attending a protest with people opposed to COVID-19 restrictions yells in the face of a counter-protester after he interrupted their event, in Vancouver, on Sunday, May 3, 2020. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press.
Viewpoint

To save our public discourse, we must reclaim the art of critical thinking

The public discourse in Canada is in bad shape. Key to improving it is adopting a critical posture—even towards our own deeply held beliefs and our own side’s convictions.

By Brian Bird - Posted on April 4, 2022

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