Peter Mansbridge on his retirement and CBC media challenges | Spotlight

[@bikegypsy268]

As a French Canadian, I learned English by listening to Peter Mansbridge. He has this trusting aura. Love this guy.

[@offgrid-bound]

Peter Mansbridge and Barbara Frum. When I arrived in Canada, these were the trusted sources of news. I will never forget Ms Frum’s grilling of Iraq foreign minister during the first Gulf War. People like that are gone from CBC. Want to reform and rebrand? How about putting in executives who can give a straight answer to a simple question? I didn’t always agree with Peter Mansbridge, but I could always trust him.

[@markrussell3428]

She was a giant. The best and most insightful interviewer.

[@Darkquark-u5]

Yup they are sorely missed, now journalists are either partisan activists or have sold their soul to daddy jt

[@JFrehley]

I agree i think covid really showed why a cbc is dangerous if it becomes a political arm of the ruling party

[@bob1519]

CBC is a JOKE the center of DISINFORMATION!

[@SS-vs2nz]

Ditto. I am also an immigrant to Canada. I was thinking the other day about back when CBC had Rex Murphy, Rick Mercer, Michael Enright, etc......Don Cherry, who was unceremoniously dumped to pander to an activist class. That CBC is dead, and I am afraid we will never get it back, which makes me sad..

[@tripleseven8361]

A brilliant and inspired gentleman who oozes integrity… Last of a dying breed!

[@marianfrances4959]

Still missed, daily! Thank you Peter Mansbridge. 👍😎🇨🇦

[@bernielafrance5548]

Thank you CBC for being there. I live overseas now and you are my prime connection to my homeland. It is a source of pride in my birth country that the CBC is the reliable source of real, truthful information and news - good or bad. I rely on it to help others that I know understand things better. Never, never let this precious Canadian asset become eroded!

[@paulinegauthier1867]

Reliable?? Not anymore.

[@DjThreesixty]

Please allow comments on all of your clips so that Canadians may discuss the opinions expressed. Not just on the feel good articles. Thank you, those who pay for CBC expect this

[@paddysyron]

Yes expressing rage calms me I don't want to pulverize .Free speech CBC and truth

[@Apolloshot]

To me Peter Mansbridge was the CBC. It’s never felt the same since he retired and probably a big reason why Canadians have drifted away from the CBC. This interview brought home just how thoughtful and intelligent Mansbridge was, and how severely lacking the CBC has been in those qualities since his departure.

[@specialiseesi6746]

As a journalist I love Peter Mansbridge and he´s been a huge inspiration. I will never forget when I first immigrated to Canada, back in 2003. I rented a bedroom in a basement in Montreal, at a time when those were beautiful, cozy places in family homes, not the Airbnb shitholes we have these days. I turned on the small TV and watched Peter delivering the news. That´s E-X-A-C-T-L-Y it: I FELT I was in Canada. His calm, confident and reassuring voice was wonderful to watch... And I felt welcomed and included. I´ve long been a Canadian and nothing makes more proud than such beautiful moments and inspiring stories. Thank you Peter!!

[@VinylToVideo]

Wow, he hits the nail right on the head! Such a mindset is sorely missed in media. "Challenge! Demand sourcing, demand information; discover what's real and isn't real, and call it out if it isn't! Challenge our public officials who may be spouting disinformation." Imagine that even needing to be said to a journalist!

[@brucecraig4954]

Peter is right on. The trust he had is no longer in existence. At 63 years old I have very little faith in our media from right and left. The political bias is so obvious on all sides it’s disgusting.

[@Ottee2]

Thank you for allowing Peter Mansbridge to have his say. I don't want to see our public broadcaster go down the tubes. We, WE ! need to get a grip. WE can do this.

[@EnsignRedshirtRicky]

Sure "WE" can. As long as someone with morals and ethics is put in charge but since the CBC just appointed their own board of directors that will handle 100% of the hiring, so the current 100% liberal executives will now be replaced by a 100% liberal board, no one that will ever expose or end their corruption will be allowed in. So it is possible, but ridiculously improbable.

