Episode #86: Hub Roundtable: Canada's institutions and processes look tired while our political class goes to the Stampede

Hub Dialogues (part of The Hub, Canada’s daily information source for public policy – https://www.thehub.ca) are in-depth conversations about big ideas from the worlds of business, economics, geopolitics, public policy, and technology.The Hub Dialogues feature The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad.This week’s Hub Dialogue roundtable discusses a recent series of institutional and process failures in Canada (including airport lineups, passport delays and last week's internet outage) and what they tell us about the capacities of our public and private institutions. Rudyard Griffiths, Stuart Thomson and Sean Speer then turn their attention to political gatherings at the Calgary Stampede and their insights into the state of the Canadian Conservative Party and Alberta's United Conservative Party leadership races.If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues, consider subscribing to The Hub's daily email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on public policy issues. Subscription is free. Simply sign up here: https://newsletter.thehub.ca/.The Hub is Canada's leading information source for public policy. Stridently non-partisan, The Hub is committed to delivering to Canadians the latest analysis and cutting-edge perspectives into the debates that are shaping our collective future.Visit The Hub now at https://www.thehub.ca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.