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The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge episodes:

04.18.2024
Your Turn -- Your questions to the Housing Minister, Sean Fraser
You wanted to ask questions of the Housing Minister, he agreed and you delivered. Dozens and dozens of questions poured in about immigration, affordability, mortgages, construction and a lot more.
04.17.2024
Encore Presentation - How To Read Polls Versus Election Results
An encore of a very strange couple of days for Joe Biden. Weekend polling was disastrous for the Democrats, but last night's voting results were anything but.
04.16.2024
The Ben Johnson Story -- New Questions About The Doping Scandal
A new book about the Ben Johnson story raises some interesting questions about the fairness of the way the Canadian track star was treated after he tested positive in the 1988 Olympics. Mary Ormsby, a well known and very respected sportswriter, has...
04.15.2024
What now? Israel, Hamas and Iran
After a wild weekend of developments in the middle east this question looms large -- what now? Dr. Janice Stein joins us for her regular Monday session and gives us guidance on this story and all the connecting lines that...
04.12.2024
Good Talk -- A First Minister's Conference -- Why Not?
On the day the NDP leader begins to back away from the Liberal's carbon pricing policy, we have a serious discussion about the pros and cons of having a televised conference to address the differences between the country's prime minister,...
04.11.2024
Your Turn - Part Two of Your All Time Favourite Canadian TV Show
Today the final list of your choices and they're pretty interesting. And they come from all over the world. Plus the Random Ranter with his thoughts on what is holding back Canadian productivity.
04.10.2024
Encore Presentation - Whatever Happened to the Concept of Budget Secrecy?
An encore of There used to be a time when the finance minister's budget speech was the most closely guarded secret on the parliamentary agenda. Not so much anymore. The Canadian correspondent for The Economist, Rob Russo, gives us...
04.09.2024
Billions In New Defence Spending -- Why and Will It Even Happen?
Helping us understand what is planned and whether it's adequate or even necessary is one of the country's leading defence analysts and someone who has written and lectured often on Canada's arctic policy as it relates to defence. He's Professor...
04.08.2024
Is This Moment The Most Serious Rift Ever Between Israel and the US?
Last week's phone call between President Biden and Prime Minister Netanyahu marked a new chapter in US-Israel relations and is not a good one. Also in the conversation, Is Russia really as powerful as some NATO allies are making it sound?
04.05.2024
Good Talk -- Is The NDP On The Verge of Collapse?
Where is all the money coming from to pay for massive new housing and school lunch programs? With a budget now less than two weeks ago and multi billion dollar programs being dropped almost daily it's an important question. But so is...
04.04.2024
Your Turn - Your Favourite Canadian TV Show, Past or Present
What Canadian TV show, past or present, has had the greatest impact on you as a Canadian? The answers tell us a lot about ourselves and our television industry. Also today the random Ranter with his own provocative take on the carbon tax.
04.03.2024
Encore Presentation - The Eclipse is Coming - Are you Ready?
An encore of a total solar eclipse will be witnessed in a specific path through Canada on April 8th, and in almost all of the rest of the country, a partial eclipse will be experienced. So what to do, where...
04.02.2024
Whatever Happened to the Concept of Budget Secrecy?
There used to be a time when the finance minister's budget speech was the most closely guarded secret on the parliamentary agenda. Not so much anymore. The Canadian correspondent for The Economist, Rob Russo, gives us a history lesson on budgets but also takes...
04.01.2024
Huge Protests in Israel Calling for Hostage Release
While Israelis keep up the pressure for negotiations to free the hostages, there's another issue dividing Israelis. Janice Stein is with us for her regular Monday appearance to explain this, plus new issues confronting Ukraine in its war with Russia.
03.29.2024
Good Talk - On The Road At The Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa
Chantal and Bruce join Peter on location from Carleton University in Ottawa answering their questions!
03.28.2024
Your Turn -- Your Favourite Canadian Holiday Spot
Your choices for the question of the week -- name your favourite inside Canada but outside your own province, holiday spot. Some really terrific answers. Plus the Random Ranter with a really different rant -- don't miss it!
03.27.2024
Encore Presentation - Fluke - How Our World Is Swayed By Chance
