The Vassy Kapelos Show

The Carney government is scrapping the new Digital Services Tax after trade talks with the U.S. broke down over the issue. Guest host Tim Powers speaks with David Pierce, Vice-President with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, about why the new tax was so controversial and why the Americans wanted it gone.

On today's show:

• Mark Sutcliffe, Mayor of Ottawa, on the latest on the City of Ottawa employee charged with vandalizing the ...

Free For All Friday - Hour 1

Amanda Galbraith breaks down today's biggest stories with Canada's top newsmakers.

On today's show...

• After some tense moments to start the week, the Israel-Iran ceasefire appears to be holding. Well, at least for now. How close are we to preserving peace? Retired Major-General David Fraser analyzes the situation.
• New data says that Can...

Unpacking what we do - and don't - know about the success of the U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear facility. Vassy Kapelos speaks with (Ret.) General Tom Lawson, a former Chief of Defense Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces.

On todays show:

• Bill Curry, Deputy Bureau Chief for the Globe and Mail, explains how the federal infrastructure bank provided $1 billion in loans for B.C. Ferries to buy Chinese-made ships.
• Dan Riskin, CTV Scie...

Premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss the merits of the Alberta Next Panel.

On todays show: 

• Jeremie Charron, CTV National News Correspondent joins Vassy live from The Hauge to discuss how Canada commits to new NATO pledge to spend 5% of GDP on defence by 2035.
• David Coletto, founder, Chair and CEO of Abacus Data joins Vassy to discuss the new Abacus polling that examines if Canadians thi...

A ceasefire violated. U.S. intervention. Questions of diplomacy. There are a lot of moving pieces in the Israel-Iran situation. Vassy Kapelos speaks with freelance journalist Nahayat Tizhoosh to get some perspective on the latest developments on Day 12 of the conflict.

On todays show: 

• A political debate is raging over the Carney government's plan to continue with an EV sales mandate by 2035. Vassy speaks with Flavio Volp...

Thomas Juneau, a Professor of Public and International Affairs at UOttawa, joins Vassy Kapelos to discuss the fallout from the U.S. intervention in the Israel-Iran conflict.

On todays show:

• Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Industry Minister Melanie Joly on the possibility of reaching a tariff deal with the United States.
• A heat dome has settled over large parts of central Canada. Vassy speaks with Kelsey McEwen, Chief ...

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...

• The Competition Bureau recommends allowing up to 100 percent foreign ownership of 'domestic-only' Canadian airlines. Aviation expert John Gradek weighs in.
• Ontario's Premier gets in hot water with the First Nations community.
• Histo...

Amid growing concerns about their aggressive plans to push Bill C-5 forward, the feds are defending their gameplan. Vassy Kapelos gathers instant reaction as the show unfolds.

On today's show:

• CTV Montreal reporter Denise Roberts describes the hectic search for a missing Montreal toddler, who was safely recovered near Highway 417 on W...

Guest host Tim Powers is joined by Roland Paris, Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, to breakdown the conclusion of the G7 and the relative success of the summit in the current political landscape.

On today's show:

• Ret. Gen. Tom Lawson,...

Listen to guest host Tim Powers full conversation with John Boscariol, Lawyer And Leader, International Trade And Investment Law Group on what this deal signals for the relationship between Canada and the U.S.

On today's show:

• Tim is joined by Vassy Kapelos, CTV’s chief political correspondent on the latest from the G7 summit.
• Professor Elliot Tepper, International relations specialist at Carleton University joins guest ...

Guest host Tim Powers is joined by John Kirton, Director, G7 Research Group and Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Toronto, to set expectations for what a successful conference look like and key things to watch for in the coming days.

On today's show:

• Fen Hampson, Co-chair, Expert Group on Canada-US Relations and P...

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 ...