‘I haven’t forgotten about you’: Ten key quotes from the English-language leaders’ debate
18 April 2025
‘We’re cited as a model for what not to do’: Tristin Hopper on what went wrong with Canada
DeepDive: Federalism without permission: Are conservatives wasting their time on federal politics?
Trevor Tombe: Why an Alberta Accord makes sense
Think Tank: It’s time for Canada to get serious about defence spending
Howard Anglin: Canada needs an Opposition that will oppose
‘We’re cited as a model for what not to do’: Tristin Hopper on what went wrong with Canada
DeepDive: Federalism without permission: Are conservatives wasting their time on federal politics?
Trevor Tombe: Why an Alberta Accord makes sense
Think Tank: It’s time for Canada to get serious about defence spending
Howard Anglin: Canada needs an Opposition that will oppose
Policy
The Hub’s news and commentary aim to understand the major developments and trends that are shaping Canadian policy.
‘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
Alicia Planincic: The art of the (bad) deal
21 February 2025
Why Poilievre chose to double down rather than pivot in his Canada First speech
19 February 2025
The Bank of Canada’s interest rate drop is a response to a seven-year high of unemployment
12 December 2024
The Week in Polling: Canadians ‘meh’ on Trudeau’s holiday GST break, and Americans expect Trump tariffs will bring home higher consumer prices
7 December 2024
‘We are on the cusp of more revolutionary change’: Deborah Flint on the modernization of Toronto Pearson Airport
18 November 2024
Foreign investment could improve Canada’s telecom landscape—but what else needs to change?
15 November 2024
‘Populist tech fusionism’: Samuel Hammond on America’s populist conservative and Silicon Valley bromance
12 November 2024
‘The U.S. election proved the irrelevance of the mainstream media’: The Hub Roundtable on Trump’s win and mainstream media’s loss
11 November 2024
Prominent energy expert slams Trudeau’s emissions cap for oil and gas producers
4 November 2024
What can we expect from Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives when Parliament resumes?
14 September 2024
Canada’s MAID program is the fastest growing in the world, now representing over 4 percent of all deaths
13 September 2024
The Week in Polling: The best things about Canada aren’t improving, attractive policy proposals, and why we love Japan
24 August 2024
Since 2015, less than 1 percent of permanent residents admitted to Canada have been through the Federal Skilled Trades Program
23 August 2024
The average family’s tax bill rose $7,606 between 2019 and 2023, more than 2.5 times the previous three decade’s average
14 August 2024
Hunter Prize finalists deliver ten innovative ideas to fix Canada’s housing crisis
12 August 2024
Local Canadian news has lost 58 percent of online engagement, national news 24 percent, thanks to the Online News Act and Meta’s news ban
8 August 2024
The skilled trades shortage is now a threat to Canada’s economy—and we’re not doing enough to fill the gap
7 August 2024
Canada’s marginal tax rates are much higher than America’s, with greater increases across income levels
8 July 2024