An encore of a feature interview with the author of an extraordinary new book that explores he world of chance, chaos and why everything we do matters. He's Brian Klaas a university professor in London, England.
03.26.2024
The Eclipse is Coming - Are you Ready?
A total solar eclipse will be witnessed in a specific path through Canada on April 8th, and in almost all of the rest of the country, a partial eclipse will be experienced. So what to do, where to be and...
03.25.2024
The Deadly Concert Hall Attack in Moscow... What Happens Now?"
A horrific attack on concert goers in Moscow on Friday night has terrorized Russians and put some difficult decisions in front of Vladimir Putin. Janice Stein joins us to talk about the impact this can have on the Ukraine war; also the...
03.22.2024
Good Talk -- After A Week of Votes and Motions in Parliament, Is Anything Different?
From the Middle East to carbon pricing, but after all the positioning did anything really change? The latest mumbles about whether or not the NDP and the Liberals should get even closer. And some closing thoughts on Brian Mulroney.
03.21.2024
Your Turn -- Your Favourite Canadian Book Part Two
So many entries in our "favourite Canadian book" contest that we stretched things into a second week. Plus, this week the Random Ranter on "homelessness".
03.20.2024
Encore Presentation - Moore Butts Conversation #14 -- Brian Mulroney
An encore of when Brian Mulroney passed last week so did an era in Canadian politics. Conservative James Moore and Liberal Gerald Butts carry on their non partisan conversations on The Bridge, started in 2022, this week with the Mulroney...
03.19.2024
How Is The American Media Doing Covering Trump and Biden?
What are the challenges of covering a presidential race like the one underway in the United States? Keith Boag is with us again to explore those questions in a way that helps us understand the stakes.
03.18.2024
Is The West Putting As Much Pressure On Hamas As It Is On Israel?
Our regular Monday session with Dr Janice Stein of the Munk School at the University of Toronto. This week's focus starts on Israel and Hamas and the question implied in the title above. Plus an update on the question of the week!
03.15.2024
Good Talk -- What's Going On With Your Money?
Carbon Taxes, Carbon Rebates, Arrive Can, the Auditor General ....another week when the questions of who's protecting your money, how it's spent, how it's promised and who's accountable are all up front. That plus some new thoughts on Brian Mulroney.
03.14.2024
Your Turn -- Your Best Canadian Book
This week's question was simple -- name your favourite Canadian book, one that would help Canadians understand their country better. Plus, Thursday's also mean the Random Ranter and he's in fine form on the issue of the Carbon Tax.
03.13.2024
Encore Presentation - On The Road in South Sudan With Samantha Nutt
An encore of asking Dr Samantha Nutt of War Child Canada to break down her most recent trip to South Sudan, basically to take us with her.
03.12.2024
With Elections Coming Why Are So Many Incumbent Governments In Trouble?
It's said that half the countries in the world that have elections will have them this year. Our guest, Andrew MacDougall, knows politics as a former Director of Communications for Stephen Harper while Harper was prime minister, and is now a...
03.11.2024
Biden and Netanyahu -- The Relationship Couldn't Be Worse
An exchange over the weekend has set the relationship between Benjamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden in a very hard place. Biden first gave an interview on Saturday night and then Netanyahu responded on Sunday. Today, Janice Stein deconstructs the interview with Biden that started the weekend...
03.08.2024
Good Talk -- Did Joe Biden Just Save Himself?
Joe Biden's energetic State of the Union address last night is getting mostly positive reviews and may have given him at least temporary relief from the wolves that seemed poised to ruin his re-election bid. Bruce and Susan (filling in for Chantal)...
03.07.2024
Your Turn -- Who Was The Country's Most Consequential Prime Minister
The passing of Brian Mulroney had many of you thinking about the country's prime ministers and suggesting who was the most consequential. Plus a very personal commentary from the Random Ranter this week, one many will identify with.
03.06.2024
Special Encore Edition - An interview with Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (2013)
Peter Mansbridge's chat with Former Prime Minster of Canada Brian Mulroney in South Africa in 2013 for the CBC.
03.05.2024
Moore Butts Conversation #14 -- Brian Mulroney
When Brian Mulroney passed last week so did an era in Canadian politics. Conservative James Moore and Liberal Gerald Butts carry on their non partisan conversations on The Bridge, started in 2022, this week with the Mulroney legacy as the topic.
03.04.2024
Who Is Benny Gantz and Why Is Benjamin Netanyahu So Upset At Him?
