{"id":190,"date":"2021-03-23T04:19:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T04:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/?page_id=190"},"modified":"2024-04-26T19:44:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T23:44:54","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"front-page-feed-block_67c415559332d6db1bf62b2f65081c47\" class=\"front-page-feed\">\n\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Featured posts<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row pb-6vh\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 primary\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"primary-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-80892\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-80892 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-budget category-government category-growth category-politics format-viewpoint\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP170750730_web-570x320.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-primary size-front-primary wp-post-image\" alt=\"Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during an announcement about measures in budget 2024 near Saskatoon on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Heywood Yu\/The Canadian Press. \" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-27\/the-weekly-wrap-the-liberals-are-wounded\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/viewpoint\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Viewpoint<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-27\/the-weekly-wrap-the-liberals-are-wounded\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Weekly Wrap: The Liberals are wounded and the sharks are circling<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In this week&#8217;s Weekly Wrap, Sean Speer discusses the post-budget reaction and the increasing chorus of criticism for the federal Liberals government, the Liberals&#8217; desperate attempts to play wedge politics, and Alberta&#8217;s revived dynamism. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/seanspeer\/\">Sean Speer<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-80892 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-80700\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-80700 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-families category-public-policy category-society category-taxes format-viewpoint\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP113541732_web-570x320.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-primary size-front-primary wp-post-image\" alt=\"New mother Madeleine Shaw shares a moment with her son George Shaw-Macdonald while at Beacon Hill Park in Victoria, B.C., on Friday, December 18, 2020. Chad Hipolito\/The Canadian Press. \" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-26\/andrew-evans-to-boost-birth-rates-stop-taxing-mothers\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/viewpoint\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Viewpoint<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-26\/andrew-evans-to-boost-birth-rates-stop-taxing-mothers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Want to boost birth rates? Stop taxing mothers<\/a><\/h3>\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/andrewevans\/\">Andrew Evans<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-80700 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-80726\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-80726 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-growth category-housing category-immigration category-public-policy category-society format-viewpoint\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP153395731_web-570x320.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-primary size-front-primary wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fans cheer and wave Canadian flags before the start of the Canada-Jamaica CONCACAF World Cup soccer qualifying action in Toronto on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Frank Gunn\/The Canadian Press. \" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-26\/don-kerr-population-growth-is-exploding-heres-why\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/viewpoint\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Viewpoint<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-26\/don-kerr-population-growth-is-exploding-heres-why\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Canada&#8217;s population growth is exploding. Here&#8217;s why<\/a><\/h3>\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/donkerr\/\">Don Kerr<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-80726 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-80778\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-80778 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-economy category-government category-growth format-viewpoint\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP170022188_web-570x320.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-primary size-front-primary wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Ford attend an announcement at Seneca College, in King City, Ont., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Chris Young\/The Canadian Press. \" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-26\/aaron-wudrick-trudeau-ford-double-down-on-wasteful-corporate-welfare\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/viewpoint\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Viewpoint<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-26\/aaron-wudrick-trudeau-ford-double-down-on-wasteful-corporate-welfare\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Trudeau and Ford double down on wasteful corporate welfare with yet another EV deal<\/a><\/h3>\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/aaronwudrick\/\">Aaron Wudrick<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-80778 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-80801\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-80801 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-food-and-wine format-viewpoint\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP167438904_web-570x320.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-primary size-front-primary wp-post-image\" alt=\"A hot air balloon floats over vineyards, seen from a Napa Valley Aloft balloon, in Napa, Calif., Monday, June 19, 2023. Eric Risberg\/AP Photo. \" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-26\/malcolm-jolley-four-great-golden-state-wines\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/viewpoint\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Viewpoint<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-26\/malcolm-jolley-four-great-golden-state-wines\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Four great Golden State wines that prove Canadians&#8217; obsession with California is more than justified<\/a><\/h3>\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/malcolmjolleygmail-com\/\">Malcolm Jolley<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-80801 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-80740\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-80740 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-constitution category-government category-politics format-viewpoint\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP170753237_web-570x320.