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Podcaster - The Bridge, Host - SiriusXM, Author 4 best sellers, Filmmaker, Distinguished Fellow, U of T, Chancellor Emeritus MTA.ca, Senior Counsel Spark *Advocacy and HCol CANSOFCOM
Our guide to last year’s American election, former Washington correspondent @keithboag.bsky.social is back to give us his latest US political assessment.
A year later with Trump - where are we and what’s changed?
🔊 on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
This week it’s all pipelines all the time. Alberta and Ottawa seem close to a deal, but how do you get it over the finish line?
James Moore & Gerald Butts are back to talk pipelines, and then jet fighters, today on the pod.
🔊 on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
Trump’s latest peace deal has been rejected by most everyone except Russia, but is it the first real step towards ending the war in Ukraine?
Dr. Janice Stein is back from the Halifax International Security Forum to discuss.
🔊 on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
Does history suggest that changing leaders is the magic solution to winning elections? And are there lessons in that for Pierre Poilievre and the members of his party?
Find out in the latest edition of The Buzz: t.co/53QeuuF5wh
The US is playing hardball on which fighter Canada ‘must’ buy, meanwhile Sweden sends their King & Queen to push its option.
What are the stakes? Chantal Hébert & Bruce Anderson discuss.
🔊 on SXM Canada Talks, podcast platforms.
📺 on YouTube: youtu.be/XAqpg5XMNno
Would you buy a robot designed to help you do busywork around the home? Would you be comfortable with it walking around your house?
That’s our AI-based focus on Your Turn this week.
Listen to your letters and the Ranter on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
Today on The Bridge: Another Endbits s
Special!
A potpourri of topics you might want to know about: Why too much coffee is dangerous for drivers, how to reduce salt intake, and restricting social media for youngsters.
Listen on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
Carney and the Liberals survived the budget vote, but did they also miss a chance to turn a minority into a majority?
The Toronto Star’s Althia Raj and The Economist’s Rob Russo are here to discuss what happens next.
Listen on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
Is chatter just chatter, or is the US about to put boots on the ground in Venezuela?
Plus: India & Pakistan on edge again, the latest in Ukraine, and American strategy in South America. Dr Janice Stein joins to discuss.
Listen on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
Over the next few days, we will get lots of stories, commentary, and analysis about the possibility of the government falling on a budget vote as early as next week.
Take a look at the stories that made me think, in The Buzz: t.co/53QeuuF5wh
If all opposition MPs vote against the budget, then the government will fall. Will that happen? And will that happen next week?
Chantal Hébert & Bruce Anderson have their take today on Good Talk.
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📺 on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIPA...
A week after the budget was announced, and many Canadians are still talking about the floor crossing.
So this week we asked a simple question: What do you think about ‘floor crossers’ in Parliament?
Your letters today on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
Last week was quite something, even for Canadian politics. A big-time Liberal budget, while chaos ruled in the Conservative opposition.
James Moore & Gerald Butts are here to weigh in on a wild week in Ottawa.
Listen on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
The Saudi Crown Prince’s visit to the White House is just one of the things on Dr. Janice Stein’s mind today.
Also, the latest on Venezuela, and where’s the money coming from for Canada’s new defence strategy?
Listen on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
How will Francois-Philippe Champagne’s fiscal plan be remembered?
More on #Budget2025, this week in The Buzz: t.co/53QeuuF5wh
Budgets always bring some excitement, but chaos in the Conservative ranks added to the drama this week.
Will it make a difference? Chantal Hébert & Bruce Anderson discuss.
🔊 on SXM Canada Talks, podcast platforms.
📺 on YouTube: youtu.be/ci1mqlCePSM
It’s our annual Remembrance Day program where you share your memories with us 🇨🇦
As always your letters didn’t disappoint - stories about family and community that have touched your heart and kept memories alive.
Listen on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
She’s the BBC’s Chief International Correspondent, and a proud Canadian.
Lyse Doucet joins The Bridge today to discuss her new book “The Finest Hotel in Kabul” - telling her story of covering Afghanistan since 1988.
Listen on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
After a year of waiting, the Liberals produce a much anticipated budget at a critical moment.
Rob Russo of The Economist and Althia Raj of the Toronto Star are here to help us understand the stakes.
Listen on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
Last week was huge for trade talk - China & the US, plus China & Canada. What happened and will it make a difference?
Also on Dr. Janice Stein’s agenda today: Venezuela, Nigeria, the Netherlands, and Sudan.
Listen on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
The government is days away from a budget that could topple Carney’s minority government. A few weeks ago, that didn’t seem like a real possibility. Now, it does.
More on this, in the latest edition of The Buzz: t.co/53QeuuF5wh
US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra made headlines again this week - will there be any fallout?
Chantal Hébert & Bruce Anderson discuss this, China, and next week’s crucial budget on today Good Talk.
🔊 on SXM Canada Talks, podcast platforms.
📺 on YouTube: youtu.be/q4LYDYCJ8VA
With the PM in Asia and talk of a much closer trade relationship with China, the question this week is: Should we make a deal?
Plus the Ranter is back with his toughest take yet on Donald Trump.
Listen on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
Does the Reagan Ad Story really matter? Will it make a difference?
Two former Ottawa pros James Moore and Gerald Butts are here to break down how they see the story for Trump, Carney, and Ford.
Listen on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
Trump & Xi Jinping might be on the verge of a deal that could have a huge impact on world trade. What would it mean for Canada?
Dr. Janice Stein is here to discuss that, plus the potential of regime change in Venezuela.
Listen on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
The days and weeks before a federal budget are always interesting. There are talks of a need for sacrifices, the push for new, massive non-US export trade, and some bold risk-taking.
More on this in the latest edition of The Buzz: nationalnewswatch.com/newsletter
Trump terminates trade talks with Canada - is this serious or just more bluster?
Chantal Hébert & Bruce Anderson discuss what it means for Carney’s government with the first budget just days away.
Listen on SXM Canada Talks, podcast platforms & YouTube.
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The new peace deal in the Middle East is still being tested. Your question this week: What are the chances of everlasting peace in the region?
Your answers are our focus today on The Bridge. Listen on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
We’re back with another ‘Endbit’ Special today on The Bridge - a collection of quick hit stories that we’ve saved up over the last few weeks.
You can listen on SXM Canada Talks & wherever you get your podcasts, today at noon EST.
Does Poilievre need to worry about some MP’s crossing the aisle to join the Liberals?
Althia Raj & Rob Russo are here to break down what’s real, and what’s just rumour, on the latest edition of Reporter’s Notebook.
Listen on SXM Canada Talks & podcast platforms at noon EST.
