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‘The parks cannot be public toilets’: David Frum on the mental health and addictions problem and rising violence in Toronto

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Podcast & Video

This is the twenty-fifth episode of The Hub’s bi-weekly series featuring Sean Speer in conversation with leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum. The two discuss the recent surge of violent incidents in the City of Toronto and its political and policy implications.

They also talk about Frum’s must-read article for The Atlantic about the rise of “performative obnoxiousness” in Republican Party politics and the salutary lessons for Canadian Conservatives.

You can listen to this episode of Hub Dialogues on Acast, Amazon, Apple, Google, Spotify, or YouTube. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation.

David Frum is a leading author, journalist, public intellectual, and staff writer at the Atlantic. He previously worked as a speechwriter for former President George W. Bush and chaired for the think tank Policy Exchange.

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