While Israelis keep up the pressure for negotiations to free the hostages, there's another issue dividing Israelis. Janice Stein is with us for her regular Monday appearance to explain this, plus new issues confronting Ukraine in its war with Russia.

Chantal and Bruce join Peter on location from Carleton University in Ottawa answering their questions!

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!

An encore of 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.

A total solar eclipse will be witnessed in a specific path through Canada on April 8th, 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.

A horrific attack on concert goers in Moscow on Friday night has terrorized Russians and put some difficult decisions in front of Vladimir Putin. 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.

From the Middle East to carbon pricing, but after all the positioning did anything really change? The latest mumbles about whether or not the NDP and the Liberals should get even closer. And some closing thoughts on Brian Mulroney.

So many entries in our "favourite Canadian book" contest  that we stretched things into a second week. Plus, this week the Random Ranter on "homelessness".

An encore of when Brian Mulroney passed last week so did an era in Canadian politics. 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.

What are the challenges of covering a presidential race like the one underway in the United States? Keith Boag is with us again to explore those questions in a way that helps us understand the stakes.

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. Plus an update on the question of the week!

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. That plus some new thoughts on Brian Mulroney.

This week's question was simple -- name your favourite Canadian book, one that would help Canadians understand their country better. Plus, Thursday's also mean the Random Ranter and he's in fine form on the issue of the Carbon Tax.

An encore of asking Dr Samantha Nutt of War Child Canada to break down her most recent trip to South Sudan, basically to take us with her.

It's said that half the countries in the world that have elections will have them this year. Our guest, Andrew MacDougall, knows politics as a former Director of Communications for Stephen Harper while Harper was prime minister, and is now a consultant for the Trafalgar Strategy Group in London, England.

An exchange over the weekend has set the relationship between Benjamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden in a very hard place. Biden first gave an interview on Saturday night and then Netanyahu responded on Sunday. Today, Janice Stein deconstructs the interview with Biden that started the weekend back and forth.

Joe Biden's energetic State of the Union address last night is getting mostly positive reviews and may have given him at least temporary relief from the wolves that seemed poised to ruin his re-election bid.  Bruce and Susan (filling in for Chantal) start with that and quickly move into Canadian politics -- a convincing Conservative by-election win, and how long can the government sustain increased spending? 

The passing of Brian Mulroney had many of you thinking about the country's prime ministers and suggesting who was the most consequential. Plus a very personal commentary from the Random Ranter this week, one many will identify with.

Peter Mansbridge's chat with Former Prime Minster of Canada Brian Mulroney in South Africa in 2013 for the CBC.

When Brian Mulroney passed last week so did an era in Canadian politics. 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. 

For the first time since Oct 7, a split is open and obvious in the Israeli war cabinet of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Benny Gantz is heading to meetings in Washington against his prime minister's wishes raising questions about Israeli government solidarity and what it means to the situation on the ground in Gaza.

The 18th prime minister of Canada was a force, a huge force. Today the full hour on Brian Mulroney with Bruce, and filling in for a vacationing Chantal, the Toronto Star's Susan Delacourt.

You obviously care about this issue as most research shows health care is one of the top items bothering Canadians, and your letters show that you have ideas for solutions.  Lots of ideas.  Plus the Random Ranter has the issue that's on his mind this week.

When the longtime CBC news anchor began his career as a reporter in the early 1970's, giving people the news was among the most trusted and important occupations in the country. When he retired in 2017, it was the era of "fake news", as trust in the media was at an all-time low. Seven years later, it's even lower than that.

Wildfires are burning in different parts of the country already, some have been burning through the winter.  Are we prepared for what seems almost certain to come from fires to drought? Chris Hatch covers climate for the National Observer from Vancouver and he's our guest.