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-primary size-front-primary wp-post-image\" alt=\"A person waves a Palestinian flag outside of Wanuskewin Heritage Park near Saskatoon, Sask., on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Heywood Yu\/The Canadian Press. \" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-26\/the-barbarity-of-7-october-should-rightly-be-condemned-the-best-comments-from-hub-readers-this-week\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/viewpoint\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Viewpoint<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-26\/the-barbarity-of-7-october-should-rightly-be-condemned-the-best-comments-from-hub-readers-this-week\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">&#8216;Glorifying the barbarity of October 7th should rightly be condemned&#8217;: The best comments from Hub readers this week<\/a><\/h3>\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/the-hub-staff\/\">The Hub Staff<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-80740 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-80628\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-80628 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-government category-health-2 category-public-policy format-viewpoint\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP166535393_web-570x320.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-primary size-front-primary wp-post-image\" alt=\"A teen girl sits for a portrait in a park near her home in Illinois on Friday, March 24, 2023. Erin Hooley\/AP Photo. \" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-25\/daniel-zekveld-ring-the-alarm-canada-is-failing-to-safeguard-those-with-mental-illness-from-maid\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/viewpoint\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Viewpoint<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-25\/daniel-zekveld-ring-the-alarm-canada-is-failing-to-safeguard-those-with-mental-illness-from-maid\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Ring the alarm\u2014Canada is failing to safeguard those with mental illness from MAID<\/a><\/h3>\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/danielzekveld\/\">Daniel Zekveld<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-80628 -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"daily-epigram hub-fade-in primary-bg has-white-color\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"daily-epigram-title\">Poetry<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>One rule this old world turns upon:<\/em><br \/>\n<em>What can\u2019t last, Luke, will not;<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Though water, fire, and air go on,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The way of earth is rot;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>And what will rot, alas, first wilts,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>And what will wilt first sags:<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The statues topple, palace tilts, <\/em><br \/>\n<em>The pharaoh robed in rags.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>But though I vanish and my name<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Live not for evermore,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>My soul&#8217;s quick atoms stay the same;<\/em><br \/>\n<em>And who knows what\u2019s in store?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Perhaps, like Socrates, I\u2019ll meet<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Hesiod, Homer too,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Whose songs from his eternal seat<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Still make this old world new.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite>Jack Mitchell<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .col -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-3 order-lg-first secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"secondary-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"news-dispatch\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-80779\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-80779 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-environment category-government tag-electric tag-factory tag-manufacturing tag-tesla format-dispatch\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/VW2-500x333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-secondary size-front-secondary wp-post-image\" alt=\"Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference announcing the construction of an electric vehicle battery production plant by Volkswagen Group\u2019s battery company PowerCo SE in St. Thomas, Ontario Friday, April 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Tara Walton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/VW2-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/VW2-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575.98px) 80vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-25\/40-billion-to-ev-automakers-good-investment-or-risky-gamble\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/dispatch\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Dispatch<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-25\/40-billion-to-ev-automakers-good-investment-or-risky-gamble\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">$57 billion to EV automakers: good investment or risky gamble?<\/a><\/h3>\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/kiernangreen\/\">Kiernan Green<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-80779 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-80375\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-80375 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community category-culture category-data category-economy category-families category-jobs category-politics category-social-media category-society category-youth tag-data tag-happiness format-dispatch\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP156068437_web-500x333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-secondary size-front-secondary wp-post-image\" alt=\"Spring 2020 graduates listen during a convocation ceremony at Simon Fraser University, in Burnaby, B.C., on Friday, May 6, 2022. Darryl Dyck\/The Canadian Press. