
Last night Donald Trump cancelled his final weekend rallies in the US midterms. Why? How critical are Tuesday's results to the negotiations with Canada? Are we at yet another turning point in the relationship? Lots of...


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Last night Donald Trump cancelled his final weekend rallies in the US midterms. Why? How critical are Tuesday's results to the negotiations with Canada? Are we at yet another turning point in the relationship? Lots of...

Episode #1551
It's the final Thursday of the month and as we do each month Your Turn becomes an "Ask Me Anything" session. Your questions about how we do the show and anything else came in and this is my chance to try to answer them...

The third book by the writing team of Bulgutch and Mansbridge comes out next week and today a preview. My friend and colleague Mark Bulgutch is my guest as we discuss our new book, how it came about, how we wrote it...

How will the future of Canada be affected by voters from the two westernmost provinces last week? Former Harper cabinet minister James Moore and senior liberal strategist Gerald Butts with another of their...

Episode #1548
Elon Musk has shown his clout with his Starlink and Starshield Satellite systems in Ukraine, so the question is, could he do the same in Canada? Dr. Janice Stein of the Munk School at the University of Toronto is here...

Episode #1547
Lots of finger-pointing as the week comes to an end -- Danielle Smith tells separatists to get out of her party and Pete Hoekstra tells Canadians to stop interfering with Washington politics. Quite the week for Chantal...

Episode #1546
If this week has proven anything its that Bridge listeners are book readers. Big-time book readers. Also today, the Random Ranter gets his say on the Alberta referendum, and he doesn't hold back. Hosted by Simplecast...

Episode #1545
It's a Wednesday End Bits special. The NY Times has a fascinating piece titled 100 Questions that can't be answered -- yet. We'll review some of them. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...

The votes are still being counted, but it's clear Albertans, in large numbers, favour remaining in Canada over a second referendum on separation. Althia Raj and Rob Russo discuss how Ottawa is likely to respond to what...

Episode #1543
This could become a weekly series. Dr. Janice Stein again this week talks about how Russian leader Vladimir Putin somehow convinces Donald Trump to waive sanctions against his country. We'll deal with that, plus what's...

Episode #1542
The referendum about referendums is just days away in Alberta, and Mark Carney is pulling out all the stops. There are ten questions on the ballot, not just one, and the results could have a big impact not...

Episode #1541
The topic this week is about habits and how to break them. The most common habit that people have wanted to break over the last fifty years is almost certainly smoking and that was often mentioned this week. But there...

As Thanksgiving fell on Monday this week, Dr. Janice Stein joins us for her regular weekly conversation on Wednesday this week. The topic is all about Donald Trump's claim that he arranged a ceasefire between Ukraine...

If you have high blood pressure, have you tried Bach? Or Beethoven, or Pavarotti? Maybe you should, say researchers. That story and more on your Wednesday End Bits special. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...

The PQ win the Quebec election with a promise to call a referendum at some point in their mandate. What does this do to Canada's united approach against Donald Trump? Rob Russo and Althia Raj are here to discuss. Hosted...

Episode #1533
Zelenskyy of Ukraine says Putin of Russia has told his military leaders to ignore the "rules of war". If that's true what does it mean and what could happen as a result? Dr. Janice Stein of the Munk School at the...

Episode #1532
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 tackle that and also the latest moves by...

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 province. Then a couple of weeks later, the...

Episode #1530
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 to navigate the road forward, and how...

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 natural, Conservative James knows BC and...
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Founding Director at the Munk School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Munk School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Global Head of Customer Insight, Web Experience & Analytics, Germantown Church of Christ
author of Explain Yourself: Master the Art of Explanation in the Age of AI, Washington Institute for Business, Government, and Society
founder, Anderson Outdoor Solutions
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