Kirk LaPointe: B.C.’s drug crisis gets worse and worse and David Eby still doesn’t get it
28 February 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
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Alicia Planincic: With 55 percent more federal employees per resident than the U.S., does Canada need its own DOGE?
28 February 2025
‘This is a really big bump’: Darrell Bricker on how Trump’s tariffs are impacting the upcoming federal election
27 February 2025
Spencer Fernando: Dismiss Mark Carney at your peril, Conservatives
27 February 2025
‘The laws of economics are not in Trump’s favour’: Alicia Planincic on why Trump’s tariffs would be a bad deal
26 February 2025
‘An uninspiring yawnfest’: The Hub reacts to the Liberal Party’s English-language leader’s debate
26 February 2025
Theo Argitis: Mark Carney’s big budget plan is less impressive than it seems
26 February 2025
‘We’re not realizing our potential as a true independent country’: Former prime minister Stephen Harper on Canada’s flag, national pride, and growing tensions with the U.S.
26 February 2025
Élie Cantin-Nantel: Carney struggles with French and Freeland takes aim at Trump—A francophone’s takeaways from the French Liberal leadership debate
25 February 2025
‘An era of deep uncertainty’: Theo Argitis on how Trump’s trade war is affecting Canadian housing
25 February 2025
Peter Menzies: The end of the CBC? Not if the Liberals have anything to say about it
25 February 2025
‘It cannot be business as usual’: Greg MacNeil on why increasing defence spending could help Canada avoid Trump’s trade war
24 February 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
Hub Exclusive: Only 10 percent of Canadians believe Trump is joking about the ’51st state’
24 February 2025
The Week in Polling: Liberals catching up to Conservatives; Poilievre and Carney equally trusted to defend against Trump; Vast majority of Canadians worried about economic decline
22 February 2025
The Weekly Wrap: Canada needed a win
22 February 2025
‘We agreed to not use energy as a weapon’: Danielle Smith on the Canada-U.S. relationship and the importance of Alberta’s oil and gas industry
21 February 2025
‘We have everything they need’: Danielle Smith on the importance of oil and gas and getting the Canada-U.S. relationship back on track
21 February 2025
Trevor Tombe: Poilievre’s plan to spur interprovincial trade is good—but here’s a better one
20 February 2025
Geoffrey Sigalet and Jesse Hartery: The critics were wrong about Danielle Smith’s Alberta Sovereignty Act
20 February 2025
