The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

Bruce has just completed a deep dive on the CBC and how Canadians feel about it.  The results aren't pretty and along with Chantal and me, we have some thoughts on whether the nearly 100-year-old national public broadcaster will even make it to the centennial in 2036.

A chance comment the other day on retirement prompted a fair amount of mail from young and old listeners, forming the opening act of today's Your Turn.  Plus The Random Ranter has his take on the popularity of lithium and why we should think twice about it. 

Fox pays almost 800 million dollars to shut down a lawsuit against the news network for fabricating stories. No apologies, no firings -- Bruce wonders whether democracy was served by that decision.  Was the prime minister right or wrong to take a holiday in Jamaica at a wealthy friends resort?  And the latest on the CBC, all on this week's Smoke Mirrors and The Truth.

After almost 15 months of war in Ukraine, Brian Stewart's regular Tuesday commentary on The Bridge suggests there could be a possibility for peace negotiations just around the corner.  It's far from certain but Brian makes the argument that certain pieces which could lead to talks are starting to fall in place.

Have we grown accustomed to taking the Canada-US relationship for granted? If so, is it time to rethink that assumption? Former Trudeau principal secretary Gerald Butts and former Harper cabinet minister meet again for Moore-Butts #7 and there's lots to think about after hearing their take on the old "best friends" scenario.

It was ten years ago this month that Justin Trudeau became leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.  He's been prime minister for almost eight of those years.  Is it time to go or is there still "gas in the tank"? Chantal and Bruce have their thoughts on the meaning of the anniversary, plus some comments on Pierre Poilievre's latest attack moment with the media.

After an Easter break you are back with your emails about the issues of the day from coalitions to Pierre Poilievre to the CBC.  And the Random Ranter makes his return by joining the discussion about Climate Change.  It's a packed episode.

Bruce does his deepest dive yet on Canadians' attitudes towards Pierre Poilievre, and the numbers are good for Poilievre and not good for Justin Trudeau.  This is not your ordinary party preference poll, its much different and is quite telling about where Canadians are today in how they feel about leadership in Canada.

Brian Stewart uses that comparison to talk about the latest bit of skullduggery and intrigue we discover inside the story of the Ukraine war.  Plus BR Ian's take on the latest version of the Pentagon Papers -- what happened and what did we learn? Plus, an endbit on the power of the nap.

She's back! The Munk School's founding director joins for her regular look at those parts of the world we should keep an eye on.  Among those for discussion today:  Northern Ireland, Finland, France, Israel and Mali. Also today, who is Flight Sgt Peter Brown and why is his story one you won't forget. And one more thing, this time about The Beatles.