The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

This is the 500th episode of The Bridge and what better way to celebrate than by listening to some of your latest letters, your ideas, thoughts and comments.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The cross country trucker's convoy is picking up steam, coverage and ugly words as it makes its way towards the nation's capital this weekend.  What exactly is their issue?  Who's funding them? And is Ottawa worried? All that and more as Bruce Anderson joins from Ottawa. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for...

For some young Canadians with good jobs and a young family will never be able to buy a home.  How did it ever get to this?  Preet Banerjee joins us and he's got lots to say on this.  Also, EV's reach another milestone in Europe.  It's way more than a fad now. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's our regular Monday pandemic checkup, this week with Toronto epidemiologist Dr. Isaac Bogoch.  The good doctor is a straight shooter and he doesn't hold back as the quote above in today's title clearly shows!  But there's a football twist in today's episode as well -- go figure. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of person...

Three Topics for today -- is it already open warfare over leadership in the Conservative caucus? What's the impact of the NDP's surge in many upcoming provincial races? And Bruce offers one potential solution to the housing crisis. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A year from now, fully vaxed and with the pandemic hopefully a distant memory, will you still be wearing a mask?  If so you might want to make sure it's a real one. And it's the Thursday mailbag edition with a good selection of your comments, ideas and questions.    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adver...

Was it smoke or mirrors or the truth with three separate incidents over the last few days?  Doug Ford, Jason Kenney, Donald Trump. Case studies with Bruce Anderson make up today's episode of SMT on The Bridge. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The British Prime Minister may think he can ride out the storm but those against him haven't stopped organizing.  What does it mean and what should it mean for Erin O'Toole?  Andrew MacDougall should know -- Stephen Harper's former head of communications and currently a strategic consultant based in London.  Also today, will it soon be time for single pilot cockpits? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWi...

One of the members of The Bridge's unofficial "science table" joins for our regular Monday Covid Update.  Dr. Zain Chagla from McMaster University talks about where we are, how to interpret the numbers, where we are on boosters, therapeutics, and a lot more.  Then some remarkable stats on apps that are helping us through the pandemic. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com f...

A leader must be a leader. That's often been a campaign slogan. So what of the leadership of Quebec's Francois Legault, the Conservative's Erin O'Toole, and Britain's Boris Johnson?  All three had big weeks -- but what did Chantal and Bruce think of it all?   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Some stories, trends and articles you may have missed, and then your turn with your comments, thoughts and questions from Covid to sleep to tennis. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Will any other provinces follow Quebec's plan to tax the unvaccinated?  Bruce puts the SMT lens on that one.  Plus the calls for Boris Johnson to resign intensify.  And then of course there's the question underlined by the Australian Open -- is there one set of rules for the famous and then the rules for the rest of us? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information...

Lots on the program today starting with the explosion in the use of sleep apps because of the pandemic.  But also we ask my old friend and former Washington correspondent Rob Russo to help us understand whether it will ever be possible for the US Congress to bring Donald Trump to account for what he did or didn't do on last year's insurrection day. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm...

This week's feature interview on the Covid story is with Dr. Lisa Barrett, the Nova Scotia epidemiologist at Dalhousie University who is tracking the virus not just there but around the country and around the world.  Her thoughts about where we are, what we are doing right and wrong, and where we are heading.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our...

Chantal and Bruce start off 2022 with two big topics. We discuss the at times divisive politics of the pandemic in Canada; and then if Joe Biden is right and democracy is vulnerable in the United States, how ready is Canada? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Is all news bad news?  Why isn't there more good news? Is it all bad for your health?  Just one of the questions for today in our Thursday combination of the stories we've missed and the letters you've sent.  Great way to help kick off our first week of 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It is one of the biggest compensation deals ever put together by the federal government.  Why did it happen? How solid is it? What does it say about the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the government?  Bruce has his say and so does Cindy Blackstock, one of the country's leading indigenous activists on the children's issue. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com f...

As a new year starts with the same old story dominant on our minds, a new take on where we are.  And it comes from one of the big names on Canadian social media.  "Science Sam" is her social media handle and Dr. Samantha Yammine is her real name. You are in for a treat as she helps us navigate this story from a different perspective than perhaps you've heard elsewhere. The launch of a new year wit...

We're looking back at The Bridge in 2021.  Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on December 7th.  Peter in discussion with George Stroumboulopoulos about The Beatles. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We're looking back at The Bridge in 2021.  Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on November 11th.  The Future of Libraries. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We're looking back at The Bridge in 2021.  Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on November 8th.  The Story of an RCAF WW2 Disaster. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We're looking back at The Bridge in 2021.  Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on October 25th.  Peter talks with historian Dan Snow.  Is history accurate? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We're looking back at The Bridge in 2021.  Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on September 22nd.  Smoke, Mirrors & The Truth: Analyzing the Media's Campaign Performance. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We're looking back at The Bridge in 2021.  Today an encore presentation of The Bridge: Special with an episode that originally aired on June 28th.  Peter discusses residential schools with Murray Sinclair and Marc Miller. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We're looking back at The Bridge in 2021.  Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on December 17th.  It is Good Talk: Top Picks 2021. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.