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Public Policy

Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, regarding Bill C-21. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press.
Viewpoint

Even despite amendments, the government's gun legislation is still fundamentally flawed

Controversial amendments to Bill C-21 have been withdrawn after major opposition, with the Liberal government backtracking its own rhetoric on the issue. And yet even still, the bill in its current state misses the mark in two fundamental ways.

Amal Attar-Guzman - Posted on February 9, 2023
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, left, talks to Quebec Premier Francois Legault, back left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, right, as she chairs a meeting with Canada's premiers in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 in Ottawa. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press.
Viewpoint

Despite all the attention, the health-care funding plan is not a big deal—and that's a good thing

If one strips back the political hyperbole, the crux of the federal-provincial deal is itself not that big of a deal. And that’s actually a good thing. 

Sean Speer - Posted on February 9, 2023
New Brunswick Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Bill Hogan addresses a news conference in Fredericton, Thursday, Dec.15, 2022. Hina Alam/The Canadian Press.
Viewpoint

New Brunswick tried to ram through French immersion reforms. Here's why it failed

Bilingual education controversies in New Brunswick can be managed, but how you consult with the public is key.

Paul W. Bennett - Posted on February 8, 2023
Quinn Macdonald and his wife Madeleine Shaw with their son George Shaw-Macdonald while at Beacon Hill Park in Victoria, B.C., on December 18, 2020. Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press.
News Dispatch

Canadian women are having fewer babies than they want: Report

About half of Canadian women end up having fewer children than they want and it’s making them less satisfied with life, according to a recent research report from Cardus, a faith-based think tank.

Stuart Thomson - Posted on February 8, 2023
A member of the Canadian Armed Forces dispenses hand sanitizer at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Montreal, Sunday, January 16, 2022. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press.
Viewpoint

We have high state capacity, actually—we just have to demand its use

Absolving policymakers of responsibility for bad policymaking weakens support for democratic institutions at a time when we should be looking to strengthen them. And accepting that our governments can’t do better absolves policymakers of responsibility.

Janet Bufton - Posted on February 7, 2023
Dominic Barton speaks at the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries CANSEC trade show in Ottawa on May 30, 2018. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press.
News Dispatch

Barton set to appear at committee as it studies eye-popping consultant contracts

Today, former ambassador to China Dominic Barton will be the sole witness at a House of Commons committee hearing that is trying to make sense of the government’s huge expenditures on consultant contracts.

Stuart Thomson - Posted on February 1, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waves to the crowd after being sworn in to begin his second term during an inauguration ceremony outside the Old Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, Fla. Lynne Sladky/AP Photo.
Dialogue

‘Combative but still substantive’: Strategist Ginny Roth on why TikTok fame isn’t enough to attract young voters

This episode of Hub Dialogues features political strategist Ginny Roth discussing the state of Canadian conservative politics and broader trends in Anglo-American conservatism.

The Pornhub website is shown on a computer screen in Toronto on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. The Canadian Press.
Viewpoint

Politicians must no longer ignore Canada's porn problem

Research shows that porn consumption is associated with a raft of negative individual and collective consequences that warrant greater attention in Canada. Politicians across Canada, in general, are not addressing pornography, and Canadians pay the price.

Benjamin Lamb - Posted on January 25, 2023
Lovespace warehouse worker Pawel Mazur unloads boxes from a trolley to place them into their allocated zones at the warehouse in Dunstable, England Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Alastair Grant/AP Photo.
Dialogue

How to actually empower workers: Scott Lincicome explains why market-based solutions are best

This episode features Sean Speer in conversation with Cato Institute scholar Scott Lincicome about why government intervention in the labour force is often a fool’s errand and why market-based solutions are actually better for workers in the long run.

Wind turbines turn behind a solar farm in Rapshagen, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. Michael Sohn/AP Photo.
Dialogue

Why the energy transition is a ‘delusional’ goal: Policy expert Mark Mills on the myths and realities of our energy technology

This episode features host Sean Speer in conversation with Manhattan Institute senior fellow and energy policy expert Mark Mills about technology and innovation, the limits of an energy transition, and why he thinks we are on the cusp of the “roaring 2020s.”

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