Show Notes
Our first Moore-Butts Conversation of the new season, and Gerry Butts and James Moore take us "inside the room" to get a better understanding of what happens in high-stakes trade talks. Stick with it, there are some nuggets here! They both have experience with this from the last Canada-US talks, and you'll get a better understanding of what really happens from this chat.
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Lots of finger-pointing as the week comes to an end -- Danielle Smith tells separatists to get out of her party; Pete Hoekstra tells Canadians to stop interfering with Washington politics, while Mark Carney seems to be taking the "take a valium" approach. Quite the week for Chantal and Bruce to sum things up on this week's Good Talk.
If this week has proven anything its that Bridge listeners are book readers. Big-time book readers. In one case, twenty books a month! We asked you about books, what they mean, and what they've meant to your life, and you responded with lots of comments. Also today, the Random Ranter gets his say on the Alberta referendum, and he doesn't hold back.
It's a Wednesday End Bits special, and while we have some great AI stories to tell you, including how AI may help you vote, that's not the big one. The NY Times has a fascinating piece titled 100 Questions that can't be answered -- yet. We'll review some of them.
The votes are still being counted, but it's clear Albertans, in large numbers, favour remaining in Canada over a second referendum on separation. But on the nine other questions, it's also clear that many Albertans want change in how the country operates. Althia Raj and Rob Russo discuss how Ottawa is likely to respond to what some might argue is a mixed message.
This could become a weekly series. Dr. Janice Stein again this week talks about how Russian leader Vladimir Putin somehow convinces Donald Trump to waive sanctions against his country. Allies are outraged, and so are, finally, some of Trump's Republican colleagues. We'll deal with that, plus what's behind the widespread riots in France.