You could be excused if you thought all the posturing this week from the two major parties was all "just politics".  But was it?  Chantal and Bruce have their say on that plus, who is Michael Sabia and why does he matter to so many people?  

Lots of emails with your views in the first twenty-four hours after the release of the Johnston Report on Election Interference. Those views reflect in many ways the different views we witnessed on Parliament Hill when the report was released.  And the Random Ranter has his take as well focusing on how this week has impacted the state of political leadership in the country.

The classic example of the morning after the day before.  It all boils down to one question, who do you trust? Yesterday had it all, a respected person with a controversial report, an opposition party not buying it, a government trying to defend it and the media caught in the middle.  Bruce has his thoughts and so do I.  

You could be excused if you didn't realize Henry Kissinger was still alive, but he is and as he turns 100 this week, he's still actively proposing plans for world peace.  The controversial former US Secretary of State forms part of what Brian Stewart's weekly Ukraine commentary is all about this week. 

Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on May 15th. Our two political heavyweights, Conservative James Moore and Liberal Gerry Butts, move their latest non-partisan discussion to the question of lies and their growing place in modern politics.  Like it or not the lie is in the toolbox of politics and Donald Trump isn't the only one using it.  How did that happen and where does it lead?  Those are the questions we tackle in Moore-Butts #8.

Thursday night was a big night in Alberta politics.  It was debate night in the province's election campaign.  But it was also the same day that Alberta's Ethics Commissioner came down with a report on the behaviour of Premier Danielle Smith.  There was a lesson in her report that could and maybe should affect all politicians in Canada.  Bruce and Chantal have their thoughts on that.  Also some good talk on Pierre Poilievre's decision not to meet with special rapporteur David Johnston. 

Lots of letters this week reacting to The Moore Butts Conversation #8 which focused on the power in politics of the lie.  You have some pretty strong feelings on this issue and also on the passport issue that surfaced last week.  And then there's our regular Thursday feature, the Random Ranter.

Artificial Intelligence was on the minds of Washington legislators yesterday and the discussion was not only important it was for the most part non-partisan.  Some important points are being made and one wonders whether Ottawa will soon do the same. It was more than two months ago on this program that Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner rang the bell on the issue and could more be around the corner?  Bruce Anderson is back with his thoughts on this and more.

We all have bad weeks but the Russians have just had a VERY bad week and Brian Stewart is here to tell us why.  Plus what is Volodymyr Zelensky up to as he globe-trots to some of western Europe's key capitals? And some quick end bits on polls, four day school weeks, and a bizarre US space program.

Our two political heavyweights, Conservative James Moore and Liberal Gerry Butts, move their latest non-partisan discussion to the question of lies and their growing place in modern politics.  Like it or not the lie is in the toolbox of politics and Donald Trump isn't the only one using it.  How did that happen and where does it lead?  Those are the questions we tackle in Moore-Butts #8.