The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

Is Erin O'Toole trying to shift his party more to the centre?  Did local elections in Alberta and Quebec this month also signal a shift?  Lots of Good Talk to be found here with Chantal and Bruce. 

When's the last time you were in a library? If it's been a while you may not know what you're missing until you listen to this.  Two professors from St. Andrew's University in Scotland with a new book just out this week on why we should care about libraries and how they are changing, and not changing, just us for us.

Bruce is all ready to talk about the new study in the United States that shows a shockingly high rate of Americans who believe the bogus stories they are being fed.  And my question is just how pure are we?Plus the latest on the impact of any deal between the Liberals and the NDP to keep this new Parliament alive.

The lessons from dealing with international flights and going to an NHL game in an era of Covid.  Plus just how much of the misinformation being peddled about Covid is being believed - you might be surprised.  And, the old hometown, Churchill Manitoba gets special treatment from the NY Times. 

By accident, I discover a small yet important part of Canada's military past.  In a little cemetery behind an abandoned old church alongside Scotland's northeast coast.  A story worth telling and I'm honoured to tell it along with the help of one of Canada's most respected war historians. 

Minority governments sometimes service by secret deals between parties.  Is there one brewing right now between the Liberals and the NDP? Also, is a new Covid pill a changemaker on the pandemic? Plus the flag decision -- what will it take to find comfort on this issue?

Today's episode begins with a story about the wind and the power it can have to move memories.  That and the return of the potpourri, an episode that touches on stories that don't often make the top of the news but carry an importance and an interest all their own.

What to believe and who to believe?  That becomes the question when listening to all the promising talk coming out of COP26 in Glasgow.  Bruce Anderson puts on his SMT filter to do just that. Plus, airlines in Canada start laying off people who haven't been vaccinated as the corporate world plays hardball on the pandemic.

In all the big-name speeches in Glasgow, was there anyone with a Churchillian standard of speech in what is clearly a world crisis?  You be the judge.  And what's so special about Churchill anyway. A new book will have you thinking.  And finally, a good news COVID update.

The eyes of much of the world are on Scotland this week as the COP26 climate conference begins with much anticipation of just what can be accomplished.   And they're talking about it all around Scotland too, even in the 13th century cathedral here in Dornoch, Scotland.  Which lads to the title of today's episode.And then, has the cashless society finally arrived?  Personal finance writer Rob Carrick joins us with his take on something that affects us all.