The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
Episodes
How About Take Out Tonight? Here's What You Need To Know.
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lots of talk .. again today .. about face masks. A moment on the latest.And then time to talk about hospitality workers -- as they try to reposition ...
The Weekend Special #3 -- Your Questions, Comments and Thoughts As We Carry On!
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I asked you this week what you're doing to get through these long periods of isolation -- some great ideas for all of us. Plus your comments on farm...
Will The Global Pandemic Be Defeated By Some Amazing Grassroots Global Co-operation?
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I had to go into Toronto early this morning .. a quick in and out but a revealing trip. And two anecdotes which just may give you hope, when hope is ...
"When Is This Going To End?" And .... Why 4000 Steps A Day Should Be Your Minimum Goal.
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Okay if we are in this for the long haul we have to do more than hide inside the house sitting on the couch watching Netflix. Hosted by Simplecast, ...
They Helped Build Our Country -- Now They're Near The Front Lines Again.
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Last night we focused on truckers and the key role they are playing -- there were developments on that today I'll talk about. But the main focus on t...
You Want To Thank Someone New? #ThankATrucker and Here's Why.
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For good reason we are thanking front line health care workers as well as police, fire and paramedics for their amazing work during this crisis. But ...
The Weekend Special #2 - Your Thoughts, Your Questions, Your Comments.
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Another week that challenged our emotions and yet another week that filled The Bridge's mailbag with how you are responding to all this. Some of what...
What Would Churchill Say?
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The numbers keep rising and as they do, new innovative ideas to fight the problem give us all hope. And, as we look for leadership we remember what a...
How Do You Enforce Self Isolation?
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tens of thousands of 'Snowbird' Canadians are coming back to the country and are being told they have to self isolate for fourteen days. Right. How ...
What Vimy Ridge Can Teach Us During This Crisis. And .... It's OK to Think Positive.
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The 103rd anniversary of Vimy Ridge is just two weeks away -- it's a part of our Canadian heritage. It's also a reminder of the courage Canadians can ...
"Enough is Enough" -- Is Trudeau About to Bring the Hammer Down?
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Trudeau didn't hold back today about what has to happen if COVID-19 is going to be slowed. "People have to stay in their homes". He wasn't al...
A Sunday "Bridge" Special - Reporting from Inside Italy's Suffering
22 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are all facing the challenge of COVID-19, but perhaps no country more right now than Italy. On a Sunday "Bridge" Special, we reach out to journali...
From Masks to Ventilators to Life at Home - Dozens of Your Letters w/ Great Suggestions! (Weekend Special #1)
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We went daily five episodes ago on the "the bridge" and as a result you have responded with many, many insightful comments. I try to respond to as ma...
Why Not? -- This is a Great Idea!
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The great idea comes at the end of tonight's "the bridge - Daily" but you can take a hint from today's cover art.The focus for tonight though is leade...
The Cruise Ship Helped Spread the Virus, Could It Also Help Stop It?
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lots happened today and "the bridge - daily" focuses on a few to put them in some context. Also, the story of a real Canadian heroine who will never ...
This Will Hurt But Canada Can Win This War Because We've Done It Before.
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A tweet by a leading Canadian businessperson today made me turn back the pages of Canadian history for inspiration. COVID-19 is going to cause massiv...
The Bridge Goes Daily
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Over the weekend some of you emailed asking that "the bridge" go daily for a while through the COVID-19 story. So I'll give it a try for a few days a...
Self Isolation Hits The Bridge
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The COVID-19 story got personal this week for me and my family just like it is increasingly for tens of thousands of other Canadians. How a moment li...
What's Worse - Panic or Pandemic?
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the health and political leaders dealing with COVID 19, the way to ease public fears is through calmness and confidence. Are we getting either?...
To Mask or Not To Mask -- That's This Week's Question.
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I've always been fascinated by air travel and this week some international air travel got me thinking about how it's been impacted by the "health cris...
Truth Matters - It's All That Matters
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How a two day trip to southwestern Alberta this week reminded me about the importance of truth. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adsw...
To Come Home or Not To Come Home - That Is The Question.
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With the country in rail turmoil, with indigenous protestors blocking traffic, what's a globe trotting prime minister to do? He's getting lots...
Can you "Impeach" a Prime Minister?
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Another wild week in the US and because of it, a "bridge" listener writes to [email protected] to ask what, if any, process exists to for...
Now that America seems to have a "monarchy", what name should the "king" use?