[@bikegypsy268]

This is his podcast, and he runs the show... so, no worries. We have him for several more years

[@waffles1ca]

WE! Need to ensure Pierre Poilievre doesn’t get elected. Pierre doesn’t like questions that try to nudge him off script… he actually doesn’t like being questioned at all.

[@paulinegauthier1867]

It's too late for that. They have been their own worst ennemies, sadly.

[@paulinegauthier1867]

​@@waffles1ca- Omg! You are describing Trudeau and his ilk, not PP. You must work with the CBC or another MSM.

[@MegsCarpentry-lovedogs]

"A Good Head Shake." Yes, indeed.

[@caltroy4899]

What a great interview, thanks for your honesty Peter!

[@Arational]

Reverse Mortgages are elder abuse Mr. Mansbridge. You should end your shilling of those deceptive predatory companies.

[@leopardknowledge.1430]

Wait he promotes reverse

[@titusmccarthy]

@@leopardknowledge.1430 Yep. He's doing commercials for Reverse Mortgages. So is former figure skater Kurt Browning. SHAME!

[@waffles1ca]

Absolutely victimizes seniors! Clearly Peters CBC pension isn’t enough to keep him in the style he’s accustomed to…

[@Taipei_Sam]

This video has been posted for 12 hours and has less than 10,000 views. Shows the actual reach and relevancy of the CBC.

[@JFrehley]

after the pandemic theyve shown they cant be trusted anymore so sad i loved the cbc

[@specialiseesi6746]

The higher the quality the smaller the audience.

[@vanderhoof741]

I miss this guy. An excellent answer for each question, and he's absolutely right. We do need the CBC, more than the misplaced views of the social media crowd (that includes KZbin) will have one believe, and it should SCREAM 'CBC', and do so consistently. Canada is no less under the same threat of being overcome by a barrage of American media- news or not. It's worse now than it's ever been, so it's still important.

[@anatolykatyshev9388]

Maybe we need unbiased public broadcaster. But CBC now is propaganda branch of Liberal Party. Trudeau corrupted them to such extent, and they become so untrusted, that even he doesn't need them anymore and cut their money.

[@anatolykatyshev9388]

Maybe we need unbiased public broadcaster. But CBC is Liberal party propaganda branch. Trudeau corrupted them to such extent, that they become so untrusted, that even he doesn't need them anymore and he cut their money.

[@Mike-lh1rq]

I used to regularly watch the CBC for News and current events. Like Peter Mansbridge is saying it's completely lost its way in the last decade. Now I never watch the CBC unless it's some sort of special event. That's maybe once a year . Peter is right the CBC is trying to be everything to everyone and has no clear direction and does nothing well. It should have a focus on providing Canadian news to Canadians which is a relatively rare thing today. The place to start is a complete house cleaning of the upper management of the CBC and developing a long-term strategy of mainly being a extremely reliable Canadian based news source.

[@tripleseven8361]

If you spend all of your energy catering to the smallest minority of Canadians, you shouldn’t be surprised, when only the smallest minority of Canadians tune to what you have to say!

[@paulinegauthier1867]

It's too late for that. They have been their own worst enemy, sadly.

[@sunnybizz4857]

I despise that my hard earned tax dollar is paying to fund an echo chamber for woke left liberals.

[@tripleseven8361]

I used to be a very loyal CBC listener… It was the ‘new’ CBC that drove me away!

[@Maclaira]

Wow Peter gets real!

[@mileskino8121]

man i remember when the cbc was the best in news things really changed after trudeau

[@brendahattie6553]

Wow...this is an important interview and an important moment in the history of CBC. Thanks, Peter, for speaking up and speaking out. We're so inundated by American culture, and CBC has been, and still is, an important news source about us, such an important part of informing us all about each other. If we don't have it, I fear for the cohesion of the country and for our democracy.

