Toronto chooses 4 more years of disorder and decline

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer analyze the possibility of a Canada-U.S. trade deal before the upcoming American midterm elections. They examine recent signals from Prime Minister Mark Carney and ongoing negotiations, questioning whether Canada's leverage is at its peak or if walking away from August's deal was strategic. They also explore whether any agreement will require accepting tariffs on key sectors like autos and steel, and consider the challenging political environment Carney would face selling such a compromise to Canadians.

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Christy Clark, former premier of British Columbia, says the province’s newly elected Conservative government faces a daunting task of restoring fiscal discipline, attracting investment, and reviving its resource economy. A vocal supporter of premier-designate Lorne Doerkson, Clark sees new opportunities for cooperation with Alberta on LNG, oil pipelines, electricity, and other major projects, but warns that regulatory uncertainty and Indigenous rights pose significant challenges. She joins Hub Hits to discuss what it will take to turn B.C.’s economy around, and why she believes Doerkson’s focus on economic growth over culture wars could hold together the province’s broad centre-right coalition.

Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer analyze the surprising BC Conservative majority victory and what it signals about a broader shift toward "normie politics." They explore how voters may be rejecting the tumultuous, disruptive politics of the past decade in favour of back-to-basics governance. They also examine why David Eby's activist government failed, the fiscal challenges facing incoming Premier Lorne Doerkson, and whether this represents a broader rejection of the Trudeau-era approach to governance across Canada and beyond.

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