The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

Lots of your letters again this week, and many of them are about elections.  Both provincial ones in Canada and the big one south of the border. But there are lots more issues on your mind as well with your thoughts from across the country. Then, of course, it's Random Ranter time with his thoughts about what's almost always on the mind of voters in elections around the world these days. Hosted by...

Revisiting the conversation with Paul Wells on his new book (or is it an essay?) "Justin Trudeau - On The Ropes". The well-known national columnist takes a hard look at the man who has been part of the Canadian landscape as a political leader for a dozen years now. What's the real story behind his leadership? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our c...

Sudan's crisis continues but the world looks away.  Why? Dr Samantha Nutt from War Child joins us once again to talk about her overseas travels to some of the planet's most difficult spots.  Today, her focus is on Sudan and Afghanistan, both countries she has travelled to this year.  This is an important conversation and one many of you have been calling for. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compa...

Janice Stein makes her regular Monday appearance to discuss the Israeli killing of the Hamas leader in Gaza. Does Yahya Sinwar's death make a difference?  Also, the latest on the war of drones between Ukraine and Russia - and should Ukraine get fast-tracked for membership in NATO? Or will that just make matters worse? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information ab...

The clock is ticking on Justin Trudeau as one issue after another is somehow connected to his leadership problems. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Meanwhile, the majority of today's program is from you -- your turn on the question, who is the Canadian from our history you would most like the chance to sit down with? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

An encore of Author and Journalist Stephen Maher joins The Bridge to talk about his new book, The Prince, which is all about Justin Trudeau.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Time in the cabinets of Pierre Trudeau, John Turner and Jean Chretien allowed Axworthy to see power close up. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rumours circulated that the Trudeau government was considering a procedure to shut Parliament down for weeks or even months. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rumours circulated that the Trudeau government was considering a procedure to shut Parliament down for weeks or even months. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

"Who is the Canadian from history you would like to have a long conversation with?" We've had so many replies we have enough for this week and next.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

An interview with Andrew Lawton the author of the new book on Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Less than a month to go now but the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump remains a toss-up. Why is it so close? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

For the last year October 7th has been described as a major intelligence failure by the Israelis and this proves it in very hard detail. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We could be only months away from an election in Canada, so is there anything we need to learn from watching the debate over fact-checking in the US? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Your letters this week on what's on your mind, and then the Ranter takes on J D Vance. Plus, we finally have some time for a few interesting End Bits. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kathleen Petty joins us from Calgary to talk about Alberta's Premier and Dr Isaac Bogoch calls in from his hospital job to talk about where things really stand on Covid. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A series of remarkable events has changed the face of the Middle East War. Israel is fighting and winning in two fronts but what happens now? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

An encore of former Conservative Cabinet Minister James Moore and former Liberal insider Gerald Butts get together for another of their popular conversations. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's one thing when the Conservatives slam the CBC, threaten to defund it, and raise money from supporters by making the threat. But now they're suggesting there's a conspiracy between CTV and its parent company Bell, to bad mouth and lie about their party.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

From coast to coast to coast you wrote in to say what they'd do if they owned a local paper struggling to do business and succeed. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

An encore of Woodward's take on everything from Donald Trump to the state of the media. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Former Conservative Cabinet Minister James Moore and former Liberal insider Gerald Butts get together for another of their popular conversations. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

With Israel declaring pagers and wallow-talkies as weapons of war, has a new line been crossed leaving civilians vulnerable? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A wild week for Jagmeet Singh from a byelection victory to an apparent challenge to Pierre Poilievre to put up the dukes as we used to say. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.