For the first time since Oct 7, a split is open and obvious in the Israeli war cabinet of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Benny Gantz is heading to meetings in Washington against his prime minister's wishes raising questions about Israeli government solidarity...
03.01.2024
Good Talk -- Brian Mulroney, The Passing of A Giant
The 18th prime minister of Canada was a force, a huge force. Today the full hour on Brian Mulroney with Bruce, and filling in for a vacationing Chantal, the Toronto Star's Susan Delacourt.
02.29.2024
Your Turn -- One Thing To Improve Health Care in Canada
You obviously care about this issue as most research shows health care is one of the top items bothering Canadians, and your letters show that you have ideas for solutions. Lots of ideas. Plus the Random Ranter has the issue that's...
02.28.2024
Special Edition - Peter joins The Big Story Podcast
When the longtime CBC news anchor began his career as a reporter in the early 1970's, giving people the news was among the most trusted and important occupations in the country. When he retired in 2017, it was the era...
02.27.2024
It's Only February But Fire Season Is Here Already -- Guess Why.
Wildfires are burning in different parts of the country already, some have been burning through the winter. Are we prepared for what seems almost certain to come from fires to drought? Chris Hatch covers climate for the National Observer from Vancouver...
02.26.2024
What's Really Going On Inside the Gaza Peace Talks?
What's really happening inside the Gaza Peace Talks and are things close to resolution. Janice Stein is with us for her regular Monday briefing. Plus we reveal our question of the week!
02.23.2024
Good Talk - Have The Liberals Given Up?
Little things can make a difference is the old saying. And this week a little thing seemed to have some people wondering whether the Liberals have given up any chance of winning the next election.
02.22.2024
Your Turn -- What's On Your Mind This Week?
A potpourri of concerns this week as the question was pretty general -- What's On Your Mind? Most deal with concerns about the world stage and specifically how desperate things look to many of you.
02.21.2024
Encore Presentation - Bob Woodward: Is Trump a Crook?
An encore of Bob Woodward is still doing the journalism that is chasing another U.S. President. A wide-ranging interview to kick off another year of The Bridge -- Woodward's take on everything from Donald Trump to the state of...
02.20.2024
Entering The Third Year of a War That Threatens The World
This weekend marks the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Now experts worry whether this prolonged conflict could threaten the future of world peace. Today a special edition of the Bridge that brings together two of our favourite foreign affairs experts.
02.19.2024
The Bridge Encore Presentation - What We Should Know About Black History Month
An encore of an important and fascinating conversation with McGill University professor Debra Thompson, recognized around North America as an expert analyst on race politics.
02.16.2024
Good Talk -- Governments face bad weeks and really bad weeks. This could be really bad.
Two potholes for the Liberals in their path to try and find recovery. The other perhaps not so much. Plus the ugliness surrounding demonstrations in Canada on both sides of the Israel-Hamas war -- what does it say about the...
02.15.2024
Your Turn -- How You Would Improve Air Travel in Canada
This week's question was simple -- what one thing would you do to improve air travel in Canada? Also the Random Ranter takes his swing at auto theft -- what he thinks the real problem is.
02.14.2024
Encore Presentation - Do You Have The Freedom To Read?
An encore of with issues surrounding what you are allowed to read in some American schools, some Canadians may be surprised there are similar issues in Canada. That's why next month will include "A Freedom to Read" week. An...
02.13.2024
Black History Month -- A Feature Interview With Marci Ien
Marci Ien made her name as a Canadian television journalist anchoring some of CTV's most important programs. Today she's a federal cabinet minister responsible for women and gender equality. Today a feature interview with Marci Ien about her path as a Black Canadian and...
02.12.2024
Are We Sleepwalking Into A Global Catastrophe?
Donald Trump's latest claim of what to expect from a second Trump presidency has the alarm bells ringing in NATO capitals around the world. Trump says he'd abandon any NATO country that fell behind in defense expenditures and would tell the...
02.09.2024
Good Talk -- Dominic LeBlanc Moves To The Front
Auto theft was the issue for the national political leaders this week and it's worth asking why. Also today, who's buying Jagmeet Singh's threat to pull the plug on the deal keeping the Liberals in power? And BCE's latest slash at...

