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The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

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The Bridge reflects on the issues of the day, covering topics such as politics, public health, technology, and more. Find out more at https://www.thepetermansbridge.com

300 episodes

Good Talk: What Will Monday Bring? 2 Oct 2026 · 53 min Quebec elections are always interesting, but Monday's vote carries with it all kinds of questions about what the future holds for the province and the country. Bruce and Chantal t…

Your Turn -- Are You Worried About Votes in Quebec and Alberta? 1 Oct 2026 · 45 min Quebecers go to the polls on Monday and while the vote is about the formation of the next provincial government it could also lead to a third referendum on separation in the provi…

A Bridge Encore Special on Residential Schools 30 Sept 2026 · 53 min For Canada's National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, we revisit interviews with the Minister of Indigenous Services and the Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. How…

Moore Butts: What You Must Have Before You Call An Election 29 Sept 2026 · 44 min When David Eby called an election in BC, he seemed to be missing one thing -- a reason. James Moore and Gerald Butts are together again for another conversation and this is a natu…

The Bridge: Donald Trump and His Dictator Friends 28 Sept 2026 · 46 min Another week that had observers scratching their heads over Donald Trump. The US President gives the Chinese President a red-carpet welcome, then offers Vladimir Putin a seat at a…

Good Talk -- Why Not Get A Risk Assessment For A U.S. Invasion? 25 Sept 2026 · 53 min The Prime Minister drops a news nugget in an interview in New York -- and, not surprisingly, it makes headlines. How surprised should we be that he's asked for a risk assessment o…

Your Turn -- It's a September Ask Me Anything, Plus the Random Ranter 24 Sept 2026 · 52 min Once a month, usually the final Thursday, we open Your Turn for an Ask Me Anything episode. Today follows that pattern, with more interesting questions from your host, his persona…

What Is the Fastest-Growing Age Group In Canada? 23 Sept 2026 · 41 min It's an End Bits Wednesday, and you know what that means -- news you can use. A number of different "bits" today, including a fact that may surprise you. Of all the different age…

Trump Versus the U.S. Media -- Has The Media Finally Stiffened Its Spine? 22 Sept 2026 · 45 min With Althia in sick bay, Andrew MacDougall joins Rob Russo for the latest Reporter's Notebook. While Andrew writes the occasional opinion piece, he's not really a reporter -- but…

Is The World Ready For War? 21 Sept 2026 · 46 min There's a lot of talk about war, especially in countries located close to Russia, but does talk mean ready? That's the discussion today with Dr. Janice Stein of the Munk School at…

Good Talk -- Was This The Week Canada Really Changed? 18 Sept 2026 · 52 min For Mark Carney, this was a week to remember. Wining and dining the big players in big money, then flying over to France to be wined and dined by the EU. What will all this delive…

Your Turn -- Is AI Going To Kill Us All? 17 Sept 2026 · 50 min Is the title just another alarmist threat or is there some truth to the new worries surrounding artificial intelligence? On this week's Your Turn you have the chance to answer tha…

Brian Stewart -- Where Do Our Times Fit In History? 16 Sept 2026 · 45 min Brian Stewart is a veteran of The Bridge but we've missed him the last few years as he was off writing, and then selling, his highly successful book -- On The Ground. Today he ret…

Moore-Butts: What Happens "Inside The Room"? 15 Sept 2026 · 42 min Our first Moore-Butts Conversation of the new season, and Gerry Butts and James Moore take us "inside the room" to get a better understanding of what happens in high-stakes trade…

Has Iran Gone Quiet, or Is The Real Crisis Just Starting? 14 Sept 2026 · 47 min Mondays on The Bridge mean Dr. Janice Stein from the Munk School at the University of Toronto, and this week the topic is Iran. While Donald Trump tries to distance himself from t…

Good Talk: Carney and Trump Are Talking, What Does That Tell Us? 11 Sept 2026 · 53 min Prime Minister Carney is in Banff, Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre is in New York, and for this moment at least, they're towing somewhat the same line. The latest on where we a…

Your Turn -- What Canada Means To You, and The Ranter On The Trade War 10 Sept 2026 · 51 min A summer away from The Bridge has given you lots to think about, especially about the importance of your country. Comments from coast to coast to coast make up this first Your Tur…

Who Is Donald Trump? 9 Sept 2026 · 45 min For the past two years, we have relied on the very experienced foreign and domestic correspondent, Keith Boag, to give us his take on Donald Trump. Keith covered him in Washington…

Raj/Russo -- Behind The Trade War Blues 8 Sept 2026 · 44 min Our first Reporters Notebook of our new season brings together The Economist's Rob Russo and the Toronto Star's Althia Raj. The topic -- what else? Where we are on the trade war b…

The World According To Stein -- Launching A New Year 7 Sept 2026 · 48 min All summer I was getting mail... lots of it. Most of it starting with "Where's Janice?" Well, today the Munk Schools' founding director kicks off a new season with her views on tw…

Good Talk Encore - Carney vs Trump: What Happens Now? 2 Sept 2026 · 53 min Encore Episode. It's been a week. Canada/US relations have never been so low. Attacks on each other's trade strategies, attacks on our sovereignty, even a pathetic, rather lame at…

Good Talk - Carney vs Trump: What Happens Now? 28 Aug 2026 · 53 min It's been a week. Canada/US relations have never been so low. Attacks on each other's trade strategies, attacks on our sovereignty, even a pathetic, rather lame attack on one of t…

Moore-Butts Encore Episode: Is Trump's America Any Different Than Germany in the Mid-Thirties? 26 Aug 2026 · 44 min Encore Episode. Calling Trump a "fascist" or a "Nazi" has become far more commonplace in the past few months. But is it correct? That's the question for the opening segment of the…

Moore-Butts Conversation Encore Episode -- Is Affordability An Issue That Governments Can Even Solve? 19 Aug 2026 · 49 min Encore Episode. There are hardly any governments in the world right now who aren't faced with an "affordability" crisis. Voters want action but what action is even possible? That…

Moore Butts Conversation Encore - Is Ottawa Ready For A Possible Two Front Referendum Battle? 12 Aug 2026 · 46 min Encore Episode. James Moore and Gerald Butts are back with another one of their highly anticipated "Conversations." This time it centres around the possibility that the near futur…

Encore Episdoe: Moore Butts Conversation #28 - Why Are Pipelines So Hard To Build? 5 Aug 2026 · 46 min This week seems to be all pipelines all the time. Alberta and Canada seem close to a deal on a memorandum of understanding about a new pipeline to the west coast. But now how do y…

Smoke, Mirror and The Truth -- A Summer of '26 Special 29 Jul 2026 · 52 min SMT is one of the first shows we used to do when the podcast started all those years ago; Bruce Anderson would join me and we'd lay an SMT verdict on various issues and quotes. So…

Encore Episode: Moore Butts #26 -- The Trump, Carney, Ford Mess 22 Jul 2026 · 50 min How do two former Ottawa pros see the Trump, Carney, Ford story -- does it really matter? will it make a real difference? Former Harper cabinet minister James Moore and former Tru…

Good Talk -- A New Orange Cloud Descends on the Canada/US Relationship 17 Jul 2026 · 53 min It's our first Summer of '26 special Good Talk and there's lots to talk about. This week it's wildfires and the smoke they cause, upsetting the Canada/U.S. relationship. Chantal H…

Moore Butts Encore - Is This Any Way To Run A Country? 15 Jul 2026 · 46 min The country was founded on the principle that it's a confederation where both federal and provincial levels of government have powers and responsibilities. It's worked for 158 yea…