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
Guest host Scott Reid breaks down today's biggest stories with Canada's top newsmakers.
On today's show...
- Bob Rae, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, on the upcoming G7 conference, potential trade deals, concern around invitations
- Are you watching the G7? What are you hoping to see in terms of deve...
Guest host Tim Powers is joined by CTV's Jeremie Charron with details on the concerns from Sikh activists and the political balancing act between inviting Modi and working with India versus the concerns against it.
On today's show:
- Adam van Koeverden, Secretary of State for Sport and MP for Burlington North – Milton West, on how...
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Yoshua Bengio, President & Scientific Director, LawZero and Full Professor at Université de Montréal, and Founder and Scientific Advisor of Mila – Quebec AI Institute, about this new initiative and its significance in AI.
On today's show:
- Karen Hogan, Auditor General, on the details of her latest reports
- John Bolto...
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Bill Curry, Deputy Ottawa Bureau Chief, The Globe and Mail, to go over the details of the report and reflect on how the story developed over the years and what may change moving forward.
On today's show:
- Gen. Jennie Carrigan, Canada’s Chief of Defence Staff, on the government's commitment to hitting 2% spending on defence this year
- ...
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Mike Le Couteur, Senior Political Correspondent, CTV National News to talk through what we know so far.
On today's show:
- Minister of Internal Trade Chrystia Freeland on the government's new One Canadian Economy bill and opposition concerns with it
- Eric Ham, CTV US Political Analyst and Former Congressional Staffer, on the ongoing protests...
Free For All Friday - Hour 1
Amanda Galbraith breaks down today's biggest stories with Canada's top newsmakers.
On today's show:
- Frank McKenna, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United States and Former Premier of New Brunswick, on the prospects of a new Canada/US trade deal
- Sabrina Geremia, VP and Country Manager, Google Canada, on Google's new AI Opportunity F...
Guest host Stefan Keyes speaks with Matthew Holmes, Executive Vice President and Chief of Public Policy, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, about what that group wants to see the government do in response to a spike in steel and aluminum tariffs implemented by the US.
- Julie Simmons, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph, on the thron...
Hear Vassy's full interview with David Paterson, Ontario's representative in Washington.
On today's show:
- Pedro Antunes, Chief Economist with the Conference Board of Canada, breaks down the Bank of Canada's latest interest rate decision.
- Infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch discusses vaccine guidelines.
- The Daily Debrief Panel with Laura D'Angelo, Jeff Rutledge, and Abigail Bimman.
- Hear yesterday's ...
Flin Flon resident Dawn Hlday tells guest host Stefan Keyes about her experience evacuating as fire crews battled a blaze burning near the city.
On today's show:
- CTV political analyst Scott Reid re-caps Monday's premiers meeting.
- Economist Moshe Lander breaks down the latest global outlook from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- CTV National correspondent Abigail Bimman fills us in on the n...
Guest host Stefan Keyes speaks with CTV's Colton Praill to tee up today's First Ministers Meeting, what to expect, and what the ramifications might be.
On today's show:
- Lori Turnbull, Professor of Political Science at Dalhousie University, on what's at stake politically for Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Premiers at the First Ministers Meeting
- Grand Chief Kyra ...
On this week's edition of Free For All Fridays, Scott Reid is pinch-hitting for Amanda Galbraith!
On today's show:
- Former federal MP and former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney previews a pivotal First Ministers meeting, which is scheduled to take place next week. What will the government likely prioritize? What items of the day will provinces want fast-tracked?
- When it comes to energy infrastructure, urgent projects, and quick ap...
Vassy Kapelos speaks with Sheryl Matheson, Deputy Mayor of Sherridon, MB, on how residents are faring after evacuating on short notice due to one of the many large wildfires in the province right now.
On today's show:
- Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte of the Prince Albert Grand Council which represents 12 First Nations in Saskatchewan on a joint statement calling for gre...
Vassy Kapelos speaks with Richard Berthelsen, CTV News Royal Commentator, on the significance of the royal visit in hindsight and impacting the effect King Charles' speech might have moving forward.
On today's show:
- Former Prime Minister Kim Campbell reflects on being in the Senate chamber for the throne speech and the significance of standing up for Canadian ident...
Guest host Tim Powers speaks with Philippe Lagassé, William and Jeanie Barton Chair in International Affairs at Carleton University and an expert in the role of the monarchy in Canada’s political system for his take on the significance of the throne speech as both political statement and symbolic gesture.
On today's show:
- Barry MacKenzie, Royal Histori...
Vassy Kapelos speaks with Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon and Opposition House Leader Andrew Scheer about policy priorities, collaboration, energy policy, national unity, and more.
On today's show:
- David Phillips, Senior Climatologist, Environment Canada, on what we can expect from
- The Daily Debrief Panel with Zain Velji, a political campaign strateg...
Ottawa is preparing for the arrival of King Charles III, who is set to deliver the Throne Speech on Tuesday. CTV Royal commentator Afua Hagan outlines the significance of the Royal visit, and what the public can expect when the King and Queen arrive.
On today's show:
- David Fraser, CTV's Military Analyst, sounds off on U.S. President Trump’s plan to build a 'Golden Dome'
- Tech analyst Carmi Levy reviews the latest developm...
Guest host Tim Powers gets the latest reaction on the labour dispute from Canada Post’s vice president of communications, Jon Hamilton and CUPW Toronto local president, Mark Lubinski.
On today's show:
- Thomas Juneau, political science professor at the University of Ottawa explains the latest developments in tensions in the Middle East.
- Jesse Rogerson, assistant professor of science at York University breaks down so...
Hear the full interview with Vassy Kapelos and Canada Post spokesperson John Hamilton, as well as reaction from CUPW negotiator Jim Gallant.
On today's show:
- Talk Science to Me with Dan Riskin, CTV science and technology specialist.
- The Daily Debrief Panel with Laura D'Angelo, Vice President of National Strategy and Public Affairs with Enterprise Canada, Jeff Rutledge, Vice president of McMillan Vantage, and Globe and Mail rep...
CUPW negotiator, Jim Gallant joins Vassy to break down key issues in the dispute and chances of reaching a deal with Canada Post.
On today's show:
- Eric Ham, CTV News U.S Political Analyst on Former U.S President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis
- Pedro Antunes, Chief economist at the Conference Board of Canada breaks down key factors that influenced Canada’s inflation rate which dropped to 1.7 per cent in April.
- Robyn Do...
Free For All Friday - Hour 1
Amanda Galbraith breaks down today's biggest stories with Canada's top newsmakers.
On today's show:
- Richard Masson, Executive Fellow in the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy and former CEO of the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission, on pipelines in Canada including TransMountain following new minister comments inc...
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