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I swore I wouldn't watch the US Senate trial because we all know how it will turn out. I was wrong. Not about the outcome, but about watching it. W...
The 48 Hours That Might Make Peter MacKay Leader Of The Conservatives.
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What really happened to lead three of the top five leadership contenders for the CPC to drop out of the race, leaving Peter MacKay as the most likely ...
Three Leaders (Maybe) and a Funeral
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A week which for me came down to a few hours in St John's Newfoundland and Labrador when the country said goodbye to the late, great John Crosby. Loo...
Trained Seals on Parade
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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"the bridge" - Wagging The Dog? .... And, Remembering Taliban Jack.
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Something for everyone here, from Trump, to Iraq, to Iran, to why Canadian political parties keep being forecast to die, but don't. And then how, one...
Would you believe Justin (not that one) and Auston (yes than one)
27 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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"the bridge" holiday episode -- The end of "last minute shopping"; and, dealing with "Ok Boomer"!
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For years I tweeted "last minute shopping" on Twitter -- not this year. Here's why.And I finally had the "Ok Boomer" line dropped on me -- here's wha...
Scheer Disarray
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Have the NATO Allies Finally Had Enough of Donald Trump?
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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"The Sounds of Silence"
29 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Stars of the Week
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Drama, You Want Drama?
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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Special: important thoughts about Remembrance Day.
10 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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The Power of the Word, the Phrase and the Image
08 Nov 2019
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The Bridge Returns!
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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The Night After the Day After the Night Before
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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E DAY PLUS ONE: YOU VOTED FOR IT!
22 Oct 2019
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Campaign Day 40: E Day Minus One -- Finish Line in Sight
20 Oct 2019
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Campaign Day 37: Modern Convention? Really?
17 Oct 2019
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Campaign Day 36: The Bromance Continues
16 Oct 2019
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Campaign Day 35: Stretch Run Strategy
15 Oct 2019
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Campaign Day 34: Watch where they go, what they do, what they say!
14 Oct 2019
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Campaign Day 31: And The Winner of the Week is....
11 Oct 2019
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Campaign Day 30: Tonight's Final Encounter
10 Oct 2019
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Campaign Day 29: The Dog Barks!
09 Oct 2019
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Campaign Day 28: So What Difference Did That Make?
08 Oct 2019
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Campaign Day 27: Yikes, that was .......
07 Oct 2019
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Campaign Day 26: Special Bonus Episode!!!
06 Oct 2019
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Campaign Day 24: Time for My Confession
04 Oct 2019
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Campaign Day 23: The Fallout and What Happens Now after Last Night's Debate
03 Oct 2019
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Campaign Day 22: What's the Ballot Question?
02 Oct 2019
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Campaign Day 21: How to lose but still win, sort of!
01 Oct 2019
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A "Bridge" Special - Polling: The Good The Bad The Ugly
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Day 20 of Canada's 2019 Federal Election. With special guests David Herle and Shachi Kurl. David Herle host of the podcast "The Herle Burly" and is a ...
Campaign Day 17: And The Winner of the Week is...
27 Sep 2019
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Campaign Day 16: Canoes, Quebec and Polls
26 Sep 2019
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Campaign Day 15: Podcast From The Plane Part 2
25 Sep 2019
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Campaign Day 14: Toronto Pearson International Airport
24 Sep 2019
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Campaign Day 13: How to Move the Numbers
23 Sep 2019
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Campaign Day 10: The "Scandal" Word
20 Sep 2019
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Campaign Day 9: The Day After The Night Before
19 Sep 2019
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Campaign Day Eight: Bombshell
18 Sep 2019
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Campaign Day Seven
17 Sep 2019
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Campaign Day Six
16 Sep 2019
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Campaign Day Three
13 Sep 2019
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Campaign Day Two
12 Sep 2019
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Campaign Day 1
11 Sep 2019
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NEW EPISODE: Election 2019 - On your marks, get set ...
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
September 10 - Election 2019: On your marks, get set ... | Thank for subscribing and for submitting a rating and review! * TWITTER @petermansbridge | ...
Pre-Writ Edition: Fake News
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fake News. In an age of fabricated or contrived news, it’s incumbent upon voters to ask the tough questions. That’s the topic on this special pre ...
Preview Edition
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Bridge is a nightly weekday podcast that explores developments in Canada’s 2019 federal election. Each weekday night between 9 and 11 PM Eastern...