The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

Some opening thoughts on the latest tragic news from our history of residential schools.Then a mini Thursday Potpurri --- the devices that monitor your health, and the man behind the Zapruder film.

Bruce joins for a wide ranging discussion on everything from the looming election to vaccines to airports to the Habs.  And of course England.

Two weeks ago Alberta appeared to be the province with the worst Covid problems.  Now its on the verge of being the first to fully reopen.  What happened?  And is it safe?Dr Lynora Saxinger joins us from Edmonton for this one.  Plus a lot more.

This is another keeper.  Mark his words!  Dr. Isaac Bogoch takes us through, point by point, variant by variant, vaccine by vaccines, where we are on Covid 19. It's pretty good.Plus in another segment, how anti-vaxers are trying to undermine and destroy the customer base of restaurants and bars asking for vaccine confirmation from its customers.

Remember that old line, "I've never been wrong except that time I thought I was wrong but I was right."?  Well this isn't one of those times.  I was wrong and here's the proof on The Weekend Special #65

Potpourri Thursday brings five pretty interesting stories from microchips, to why we hate micromanaging and why Covid may end it, to the new tattoo craze.   Enjoy.

When the government talks about how those who choose to remain unvaccinated will have to live with a different world of access to the rest of us what does that mean?    Bruce and I discuss that.  Also, does an attempt to dump the Green Party leader have an impact on a possible election race later this summer?

A feature interview with the minister of public service and procurement, Anita Anand.  She was a rookie MP and a rookie cabinet minister when she arrived in 2019, within months she was in charge of buying everything Canada would need to survive the pandemic -- from masks to vaccines.  She takes us inside the buying process and also inside what it might be like for Canadians who choose not to get vaccinated. And tells us that 80 percent of Canadians will be fully vaccinated by the end of July.

Is fear of the Delta variant being used to force the rush for second doses? And is there a problem with that?  Dr Lisa Barrett joins us from Halifax for that discussion. Plus, all that plexiglass separating us -- did it do anything?

The mailbag edition with lots of topics, takes and some tough talk!