# Trade tensions, climate politics, and Alberta's energy bargain Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773/trade-tensions-climate-politics-and-alberta-s-energy-bargain Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773/trade-tensions-climate-politics-and-alberta-s-energy-bargain.md Podcast: [Hub Podcasts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773) Published: 2026-07-23T12:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/hub-podcasts/episodes/trade-tensions-climate-politics-and-albertas-energy-bargain Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69cc1a3992d007a7658eee4e/e/6a614efd582e7ea7b27cc5c3/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hub-podcasts-4932773/episodes/trade-tensions-climate-politics-and-alberta-s-energy-bargain Duration seconds: 1809 ## Resource Keith McLaughlin and Amber Ruddy break down how Donald Trump's latest tariff threats could shape Canadian politics in the weeks ahead and whether Doug Ford has become a liability in trade talks. The political strategists then turn to Alberta, debating whether this summer's wildfires are likely to reshape public opinion around the province's evolving energy bargain and whether the Pathways carbon capture proposal still makes political and fiscal sense. This podcast is generously supported by Don Archibald. The Hub thanks him for his ongoing support. The Hub is Canada’s fastest-growing independent digital news outlet. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get our latest videos: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada Subscribe to The Hub’s podcast feed to get our best content when you are on the go: https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)  https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)   Want more Hub? Get a FREE 3-month trial membership on us: https://thehub.ca/free-trial/ Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en   CREDITS: Falice Chin - Host, Producer, and Editor  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hub-podcasts-4932773/episodes/trade-tensions-climate-politics-and-alberta-s-energy-bargain/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773/trade-tensions-climate-politics-and-alberta-s-energy-bargain.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.