[@JFrehley]

are you being funny dont you think cbc failed during covid you cant trust cbc anymore its so sad

[@SS-vs2nz]

CBC has leaned in hard into the far left American ideology of DEI.....

[@galafly]

His podcast is The Bridge. One of the best political podcasts out there. Excellent guests, in depth interviews, and listener participation are some of its best features.

[@leopardknowledge.1430]

Why did you spend your mornings with this man and your TV

[@brendahattie6553]

Agreed! It's apparently the number one political podcast in the country.

[@paddysyron]

The bridge

[@meghan42]

Thank you, I will definitely listen!

[@lizliz4186]

​@@leopardknowledge.1430what are you talking about? This man anchored the evening news at 10pm.

[@FennaVa]

Most people find it hard to retire comfortably amid economy crisis. Some have close to nothing going into retirement, my question is, do I pull cash from my 401k and buy a house, or spread my money in stocks for cashflow? I'd love to afford my lifestyle after retirement?

[@marcellasilva4015]

Lately, I've been contemplating retirement, uncertain whether my 401(k) and IRA will ensure a secure future. I've also invested $800K in the stock market, experiencing fluctuations without substantial gains.

[@leopardknowledge.1430]

I'll be honest. 7 years ago I was in 5th grade and I remember I would record the national and watch it every morning before school.

[@adamjensen1698]

"How is life after the CBC?" - Soon we can all answer that question.

[@millerfamily7854]

Best CBC show I have seen ...first like ever for me

[@brendaporter457]

One of the best news anchors ever !!

[@ryanb3908]

Hopefully the Conservatives make good and defund the CBC. 👍

[@richardsimms251]

Extremely interesting interview. Thank you

[@johnyogaatthemovies]

I so miss this man!

[@jedibane]

Thanks Peter ❤

[@bryankerr9174]

I agree with Mr. Mansbrige that CBC should be about Canada, and when I was young it was. Ever since Trudeau, we're told to only be ashamed of Canada. CBC produced and then shelved a history series abiut Canada shortly after Trudeau became PM. Now, CBC just produces sitcoms it hopes will get picked up by American markets, and that have no Canadian spirit or connection. Finally, hearing Mansbridge speak reminds me how much the quality of his voice likely helped build CBC an audience. Management at CBC doesn't seem to care about that subtle kind of product quality anymore.

[@mileskino8121]

I have suggestions. first off the cbc really needs to do more real journalism like questioning both sides rather then seemingly primarily puffing up the liberals. second stop censoring comment sections this is not the way to earn trust. third when you do the panel discussions please start to invite all people from all sides of the spectrum. as journalists you must question all sides there is a right and a left just cause you dont agree with some of them does not mean you shouldnt interview them thats your job to inform canadians not change there opinions on matters. I feel like the cbc used to be far more neutral in the past and now it just feels more like activism for liberal new ideas. Also maybe have streams where you guys talk to the audience in the chat or something like that

[@normcameron2316]

I'm a long time listener of CBC Radio. When I was working in the Arctic 45 years ago CBC North was our only connection to the rest of the world.. I listened to the National Energy Program was announced. So much for my credentials. CBC has always been a political football. Usually pro Liberal Party, even when Conservatives were in power. Which the CBC shouldn't have done, being pro any party I mean. Then came the day living in Dawson Creek, BC, CBC Radio wasn't working very well. The French version was working great. I called CBC and they had no plans to fix it. I 'm trying to explain how CBC lost it's relevance to a lot of listeners, and viewers. CBC was supposed to be Canada's broadcaster, a place to get news, emergency warnings and connect with fellow Canadians. Somehow it morphed into what it is today, which I don't even know how to describe. Self serving and self righteous I guess. Pushing some agendas. When CBC funding was cut during the Harper era, there was a three day rant on CBC. Where is the rant today? Norm

[@Rick-zw9kp]

Cbc still working on being mentally strong enough to allow comments from the taxpayers on its videos. Taxpayers who fund them.

