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  • Is this a ‘Liberal problem or a Trudeau problem’?: David Frum on the potential political fallout from the election interference story
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    Howard Anglin
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    Sean Speer

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President Joe Biden holds up a silicon wafer as he participates virtually in the CEO Summit on Semiconductor and Supply Chain Resilience in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, April 12, 2021, in Washington. Patrick Semansky/AP Photo.
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America moves to block chips to China: What Biden's semiconductor controls mean for Canada

America has stepped up its efforts to protect its technological edge against China with a sweeping expansion of export controls on semiconductor chips. Canada would do well to fall in line.

Richard Shimooka - Posted on October 28, 2022
In this photo taken Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, Albin's mother Emelie Eriksson, left, smiles as she poses for a photo with her son and her mother Marie, right, outside her home in Bergshamra, Sweden. Eriksson was the first woman to have a baby after receiving a womb transplant from her mother, a revolutionary operation that links three generations of their family.  Niklas Larsson/AP Photo.
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Don’t worry, things are getting better: Marian Tupy explains why we are living better lives than ever before in human history

This episode of Hub Dialogues features a conversation with Marian Tupy on why we are living better lives than ever before in human history and challenges the idea that the global population is going to overrun the world’s resources.

In this July 12, 2018, photo, children work on a digital program at Coby Preschool in Yoshikawa, suburban Tokyo, on an assignment, which was to draw on a triangle on an iPad. Yuri Kageyama/AP Photo.
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Is technology good or bad for your kids? Author Sophie Brickman on finding sanity as a parent in the digital age

This episode of Hub Dialogues features author and journalist Sophie Brickman on the perils of parenting in the digital age, how to think about technology use when raising kids, and why open-ended play is so important to child development.

Masked demonstrators take part in an anti-capitalist protest on May Day in Montreal, Sunday, May 1, 2016. Graham Hughes/The Canadian press.
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Schumpeter sagely foresaw today’s anti-capitalist class

Joseph Schumpeter, one of the early 20th century’s most influential economists, believed capitalism’s very successes would destroy the system from within. Unfortunately, we are headed down the path he predicted.

Russell S. Sobel - Posted on October 12, 2022
FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, file photo, a demonstrator joins others outside of the home of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to protest what they say is Facebook spreading disinformation in San Francisco. Jeff Chiu/AP Photo.
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Social media is driving our mental health crisis—Dr. Nicholas Kardaras explains how

Leading psychologist and addiction expert Dr. Nicholas Kardaras joins Hub Dialogues to discuss his thought-provoking new book on how social media is driving our mental health crisis.

Senior campaigner from SumOfUs Flora Rebello Arduini adjusts an installation outside parliament in Westminster in London, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. A 4-metre-high installation depicting Mark Zuckerberg surfing on a wave of cash was constructed outside parliament, as Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is due to testify to MPs on how the company puts profits ahead of public safety. The action comes after SumOfUs research revealed Instagram is still awash with posts promoting eating disorders, unproven diet supplements and skin-whitening products. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo.
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Are we better off without Facebook and Twitter?: Tech journalist Charles Arthur on the polarizing effects of social media

This episode of Hub Dialogues features host Sean Speer in conversation with British technology journalist, Charles Arthur, about how social media polarizes society.

The creator of the "Bimbo Manifesto," Fiona Fairbairn, 19, poses for a portrait at her home in Thornhill, Ont., Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. "I'm sick of perceiving. I'm sick of being observational. I'm sick of being self-aware," Fairbairn told her 8,000 TikTok followers on Dec. 23. "Just let me be dumb, because people with no critical thinking skills be happy as hell." Chris Young/The Canadian Press.
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'TikTok Brain' is killing students' ability to learn

As cellphones, screens, and endless online and cyber engagement immerse students in distractions, teachers are now facing an uphill battle to reclaim the attention of the pandemic generation.

Paul W. Bennett - Posted on September 19, 2022
In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo, the Google exhibit building shows off a variety of devices with Google Assistant, including Android smartphones and Wear OS smartwatches during the CES tech show in Las Vegas. Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo.
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‘Toxic innovation’: Ariel Ezrachi and Maurice E. Stucke and on how Big Tech is stifling innovation and harming society

Maurice E. Stucke and Ariel Ezrachi join Hub Dialogues to discuss how Big Tech companies stifle innovation, the harms this is having on our broader culture, and why cities are the true sources of innovation in society.

SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer media award, in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. Hannibal Hanschke/Pool via AP.
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To Mars and beyond: Conservatives must embrace an abundance agenda

A common sense, supply-side abundance agenda is necessary to streamline, deregulate, and enable us to build an ambitious and innovative future.

Chris Spoke - Posted on August 9, 2022
A plexiglass barrier is pictured creating a barrier to protect a cashier at a grocery store in North Vancouver, B.C. Sunday, March 22, 2020. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press.
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Rogers outage highlights desperate need for Interac competition

While most of the political energy will be spent scrutinizing the Telecom industry after last week’s events, let’s not let Interac get off the hook by focusing solely on Rogers.

Matt Spoke - Posted on July 21, 2022

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