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP156068437_web-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP156068437_web-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575.98px) 80vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-24\/canadian-youth-are-among-the-unhappiest-in-the-g7\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/dispatch\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Dispatch<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-24\/canadian-youth-are-among-the-unhappiest-in-the-g7\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Canadian youth are among the unhappiest in the G7<\/a><\/h3>\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/kiernangreen\/\">Kiernan Green<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-80375 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-79993\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-79993 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-affordability category-debt category-taxes tag-budget tag-finance format-dispatch\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kier-500x333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-secondary size-front-secondary wp-post-image\" alt=\"Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland and cabinet ministers pose for a photo before the tabling of the federal budget on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Justin Tang\/THE CANADIAN PRESS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kier-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kier-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575.98px) 80vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-18\/for-the-first-time-in-12-years-government-debt-costs-will-surpass-gst-revenue\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/dispatch\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Dispatch<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-18\/for-the-first-time-in-12-years-government-debt-costs-will-surpass-gst-revenue\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">For the first time in 12 years, government debt costs will surpass GST revenue<\/a><\/h3>\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/kiernangreen\/\">Kiernan Green<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-79993 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-79655\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-79655 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-budget category-spending tag-spending tag-trudeau format-dispatch\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP170320031_web-1-500x333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-secondary size-front-secondary wp-post-image\" alt=\"Justin Trudeau, left, speaks during a news conference with Chrystia Freeland and Harjit S. Sajjan in Vancouver, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Ethan Cairns\/The Canadian Press. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP170320031_web-1-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP170320031_web-1-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575.98px) 80vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-17\/trudeau-government-program-expense-projections-are-climbing-dramatically\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/dispatch\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Dispatch<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-17\/trudeau-government-program-expense-projections-are-climbing-dramatically\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Trudeau government keeps blowing past its own program expense projections<\/a><\/h3>\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/kiernangreen\/\">Kiernan Green<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-79655 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-79434\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-79434 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-budget category-governance category-politics category-spending format-dispatch\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP169199222-500x333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-secondary size-front-secondary wp-post-image\" alt=\"Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks at a news conference before the tabling of the Fall Economic Statement, in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. Justin Tang\/The Canadian Press.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP169199222-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP169199222-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575.98px) 80vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-16\/five-tweets-on-what-to-expect-in-the-federal-budget\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/dispatch\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Dispatch<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-16\/five-tweets-on-what-to-expect-in-the-federal-budget\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Will the Liberals resist their big-spending impulses? Five Tweets on what to expect in the federal budget<\/a><\/h3>\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/the-hub-staff\/\">The Hub Staff<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-79434 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-78855\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-78855 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-america category-conservatism category-elections category-politics format-dispatch\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP149948569_web-500x333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-secondary size-front-secondary wp-post-image\" alt=\"A person waves a &quot;Let\u2019s Go Brandon&quot; flag, code for an expletive against U.S. President Joe Biden used by supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump, during a rally against COVID-19 restrictions in Ottawa, on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Justin Tang\/The Canadian Press. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP149948569_web-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP149948569_web-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575.98px) 80vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-11\/hub-exclusive-conservative-canadians-and-trump\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/dispatch\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Dispatch<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-11\/hub-exclusive-conservative-canadians-and-trump\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Hub Exclusive: Many Canadian Conservatives want Trump to win despite believing it would be bad for Canada<\/a><\/h3>\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/andreturcotte\/\">Andr\u00e9 Turcotte<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-78855 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-78850\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-78850 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics format-dispatch format-the-future-of-news thefutureofnews-format\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP170375591-500x333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-secondary size-front-secondary wp-post-image\" alt=\"Snow blankets the mountains over the village of Zeballos, B.C., is located along the northwest coast of Vancouver Island is shown on April 3, 2024. Chad Hipolito\/The Canadian Press.