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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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Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez arrives for a cabinet meeting in Ottawa, a day after federal ministers were sworn on Oct. 27, 2021. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press.
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Canada’s new heritage minister has a chance to undo some damage

First, Rodriguez should halt any government plans to reintroduce what was formerly Bill C-10, a proposal to amend the Broadcasting Act.

Christine Van Geyn - Posted on October 29, 2021
President and CEO of Telesat Dan Goldberg takes part in a press conference in Ottawa,  July 24, 2019. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press.
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Canada is poised to compete in the 21st century space economy

The Hub’s editor-at-large Sean Speer speaks to Telestat President and CEO Daniel Goldberg about Telestat Lightspeed, the largest space program in Canada’s history.

Francesca Passer, a registered pharmacist technician carefully fills the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine at a vaccine clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press.
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After COVID-19, we need to jump-start health-care innovation

During the campaign both the Liberals and Conservatives promised to invigorate innovation by funding a new agency.

Harry Rakowski - Posted on October 13, 2021
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo.
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How to stop worrying about the effects of social media

In this Hub Dialogue, The Hub’s editor-at-large Sean Speer speaks to Robby Soave, who is the author of Tech Panic: Why We Shouldn’t Fear Facebook and the Future.

The Pickering Nuclear Power Generating Station east of Toronto is shown in this August 19, 2003 file photo. Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press.
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Canada's next frontier of clean energy must include nuclear

There is so much to hope for in a nuclear future for Canada, and so much to lose if we give in to old fears and new distractions.

Krystle Wittevrongel and Eric Seguin - Posted on July 19, 2021
An Amazon Prime logo appears on the side of a delivery van as it departs an Amazon Warehouse. Steven Senne/AP Photo.
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Bruce Winder: Regulators must recognize that e-commerce empowers small business

In a post-pandemic world, the retail landscape is set to change for good. In order for Canada to benefit in the new tech-driven service economy, regulation must be shaped to avoid impairing innovation and limiting societal gains.

Bruce Winder - Posted on July 6, 2021
People without face masks watch the sunset in Tel Aviv, Israel on April 18, 2021. Oded Balilty/AP Photo.
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Vivian Bercovici: Israel and Canada made different bets on vaccines. It shows

Yes, Israel is geographically smaller than Canada. But that is not why the vaccine drive has been so successful here and quite the opposite there.

Vivian Bercovici - Posted on June 18, 2021
The Mariana Trench is nearly 7 miles deep. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
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Sean Speer: Canada’s next frontier should be oceanic discovery

The twenty-first century frontier should be about oceanic discovery and Canada should be a global leader in this pursuit.

Sean Speer - Posted on June 17, 2021
Video screens show Chinese President Xi Jinping as he delivers an address in Shanghai on Nov. 4, 2020. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo.
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Sean Speer: It’s time for Canada to get serious about China

The Chinese are systematically pursuing technological dominance in key sectors and Canada is focused on futons. We need to develop a systematic and realist China policy—or risk being left behind.

Sean Speer - Posted on June 10, 2021
A sign advertises a Bitcoin ATM at a shop in Halifax on February 4, 2020. Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press.
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Matt Spoke: Canada should make a huge bet on Bitcoin as the next dominant currency

The first country to acquire one percent of the total supply of Bitcoin will likely be the only country ever able to do so. As with discovering the world’s rarest mineral deposit in your soil, Bitcoin has the power to make poor countries rich and rich countries irrelevant.

Matt Spoke - Posted on June 3, 2021

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