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 6 2023 — CBC — Political strategists Regan Watts, Greg MacEachern and Anne McGrath talk with CBC News Network host Hannah Thibedeau at the end of a week that saw the government hounded over how it handled intelligence reports detailing an alleged Chinese government plot to target MPs, reported by the Globe and Mail.
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 […]
May 5 2023 — Althia Raj — Toronto Star — As Liberals from across the country gather in Ottawa for the party’s first in-person national convention since the pandemic, “It’s Political” digs into Justin Trudeau’s record as party leader and his time as prime minister. With bleak polling numbers and an ambitious Conservative opponent, how can the Liberals correct their course? First, we sit down […]
May 3 2023 — Peter Mansbridge and Bruce Anderson — The New York Times has looked at how Presidents in the last thirty years have been doing fewer and fewer news conferences and one on one interviews. Is that becoming the new normal and is it spreading to Canada?
Apr 29 2023 — CTV Power Play — The Strategy Session panel discusses the feds’ new tabled offer to PSAC and how long the strike can last as the pay fades.
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 22 2023 — CTV Power Play — The Strategy Session panel discusses the Volkswagen EV plant deal, and whether the PSAC union is ‘out-of-touch’ with Canadians.
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 7 2023 — CTV Power Play — The Strategy Session panel discusses whether the Liberal government’s 2023 budget is in touch with the struggles Canadians are dealing with.