What's The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge about?

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The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge episodes:

Your Turn -- Your questions to the Housing Minister, Sean Fraser

Encore Presentation - How To Read Polls Versus Election Results

The Ben Johnson Story -- New Questions About The Doping Scandal

What now? Israel, Hamas and Iran

Good Talk -- A First Minister's Conference -- Why Not?

Your Turn - Part Two of Your All Time Favourite Canadian TV Show

Encore Presentation - Whatever Happened to the Concept of Budget Secrecy?

Billions In New Defence Spending -- Why and Will It Even Happen?

Is This Moment The Most Serious Rift Ever Between Israel and the US?

Good Talk -- Is The NDP On The Verge of Collapse?

Your Turn - Your Favourite Canadian TV Show, Past or Present

Encore Presentation - The Eclipse is Coming - Are you Ready?

Whatever Happened to the Concept of Budget Secrecy?

Huge Protests in Israel Calling for Hostage Release

Good Talk - On The Road At The Chateau Laurier Hotel in Ottawa

Your Turn -- Your Favourite Canadian Holiday Spot

Encore Presentation - Fluke - How Our World Is Swayed By Chance

The Eclipse is Coming - Are you Ready?

The Deadly Concert Hall Attack in Moscow... What Happens Now?"

Good Talk -- After A Week of Votes and Motions in Parliament, Is Anything Different?

Your Turn -- Your Favourite Canadian Book Part Two

Encore Presentation - Moore Butts Conversation #14 -- Brian Mulroney

How Is The American Media Doing Covering Trump and Biden?

Is The West Putting As Much Pressure On Hamas As It Is On Israel?

Good Talk -- What's Going On With Your Money?

Your Turn -- Your Best Canadian Book

Encore Presentation - On The Road in South Sudan With Samantha Nutt

With Elections Coming Why Are So Many Incumbent Governments In Trouble?

Biden and Netanyahu -- The Relationship Couldn't Be Worse

Good Talk -- Did Joe Biden Just Save Himself?

Your Turn -- Who Was The Country's Most Consequential Prime Minister

Special Encore Edition - An interview with Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (2013)

Moore Butts Conversation #14 -- Brian Mulroney

Who Is Benny Gantz and Why Is Benjamin Netanyahu So Upset At Him?

Good Talk -- Brian Mulroney, The Passing of A Giant

Your Turn -- One Thing To Improve Health Care in Canada

Special Edition - Peter joins The Big Story Podcast

It's Only February But Fire Season Is Here Already -- Guess Why.

What's Really Going On Inside the Gaza Peace Talks?

Good Talk - Have The Liberals Given Up?

Your Turn -- What's On Your Mind This Week?

Encore Presentation - Bob Woodward: Is Trump a Crook?

Entering The Third Year of a War That Threatens The World

The Bridge Encore Presentation - What We Should Know About Black History Month

Good Talk -- Governments face bad weeks and really bad weeks. This could be really bad.

Your Turn -- How You Would Improve Air Travel in Canada

Encore Presentation - Do You Have The Freedom To Read?

Black History Month -- A Feature Interview With Marci Ien

Are We Sleepwalking Into A Global Catastrophe?

Good Talk -- Dominic LeBlanc Moves To The Front