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Guest host Tim Powers speaks with former Windsor area MP Brian Masse, who has some ideas about uses for the Gordie Howe Bridge while its opening is delayed.
Guest host Tim Powers speaks with Canada's Secretary of State for Sport, Adam van Koeverden.
This week the organization Engage Canada released an open letter calling on the federal government to support the development of a modern, voluntary, merit-based, structured and paid National Youth Service program for Canadians aged 18–25. Guest host Tim Powers speaks with the chair of Engage Canada, Michael Burns, about the initiative.
Vassy Kapelos speaks with Japan’s Ambassador to Canada, Kanji Yamanouchi, about the Japan-Canada trading relationship.
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Vassy Kapelos speaks with Ukraine’s Ambassador to Canada Andrii Plakhotniuk about the war in Ukraine following this week's NATO leaders summit.
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Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Marieke Walsh, Senior Political Reporter with The Globe and Mail, 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:
- Fighting in different factions of the Conservative movemen...
CTV science and technology specialist Dan Riskin joins Vassy Kapelos for the weekly segment Talk Science To Me.
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US President Trump told reporters at the NATO summit in Turkey today he doesn't see any point continuing negotiations with Iran after 24 hours of escalating strikes between the two countries. The development sent the price of oil soaring and stock markets tumbling at the opening of trading in North America today. Guest host Tim Powers speaks with Major-General (Ret.) David Fraser.
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Tim Powers hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Sabrina Grover, Senior Advisor with Northstar Public Affairs, Jeff Rutledge, Vice President, McMillian Vantage and Stephanie Levitz, senior reporter in The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau.
Today's focus:
- Politics of defence spending
- Fallout from this week's Senate appointments
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Guest host Tim Powers speaks with defence policy expert Richard Shimooka from the Macdonald Laurier Institute to help answer this week's explainer question: What is the new Canada-led Defence Secruity and Resilience Bank?
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Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Jamie Ellerton, Principal at Conaptus, 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:
- Drama in the Senate as Carney appoints CPC MP to the Red Chamber
- Also getting a Senate seat today is long...
Vassy Kapelos goes one-on-one with German Ambassador Tjorven Bellmann to discuss Canada choosing German company TKMS to supply the Royal Canadian Navy with a new fleet of patrol submarines.
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Drama in the Senate: The Conservatives have lost another seat in Parliament after Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed Quebec MP Richard Martel to the Senate today. Also getting a seat in the Red Chamber is longtime Liberal strategist and Carney's current Principle Secretary, Tom Pitfield. Vassy Kapelos is joined by Stephanie Levitz, senior report in The Globe and Mail's Ottawa Bureau.
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John Klotz, certified financial planner with Investment Planning Counsel, joins Vassy Kapelos for Money Talk. This week's focus: Bay Street VS Wall Street: Understanding the difference between Canadian and American stock markets.
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CTV News has confirmed that Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce the procurement deal for 12 new patrol submarines in Halifax today before flying to Turkey for the 2026 NATO leaders summit. Vassy speaks with Vice-Admiral (Ret.) Mark Norman, former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff of Canada.
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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 George Soule, former Director of Communications for the federal NDP.
- Will Carney's political dealings on the Alberta pipeline pan out?
- Doug Ford and Danielle Smith appear to make nice over separatism
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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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CTV Science and Technology specialist Dan Riskin joins guest host Tim Powers for this week's edition of Talk Science To Me.
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Tim Powers guest hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Robert Benzie, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star, and Mike Le Couteur, Senior Political Correspondent, CTV National News and Sharan Kaur, Principal at Navigator and former Deputy Chief of Staff to Finance Minister Bill Morneau.
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Tim Powers hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Jamie Ellerton, Principal at Conaptus, Saeed Selvam, President of Selvam Public Affairs and Anne McGrath Senior Advisor at Catalyze4 and former NDP National Director.
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