Bruce Anderson

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2,742 appearances 13 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 5d ago

Bruce Anderson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge · Good Talk -- Was This The Week Canada Really Changed? · 18 Sep 2026 podcast

Not every politician can do that.

But the contrast with Trump is the contrast that people are looking for in Canada, but in other parts of the world too.

And I think that's the way in which a lot of people are responding.

And I say that in part, it's not just the way in which he communicates and thinks about things, but it is a little bit the standing up to Trump and doing it not in a overly performative way, but

But, you know, when the prime minister said nobody's going to tell us who we can trade with, nobody's going to tell us what language we can speak, there were a lot of leaders in the last year who weren't willing to say things like that in the direction of Donald Trump.

And I think that people are sort of sensing now that this is a moment where more can.

Well, the big takeaway for me is that through the process of the last year and a half or longer, the ability of politicians in Quebec to sell separatism has gotten weaker, not stronger.

And we see it in the way in which Mr. Blanchet has approached his advocacy in Ottawa in the last little while.

And we see it in that.

in the challenges that the PQ are having at creating the circumstances for a big victory.

And they've been kind of backsliding a little bit and struggling to get traction.

And I think that is the main reason among others.

see you guys.

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge · Good Talk: Carney and Trump Are Talking, What Does That Tell Us? · 11 Sep 2026 podcast

Uh pretty much the same thing as Chantal.

I think uh uh a few weeks ago when we talked about this subject, I think I used the term duty of care.

I think the Prime Minister has a duty of care and Canadians expect him to be able to continue to have conversations with President Trump.

even though they uh feel offended by a lot of the things that Donald Trump says.

I think that they expect that the Prime Minister can separate his emotions from uh the function that he has to uh be a good steward for our uh our economy and for our country overall.

I think the other thing

Uh I'd observe his um

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