Sean Speer
@Sean_Speer
@TheHubCanada, @ppforumca, @RiddellMPM, and @PubPolicy_Munk
A must read from up and coming policy analyst @_CharlesAsselin.
Opinion: Ottawa’s rewriting of the rules on government spending raises serious questions theglobeandmail.com/business/comme…
AI can’t replace free markets. Algorithms process data from the past while economic decisions are dynamic and forward-looking, write @Marian_L_Tupy and @PeterBoettke on.wsj.com/4nYvKof
.@AliciaPlanincic: Just how strong is the U.S. economy? Here’s what the bond market is telling us. Full article here: thehub.ca/2025/07/24/wha…
The latest @TheHubCanada Hit is out. In light of the Trump administration's new AI Action Plan, I spoke to @JoinFAI's chief economist (and fellow Canadian) @hamandcheese about the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence. youtu.be/zOz4Xnpbj3w?si…
‘The genie is out of the bottle’: Samuel Hammond (@hamandcheese) on the Trump administration’s approach to AI and balancing the risks and opportunities of the technology Full episode here: thehub.ca/podcast/audio/…
.@jobearon: The Hockey Canada sexual assault trial verdict is a just legal outcome—but that’s not the end of the story Full article here: thehub.ca/2025/07/24/joa…
New episode of @TheHubCanada's biweekly podcast series with @davidfrum is out. We cover a number of topics, including the Epstein files, Trump's latest tariff threats against Canada, the ongoing war in Gaza, and Canadian gloominess and pessimism. youtube.com/watch?v=i_ChVL…
ICYMI: Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer (@Sean_Speer): The AI revolution is changing the internet forever. Are we ready, Canada? FREE 3-month Hub subscription: thehub.ca/free-trial/ Full article here: thehub.ca/2025/07/23/rud…
New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani appeals to downwardly mobile millennials who embrace his zero-sum politics, writes Reihan Salam. But are those voters the future of the Democratic Party? on.wsj.com/419stc3
.@AliciaPlanincic: Just how strong is the U.S. economy? Here’s what the bond market is telling us Full article here: thehub.ca/2025/07/24/wha…
The purpose of the Government of Canada isn't to employ people in the National Capital Region. It's to carry out its constitutional responsibilities on behalf of taxpayers.
Ottawa and Gatineau will 'bear the brunt' of public service cuts: report. A new analysis finds the government could cut the equivalent of more than 24,000 full-time jobs in the National Capital Region. ottawacitizen.com/public-service… Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
.@trevortombe: A separate Alberta would be a poorer Alberta Full article here: thehub.ca/2025/07/24/tre…
Rudyard Griffiths and @Sean_Speer: The AI revolution is changing the internet forever. Are we ready, Canada? FREE 3-month Hub subscription: thehub.ca/free-trial/ Full article here: thehub.ca/2025/07/23/rud…
Winning the AI Race: Vice President JD Vance @JDVance sits down with the Besties! (0:00) The Besties welcome JD Vance (1:24) Immigration (6:34) AI policy (9:27) Relationship with China: Technology competition, striking a balance, trade (12:42) Diplomatic relations when AI…
“Beyond economics, though, this shift raises bigger questions about epistemic authority. Google, ChatGPT, and the makers of other large language models will effectively become gatekeepers to human knowledge. They’ll decide what information and sources should be preferenced and…
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer (@Sean_Speer): The AI revolution is changing the internet forever. Are we ready, Canada? FREE 3-month Hub subscription: thehub.ca/free-trial/ Full article here: thehub.ca/2025/07/23/rud…
Progressives often tell us that budgets are moral documents that are expressions of values. What does it say about the Trudeau government’s values that after more than doubling federal program spending, it didn’t have enough left to adequately fund the Canada Disability Benefit?
One of the Liberal Party's superpowers is its shamelessness. The Trudeau government increased program spending by 110% and the federal debt by 120% over the past decade. It doled out billions of deficit-financed dollars to multinational corporations and other undeserving…
ICYMI: ‘Canada can and should be the most prosperous country on earth’: @lucyhargreaves4 on boosting entrepreneurship in Canada FREE 3-month Hub subscription: thehub.ca/free-trial/ Full episode here: thehub.ca/podcast/audio/…
ICYMI: Need to Know by @Sean_Speer, @polanskydj, and @harrisonlowman: Carney’s meetings with the premiers have a chance to be consequential. Here’s how FREE 3-month Hub subscription: thehub.ca/free-trial/ Full article here: thehub.ca/2025/07/22/nee…
One of the Liberal Party's superpowers is its shamelessness. The Trudeau government increased program spending by 110% and the federal debt by 120% over the past decade. It doled out billions of deficit-financed dollars to multinational corporations and other undeserving…
CDB is a new monthly benefit that will improve financial security for low-income working-age persons with disabilities between the ages of 18 and 64. More information below: nationalnewswatch.com/2025/07/14/can…
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer (@Sean_Speer): The AI revolution is changing the internet forever. Are we ready, Canada? FREE 3-month Hub subscription: thehub.ca/free-trial/ Full article here: thehub.ca/2025/07/23/rud…