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Both some of the international media and some country's leaders found out this week what happens when you jump to conclusions on blame. Especially in the Middle East. Bruce is away this week but The Economist's Rob Russo sits in with Chantal Hebert for an important conversation on the latest from the Israel-Hamas war. Also, discussions on the House of Commons, the NDP and Pierre Poilievre's positi...

After an intense two weeks of watching the Middle East on the edge of a full-blown crisis, you share your thoughts and feelings about what you've witnessed.  From who's to blame to what happens now? Plus other comments on the potential of LNG to WFH, work from home. And of course, the Random Ranter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection...

Another horrific scene, this time in Gaza, and of all places a hospital.  Who did it and why?  That is the question today as accusations and counter-accusations reverberate across the Middle East and the world. Bruce Anderson is by with a classic SMT on this.  Plus some thoughts on Pierre Poilievre's apple-picking video. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information...

What happens behind the closed doors when a government faces a crisis -- who says what, and what are the do's and don'ts of crisis management? Former Harper cabinet minister James Moore and former Trudeau principal secretary Gerald Butts take us inside with their latest "conversation". Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of per...

It is a very complicated question and today we have Middle East expert and friend of The Bridge, Janice Stein, to help us answer that and some other basic questions on a rapidly evolving story.  Dr Stein's expertise also involves conflict management, so how does this conflict end? Also today, the CEO of Enbridge,  Greg Ebel, on his idea to move Canadian natural gas to export markets in Europe and...

How does one describe the past week -- the hatred, the images, the response, the fact all could go on indefinitely? Chantal is in Banff this week, Bruce is in Ottawa.  Their thoughts on the dominant story of the week and their expectations for the weekend's NDP convention in Ottawa. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of person...

Your thoughts and your questions about the horrible events in Israel over the past few days. The shock is still settling in for many of us but you do have thoughts and want to share them. The Random Ranter has thoughts too on something very different -- the issue of working from home. All this and more this week on Your Turn. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inform...

Our weekly chat with Bruce Anderson with disinformation the topic at hand. More examples, some quite sophisticated, are having an impact and the question centre stage is how to deal with it. And also some thoughts about where to look for leadership on the world stage. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adv...

The weekend of horror witnessed in Israel and the retaliation that has followed in Gaza may continue for some time and the fallout could be even more catastrophic than what we've already witnessed. Veteran correspondent and conflict analyst Brian Stewart has been joining us every Tuesday for the past year and a half to talk about Ukraine, today he's with us on that but also on the impact of what's...

Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on October 6th. Ottawa plays hardball with the grocery titans but will the strategy pay off for consumers? Plus the latest on India and Ukraine.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ottawa plays hardball with the grocery titans but will the strategy pay off for consumers? Plus the latest on India and Ukraine.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listeners were busy at their keyboards on two issues this week -- Truth and Reconciliation, and Pronouns. They both take centre stage on this week's edition of Your Turn, and the Random Ranter also jumps in on one of them.  Plus lots of other comments ranging from Paul McCartney's guitar to the handles on a bottle of maple syrup! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for in...

Lots to talk about this week with Bruce Anderson on SMT from Wab Kinew's historic Manitoba election victory, to the challenge the new Speaker faces in Ottawa, and who knows what about the soaring price of turkey!  Plus a new segment Bruce wants to call "Grovel" where I correct things I got wrong in the last week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about o...

Was there a lesson in what we witnessed yesterday in a New York Courthouse? Maybe, we can hope anyway. Donald Trump is on trial for fraud and spewing his version of events, but how did some media cover that? Plus our regular Tuesday commentary from Brian Stewart about the conflict in Ukraine. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use...

For many in the country, today is a day of opportunity to consider our shared history and help determine the path forward. Some thoughts on that, and then later a a new report on climate change and a chat with one of the world's leading authorities on sea ice and the massive loss of sea ice currently underway in both the Arctic and Antarctica. And then a bonus edition of End Bits! Hosted by Simple...

It's been a headline-making two weeks for Canada on the world stage. First the India story, and then the Speaker's story. Was it damaging and if so, how damaging? And, what's next?  Bruce and Chantal bring their analysis to the Good Talk table. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A wide variety of opinions from across the country about recent events in Parliament, especially the debacle that led to the resignation of the Speaker.  Listeners are upset and they're spreading the blame all around.  And something different from the Ranter -- he has predictions.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of persona...

How much worse can things get for the Liberals? Does Justin Trudeau have a plan to recover from the "Nazi in the parliamentary gallery" story?  If so, will it be enough to make people forget the national embarrassment caused by last Friday's incident. Bruce Anderson on that, plus his thoughts on how two polls done at the same time with the same question can result in such very different results. H...

Watching what happened in the House of Commons last Friday is still shocking.  No one picked up on the Speaker's incredible blunder.  Not MPs, not the audience and not the media.  Why?  Why don't we know our history?  Also as always on Tuesdays, Brian Stewart drops by to give us his latest take on the situation in Ukraine. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informati...

The Speaker of the House of Commons embarrasses himself and Parliament by honouring someone who fought for the Nazis.  Does his eventual apology end the story?  Then respected international analyst Janice Stein drops by with her regular feature "What Are We Missing?", looking at some of the countries that we aren't talking about as we focus for the most part on the countries in the major headlines...

Is there a way out of this India story or are the two sides just too entrenched in their positions?  Chantal and Bruce have their thoughts on the story that has dominated the headlines all week.   And Doug Ford -- does saying you're sorry clean up the Greenbelt mess? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adve...

Your thoughts on everything from the India story to the opening of Parliament to climate change.  Even a letter calling the host's comments "juvenile". Yes we air it all.  Plus the Random Ranter takes on the grocery chains. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Will we ever get the questions swirling around the allegations against India answered?  And if so, who will answer them?  Bruce is here to try and sort out the key elements of a story that could be with us for quite some time. That plus the early reviews on Parliament's new fall session. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of p...

Two new investigations, one by journalists and the other by the UN, tell an ugly story.  Brian Stewart joins us to carefully go through two stories we don't hear much about but are very real.  One engineered by Ukraine, the other by Russia. Plus some opening comments about the Canada/India story. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and...

Six months after her first appearance on The Bridge, Michelle Rempel Garner is back with her latest update on Canada's positioning on AI --  artificial intelligence.  Garner, the Conservative MP and former cabinet minister, is part of a multi-party group trying to prepare Canada for AI. One of the issues, should AI be regulated in Canada?  All that plus some good end bits on today's episode! Hoste...