The Hub Podcast Featuring Darrell Bricker

The Hub is a not-for-profit digital news outlet committed to independent analysis and spirited debate about Canada’s past, present and future. It is for readers who want to go deeper into the issues that matter. Join Ipsos’ Darrell Bricker, Global CEO of Public Affairs, as he sits down with The Hub’s editor-at-large Sean Speer, twice each month to discuss Canadian politics, policy, and public opinion.

Our most recent episodes can now be found on our Election microsite, here. Previous episodes can be access below. 

March 13: Hear more about Mark Carney’s decisive victory in the Liberal leadership race, the implications for the upcoming federal election, and the challenges that Carney may face as Canada’s next prime minister.

February 27: Darrell and Sean reconnect to discuss the political implications of new Ipsos polling that shows the federal race tightening with the Liberals now slightly ahead of the Conservatives.

February 14: Listen as Darrell and Sean discuss Canada’s evolving political landscape in the wake of Trump’s provocations, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s upcoming rally in Ottawa, and Mark Carney’s growing lead in the Liberal leadership race.

February 7: Today, we take a deep dive into new Ipsos polling on how Canadians are feeling about Trump’s tariff threats, the Liberal leadership race, and the state of Canadian politics more generally.

January 24: Hear more about how Canadians are feeling about our fast-moving political environment, the Liberal leadership race, and President Trump’s inauguration.

January 10, 2025- Hear Darrell and Sean discuss Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement that he will step down as prime minister and how it will shape Canadian politics, including the future of the Liberal Party, the potential for an eventual merger with the New Democrats, the Conservative Party’s polling lead and its political strategy, and Trudeau’s own legacy.

December 6, 2024- Darrell and Sean discuss Canadians’ complicated views about trade in light of Trump’s tariff threat, whether there is support within the Canadian population for more spending on defence and national security, and how the public is thinking about Canada Post’s ongoing labour strike.

November 22, 2024- In the first episode of The Hub’s new bi-weekly series, Darrell Bricker discusses the lessons and implications of Donald Trump’s presidential win, including with respect to immigration, trade, and our own politics.