

The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge
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The Bridge reflects on the issues of the day, covering topics such as politics, public health, technology, and more.
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Jun 11, 2021 • 38min
The Weekend Special #64
The mailbag edition with lots of topics, takes and some tough talk!

Jun 10, 2021 • 34min
Time for a Quiz You Will Learn From
A little history, a little geography headlines the Thursday Potpourri. Plus, which country has declared Covid "over"? Are you okay with "smart lamps"? And wait till you hear the latest in Italian cuisine.

Jun 9, 2021 • 42min
SMT - The Politics of Islamophobia
Vigils are one thing, action is another. Will anything change or is it just "thoughts and prayers" from our political leaders? And Bruice's thoughts on what's going on behind the scenes on some new polling data.

Jun 8, 2021 • 34min
Is it time to reopen the Canada-US border?
Some thoughts on London, Ontario and Kamloops first, then our feature segment today on the debate around the US-Canada border -- should it be reopened?

Jun 7, 2021 • 36min
WHAT VACCINE DO YOU TAKE FOR A SECOND SHOT?
Clip and save this one. If you have a choice for your second dose, which vaccine should you pick? This is a key question many people are grappling with right now. Including me. Dr Isaac Bogoch gives you everything you need to consider. Also today, the latest updates on work from home, supersonic commercial travel and it's never too old to graduate high school!

Jun 4, 2021 • 38min
The Weekend Special # 63
Two stories dominated the news and your emails this week -- The Kamloops Residential School, and Vaccine Passports. Lots of thoughts and ideas from you about what to do about both.

Jun 3, 2021 • 34min
Can You See Inflation At The Gas Pump?
I worry about inflation, do you? If you do where to look and why. And a lot more that relates to oil from the pump, to arctic drilling, to airlines. All this and more on our Thursday potpourri.

Jun 2, 2021 • 40min
SMT - WHEN WILL IT EVER BE TIME FOR ACTION?
Smoke Mirrors and the Truth is the platform for Bruce and Peter to take on the residential schools issue. No holds barred. Also the latest on the election -- and the likelihood now that it will be called in August.

Jun 1, 2021 • 35min
The Wall That Is Carey Price
Some thoughts about the greatest goalie in the world. Plus the controversial pandemic issue of vaccine passports. Should we or shouldn't we? One of the country's leading privacy experts weighs in.

May 31, 2021 • 38min
Was It More Than "Cultural" Genocide
The Residential School issue doesn't go away. And nor should it. Some serious thoughts on why we can't and shouldn't be put behind us. And then Dr Zain Chagla joins us to talk second doses -- why we have to have them and why their delivery seems so slow.