Jun 2 2023 — Peter Mansbridge, Chantal Hebert and Bruce Anderson — The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge — The RCMP is going to set up special units to protect politicians and senior civil servants. What has the country become that has led to this? Bruce and Chantal have their thoughts on that plus the latest on the David Johnston story and whether he can carry on with his job. Also what to believe […]
May 31 2023 — Peter Mansbridge and Bruce Anderson — The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge — It looked like the NDP leader was in a political jam criticizing the government while at the same time propping it up. But someone, maybe Jagmeet Singh himself, came up with a great line to get himself to safe ground. Bruce does his SMT analysis on that plus the Alberta election and artificial intelligence too. […]
May 19 2023 — Peter Mansbridge, Chantal Hebert and Bruce Anderson — The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge — Thursday night was a big night in Alberta politics. It was debate night in the province’s election campaign. But it was also the same day that Alberta’s Ethics Commissioner came down with a report on the behaviour of Premier Danielle Smith. There was a lesson in her report that could and maybe should affect all […]
May 17 2023 — Peter Mansbridge and Bruce Anderson — The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge — Artificial Intelligence was on the minds of Washington legislators yesterday and the discussion was not only important it was for the most part non-partisan. Some important points are being made and one wonders whether Ottawa will soon do the same. It was more than two months ago on this program that Conservative MP Michelle Rempel […]
May 12 2023 — Peter Mansbridge — The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge — It’s a simple issue but one that gets people talking and today some “good talk” with Chantal and Rob Russo filling in for Bruce. Images of Canadian history or drawings of Canadiana — what do you think best reflects our passports? Plus a new challenge for Conservatives, and a controversial return of Donald Trump. All […]
May 11 2023 — Peter Mansbridge — The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge — Look out, he may be on his way back. The People’s Party leader is said to be about to enter a byelection. race for a federal seat in Manitoba. If he does what impact would that have not only on his party but on the Conservative party as well. Bruce is off this week, […]
May 5 2023 — Peter Mansbridge, Chantal Hebert and Bruce Anderson — The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge — Chantal and Bruce analyze the pros and cons of Thursday night’s major speech from Justin Trudeau to Liberal delegates in Ottawa. Does he still have the royal jelly to lead. the liberals against Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives? Plus does the Michael Chong story just keep the drip, drip, drip going against the government on the China […]
Apr 28 2023 — Peter Mansbridge — The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge — It was supposed to be a throwaway two-minute chat, but we ended up talking about Trudeau and the Coronation for 12 minutes. Why? You might want to listen! Chantal and filling in for Bruce, our friend Rob Russo. Also some substantial talk about the biggest strike in Canadian history and why it’s taking so long […]
Apr 26 2023 — Peter Mansbridge and Bruce Anderson — The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge — Joe Biden announces his re-election bid and his most likely contender, at least at this point, is Donald Trump. Bruce looks at the opening volleys in the 2024 US election campaign and we wonder if this is the best they can do. An 80 something Democrat and a multi indicted Republican who could be perp […]
Apr 21 2023 — Peter Mansbridge, Chantal Hebert and Bruce Anderson — The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge — Bruce has just completed a deep dive on the CBC and how Canadians feel about it. The results aren’t pretty and along with Chantal and me, we have some thoughts on whether the nearly 100-year-old national public broadcaster will even make it to the centennial in 2036.
Apr 19 2023 — Peter Mansbridge and Bruce Anderson — The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge — Fox pays almost 800 million dollars to shut down a lawsuit against the news network for fabricating stories. No apologies, no firings. Was the prime minister right or wrong to take a holiday in Jamaica at a wealthy friends resort? And the latest on the CBC.
Apr 14 2023 — Peter Mansbridge, Chantal Hebert and Bruce Anderson — The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge — It was ten years ago this month that Justin Trudeau became leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. He’s been prime minister for almost eight of those years. Is it time to go or is there still “gas in the tank”? Chantal and Bruce have their thoughts on the meaning of the anniversary, plus some […]
Apr 12 2023 — Peter Mansbridge and Bruce Anderson — The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge — Bruce does his deepest dive yet on Canadians’ attitudes towards Pierre Poilievre, and the numbers are good for Poilievre and not good for Justin Trudeau. This is not your ordinary party preference poll, its much different and is quite telling about where Canadians are today in how they feel about leadership in Canada.
Apr 6 2023 — Peter Mansbridge, Chantal Hebert and Bruce Anderson — The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge — For years this has been a topic of conversation for political junkies. It drives some partisans on both sides crazy, but not Good Talk. Chantal and Bruce are all in for the discussion about whether it’s time the two parties made their current arrangement a little more permanent.
Apr 5 2023 — Peter Mansbridge — The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge — Its been a wild forty eight hours in the United States so how much did you watch? Bruce puts the Smoke Mirrors and The Truth microscope on the media and the way its covered the Trump indictment. And then on the same theme, what is happening at “60 Minutes”?