The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

Chantal is back from Iceland and along with Bruce its time to put the China story in context.  And, should someone pay the price for it all?  That, plus Pierre Poilievre -- are we now seeing what the opposition leader is really like?

Lots of comments this week on two of our programs this week -- how the PM has handled the election interference story, and our discussion with Michelle Rempel Garner on Artificial Intelligence.  Plus the Random Ranter worries about our American neighbours.

Pierre Poilievre has never been shy about levelling a charge but did he go too far by suggesting Justin Trudeau was guilty of treason?   Bruce and I weigh in on that one, plus more on whether Trudeau himself has botched the whole issue of election interference.  We don't call this segment Smoke, Mirrors and The Truth for nothing!    

Why are the Ukrainians so desperate to keep the battle for Bakhmut going when every analyst says it's a battle they can't win?  Brian Stewart takes us behind the frontlines to try to understand the strategy.   Plus, the China angle -- what is Beijing up to on Ukraine.  And on Endbits, the resistance to the growth of Dollar Stores.

This is an important discussion about Artificial intelligence -- what you should know and why legislators seem so slow-footed on dealing with the issues AI brings.  Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner is trying to raise awareness on something that is happening very quickly in our world, perhaps too quickly.

The pressure keeps mounting for some sort of real inquiry into how China tried to influence Canadian elections, and what if anything the Trudeau government did about it.  Susan Delacourt sits in for a vacationing Chantal Hebert today alongside Bruce Anderson.  It's a lively discussion dealing with some pretty serious questions.

A potpourri of opinion from you on Your Turn - everything from China to the RCMP to declawing cats!  And then the Ranter steps forward as the hype salesman for Hydrogen. We got it all today!

Did the Chinese interfere with the Canadian elections in 2019 and 2021 and did Canada know they were doing so?  Those two questions continue to hang over the Trudeau government and their handling of the issue isn't helping their case.  Bruce Anderson on that and, Fox News -- does lying even matter anymore?

He's been gone from Canadian politics for almost a decade, but Michael Ignatieff's insight on international affairs is read around the world.  His latest provocative thoughts on Ukraine meet with Brian Stewart's approval on today's episode.  Also, is Vladimir Putin acting nuttier than ever? Also, two end bits you won't forget.

International Affairs analyst Janice Stein joins us again for the latest installment of "What Are We Missing".  We look at countries that should be in the news but for the most part, aren't because the focus has been on Ukraine.  Today: Haiti, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Nigeria, Cameroon, Turkey, and Syria. Plus, an end bit on the latest trend on the work week.