[@paulinegauthier1867]

Omg. They RARELY do that. No moral courage.

[@lizliz4186]

I give credit to CBC for posting to KZbin consistently. The evening news is broadcast live everyday on KZbin. Thanks! Global and CTV are far more limited or delayed with posts to KZbin.

[@jschoenzy9416]

I still to believe in public broadcasting but the cbc needs a complete re-do from top to bottom. I don't know anyone who still supports it.

[@deputy7586]

Too many journalists put in the Senate as a reward for who knows what. Looks suspicious for the tax payer. Peter was the last of those I trusted. Too many talking heads telling the listeners how to understand the news rather than letting them make up their minds.

[@bdlee1602]

Is there a way that "interviewer" Travis Dhanraj can remove his always nervous smirk? It's so offensive to everyone including the viewers. Solution is to fire him and Catherine Tait. And hire back Peter Mansbridge to run CBC news. Catherine Tait is not only an embarrassment she ought to be ashamed of herself. Taxpayers have had enough of her gross incompetence. Go back to cable tv Catherine.

[@GlynnisFitzpatrick]

Loved Peter Mansbridge.

[@MikeMusicandMotivation]

He was the best anchor way better than who they have now on the national

[@TheBogyy]

He’s become an extension of todays CBC.

[@DonKulp]

Peter is and always was a Liberal Trudeau lover,it's good to see him go,

[@BobTheBob647]

Peter is a national treasure.

[@justinleon3509]

i do wonder...there is a large segment of canadians who live overseas. could cbc leverage that and launch platform (for pay or through ads) to service that segment?

[@lizliz4186]

They can watch cbc on KZbin. It's uploaded everyday, usually live

[@justinleon3509]

yes, i know that. i meant some other specialty programming. bbc (and i know it isnt directly cimparable to cbc) sells its prorgamming internationally@@lizliz4186

[@rijs4303]

No mention of Trudeau basically buying loyalty to his gov w Canadian media

[@millerfamily7854]

the first 3 min truth.that's why. great truth bomb Peter

[@mikesorensen5228]

Come on, this is Canada 2024. A middle aged white guy critical of CBC? We need to demand he change his name to Peter Peoplebridge.

[@Ashley-ei1qg]

Finally common sense

[@TheBogyy]

The government should have no influence on news reporting. If you can’t survive on advertising dollars, you should be out of the news reporting business.

[@Gnomoleon]

Think this though.... you are saying large corporations should control what news you see by ad dollars or complete ownership of the news organization.....

[@TheBogyy]

@@Gnomoleon even that, if the org can’t be honest, is better than a government owned entity.

[@JFrehley]

@@Gnomoleon we dont get objective truth from cbc anyways

[@markgoodwin5918]

The answer was in the opening, report facts and ask pertinent questions, keeping his own opinion to himself. Instead, we get uninformed instructions on how they thing we should be thinking.

[@chuckarrand4281]

If only the cbc got anything right and not just spewed the current govt crap.

[@MouseMoni]

... he's right..😐

[@صالحالراشد-ظ7ز]

A man among men.

[@annatrang5182]

Missed you Sir

[@JohnDelong-qm9iv]

You can’t own truth. You can approach it.

[@davidmcnamara8024]

He's right. Many times I turn the radio on and within 1 minute I have to click it off. Way back 30 years ago CBC was enjoyable because there wasn't this political bent. CBC radio always spouts on with their preachy BS. I can not listen to it. I like the science on Saturday morning and The Debaters and As It Happens. Much of the other stuff is terrible. It just comes across as social engineering.

[@lukeamato423]

A true legend

[@frank5d289]

They lost the trust and went against patriotic Canadians and like he said, they need to give their head a shake.

[@davidwatson6725]

And what exactly is a “patriotic Canadian”?

[@maplesyrup76]

@@davidwatson6725 These days "patriotic Canadian" is usually what the (don't tread on me, psudolibertarian right, freedumb luvin...unless it's something they don't like, authoritarian curious, abolish taxes but more corporate welfare, pull your self up by your bootstraps crowd call themselves.

