Federal spending on Indigenous Canadians is about to soar due to 300,000 potential new registrants – The Hub
Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak in Ottawa, Dec. 2, 2025. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press. Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak in Ottawa, Dec. 2, 2025. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press. 2025 ended with the country overlooking the most wide-reaching potential change […]
Six reasons why a state-imposed conservative culture is a terrible idea – The Hub
People stand behind a Canadian flag, in Vaughan, Ontario, April 22, 2025. Chris Young/The Canadian Press. People stand behind a Canadian flag, in Vaughan, Ontario, April 22, 2025. Chris Young/The Canadian Press. Even accounting for the usual exaggeration inherent to polemical writing, Anthony Koch’s [latest essay](https://www.withoutdiminishment.com/p/the-state-is-the-architect-of-culture) on the role of the state in “manufacturing” culture […]
Ontario and Quebec are poorer than Louisiana and 42 other states: Report – The Hub
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with United States President Donald Trump at the Oval Office in the White House on Oct 7, 2025 in Washington. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press. Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with United States President Donald Trump at the Oval Office in the White House on Oct 7, 2025 in Washington. Adrian […]
Liberal majority government incoming? How Carney could get enough seats in Parliament – The Hub
Prime Minister Mark Carney walks with MP Chris d’Entremont to a meeting of the Liberal Caucus on Parliament Hill on Nov. 5, 2025. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press. Prime Minister Mark Carney walks with MP Chris d’Entremont to a meeting of the Liberal Caucus on Parliament Hill on Nov. 5, 2025. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press. Before […]
Stephen Staley: Nigel Wright showed us that greatness and goodness can be one and the same
Nigel Wright, former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in Ottawa, Aug. 12, 2015. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press. Nigel Wright, former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in Ottawa, Aug. 12, 2015. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press. _“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven._ _Blessed are […]
Hub Exclusive: U.S.-Canada trade deal could drag on to 2027, ambassador warns – The Hub
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra talks with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary, Alta., June 15, 2025. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press. U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra talks with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary, Alta., June 15, 2025. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press. Trade negotiations between Canada and the United States are set to […]
Ed Fast: Canada should embrace Washington’s call for a ‘grander bargain’ – The Hub
Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump in Kananaskis, Alta., June 16, 2025. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press. Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump in Kananaskis, Alta., June 16, 2025. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press. When U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra told a Canadian International Council audience recently that the Trump administration had […]
Trevor Tombe: Is Canada already in a recession? – The Hub
Toronto’s Financial District, April 4, 2017. Aaron Vincent Elkaim/The Canadian Press. Toronto’s Financial District, April 4, 2017. Aaron Vincent Elkaim/The Canadian Press. With widespread job losses and rising unemployment, it already feels like a recession for many Canadians. Earlier this month, [Statistics Canada reported](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/250905/dq250905a-eng.htm) that employment fell by 66,000 jobs in August. That headline caught […]
Why is your morning cup of coffee costing more? You can thank Trump’s tariffs
Pedestrians walk past a downtown Toronto Starbucks, May 31, 2018. Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press. Pedestrians walk past a downtown Toronto Starbucks, May 31, 2018. Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press. If it feels like coffee keeps getting more expensive, it’s not just you. Coffee prices have skyrocketed—now up 25 percent since the start of the year. This […]
Need to Know: The bad news keeps coming for young Canadians looking for work – The Hub
Hundreds of people holding resumes stand in line at a job fair in Sussex, N.B., January 28, 2016. Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press. Hundreds of people holding resumes stand in line at a job fair in Sussex, N.B., January 28, 2016. Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press. Welcome to Need to Know, _The Hub’s_ twice-weekly roundup of expert […]