The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

Just when we thought we had turned a corner on Covid, a new variant pops up and has a lot of people worried.  Bruce and Chantal try to put Covid fatigue, and Climate fatigue in context.  That and a lot more on another great Good Talk.

Across the country, 5-11-year-olds are starting to get their shot which will make Canada's vaccination rate, already a world leader, even better.  That and a lot more, including some of your comments, ideas and questions on our dip into The Bridge mailbag.

Bruce calls them the worst TV on-air, so is it time Parliament got with the times and revamp things?  That's the optics of yesterday, and then we focus on the content and the politics.  And what would SMT be with an update on radish farming?

We may not be talking about it very much but the situation between Ukraine and Russia is tense and the world is holding its breath.  Russian troops have almost surrounded the former Soviet republic and threats of invasion are very evident.  What will happen?  How will other powers react?  How should they react?  One of my favourite foreign policy analysts, Dr. Janice Stein, joins us with her take on those questions.

A week ago we "paged" Toronto's Dr. Isaac Bogoch for his latest take on where we are on COVID 19.  Today a second opinion, this time from Halifax's Dr. Lisa Barrett.  This on the first day that 5-11 year olds begin to receive the Pfizer vaccine.

So what actually was the result of the Biden-Trudeau talks in Washington -- did anyone actually gain anything?  Bruce and Chantal have their thoughts.And Parliament reopens next week -- what are the stakes and Chantal goes out on a limb!

Lots of mail to themansbridgepodcast@gmail.com about everything on your mind.

Words can't really describe just how devastating the flooding in British Columbia has been and the extent of the short to long-term damage it's caused.  Smoke Mirrors and The Truth with Bruce Anderson weighing the consequences cuts to the facts.  Also, Erin O'Toole just can't escape the knives in his own party.  And Justin Trudeau heads to Washington, what will he come back with?

A different way of monitoring how something is working -- nothing official, but the Instagram "diary" of a Seattle couple is more than interesting.  Plus lots more in today's potpourri edition -- is the end of COVID's worst in sight? Why are people quitting their jobs? And why are we hoarding electronic waste -- you won't believe just how much.

It's been almost two months since we last checked in with epidemiologist Dr Isaac Bogoch and there are lots of developments to catch up on, Where are we on Covid, what should we be thinking and finally, what the heck is he doing in Brussels?  Insightful and fascinating as always.