Your Turn -- It's a September Ask Me Anything, Plus the Random Ranter
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What is the host’s opening introduction and purpose of the AMA episode?
And hello there, Peter Mansbridge here. You're just moments away from the latest episode of The Bridge. It's Thursday. The random renter is standing by in the bullpen. But coming up right now is your turn, and it's an Ask Me Anything Thursday. So let's get at it right after this.
And hello there. Thursdays means your turn, your opportunity to make a statement on some of the big issues of our time, but also to ask questions once a month. This is an Ask Me Anything day. So you get your shot at asking me questions, and there were lots of them this weekend, as usually is the case with AMAs. We don't get as many in because I've got to answer them, or at least I try to answer them. And I will do my best with the ones that pop up here right away. So we're starting off with Callum Arnold in Guelph, Ontario. Callum writes, At time of writing, I am 18 days away from getting married. That's actually 16 days from today. My question is, can you offer any advice for married life? Callum, if you know anything about my past, you're probably asking the wrong person, but I'll give you this.
I'll tell you this. The one thing you constantly must be aware of is in any marriage, there are two people, right? There are two people. So keep that in mind as you enter married life. Two people with sometimes differing concerns, and it's understanding each other that'll make things successful. Joe McQuish in Toronto. Why is Canada's media 100% behind Ukraine when it seems online... And everyone I know are sick of the money wasted in Ukraine and support for Zelensky. Really? Well, let's think about that for a minute. Because I presume you mean the mainstream media. That's who you're talking about. But they're not supposed to be behind anything. They just tell you, you know, what's happening. That's the straight news side.
But it's probably true that newspaper editorials and columnists have been openly supportive of the Canadian government's efforts to help Ukraine. And I would even grant that there's not been much coverage of criticism in the straight news. You're saying there's lots of it among the people you know and online. And I'm not in any position to argue with you because I don't know what you look at. And I don't know who your friends are. But here's why I think that a lot of people are siding with Ukraine and have no problem with Canadian government spending, which adds up to about $6.5 billion since 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia invaded a sovereign country, a country that, you know, it's a democracy.
If other democracies just let that happen, the argument is that there's no telling what Russia might do next and what other countries hostile to Western values might take as the lesson. And then what they might do. Supporting Ukraine with money, even a lot of money, is still a far cry from sending our own soldiers into the fight. And that's a step everyone is trying to avoid. By the way, when you look online, you know, be careful what you're reading. There's an awful lot of, you know, bots, Russian bots out there trying to sway your opinion. You know, look for the journalists you trust. Look for the opinions you trust. and read what they're saying. Jason Hashimoto in Toronto. On the 10th anniversary of the Tragically Hip's final concert in Kingston, I wanted to ask about your friendship with Gord Downie.
What was Gord truly like behind the music as a human being when the cameras and crowds were gone? First of all, Jason, it would be wrong to describe me as a close friend of Gord Downie. We were friends, occasional friends, and we saw each other, you know, over many years at different times. What was he like? He was just a guy. He was a, you know, terrific guy when he was away from, you know, concerts where he had a certain persona. But, you know, I golfed with Gord, you know, chatted with Gord, you know, done a few... charitable events together. He was, you know, he was a great guy. That's really good guy. And one of the hardest interviews I've ever had to do was the one knowing both of us knowing that he was about to die, but he wanted to talk and he wanted to leave something for his friends and fans.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the host’s opening introduction and purpose of the AMA episode?
0:00–7:45
2
What practical marriage advice does the host give to the listener getting married soon?
7:45–14:35
3
Why does the host say Canada’s media appears uniformly supportive of Ukraine?
14:35–21:40
4
What insights does the host share about Gord Downie’s personality off‑stage?
21:40–28:32
5
How does the host describe his parents’ influence and wartime experiences?
28:32–34:25
6
Why does the host travel with both a Canadian and a UK passport?
34:25–41:52
7
What does the host say about immigration’s role in Canada’s future prosperity?
41:52–48:42
8
What key traits does the host identify as separating successful people from others?
48:42–51:32