The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

Mark Carney was in China for the past few days and leaves with a pocketful of deals. Sounds good but how good is it? It's a busy Good Talk with more on the agenda, from the resignation of Quebec's premier to what exactly is Canada's position on Greenland? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We've never tried this before and it's a legitimate question to ask, why not? We've never had so many entries and we are likely to have enough for two or three weeks of Thursdays! Plus the Random Ranter makes his first rant of 2026 and the target is a familiar one -- Donald Trump. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A collection of "news you can use" stories from The Bridge's end bits favourites. Why day dreaming is better than doom scrolling; why a second passport is useful -- all these stories and more today! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's a "Reporter's Notebook" Tuesday with The Economist's Rob Russo and The Toronto Star's Althia Raj joining forces again to give us what they're hearing as the Prime Minister heads to China. Mark Carney is trying to reset the relationship with China.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mondays on The Bridge mean Dr Janice Stein, and this week she outlines her theory about what was really happening behind the scenes in Venezuela as the Americans arrived. Also, more talk about why Canada should be worried and also ready. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.