‘It’s been a jarring experience’: Ryan Hastman on how Alberta is reacting to Carney’s rise and Poilievre’s polling dip
1 April 2025
David Eby is holding Canada back
‘It’s an incredibly precarious moment for the prime minister’: Hub Politics on Carney’s charm offensive in Washington
Is Danielle Smith a traitor, or is she Canada’s most effective unofficial ambassador to the U.S.?
David Polansky: Canada’s faux foreign policy leadership
‘It’s like having a compass that has no north star’: MP Jamil Jivani on why young men feel lost and forgotten
David Eby is holding Canada back
‘It’s an incredibly precarious moment for the prime minister’: Hub Politics on Carney’s charm offensive in Washington
Is Danielle Smith a traitor, or is she Canada’s most effective unofficial ambassador to the U.S.?
David Polansky: Canada’s faux foreign policy leadership
‘It’s like having a compass that has no north star’: MP Jamil Jivani on why young men feel lost and forgotten
Policy
The Hub’s news and commentary aim to understand the major developments and trends that are shaping Canadian policy.
‘Anybody who thinks this is over–don’t’: Darrell Bricker on the Liberals’ polling lead and what to expect in week two of the election
1 April 2025
‘Our economic productivity flatlined 10 years ago’: Philip Deck on how the Conservative plan for the capital gains tax favours investment over consumption
31 March 2025
‘Boomers are the Liberal saviours’: David Coletto on the demographics voting Liberal versus Conservative
31 March 2025
‘Quite shocking’: Ginny Roth on Mark Carney’s refusal to dump troublesome Toronto candidate who suggested turning over CPC opponent to China
31 March 2025
‘We’re not going to win a trade war with the U.S.’: Theo Argitis on the risk of using retaliatory tariffs to fund campaign spending promises
28 March 2025
‘On Trump and trade, Carney and the Liberals own the issue’: Darrell Bricker on how Carney secured an early election lead
28 March 2025
‘Too many people, too few homes’: Mike Moffatt on how housing and declining happiness could shape the election
27 March 2025
‘The Conservatives cannot run a frontrunner campaign’: Ginny Roth on Poilievre and the CPC’s early campaign strategy
27 March 2025
‘The Liberals want you to keep thinking about Donald Trump’: David Coletto on what’s top of mind for Canadian voters this election campaign
26 March 2025
‘It matters for a governing coalition’: Brian Dijkema on CPC support in the labour movement
26 March 2025
‘A classic protect the king campaign’: Amanda Galbraith on election media strategies and the importance of defining the ballot box question
25 March 2025
‘No mandate to govern’: The Hub reacts to Mark Carney becoming Canada’s 24th prime minister
14 March 2025
‘We are masters in our own home. We are in charge’: Seven key quotes from Mark Carney’s first press conference as prime minister
14 March 2025
Richard Shimooka: Canada’s place in the world is as uncertain as ever. Here’s how Poilievre, Carney, and Freeland are planning to secure it
24 February 2025
Alicia Planincic: The art of the (bad) deal
21 February 2025
Trevor Tombe: Poilievre’s plan to spur interprovincial trade is good—but here’s a better one
20 February 2025
Eric Lombardi: Why the rise of Mark Carney is good for Pierre Poilievre (and for Canada)
19 February 2025
Why Poilievre chose to double down rather than pivot in his Canada First speech
19 February 2025
‘He stayed consistent to the principles that got him here’: The Roundtable reacts to Poilievre’s ‘Canada First’ rally speech
18 February 2025