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP170375591-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP170375591-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575.98px) 80vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-11\/the-tyee-has-found-british-colombians-willing-to-pay-for-journalism-that-reflects-their-worldview-for-good-and-ill\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/dispatch\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Dispatch<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-11\/the-tyee-has-found-british-colombians-willing-to-pay-for-journalism-that-reflects-their-worldview-for-good-and-ill\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Tyee has found British Columbians willing to pay for journalism that reflects their worldview, for good and ill<\/a><\/h3>\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/markhill\/\">Mark Hill<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-78850 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-78165\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-78165 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-america category-biden category-elections category-trump tag-biden tag-election tag-president tag-trump format-dispatch\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/scaled-trump-500x333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-secondary size-front-secondary wp-post-image\" alt=\"President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participate in a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais\/AP Photo)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/scaled-trump-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/scaled-trump-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575.98px) 80vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-05\/hub-exclusive-new-trump-presidency\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/dispatch\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Dispatch<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-05\/hub-exclusive-new-trump-presidency\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Canadians think President Trump would deeply damage Canada<\/a><\/h3>\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/andreturcotte\/\">Andr\u00e9 Turcotte<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-78165 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-78219\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-78219 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-global-affairs category-government category-politics tag-china tag-india tag-interference tag-russia format-dispatch\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP170365177_web-500x333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-secondary size-front-secondary wp-post-image\" alt=\"Han Dong appears as a witness at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, Tuesday, April 2, 2024 in Ottawa. Adrian Wyld\/The Canadian Press. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP170365177_web-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP170365177_web-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575.98px) 80vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-05\/five-tweets-foreign-interference\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/dispatch\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Dispatch<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-05\/five-tweets-foreign-interference\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">&#8216;I don&#8217;t remember&#8217;: Five Tweets on the foreign interference inquiry testimony<\/a><\/h3>\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/the-hub-staff\/\">The Hub Staff<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-78219 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-77554\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-77554 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-journalism category-media tag-billionaires tag-journalism tag-media format-dispatch format-the-future-of-news thefutureofnews-format\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CP18664895_web-500x333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-secondary size-front-secondary wp-post-image\" alt=\"In this Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, file photo, people walk by the One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post newspaper, in downtown Washington. Pablo Martinez Monsivais\/AP Photo. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CP18664895_web-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CP18664895_web-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575.98px) 80vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-03-28\/washington-post-fon\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/dispatch\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Dispatch<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-03-28\/washington-post-fon\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Washington Post: Can billionaire owners like Jeff Bezos save journalism?<\/a><\/h3>\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/nickdunne\/\">Nick Dunne<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-77554 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-76773\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-76773 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-journalism tag-journalism tag-maritimes format-dispatch thefutureofnews-format\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CP170215517-2-500x333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-secondary size-front-secondary wp-post-image\" alt=\"Newspapers owned by SaltWire Network Inc. are photographed in Halifax on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. A media expert says the decision by Atlantic Canada&#039;s largest newspaper company to seek protection from its creditors is another sign of the accelerating decline of the newspaper business. Darren Calabrese\/The Canadian Press\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CP170215517-2-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/CP170215517-2-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575.98px) 80vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-03-20\/mark-hill-future-of-news-saltwire-debt\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/dispatch\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Dispatch<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-03-20\/mark-hill-future-of-news-saltwire-debt\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">SaltWire files for creditor protection with $94m debt: The end of Atlantic Canada&#8217;s newspaper giant?