Harrison Lowman
@harrisonlowman
Journalist. Managing Editor, @TheHubCanada. Host, Full Press podcast. Fmrly: @TheAgenda @CBCNews @CTVNationalNews @reviewcanada @munkdebate @exparl. Boy Scout.
Today I asked Prime Minister Trudeau about his assertion that, in response to #COVID19, his government "took on debt so that individual Canadians didn't have to." #cdnpoli
Our premiers do realize there is more to trade barriers between provinces than booze right? An MOU is not a real agreement. Also, if we were a serious country, we wouldn’t need free trade agreements between provinces. There should be no restrictions on the movement of…
British Columbia has reached a trade agreement with Ontario. This will make it easier for people to work in both provinces, provide producers easier access to markets, while giving consumers more choice.
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…
‘Are the premiers on the same side as Carney?’: @JohnIbbitson on whether the prime minister’s meeting with the premiers will amount to anything. FREE 3-month Hub subscription: thehub.ca/free-trial/ Full episode here: thehub.ca/podcast/audio/…
Reporter: [Premier Kinew], you’re doing the Poilievre apple thing.” “Be nice” instagram.com/reel/DMWBvJiPI…
“Inside the CBC, it appears dissent is discouraged. Editorial framing too often leans one way — a hard-left slant. This isn’t public service, it’s narrative management. Even though more and more of the public seem to be leaning toward broadcasters and publications that echo…
I speak to @JohnIbbitson for @TheHubCanada about whether PM Carney’s meeting with the premiers tmrw will amount to anything youtube.com/watch?v=p1N2UN…
When your plan to save journalism relies on total secrecy from journalists.
A journalist asks the Department of Finance for a copy of a ministerial briefing note. The topic: recommendations made by the panel of experts that looked at how to implement new federal money for journalists. The response: sorry, it's all redacted. All 27 pages. #cdnfoi
Interesting long-form interview with Steve Paikin (@spaikin) and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (@ABDanielleSmith). They cover: - Separatist sentiment (interesting to hear she worries about becoming a David Cameron, in that the UK PM put the Brexit idea on the table and…
"For some reason they decided they [mainstream media] didn't want conservative voices and didn't want conservative viewers." Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (@ABDanielleSmith) on anti-conservative bias in Canada, the CBC and @Travisdhanraj #cdnpoli #cbc
Yves-François Blanchet said about Alberta: "I am not certain that oil and gas qualify to define a culture." What did Alberta Premier Danielle Smith think about that comment? #cdnpoli #AlbertaIndependence
Toronto’s former Dundas Station will soon be renamed Toronto Metropolitan University Station. A renamed university (formerly Ryerson) named after a now cancelled historical figure will replace a subway stop initially named after a now cancelled historical figure. The subway…
This paragraph is doing some unbelievable heavy lifting: “On top of that, our government officials alienate China (and India) with lectures on values and the absence of like-mindedness, which restricts both sides’ political ability and willingness to expand economic relations.…
Need to Know by Ian Stedman, @karenrestoule, and @AidenMuscovitch: Can Carney govern in a conflict-of-interest minefield FREE 3-month Hub subscription: thehub.ca/free-trial/ Full article here: thehub.ca/2025/07/17/nee…
"Our politicians want you to forget about Canada’s biggest socioeconomic challenge. Yes, it’s still housing" - @EricDLombardi in @TheHubCanada thehub.ca/2025/07/18/eri…
The latest addition to @TheHubCanada's special series on the 60th anniversary of George Grant's Lament for a Nation: "Canadian nationalism is committed to the public good" - Scott Staring thehub.ca/2025/07/18/sco…
🚨Alright folks, here is the first ever episode of The Paikin Podcast. Steve's first guest: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on separation, meeting with Trump, CBC bias, the future of the right & more. YouTube: youtu.be/bR18PLzB07w Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pre…
CBS to Cancel 'Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Citing Finances. “We consider Stephen Colbert irreplaceable and will retire ‘The Late Show’ franchise” in May of 2026,” variety.com/2025/tv/news/c…
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This week on Full Press, @TheHubCanada's media criticism podcast with myself, @TaraRHenley and @Pagmenzies: A grand exit from the CBC- “the Travis Dhanraj affair”. WATCH: youtu.be/QtQ-ialRmgE?si…
This week on Full Press, @TheHubCanada's media criticism podcast with myself, @TaraRHenley and @Pagmenzies: A grand exit from the CBC- “the Travis Dhanraj affair”. WATCH: youtu.be/QtQ-ialRmgE?si…