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  • Is this a ‘Liberal problem or a Trudeau problem’?: David Frum on the potential political fallout from the election interference story
    The Hub Staff
  • God save us from the eminent Canadians
    Howard Anglin
  • Chinese interference in our elections is a political scandal—and must have political consequences
    Sean Speer

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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.
Hub Podcast

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.

Police clutch batons as they take action to put an end to a protest, which started in opposition to mandatory COVID-19 vaccine mandates and grew into a broader anti-government demonstration and occupation in Ottawa on Feb. 19, 2022. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press.
News Dispatch

Canada’s trucker protests feature in Munk debate on trust in media

The results of the Munk Debate, which was held at Roy Thomson Hall, suggest there is a growing skepticism of the media and its ability to cover big issues.

Stuart Thomson - Posted on December 2, 2022
At Washington, DC Facebook headquarters, activists lay body bags and call for Facebook to stop disinformation that leads to Covid deaths on Wednesday, July. 28, 2021 in Washington. Eric Kayne/AP Images.
Hub Podcast

Why we need to develop ‘mental immunity’: Dr. Seema Yasmin on searching for the truth in today’s information ecosystem

This episode of Hub Dialogues features host Sean Speer in conversation with Dr. Seema Yasmin, an award-winning author, journalist, physician, and professor at Stanford University, about her new book, What the Fact?: Finding the Truth in all the Noise.

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.
Viewpoint

The Online News Act is a globally unprecedented boondoggle

Meta is more than aware that if it pays the links ransom Canada is demanding, the global bill will wind up in the mega billions. And for something it neither does, needs, nor is popular with its users. 

Peter Menzies - Posted on November 8, 2022
Zach Young, of New Haven, Conn., places a bet at one of the new sports wagering kiosks at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. Susan Haigh/AP Photo.
News Dispatch

As Canada lifts its ban on single-game sports betting, what do fans think of the endless gambling commercials? 

Twenty-three online sportsbooks are jockeying for customers, and their competition is forcing any Canadian watching a Blue Jays, Raptors, or nationally broadcast hockey game to witness the advertising equivalent of carpet bombing.

Mark Hill - Posted on October 13, 2022
A security guard walks behind shattered glass at the CNN building at the CNN Center in the aftermath of a demonstration against police violence on Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Atlanta. Brynn Anderson/AP Photo.
Hub Podcast

Our broken news is breaking us: Political analyst Chris Stirewalt on media, polarization, and possible solutions

Political analyst Chris Stirewalt joins Hub Dialogues to discuss how media is dividing our culture, how technology is accelerating these trends, and what we can do to help fix the problem.

The Capitol is seen through security fencing, Thursday, March 4, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo.
Hub Podcast

New York Times columnist Ross Douthat on decadence, dynamism, and challenging consensus

Columnist Ross Douthat joins Hub Dialogues to discuss overcoming societal decadence, the future of conservative populism, and writing for the New York Times.

A man wears headphones to listen to music while walking the grounds at the Sunshine Coast Health Centre in Powell River, B.C. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press.
News Dispatch

A quarter of Canadians are tuning out ‘too depressing’ political news: Poll

The poll finds a mismatch between the issues dominating the headlines and what Canadians are concerned about.

Stuart Thomson - Posted on August 24, 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

Countering the government's incoherent media and online legislation—Advice for the next Leader of the Opposition

When it comes to the news industry, affairs are urgent and the CBC is a priority that has to be dealt with. Its dual commercial/public broadcaster role is distorting the market and has to end.

Peter Menzies - Posted on August 23, 2022
Steve Satterfield, vice president of privacy and public policy at Facebook Inc., appearing through videoconference, speaks before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, in Washington. Ken Cedeno/Pool Photo via AP.
Hub Podcast

Do our privacy protections go too far, or not far enough? Law professor Amy Gajda untangles the tricky topic

Tulane University law professor Amy Gajda joins Hub Dialogues to discuss the trade-offs between free speech and privacy in our interconnected social media age, including the tensions between the public’s right to know and the individual’s right to be left alone.

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