<\/a><\/h3>\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/markhill\/\">Mark Hill<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-76773 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .col -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-lg-3 tertiary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tertiary-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-80911\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-80911 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-budget category-government category-politics category-spending format-podcast format-roundtable\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP170773942_web-500x333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-secondary size-front-secondary wp-post-image\" alt=\"Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is flanked by Minister of Housing Sean Fraser, right, and Treasury Board President Anita Anand, left, during a press conference in Oakville, Ont., on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Cole Burston\/The Canadian Press. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP170773942_web-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP170773942_web-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575.98px) 80vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-26\/this-government-is-on-its-last-legs-the-roundtable-on-the-negative-reaction-to-the-budget-and-even-more-electric-vehicle-subsidies\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/roundtable\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Roundtable<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-26\/this-government-is-on-its-last-legs-the-roundtable-on-the-negative-reaction-to-the-budget-and-even-more-electric-vehicle-subsidies\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Roundtable on the negative reaction to the budget and even more electric vehicle subsidies<\/a><\/h3>\t\n\t\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-80911 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"front-page-popular\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"front-page-popular-header sans italic\">Popular Posts<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpp-shortcode\"><script type=\"application\/json\">{\"title\":\"\",\"limit\":\"3\",\"offset\":0,\"range\":\"last7days\",\"time_quantity\":24,\"time_unit\":\"hour\",\"freshness\":false,\"order_by\":\"views\",\"post_type\":\"post\",\"pid\":\"\",\"cat\":\"\",\"taxonomy\":\"category\",\"term_id\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"shorten_title\":{\"active\":false,\"length\":0,\"words\":false},\"post-excerpt\":{\"active\":false,\"length\":0,\"keep_format\":false,\"words\":false},\"thumbnail\":{\"active\":true,\"build\":\"manual\",\"width\":\"75\",\"height\":\"75\"},\"rating\":false,\"stats_tag\":{\"comment_count\":false,\"views\":false,\"author\":\"1\",\"date\":{\"active\":false,\"format\":\"F j, Y\"},\"category\":false,\"taxonomy\":{\"active\":false,\"name\":\"category\"}},\"markup\":{\"custom_html\":true,\"wpp-start\":\"&lt;div&gt;\",\"wpp-end\":\"&lt;\\\/div&gt;\",\"title-start\":\"<h2>\",\"title-end\":\"<\\\/h2>\",\"post-html\":\"&lt;article class=&quot;front-page-popular-article&quot;&gt;&lt;figure class=&quot;wpp-post-thumbnail hide-sm-only hide-lg-only&quot;&gt;{thumb}&lt;\\\/figure&gt;&lt;h3 class=&quot;entry-title&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;{url}&quot;&gt;{text_title}&lt;a href=&quot;{url}&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;entry-meta&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;author&quot;&gt;{author}&lt;\\\/span&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;\\\/article&gt;\"},\"theme\":{\"name\":\"\"}}<\/script><div class=\"wpp-shortcode-placeholder\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-80606\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-80606 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-conflict category-foreign-policy category-global-affairs category-military format-dialogue format-podcast\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP2406074_web-500x333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-secondary size-front-secondary wp-post-image\" alt=\"Liberal Sen. 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It features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in\u00a0The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. Here are the headlines for April 26, 2024.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-80722 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-80663\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-80663 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-art category-censorship category-free-speech category-society format-viewpoint\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP168694985_web-400x372.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-tertiary size-front-tertiary wp-post-image\" alt=\"A Banned Books Week display is at the Mott Haven branch of the New York Public Library in the Bronx borough of New York City on Saturday, October 7, 2023. Ted Shaffrey\/AP Photo. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP168694985_web-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP168694985_web-400x372.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP168694985_web-204x190.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575.98px) 80vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-25\/matthew-giagnorio-an-ontario-chief-librarian-was-fired-for-her-thought-crimes\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/viewpoint\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Viewpoint<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-25\/matthew-giagnorio-an-ontario-chief-librarian-was-fired-for-her-thought-crimes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Why an Ontario chief librarian was fired for her thought crimes<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We are living in a world where books, authors, and even librarians are being removed because they do not ascribe to the absolutist ideas of the Right and Left. Attempts to ban and censor have become mainstream.