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

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

Episodes

2021
The Weekend Special #51
Your thoughts, comments and questions and there are lots of them this week. Special emphasis on your take on electric vehicles, but still lots of other issues as well.
March 5, 2021
42 min
Bobby Kennedy In The White House
It's potpourri day and lots of good "stuff" to talk about. An amazing sculpture in the Oval Office and the story behind it. A new set of global rankings on the fight against Covid with some surprising results. Why a tweet can sink a career. The five medical appointments you should not postpone. All that and more.
March 4, 2021
36 min
SMT - Will You Buy An Electric Vehicle in the Next Five Years?
Part two of our Smoke, Mirrors and The Truth two-part series on how our personal use of energy is changing. This week the explosion in "EV's", electric vehicles. Robert Lockhart is an EV hobbyist and he helps Bruce and me navigate the EV story. We also start SMT with a discussion about vaccines and ask why Canada is so far behind the US in putting vaccines in arms.
March 3, 2021
40 min
Is Bitcoin a bet you want to make?
The pandemic has staggered the entertainment business worldwide -- is it starting to find ways to make a comeback? We check in with Stratford, Broadway and Beijing. And Bitcoin, the market numbers are raising interest, excitement and concern. We try to answer the questions with a guest who has the cred to deal with them.
March 2, 2021
39 min
We Could Have Four Different Covid Vaccines Very Soon -- Then What?
Last week there were just two, now three, and maybe four within a week. We're talking vaccines -- and how could that change everything? Infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogotch is our guest.
March 1, 2021
39 min
The Weekend Special #50
Your best answers to the question: What was your favourite Canadian speech quote? Lots of entries from across the country as well as a special letter opening the program from a listener in Japan.
February 26, 2021
39 min
When Will We Return To Normal?
It's everyone's favourite guessing game -- when will things be normal again? The Bridge gets into the game today with a pretty good assessment from The Atlantic. And as this is Thursday, there's a potpourri of "stuff" from drones flying masks into remote islands in Scotland to dating apps demanding your vaccination status and a lot more.
February 25, 2021
35 min
Smoke Mirrors and the Truth -- Is The End Of Oil On The Horizon?
A major international oil company says it has started to decrease oil production and won't be turning back. Does this signal a major change in the world's dependence on oil? And what does it mean for Canadian oil producers. The first of a two part Smoke Mirrors and The Truth look at the energy world -- this week oil, and next week electric vehicles.
February 24, 2021
42 min
Did You Learn The Poem "High Flight" At School?
Great speeches can change the course of history. So, on the heels of a pretty good Joe Biden speech last night, The Bridge asks today, do you know a Canadian speech that's impacted the country? Plus, Amber Mac drops by to answer your question about the safety of your personal computer during the pandemic. And, what was the worst year in world history? And, would YOU pay for a sightseeing flight over Chernobyl?
February 23, 2021
34 min
Are We Beginning To Turn The Corner on Covid?
A lot of indicators suggest things are improving quickly on the Covid front, but does that mean we have turned the corner? Two of the country's respected infectious disease specialists have their view. One in Halifax and one in Edmonton. Plus, is Israel trading vaccines for hostages? And, what would you charge researchers to be deliberately infected?
February 22, 2021
40 min
The Weekend Special #49
Our regular Friday special that focuses on the best of your week's comments and questions Today vaccines, books, and weather highlight the comments and then as we do every week, we pick the letter of the week.
February 19, 2021
41 min
Who Should Pick The New Governor-General?
It's potpourri Thursday and there's lots to choose from. Who should pick the next Governor-General, Bitcoin; forgotten passwords; pandemic passports; where Canadians really miss visiting Americans; which food has become our favourite thanks to Covid-19; and have you hit the pandemic wall? All that and more.
February 18, 2021
34 min
Smoke Mirrors and The Truth - Is Polarization Real?
US President Joe Biden now says his country is not divided, but is it? And is Canada divided too? We lift the curtain on what's real and what isn't. And how it could affect the future here at home. And, some exciting "breaking news" on Chantal Hebert!
February 17, 2021
40 min
Are You Concerned Or Confident About Canada's Vaccine Supply?
Vaccine supply in Canada has been down to a trickle for most of this month, but now we're told its about to quadruple. Do you believe that? Or should you be worried? And what about that variant that shud down Newfoundland in a matter of hours, is it coming your way? That's the major question today and we've got a great guest to walk us through it all - infectious disease specialist Dr Zain Chagla. Plus the end of the Lear Jet, and yet another news organization comes up with a set of rules to govern its journalism.
February 16, 2021
36 min
The Weekend Special #48
Every Friday is your chance to express a view -- your e-mails with your questions, comments and thoughts. Today is no exception with entries from across the country and around the world.
February 12, 2021
41 min
Could Frozen Food Have Helped Spread Covid-19?
Thursday is what we call a potpourri day and today is no exception. Everything from the Impeachment trial, guns, Covid-19, the Olympics (with an anecdote that may shock you), to whether there is an anti-Conservative bias in social media.
February 11, 2021
35 min
Smoke Mirrors and the Truth -- Why Isn't Mike Pence Talking?
When January 6th happened, the rioters threatened to "hang Mike Pence". Now that Donald Trump is on trial in the US Senate, Mike Pence's story of that decay is critical, but he isn't talking. It's just one of the topics worth considering in this week's Smoke Mirrors and The Truth with Bruce Anderson joining as he always does each Wednesday from Ottawa.
February 10, 2021
39 min
Fighting back from the pandemic meltdown in the travel business.
A year ago the news of the pandemic shut down the travel business. Thousands of Canadian jobs were affected, as were dozens of Canadian companies. Customers were stranded in countries around the world. Today the inside story of how one company moved to repatriate their travelers, and begin the slow process of trying to save their businesses.
February 9, 2021
38 min
Are The Right People At The Head Of The Vaccine Line?
Lots of questions still persist about vaccines and variants. Today we go to Edmonton for some answers from infectious disease specialist Dr. Lynora Saxinger. And there are some encouraging signs. We also talk about Dan Levy, Lorne Michaels and The Weeknd. And then a very special guest on the late great Christopher Plummer.
February 8, 2021
40 min
The Weekend Special #47
Every Friday is your chance to express a view -- your e-mails with your questions, comments and thoughts. Today is no exception with entries from across the country and around the world. And a bonus appearance this week from Abacus Data Chairman Bruce Anderson with fresh out of the field research on how Canadians are getting restless about the government's performance on the vaccine rollout.
February 5, 2021
40 min

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

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The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

Episodes

The Weekend Special #51

Bobby Kennedy In The White House

SMT - Will You Buy An Electric Vehicle in the Next Five Years?

Is Bitcoin a bet you want to make?

We Could Have Four Different Covid Vaccines Very Soon -- Then What?

The Weekend Special #50

When Will We Return To Normal?

Smoke Mirrors and the Truth -- Is The End Of Oil On The Horizon?

Did You Learn The Poem "High Flight" At School?

Are We Beginning To Turn The Corner on Covid?

The Weekend Special #49

Who Should Pick The New Governor-General?

Smoke Mirrors and The Truth - Is Polarization Real?

Are You Concerned Or Confident About Canada's Vaccine Supply?

The Weekend Special #48

Could Frozen Food Have Helped Spread Covid-19?

Smoke Mirrors and the Truth -- Why Isn't Mike Pence Talking?

Fighting back from the pandemic meltdown in the travel business.

Are The Right People At The Head Of The Vaccine Line?

The Weekend Special #47