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Mar 28, 2024
Your Turn -- Your Favourite Canadian Holiday Spot
00:48:08
From Vancouver Island to Newfoundland and Labrador to the High Arctic, your choices for the question of the week -- name your favourite inside Canada but outside your own province, holiday spot. Some really terrific answers. Plus the Random Ranter with a really different rant -- don't miss it!
Mar 27, 2024
Encore Presentation - Fluke - How Our World Is Swayed By Chance
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Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on February 6th. A feature interview with the author of an extraordinary new book that explores he world of chance, chaos and why everything we do matters. He's Brian Klaas a university professor in London, England. When you hear his stories and his theories you'll be thinking about how your own life has been impacted by "flukes". I sure did.
Mar 26, 2024
The Eclipse is Coming - Are you Ready?
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Circle April 8th for the chance to see something you may never see again during your lifetime. A total solar eclipse will be witnessed in a specific path through Canada on that day, and in almost all of the rest of the country, a partial eclipse will be experienced. So what to do, where to be and how to safely watch the eclipse are all good questions and today Science Sam, Dr Samantha Yammine, joins us to answer them.
Mar 25, 2024
The Deadly Concert Hall Attack in Moscow... What Happens Now?"
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A horrific attack on concert goers in Moscow on Friday night has terrorized Russians and put some difficult decisions in front of Vladimir Putin. Who did it, why did they do it and why didn't he listen to the US who warned him weeks ago that something like this was being planned? Janice Stein joins us to talk about the impact this can have on the Ukraine war; also the latest on Israel-Hamas and some encouraging news about Guatemala. Plus we unveil the question of the week.
Mar 22, 2024
Good Talk -- After A Week of Votes and Motions in Parliament, Is Anything Different?
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The topics were hot, from the Middle East to carbon pricing, but after all the positioning did anything really change? Chantal and Bruce are here and they have their thoughts on these and other issues including the latest mumbles about whether or not the NDP and the Liberals should get even closer. And some closing thoughts on Brian Mulroney.
Mar 21, 2024
Your Turn -- Your Favourite Canadian Book Part Two
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So many entries in our "favourite Canadian book" contest that we stretched things into a second week. Lots here from Berton to Atwood of course, but dozens more that we've established a catalogue of richness from Canadian authors. Plus, this week the Random Ranter on "homelessness".
Mar 20, 2024
Encore Presentation - Moore Butts Conversation #14 -- Brian Mulroney
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Today an encore presentation of an episode that originally aired on March 5th. When Brian Mulroney passed last week so did an era in Canadian politics. But did some of the lessons of leadership that he possessed carry on to new generations of leadership? Conservative James Moore and Liberal Gerald Butts carry on their non partisan conversations on The Bridge, started in 2022, this week with the Mulroney legacy as the topic.
Mar 19, 2024
How Is The American Media Doing Covering Trump and Biden?
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What are the challenges of covering a presidential race like the one underway in the United States? And how is the US media dealing with those challenges? Keith Boag is with us again to explore those questions in a way that helps us understand the stakes.
Mar 18, 2024
Is The West Putting As Much Pressure On Hamas As It Is On Israel?
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Our regular Monday session with Dr Janice Stein of the Munk School at the University of Toronto. This week's focus starts on Israel and Hamas and the question implied in the title above, but also we spend time on France's new hawkish push on Russia, and an explainer on the latest crisis in Haiti. Plus an update on the question of the week!
Mar 15, 2024
Good Talk -- What's Going On With Your Money?
00:52:26
Carbon Taxes, Carbon Rebates, Arrive Can, the Auditor General ....another week when the questions of who's protecting your money, how it's spent, how it's promised and who's accountable are all up front. Chantal is back and with Bruce they tackle all these issues trying to determine accountability and yes, even political wisdom. That plus some new thoughts on Brian Mulroney.
Mar 28 | 00:48:08
Your Turn -- Your Favourite Canadian Holiday Spot
Mar 27 | 00:45:58
Encore Presentation - Fluke - How Our World Is Swayed By Chance
Mar 26 | 00:40:29
The Eclipse is Coming - Are you Ready?
Mar 25 | 00:44:21
The Deadly Concert Hall Attack in Moscow... What Happens Now?"
Mar 22 | 00:52:30
Good Talk -- After A Week of Votes and Motions in Parliament, Is Anything Different?
Mar 21 | 00:51:06
Your Turn -- Your Favourite Canadian Book Part Two
Mar 20 | 00:47:48
Encore Presentation - Moore Butts Conversation #14 -- Brian Mulroney
Mar 19 | 00:44:37
How Is The American Media Doing Covering Trump and Biden?
Mar 18 | 00:45:17
Is The West Putting As Much Pressure On Hamas As It Is On Israel?
Mar 15 | 00:52:26
Good Talk -- What's Going On With Your Money?
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