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/matthewgiagnorio\/\">Mathew Giagnorio<\/a><\/span><span class='entry-dash'> &#8211; <\/span><span class=\"posted-on\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Posted on <\/span><time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2024-04-25T03:00:00-04:00\">April 25, 2024<\/time><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-80663 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-80652\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-80652 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-first-nations category-government category-law format-viewpoint\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP170022654_web-400x372.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-tertiary size-front-tertiary wp-post-image\" alt=\"Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu stands with Cassidy Caron, President of the Metis National Council, and Natan Obed, President of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, speals about An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and M\u00e9tis children, youth and families (C-92) on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 10, 2024. Sean Kilpatrick\/The Canadian Press. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP170022654_web-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP170022654_web-400x372.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP170022654_web-204x190.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575.98px) 80vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-25\/jim-baillie-and-harry-swain-governments-indigenous-child-welfare-law-has-noble-intentions-but-is-atrocious-legislation\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/viewpoint\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Viewpoint<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-25\/jim-baillie-and-harry-swain-governments-indigenous-child-welfare-law-has-noble-intentions-but-is-atrocious-legislation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The government&#8217;s Indigenous child welfare law has noble intentions but is atrocious legislation<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Act is replete with vague phrases and imprecise concepts. It should have been preceded by more extensive public scrutiny and debate than it received.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/jimbaillieharryswain\/\">Jim Baillie and Harry Swain<\/a><\/span><span class='entry-dash'> &#8211; <\/span><span class=\"posted-on\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Posted on <\/span><time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2024-04-25T03:00:00-04:00\">April 25, 2024<\/time><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-80652 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-80615\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-80615 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics category-public-policy category-society format-viewpoint\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP152204630_web-400x372.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-tertiary size-front-tertiary wp-post-image\" alt=\"A man wearing a mask sits near a smiley face on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Beijing. Ng Han Guan\/AP Photo. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP152204630_web-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP152204630_web-400x372.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP152204630_web-204x190.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575.98px) 80vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-25\/ginny-roth-disregard-unhappiness-at-your-own-peril-leaders\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/viewpoint\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Viewpoint<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-25\/ginny-roth-disregard-unhappiness-at-your-own-peril-leaders\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Disregard citizen unhappiness at your own peril, leaders<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>When governments, Left and Right, lose sight of the goal of long-term happiness, they revert to a faulty definition of liberty, one which puts pure individual freedom before human dignity.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/ginnyroth\/\">Ginny Roth<\/a><\/span><span class='entry-dash'> &#8211; <\/span><span class=\"posted-on\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Posted on <\/span><time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2024-04-25T03:00:00-04:00\">April 25, 2024<\/time><\/span>\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-80615 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-80611\" class=\"hub-fade-in post-80611 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-government category-health category-politics format-dialogue format-podcast\">\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP152204630-1-400x372.jpg\" class=\"attachment-front-tertiary size-front-tertiary wp-post-image\" alt=\"A man wearing a mask sits near a smiley face on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Beijing. Ng Han Guan\/AP Photo. \" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP152204630-1-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP152204630-1-400x372.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CP152204630-1-204x190.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575.98px) 80vw, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"post-thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-25\/hub-headlines-for-april-25\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/format\/dialogue\/\" class=\"entry-format \">Dialogue<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-25\/hub-headlines-for-april-25\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Hub Headlines for April 25, 2024<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Hub Headlines is a daily audio program of TheHub.ca. It features audio versions of the best commentaries and analysis published daily in\u00a0The Hub. Enjoy listening to original and provocative takes on the issues that matter while you are on the go. Here are the headlines for April 25, 2024.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-80611 -->\n\t\t\t<\/section><!-- .col -->\n\t\t\t<section class=\"col-md-4\" id=\"writers\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"front-page-section-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Our Writers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-link\" href=\"\/contributors\">See all<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"author-12\" class=\"author layout-media hub-fade-in\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/seanspeer\/\" class=\"layout-media-feature\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t<img alt='Sean Speer' src='https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sean_Speer_NEW_engraveBW-600x600.