[@maplesyrup76]

@@davidwatson6725 These days "patriotic Canadian" is usually what the (don't tread on me, psudolibertarian right, freedumb luvin...unless it's something they don't like, authoritarian curious, abolish taxes but more corporate welfare, pull your self up by your bootstraps crowd call themselves.

[@vinasel96]

I used to watch Peter Mansbridge every night. I was very sad when I heard him speaking recently. He sounded like some partisan CNN host. Very anti-conservative.

[@bogeybichon7000]

At least Peter acknowledges the problems with the CBC and its leadership. Why do you think that the majority of Canadians support defunding the CBC? .....perhaps because it is intent on pushing its political ideology as opposed to fairly reporting news in an unbiased manner. CBC has become dominated by political activists with a very "progressive" agenda.

[@JFrehley]

and during covid they became the propaganda wing of the government

[@adamjensen1698]

Mansbridge Hall will, in short time, become the laundry room of the newly converted affordable housing complex in downtown Toronto. Adios CBC.

[@paddysyron]

Nice idea

[@paddysyron]

Defund the CBC

[@Mike-lh1rq]

Hopefully they'll at least leave the sign up of Peter. It will be a nice reminder in the laundry room of a time when people actually watched news programs instead watching tiktok for news.

[@paulinegauthier1867]

I was thinking the exact thing. How many apartments will that huge building fit?

[@Mike-lh1rq]

By today's standards in Toronto probably around 10,000

[@darksidecyclist]

Bring back shows like Kim’s convenience beach combers and the like

[@jarrybruce9166]

When they all get laid off , some of them can go work for REBEL NEWS....

[@michael506]

No thanks. They need to get jobs they will be good at. Hot dog sales (people kind), janitors, and crossing guards. Rebel News hires real journalists.

[@paulinegauthier1867]

​@@michael506- Hey, don't insult the janitors. They're honest, hard-working people we can't live without. Biased 'journalists', we can live without.

[@G.Bear89]

Miss this man tremendously.

[@godzonic]

100 percent

[@gregd183]

What if the PMO's talking points were repeated as "news" by CBC - oh I forgot, NOBODY CARES.

[@matti8894]

Peter doesn’t like comments he disagrees with on his podcast. Calls anyone who disagree with him a bot.

[@knowit]

because his media and journalistic experience is older than most of us, so he has developed thick skins for criticism over the years.

[@leopardknowledge.1430]

Enough politicizing Canadian

[@leopardknowledge.1430]

This guy has interviewed multiple multiple prime ministers and heads of government and state and rebel leaders and everyone in

[@paddysyron]

Thank you keep challenging him. I never trusted him back in the good days

[@barrywhite1770]

This poster is a bot. Prove me wrong.

[@BrowsePlanet]

On point

[@Malcrom1967]

News died at the cbc after he left.

[@luvaholic]

This guy interviewing is part of the problem. Disrespectful and with a personal agenda. Another DEI stooge.

[@Kevin-bp2cw]

news and current affairs really … what about hockey!

[@richardwebber1626]

Mansbridge and his podcast is a joke. 3 liberals talking in a liberal echo chamber and no one is allowed to comment. And he wonders why people don't trust journalists.

[@paulinegauthier1867]

That's true.

[@minizinnia3764]

At time stamp 9:27 did the interviewer call Mansbridge Mansford?

[@TrossOfTheAlba]

He certainly garbled the name.

[@mrx-in4xh]

yes, obviously the standards for hiring have fallen

[@AnhTuPhucDerrickHoangCanada]

it befuddles me when one star is replaced by a dud to be considered the same

[@malcolmrae77]

What about Trudeau’s part in the CBC and it’s job cuts? He wants the “image” of a leader but not the responsibility.

