It's the Wednesday Smoke Mirrors and The Truth with Bruce Anderson on the day after a classic smoke, mirrors and the truth session in Ottawa.

The finance minister gives her economic statement and it was revealing to watch her and to watch the way the opposition reacted to it.  Some thoughts on that and also about pandemic management following the first ministers' meeting last night.

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It's a potpourri day and some pretty interesting "stuff" to talk about.  Starting with the decision from New Zealand to begin a process that will eventually, if it works, end smoking in the country.  But lost more from electric vehicles to shipping containers to diversity issues.  And of course, a possible hint of encouraging news on the Omicron front.

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Dr. Isaac Bogoch has been one of the most listened-to guests on The Bridge all year. His expertise and advice on COVID 19 has been instrumental for many people from governments to ordinary citizens understanding how this virus is circulating and what to do in confronting it.  So with the Omicron variant quickly marching it’s way through the public, what now? 

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Chantal and Bruce are here with some serious Good Talk on a number of issues, the most provocative being when we raise the question of whether Canada and its western allies have chickened out on dealing with China especially and Russia too.  But first up, Quebec's Bill 21, in spite of all the tough talk is there anything Ottawa will do?

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It's mailbag day with your letters and comments on a variety of issues from the pandemic to the Beatles. But we start with a great story from Finland.  Their 36-year-old prime minister was found clubbing till 4 am on the day one of her ministers tested positive for Covid.  Its made world headlines which is a story in itself.  

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We haven't peeked south of the border to test the SMT waters for a while so why not now?  Bruce is here to bat around some Trump thoughts, and then CNN fires its top anchor for issues of SMT so it's a natural for some talk too.

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This is fun. The new documentary made from archival film by director Peter Jackson about the Beatles just months before their breakup is rich in content.  How rich?  George Stroumboulopoulos is our guest in this really fascinating interview about the "fab four".

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Brian Williams is a long-time friend and colleague and when he announced his retirement this weekend it left many people wondering how to imagine how an Olympics would ever be the same.  In tribute, I read one of the stories in my new book which is all about Brian.  Before that, some thoughts about a critical meeting on a very important topic that is just two weeks away.

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So just how good was the Conservative leader's week?  Chantal and Bruce have their thoughts. Should the voting age be lowered to 16?  And here's one to provoke some thought -- should Canada do a Barbados and move away from the monarchy?

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Today's program begins with an admission of mine about how I made a fool of myself at last night's Leaf's game. But then, your letter, thoughts, comments and ideas on a variety of subjects from these days that never end.

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