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sean_Speer_NEW_engraveBW-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sean_Speer_NEW_engraveBW-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sean_Speer_NEW_engraveBW-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Sean_Speer_NEW_engraveBW.jpg 800w' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"layout-media-body\">\n\t\t<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/seanspeer\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Sean Speer<\/a><\/h6><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-27\/the-weekly-wrap-the-liberals-are-wounded\/\">The Weekly Wrap: The Liberals are wounded and the sharks are circling<\/a>\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"author-24\" class=\"author layout-media hub-fade-in\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/joannabaron\/\" class=\"layout-media-feature\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t<img alt='Joanna Baron' src='https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Joanna_Baron_engravedBW-600x600.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Joanna_Baron_engravedBW-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Joanna_Baron_engravedBW-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Joanna_Baron_engravedBW-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Joanna_Baron_engravedBW-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Joanna_Baron_engravedBW.jpg 800w' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"layout-media-body\">\n\t\t<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/joannabaron\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Joanna Baron<\/a><\/h6><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-24\/joanna-baron-its-time-to-stop-giving-the-pro-palestine-protests-the-benefit-of-the-doubt\/\">It&#8217;s time to stop giving the pro-Palestine protestors the benefit of the doubt<\/a>\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"author-31\" class=\"author layout-media hub-fade-in\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/trevortombe\/\" class=\"layout-media-feature\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t<img alt='Trevor Tombe' src='https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Trevor_Tombe_engravedBW-600x600.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Trevor_Tombe_engravedBW-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Trevor_Tombe_engravedBW-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Trevor_Tombe_engravedBW-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Trevor_Tombe_engravedBW-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Trevor_Tombe_engravedBW.jpg 800w' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"layout-media-body\">\n\t\t<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/trevortombe\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Trevor Tombe<\/a><\/h6><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-17\/trevor-tombe-why-raising-capital-gains-taxes-makes-sense\/\">Why raising capital gains taxes makes sense\u2014yes, really<\/a>\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"author-28\" class=\"author layout-media hub-fade-in\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/karenrestoule\/\" class=\"layout-media-feature\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t<img alt='Karen Restoule' src='https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Karen_Restoule_NEW_engraveBW-600x600.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Karen_Restoule_NEW_engraveBW-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Karen_Restoule_NEW_engraveBW-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Karen_Restoule_NEW_engraveBW-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Karen_Restoule_NEW_engraveBW-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Karen_Restoule_NEW_engraveBW.jpg 800w' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"layout-media-body\">\n\t\t<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/karenrestoule\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Karen Restoule<\/a><\/h6><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2023-12-06\/karen-restoule-my-experience-as-a-first-nations-woman-inspires-me-to-stand-against-antisemitism\/\">My experience as a First Nations woman inspires me to stand against antisemitism<\/a>\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"author-2558\" class=\"author layout-media hub-fade-in\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/richardshimooka\/\" class=\"layout-media-feature\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t<img alt='Richard Shimooka' src='https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Richard_ShmoonkaA_engraveBW.jpeg' srcset='https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Richard_ShmoonkaA_engraveBW.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Richard_ShmoonkaA_engraveBW-300x300.jpeg 300w' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"layout-media-body\">\n\t\t<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/richardshimooka\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Richard Shimooka<\/a><\/h6><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-22\/richard-shimooka-the-governments-defence-policy-update-is-a-small-step-in-the-right-direction\/\">The government&#8217;s defence policy update is a small step in the right direction\u2014if it is actually implemented<\/a>\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"author-23\" class=\"author layout-media hub-fade-in\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/howardanglin\/\" class=\"layout-media-feature\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t<img alt='Howard Anglin' src='https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Howard_Anglin_engravedBW-600x600.jpg' srcset='https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Howard_Anglin_engravedBW-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Howard_Anglin_engravedBW-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Howard_Anglin_engravedBW-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Howard_Anglin_engravedBW-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehub.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Howard_Anglin_engravedBW.jpg 800w' class='avatar avatar-100 photo' height='100' width='100' \/>\t<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"layout-media-body\">\n\t\t<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/author\/howardanglin\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Howard Anglin<\/a><\/h6><a href=\"https:\/\/thehub.ca\/2024-04-20\/howard-anglin-theres-a-better-way-to-do-politics\/\">There&#8217;s a better way to do politics<\/a>\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t<\/section><!-- .col -->\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .row -->\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div><!-- .container -->\n\n<\/div><!-- .front-page-feed 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