{"podcast":{"title":"Hub Podcasts","slug":"hub-podcasts-4932773","podcast_index_feed_id":4932773,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69cc1a3992d007a7658eee4e","website_url":"http://www.thehub.ca","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69cc1a3992d007a7658eee4e/show-cover.png","author":"Hub Canada Media","episode_count":1918,"summary":"Welcome to Hub Podcasts, the audio version of the big ideas and in-depth conversations found at TheHub.ca, Canada's fastest growing digital news outlet with half a million people engaging weekly with our content. Hub Dialogues features The Hub's editor-at-large Sean Speer and managing editor Harrison Lowman engaged in longform conversations with leading thinkers on the big issues and ideas shaping the public conversation. In Conversation with David Frum features the insights and analysis of leading author, journalist, and thinker David Frum, who weighs in monthly on global and Canadian news events. The news cycle never slows down and neither does Hub Hits. Each day we provide you with quick hits on topical stories, big issues and important voices appearing in The Hub. Every week, editor-at-large Sean Speer is joined by David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, and Amanda Galbraith, principal at Oyster Group, to dig into the drama and strategy of Canadian politics. Topics range from the issues dominating headlines, the communications battles behind the scenes, to the trends shaping parties, leaders, and voters. Some weeks, they'll focus on the hot story in Ottawa. The Hub's media criticis…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T16:20:09.151875+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773"},"episode":{"title":"B.C. developer explains why the real housing problem remains unsolved","slug":"b-c-developer-explains-why-the-real-housing-problem-remains-unsolved","published_at":"2026-07-03T13:09:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773/b-c-developer-explains-why-the-real-housing-problem-remains-unsolved","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773","url":"https://shows.acast.com/hub-podcasts/episodes/bc-developer-explains-why-the-real-housing-problem-remains-u","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69cc1a3992d007a7658eee4e/e/6a47a9d1446620d7cff67359/media.mp3","summary":"Beau Jarvis, CEO of Wesgroup Properties, unpacks British Columbia's plan to buy up unsold condo inventory for affordable housing. He argues the policy treats symptoms rather than root causes, and points out that developers were never consulted in shaping it. He makes the case for a different fix: lowering development charges and reforming the regulatory system. Jarvis also explains how municipal governments have become dependent on development fees to fund themselves, and proposes tax-free bonds as an alternative way to finance infrastructure. The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent digital news outlet. 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) Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en CREDITS: Elia Gross - Producer and Editor Rudyard Griffiths - Host Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press - Photo Credit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Beau Jarvis, CEO of Wesgroup Properties, unpacks British Columbia's plan to buy up unsold condo inventory for affordable housing. He argues the policy tre…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":909,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hub-podcasts-4932773/episodes/b-c-developer-explains-why-the-real-housing-problem-remains-unsolved/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hub-podcasts-4932773/b-c-developer-explains-why-the-real-housing-problem-remains-unsolved.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}