‘The power to impose tariffs at will needs to be removed from Trump’: David Frum on Trump’s disregard of the courts and how the trade war tremors will affect the U.S. economy
17 April 2025
‘Sometimes there are necessary wars’: David Frum on what the Israel-Iran conflict means for the Middle East and America
Alicia Planincic: If Canada wants to be an energy superpower, it needs to stop banning energy exports
DeepDive: Under pressure: How immigration is becoming a political fault line in Canada
Peter Menzies: The mainstream media has a misinformation problem
Michael Geist: The government’s stunning new assault on Canadians’ privacy
‘Sometimes there are necessary wars’: David Frum on what the Israel-Iran conflict means for the Middle East and America
Alicia Planincic: If Canada wants to be an energy superpower, it needs to stop banning energy exports
DeepDive: Under pressure: How immigration is becoming a political fault line in Canada
Peter Menzies: The mainstream media has a misinformation problem
Michael Geist: The government’s stunning new assault on Canadians’ privacy
Policy
The Hub’s news and commentary aim to understand the major developments and trends that are shaping Canadian policy.
‘There’s so much uncertainty out there’: Theo Argitis on the Bank of Canada’s interest rate announcement and the possibility of a recession
16 April 2025
‘There’s a signal that this race is tightening up’: David Coletto on polls showing a drop in the Liberal lead
16 April 2025
‘The first time we’ll see Carney and Poilievre up against each other’: Amanda Galbraith on what to expect from the upcoming leaders’ debates
16 April 2025
‘He’s not changing capes’: Philippe Lagassé on the caretaker convention and Carney’s dual role as Liberal leader and prime minister
16 April 2025
‘Now all the chickens have come home to roost’: Ron Butler on why the GTA condo market collapse is the biggest overlooked issue of the federal election
15 April 2025
‘Totally inappropriate and uncalled for’: Ginny Roth on Doug Ford’s untimely criticisms of the federal Conservative campaign
15 April 2025
‘The Liberals have had a wobble over the last week’: Darrell Bricker on what’s behind the tightening polls
14 April 2025
‘This was a crisis that was coming’: Janice Gross-Stein on the continued U.S.-China trade war and the practical issues of de-globalization
11 April 2025
‘The longer this campaign goes on, Mark Carney’s favourables keep improving’: David Coletto on how Canadians’ attitudes towards the leaders are crystallizing as the campaign continues
11 April 2025
‘The tariffs are probably going to trigger a recession’: Ian Lee on the continued fallout from Trump’s tariff uncertainty
10 April 2025
‘If things are going to shift they have to shift in the next seven days’: Amanda Galbraith on the state of the NDP campaign and how the Conservatives can turn their fortunes around
10 April 2025
‘One of the most self-defeating tactical moves in history’: David Frum on Donald Trump’s obsession with tariffs and America’s increasing isolation on the world stage
9 April 2025
‘This has moved from a campaign of change to a campaign of leadership’: Darrell Bricker on where things stand at the mid-point of the election and why the Conservatives are behind
9 April 2025
‘The moment the Chinese-American relationship broke apart’: Janice Gross-Stein on the significant trade war escalations between the U.S. and China
8 April 2025
‘The West doesn’t feel included’: Kirk LaPointe on how B.C. and Western Canada are feeling about the federal election
8 April 2025
‘If the race doesn’t shift, we’re getting a Liberal government on election day’: Ginny Roth on Carney’s steady polling lead
8 April 2025
‘An assault on a $33 trillion animal called global trade’: David Rosenberg on the market uncertainty that has come with Trump’s tariffs
7 April 2025
‘This is much worse than any economist was expecting’: Joseph Steinberg on the market reaction to Trump’s latest tariffs
4 April 2025
‘I don’t envy Pierre Poilievre’s position’: James Moore on the difficulties the Conservatives are facing this election
4 April 2025
