The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

Almost two months ago, Pierre Poilievre seemed to have rounded a corner. The "attack dog" politician became, or so it seemed, the friendly one, talking about respect and a time for unity. Well those days are gone, long gone, after a week where the old Poilievre seemed back in full force. Bruce and Chantal are back with their assessments of what all this means.

The question this week was all about airline service by Canadian air carriers. Let 's just say most of you are not happy, at least most of the many who wrote in to The Bridge. The Random Ranter is here as well and on his mind this week is Mark Carney's success in putting together a majority government. What will that actually mean?

You know or you should know that nothing is private anymore. Whatever you load into your desktop, your laptop or your phone can be accessed by someone else or so is the warning tech experts give all the time. One of our End Bits today deals with your email messages and who can access them. That and a lot more today!

For a year the Liberals have been trying to cobble together a majority out of their election night minority. Now they seem to have attained one. What's the big deal? James Moore and Gerald Butts have their say on that, plus AI, and how we are simply just not ready for what is already here.

It's a great question and it comes from one of our listeners for our regular Monday conversation with Dr. Janice Stein from the Munk School at the University of Toronto. Donald Trump has ruined his country's reputation in much of the world but does it change the facts about the U.S. position in the world? That and a lot more, including how the Pope has entered the discussion about Trump.