[@Sam19509]

CBC is a crown corporation managed independently from any Canadian Government. The entire house voted on renewing or reducing the CBC’s annual subsidy.😂😂

[@leopardknowledge.1430]

The conservatives had control of it for 20

[@paulinegauthier1867]

​@@Sam19509- Omg. Are you deaf? They are currently a propanda machine, not a news organization. Liberal supporting mouthpieces.

[@user-anot53ou1]

Only watching because Peter is great. Not a fan of the host.

[@halldorpalsson5293]

The last guy with any pre-text of unbiased news.

[@Tom-of3xo]

Always liked him, till he did an advertisement for scam reverse mortgages.

[@gibbonmountainchronicles6367]

Travis toe to toe with Peter. Public Broadcasting must be FUNDED.

[@paddysyron]

Unregulated liars. Defund the CBC

[@CoolTies]

We knew because of your voice. We need a constant. Right now that's Andrew Chang (he's amazing in About That). I will never vote for any party which threatens CBC. They threaten Canada. However, I agree CBC needs to improve.

[@paulinegauthier1867]

CBC and MSM ARE threatening our country with their propaganda.

[@ERC641]

When news broadcasts shut down their comment section they have lost credibility immediately. They want aleigence they don't want conversations/debates. Truth invites debate and conversation and sharing ideas.Lies make them uncomfortable and not willing to have conversations

[@JasonPutschker-xw9uf]

Great legend. Horrible report on him tho. Def needs more schooling this paid educated " journalist "

[@leopardknowledge.1430]

Yeah they should have gotten Adrian

[@wilmahailey4398]

Once a shill, always a shill

[@myleghurts3546]

And Ian Hannomansingh? He's been there for 50+ years, hasn't he?

[@leopardknowledge.1430]

Something like 30

[@paulinegauthier1867]

Also guilty of spewing propaganda. Another activist.

[@petedean1926]

Good RIDDANCE !!! The king of subjectivity if you are Objective it's pretty hard to get it wrong !

[@georgewarkentin7111]

Good ridence mansbridge you didnt leave soon enough

[@titusmccarthy]

RIDENCE? You speak English good!

[@DannyKoKo]

He don't sound enthusiastic about CBCs future. I truly hope he's wrong

[@alirmortazzavi]

I rely on CBC for unbiased and insightful News and Analysis on current affairs, a broadcaster that I can trust.

[@frank5d289]

Tee hee 😀

[@jarrybruce9166]

Ya think it's worth 1.3 billion a year? Unbiased and insightful, LOL...

[@RH-km2du]

Unbiased? Wow!

[@paulinegauthier1867]

So, you can't count on the CBC anymore then. Those days are over with, sadly.

[@jayshahu]

This guy again. Liberal crony

[@leopardknowledge.1430]

No he actually had a large number of different a 50 years

[@leopardknowledge.1430]

There's something special

[@paddysyron]

Yes a liberal crony senses liberals are destroyed and destroying Canada. I wonder what the other comments are about? Probably a school teacher with 3 masters and still can't make any sense

[@petercullen1624]

Sadly, there is entire cohort of people who never listen to CBC radio, seldom watch CBC television and yet whine, whine, whine about how bad it is . . . with nothing to judge it on.

[@Ladner1]

You don't need to listen to propaganda to know that propaganda is bad.

[@SS-vs2nz]

I used to watch CBC when I first came to Canada. I remember an old CBC article about the fathers of confederation. It was a little bit of trivia 19 of them were lawyers, a doctor, a journalist or two, etc...the current CBC would never....I dare you to say otherwise.

[@petercullen1624]

@@SS-vs2nz You know nothing about what CBD does or doesn't do.

[@SS-vs2nz]

@@petercullen1624 immigrated to Canada almost 2 decades ago....the old CBC and the new CBC are night and day.....

[@petercullen1624]

@@SS-vs2nz Sorry, you saying something doesn't make it true. Next . . .

[@bob1519]

Yet Mansbridge was guest of honour at Justin Trudeau wedding… we ain’t gonna forget Peter.

[@johnyogaatthemovies]

I so miss this man!