The Vassy Kapelos Show - Sound Bites
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John Klotz, certified financial planner with Investment Planning Counsel, joins Vassy Kapelos for Money Talk. This week's focus: How do you know if you're able to retire in 2026?
Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.
Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Laryssa Waler, founder of Henley Strategies and former Director of Communications to Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Sharan Kaur, Principal at Navigator and former Deputy Chief of Staff to Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Nojoud Al Mallees, Reporter covering the Canadian government for Bloomberg News.
Today's focus:
- Showdown in the house over a Con...
A probe into a September 2nd US military strike on alleged drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean continues to dog the Trump Administration this week. Vassy Kapelos speaks with author and former Washington Post columnist Philip Bump.
Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKap...
As 2025 draws to a close, how has the Carney Government's housing policy measured up against the Liberal's campaign promises? Vassy Kapelos speaks with Mike Moffatt, Founding Director of the Missing Middle Initiative at the University of Ottawa.
Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @...
X has cut off the European Commission's advertising account after it fined the platform €120 million. Plus, how the "Metaverse" turned into one of the biggest flops in tech history.
Vassy Kapelos is joined by tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy for a look at some of the top tech stories of the week.
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Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Sabrina Grover, senior advisor at Northstar Public Affairs, Tim Powers, chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data, and Tom Mulcair, CTV political analyst and former NDP leader.
Today's focus:
- The Conservatives will force a vote tomorrow on the Alberta pipeline MOU
- Did we learn anything from Carney's meeting with Tr...
Vassy Kapelos speaks with CHEK News BC political correspondent about the resignation of B.C. Conservative leader.
CTV science and technology specialist Dan Riskin joins Vassy Kapelos for the weekly segment Talk Science to Me.
Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.
Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Laura Stone, Queen’s Park reporter with The Globe and Mail, Robert Benzie, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star, and Mike Le Couteur, Senior Political Correspondent, CTV National News
Today's focus:
- What to expect from the CUSMA review
- Fallout from Steven Guilbeault's resignation
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Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Laura D’Angelo, Vice President, National Strategy and Public Affairs, Enterprise Canada, Jeff Rutledge, Vice President, McMillian Vantage and Stephanie Levitz, senior reporter in The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau
Today's focus:
- Political fallout from the Algoma Steel layoffs
- PBO report on Build Canada Homes
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Yesterday the Parliamentary Budget Office released an analysis of the new federal housing agency Build Canada Homes. The report shows the government is well short of meeting its pledge to double the pace of housing construction. Vassy Kapelos speaks with interim Parliamentary Budget Officer, Jason Jacques, about the findings.
General (Ret.) Tom Lawson, former Chief of the Defence Staff of Canada, joins Vassy Kapelos to help answer this week's Explainer question: Why does arctic sovereignty matter?
Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.
Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Laryssa Waler, founder of Henley Strategies and former Director of Communications to Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Sharan Kaur, Principal at Navigator and former Deputy Chief of Staff to Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Nojoud Al Mallees, Reporter covering the Canadian government for Bloomberg News.
Today's focus:
- Carney cabinet shuffle reaction
- ...
John Klotz, certified financial planner with Investment Planning Counsel, joins Vassy Kapelos for Money Talk. This week's focus: Year-end tax tips.
Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.
Vassy Kapelos speaks with Matthew Shoemaker, Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, about the impact of 1,000 layoffs at Algoma Steel.
Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.
The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs is raising concerns with federal government policies they say are making it harder for firefighters and emergency responders to do their jobs. Vassy Kapelos speaks with CAFC president Ken McMullen.
Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKap...
Vassy Kapelos sits down with Premier Tony Wakeham following his meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.
A new study has found that using less social media makes you feel better. Plus, the EU is holding tech companies accountable for scams on their platforms.
Vassy Kapelos is joined by tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy for a look at some of the top tech stories of the week.
Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKa...
Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Zain Velji, a political campaign strategist and partner at Northweather, Tim Powers, chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data, and Tom Mulcair, CTV political analyst and former NDP leader.
Today's focus:
- Reaction to the Alberta pipeline MOU
- Carney to shuffle cabinet after Guilbeault resignation
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The CRTC says anything generated by AI doesn't count as Canadian content. Plus, why it's a bad sign for the economy that people are holding on to their phones longer than before.
Vassy Kapelos is joined by tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy for Tech Check.
Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on...
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