The Vassy Kapelos Show
The top newsmakers, political headlines, your go-to daily debrief. Vassy loves politics and she’ll make sure you do too. The Vassy Kapelos Show will keep you informed through hard-hitting interviews with the major players, entertaining analysis and debate with your favourite pundits and all the details and context you need on breaking news as it comes into our newsroom.
Episodes
Free For All Friday - Hour 1
Amanda Galbraith breaks down the biggest stories of the day with Canada's top newsmakers.
On today's show:
- The controversy and collective anxiety surrounding a land claim court ruling in British Columbia. We deliver the details and gather reaction from Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West.
- Alberta and Ottawa are nearing a Memorandum of Understanding on energy production, a pact that includes federal supp...
Alberta and Ottawa are reportedly ready to sign an MOU that includes support for a new oil pipeline to the B.C. coast. However, not everyone is on board with the plan. We tackle the business argument for this new venture with Richard Masson, an Executive Fellow at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy and the former CEO of the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission.
On today's show:
- Vassy's interview with R...
Stefan Keyes fills in for Vassy Kapelos today. Sweden is courting Canada to buy Saab's Girpen fighter jets, as the Carney government reviews its plan to buy American-made F-35s for the Canadian Air Force.
On today's show:
- The U.S. Congress has passed a bill that would force the release of the Epstein Files.
- Retired Major-General David Fraser discusses the pros and cons of Canada buying the American-made F-35s.
- Alberta and Otta...
The Carney government has narrowly survived a confidence vote on the 2025 Federal Budget. So what happens now?
On today's show:
- The Public Service Alliance of Canada is sounding the alarm about the pending civil service cuts.
- Vassy speaks with CSIS Director Dan Rogers about the threatening national security landscape that is facing Canada.
- Tech Check with tech analyst Carmi Levy: How Jeffrey Epstein used SEO to bury news about...
Months after Canadian voters put them in charge, will the Carney government fall tonight? It's unlikely, but it's also not impossible.
On today's show:
- For the first time since 2013, and the 5th time in team history, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are the kings of the CFL.
- Vassy speaks with interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques about his recent analysis of the Canada Strong Budget.
- The 2025 Federal Budget includes $...
Free For All Friday - Hour 1
Amanda Galbraith breaks down the biggest stories of the day with Canada's top newsmakers.
On today's show:
- Prime Minister Carney has unveiled a new list of major infrastructure projects that will be referred to the new Major Projects Office.
- The federal government has spent the bulk of this week promoting the Canada Strong Budget, but are Canadians buying what the Liberals are selling?
- CSIS warns t...
The Carney government has unveiled the next series of nation-building projects - a plan that includes LNG, hydroelectric, and critical minerals.
On today's show:
- Vassy chats with author and former Washington Post columnist Philip Bump about the Epstein Files.
- Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's former Energy Minister, says he's not unhappy with his place in the Liberal caucus, despite accusations from Conservative leader Pierre Poili...
The Carney government will unveil its second list of 'nation-building' infrastructure projects tomorrow in British Columbia. The list will include mining, energy, and LNG projects, according to government sources.
On today's show:
- Vassy speaks with New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt about the Sisson Mine, which is expected to be included on the new list of major projects.
- CTV U.S. political analyst Eric Ham dissects the internal...
Prime Minister Mark Carney, along with his Cabinet members, are touring Canada to promote the 2025 Federal Budget. Are Canadians buying what they're selling? You'll hear Vassy's conversation with Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu.
On today's show:
- 19-year CAF veteran Major Jean-Michel Gidlow joins Vassy Kapelos to discuss Remembrance Day and the Canadian military.
- Tech Check with Carmi Levy: You'll never guess what the Louvre's CCTV p...
The Carney government will face a final confidence vote on the 2025 Federal Budget later today, and whether or not it will pass is still up in the air.
On today's show:
- The U.S. Senate has passed a bill aimed at ending the weeks-long government shutdown, with 8 Democrats breaking party ranks to move the plan forward.
- Vassy's interview with Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon about the upcoming budget vote.
- Vassy speaks wi...
Free For All Friday - Hour 1
Amanda Galbraith breaks down the biggest stories of the day with Canada's top newsmakers.
On today's show:
- Tom Mulcair, a former NDP leader and present-day political analyst for CTV News, weighs in on the latest string of Tory floor-crossings and resignations, and what it all means for Canada's political landscape.
- The U.S. Supreme Court is mulling over what to do with some of Trump's tariffs, as t...
Vassy Kapelos speaks with Abacus Data CEO David Coletto about their latest polling results, and gets a temperature check on how Canadians are feeling towards the Canada Strong Budget.
On today's show:
- Sean Fraser, Canada's Attorney General and Justice Minister, weighs in on the new budget and the introduction of now-Liberal MP Chris D'Entremont.
- Talk Science To Me with CTV Science and Technology ...
Vassy Kapelos speaks with Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on the details surrounding the 2025 'Canada Strong' Budget.
On today's show:
- Andrew Scheer, the House Leader of Canada's Conservatives, on his party's response to the federal budget and why one Conservative MP is crossing the floor to the Red Team.
- Reaction to the details in this year's federal budget from Canadian Constructio...
Vassy Kapelos chats with CTV Chief Financial Correspondent Amanda Lang with her thoughts on the landscape that today's budget exists in, and what is likely to be featured this afternoon.
On today's show:
- Dr. Trevor Hennessey, Chief of the Department of Anesthesiology for the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO), on his decision to leave...
Vassy Kapelos speaks with Goldy Hyder, the President and CEO of the Business Council of Canada, about the upcoming federal budget and the recent trip he took to Asia that coincided with Prime Minister Carney's visit.
On today's show:
- Tim Hodgson, Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, on critical mineral supply chains and cooperating with other countries.
- John Klotz, a Certified Financial Planner with Investment Pl...
Free For All Friday - Hour 1
Amanda Galbraith breaks down the biggest stories of the day with Canada's top newsmakers.
On today's show:
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Prime Minister Carney has met with the President of China on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in South Korea. And while he didn't say whether the meeting produced any changes in trade policies, he did describe it as a ‘turning point’ in the Canada-China relationship. We dig deeper...
Tim Powers guests hosts for Vassy Kapelos this afternoon. Vassy will be back on Monday.
On today's show:
- CTV's Jeremie Charon unveils the latest developments in the Canada-U.S. trade war.
- Vina Nadjibulla, the Vice-President of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, breaks down what to expect from Prime Minister Carney's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- PSAC National President Sharon DeSousa reacts to the Financ...
The Bank of Canada has cut its key interest rate by another 25 basis points, while signaling this will be the last cut for now as the economy falters under U.S. tariffs.
On today's show:
- Vassy speaks with CIBC Chief Economist Avery Shenfeld.
- Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides defends the Smith government's use of the Notwithstanding Clause in back-to-work legislation to end a provincial teachers strike.
- The Explai...
Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. Ambassador to Canada, says the odds of a tariff-relief deal by the end of 2025 are unlikely after talks broke down last week.
On today's show:
- Vassy's interview with Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu.
- Shamira Madhany, the Managing Director of World Education Services, explains how the feds are falling short in recognizing the credentials of Canada's foreign-trained workers.
- Tech Check with Carmi Levy - ...
U.S. President Donald Trump has called off trade talks with Canada after he took exception to a Ford government TV ad that aired on U.S. networks last week. This is, naturally, casting doubt on the prospect of a tariff deal between the two North American neighbours. We break down the rhetoric, and then gather reaction from Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
On today's show:
- Vassy's interview with Derek Burney, a former Canadian Ambass...
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