Lots of talk .. again today .. about face masks. A moment on the latest. And then time to talk about hospitality workers -- as they try to reposition from in-restaurant dining to take out. It's not an easy transition but many are trying to make it work and they want you to believe in them.
I asked you this week what you're doing to get through these long periods of isolation -- some great ideas for all of us. Plus your comments on farmers, truckers and the other heroes of "essential services" and what they say about our society today.
I had to go into Toronto early this morning .. a quick in and out but a revealing trip. And two anecdotes which just may give you hope, when hope is what we need.
Okay if we are in this for the long haul we have to do more than hide inside the house sitting on the couch watching Netflix.
Last night we focused on truckers and the key role they are playing -- there were developments on that today I'll talk about. But the main focus on the podcast today is on farmers who have been there for us since 1867, and they still are today. #thankafarmer
For good reason we are thanking front line health care workers as well as police, fire and paramedics for their amazing work during this crisis. But here's why we shouldn't forget truckers --- they are critical to how this story will play out over the next weeks and months.
Another week that challenged our emotions and yet another week that filled The Bridge's mailbag with how you are responding to all this. Some of what you had to say is the highlight of this episode.
The numbers keep rising and as they do, new innovative ideas to fight the problem give us all hope. And, as we look for leadership we remember what a great leader in a past time of crisis had to say.
Tens of thousands of 'Snowbird' Canadians are coming back to the country and are being told they have to self isolate for fourteen days. Right. How do you enforce that? It's the question the prime minister couldn't answer today and it has a lot of people very worried.
The 103rd anniversary of Vimy Ridge is just two weeks away -- it's a part of our Canadian heritage. It's also a reminder of the courage Canadians can put together when the crisis hits. Also, COVID-19 is a terrible story, but let's try to keep some positive thoughts.
Justin Trudeau didn't hold back today about what has to happen if COVID-19 is going to be slowed. "People have to stay in their homes". He wasn't alone with the blunt talk. And through it all, some thoughts on how to keep your sanity when all the news is so bleak.
We are all facing the challenge of COVID-19, but perhaps no country more right now than Italy. On a Sunday "Bridge" Special, we reach out to journalist MariaTeresa Santaguida in Milan for her first hand account of how Italians are responding.
We went daily five episodes ago on the "the bridge" and as a result you have responded with many, many insightful comments. I try to respond to as many as I can on this, the Friday night "bridge". Enjoy.
The great idea comes at the end of tonight's "the bridge - Daily" but you can take a hint from today's cover art. The focus for tonight though is leadership -- something we all crave at a time of crisis. Where can we find it?
Lots happened today and "the bridge - daily" focuses on a few to put them in some context. Also, the story of a real Canadian heroine who will never be forgotten.
A tweet by a leading Canadian businessperson today made me turn back the pages of Canadian history for inspiration. COVID-19 is going to cause massive disruption and despair but together we can and will beat it.
Over the weekend some of you emailed asking that "the bridge" go daily for a while through the COVID-19 story. So I'll give it a try for a few days and see whether you find it helpful. I'll talk about one issue a day -- could be five minutes, could be fifteen (like today!) but I'll try to keep it to the point. Let me know how you feel - themansbridgepodcast@gmail,com
The COVID-19 story got personal this week for me and my family just like it is increasingly for tens of thousands of other Canadians. How a moment like the one captured in this picture, helped put me in self isolation!
For the health and political leaders dealing with COVID 19, the way to ease public fears is through calmness and confidence. Are we getting either? (Recorded Noon EST 06/03/20)
I've always been fascinated by air travel and this week some international air travel got me thinking about how it's been impacted by the "health crisis" of the moment. But it also showed me an example of real class by a captain just doing her job.
How a two day trip to southwestern Alberta this week reminded me about the importance of truth.
With the country in rail turmoil, with indigenous protestors blocking traffic, what's a globe trotting prime minister to do? He's getting lots of advice, but what should he do? And, another milestone for social media, breaking convention and setting the law. Should it?
Another wild week in the US and because of it, a "bridge" listener writes to themansbridgepodcast@gmail.com to ask what, if any, process exists to force the resignation of a prime minister? And with the Oscars just days away, more about "1917", with a very personal story to tell.
I swore I wouldn't watch the US Senate trial because we all know how it will turn out. I was wrong. Not about the outcome, but about watching it. Why? It's complicated. And how about this for a podcast series idea: So you want to be a Prime Minister?
What really happened to lead three of the top five leadership contenders for the CPC to drop out of the race, leaving Peter MacKay as the most likely winner at this point. It's intriguing and no one seems to know exactly what happened -- all in 48 hours, Plus a "bridge" first -- a movie review. 1917 - I loved it, will you?
A week which for me came down to a few hours in St John's Newfoundland and Labrador when the country said goodbye to the late, great John Crosby. Looking at the faces in the crowd was a story in itself. And two important letters in the Mailbag!
Something for everyone here, from Trump, to Iraq, to Iran, to why Canadian political parties keep being forecast to die, but don't. And then how, one issue at least, Jack Layton was so right and so many others were so wrong. Enjoy.
For years I tweeted "last minute shopping" on Twitter -- not this year. Here's why. And I finally had the "Ok Boomer" line dropped on me -- here's what happened and how you can have fun with it too.
