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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.

  1. 20 HR AGO

    President-elect Trumps new staff picks and what they mean for Canada

    Eric Ham, CTV U.S. Political Analyst joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss President-elect Donald Trump announcing he is nominating Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary and former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. On todays show: Jasmin Guénette, vice-president of national affairs with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss the impact on businesses across Canada would feel if Canada Post stops working as of Friday. Richard Crouse, Movie Critic joins guest host Stefan Keyes to answer this weeks 'The Explainer' question.  The Daily Debrief Panel with Tim Powers and Sabrina Grover.  Drew Dilkens, Mayor of Windsor, Ontario joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss the comments from Trumps new border czar Tom Homan who said the Canadian border is an 'extreme' vulnerability.  Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at the Toronto General Hospital joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss the rise of walking pneumonia cases in Canada.

    1h 18m

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    What resonated with voters to elect Donald Trump as the next U.S. president? Former politicians Rona Ambrose and Bill Morneau weigh in. rump victory

    Listen to Vassy's full conversation with former finance minister Bill Morneau and former interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose on what they believe resonated with voters to elect Donald Trump as the next U.S president.  On todays show: Emma May, Founder and CEO of Sophie Grace, a Women-owned Canadian workwear brand joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss how the lockouts at the ports effected her business, and what she hopes to see moving forward.  Vassy takes your calls and texts on what you think is the best way for Canada to navigate another Trump presidency. The Daily Debrief Panel with Saeed Selvam, Jamie Ellerton, and Mike Le Couteur. Susan Penwarden, Aviva Canada’s managing director of personal insurance lines joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss the new report from Aviva Canada. The report is Aviva’s latest Climate-Ready Index and the findings provide a stark overview of Canada’s current position in the climate change arena.

    1h 18m

  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    Donald Trump knows the Canada-U.S. relationship 'in a way he didn’t before

    Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Canada’s ambassador to the United States — and co-lead of the federal government’s Team Canada war room Kisrten Hillman on what the future of Canada's relationship with the U.S might look like under a Trump administration.  On todays show:  Mélanie Morin-Pelletier, Historian, War and Society, Canadian War Museum joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss the importance of the roles undertaken by Canadian women during the First and Second World War and to reflect on the significance of Remembrance Day.  Denis Hamel, strategic advisor to the Conseil du patronat du Québec – a lobby group representing employers joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss how immigration is top of mind in Quebec amid concerns over U.S. deportations. The Daily Debrief Panel with Laura D'Angelo, Tim Powers, and Tom Mulcair.  Dr. Christopher Labos, cardiologist and medical writer with a degree in epidemiology and author of Does Coffee Cause Cancer?: And 8 More Myths about the Food We Eat joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss what we know about Canada’s 1st human case of H5 detected in B.C.

    1h 18m

  4. 5 DAYS AGO

    Free For All Friday

    Free For All Friday - Hour 1. Host Amanda Galbraith breaks down the biggest stories of the day with Canada's top newsmakers. On today's show: Tim Cook, Chief Historian at the Canadian War Museum and author of 18 books on Canadian military history joins Amanda to discuss the importance of commemoration on Remembrance day. Vassy Kapelos, CTV News Chief Political Correspondent  joins Amanda with the latest on Donald Trump winning the U.S election and how that may effect us here in Canada. Mark Colley, Staff Reporter at The Toronto Star joins Amanda to discuss the mystery of the slippery butter bandits. Free For All Friday - Hour 2. Guests from all over the country join the roundtable to discuss the five biggest stories of the week. This week's show features panelists Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data and Sabrina Grover, Sr Advisor, Spark Advocacy and NorthStar Public Affairs. Topic 1:  U.S election results  Topic 2: Election impact on Canadians Topic 3: Rents in Canada Decline for First Time Since COVID, is this enough to help Canadians feel the weight of affordability start to life? We’ve seen Interest rates fall back to acceptable measures, so why are Canadians still struggling? Topic 4: The importance of transitioning the way we commemorate veterans on Remembrance Day.

    1h 18m

  5. 6 DAYS AGO

    Former U.S. ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft discusses what Canadians should expect after Donald Trump's election win

    Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Former U.S. ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft as they discuss  what Canadians should expect after Donald Trump's election win. On todays show: Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly who says the federal government has been preparing for a second Donald Trump presidency. CTV science and technology specialist Dan Riskin joins Vassy Kapelos for the weekly segment Talk Science to Me.  The Daily Debrief Panel with Robert Benzie, Marieke Walsh, and Laura Stone.  Carmi Levy, Tech journalist and analyst joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss the federal governments decision of ordering the dissolution of TikTok's Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media platform, but stopped short of ordering people to stay off the app.

    1h 18m

  6. 6 NOV

    'It's the outcome we have and it wasn't close': Former US Ambassador to Canada weighs in on Trump re-election

    Guest host Tim Powers speaks with Bruce Heyman, former US ambassador to Canada, on the Trump re-election and where Democrats may have dropped the ball. On today's show: Vassy Kapelos, CTV News Chief Political Correspondent, joins us from Washington with the latest Evan Solomon, Publisher with GZERO Media and CTV News Special Correspondent provides his perspective on the US election Moshe Lander, Economist and Senior Lecturer in Economics at Concordia University, explains what Trump’s policies might mean for our economy The Daily Debrief with Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke, and Kathleen Monk Christopher Kozak, Professor in the Dept. of Chemistry at Memorial University, gets us the answer to mysterious blobs that washed up in Newfoundland Chantal Beaulieu, Recreation Programmer, Oakwood Terrace Nursing Home, on the latest iteration of a Remembrance Day display of hand-knit poppies in Dartmouth

    1h 18m

  7. 5 NOV

    ‘It is a total tossup’ – Windsor mayor weighs in on US election, potential impacts from different outcomes

    Guest host Tim Powers speaks with Drew Dilkens, Mayor of Windsor, about preparations ahead of the US election and what it means for Canada and his border city with those connections. On today's show: Elliot Tepper, Professor of International Relations at Carleton University, on how the Canadian federal government can prepare for the election CTV Chief Political Correspondent Vassy Kapelos live from Washington with an update Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director, First Nations Caring Society, on the life and legacy of Murray Sinclair The Daily Debrief with Garry Keller, Shachi Kurl, and Saeed Selvam Carmi Levy, Tech Journalist and Analyst, on the spread of online mis- and disinformation during the US election John Gradek, Faculty Lecturer and Area Coordinator in Supply Chain Management at McGill University, on the lockout at BC ports

    1h 18m

  8. 4 NOV

    Poll shows Harris ahead in early voting

    Vassy Kapelos, CTV News Chief Political Correspondent joins guest host Tim Powers live from Washington with the latest on how things are shaping up the day before election day in the United States.  On todays show:  Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Pediatrician and Medical Officer of Health with the Eastern Ontario Health unit joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss the increase of walking pneumonia cases in younger patients across Canada.  Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Former U.S. ambassador to Canada, Kelly Craft and former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. David MacNaughton on defence spending targets ahead of the U.S election.  Tim Powers guest hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Zain Velji, a political campaign strategist and partner at Northweather, Neil Brodie,Conservative Strategist and Tom Mulcair, CTV political analyst and former NDP leader.  Adam van Koeverden, Member of Parliament for Milton, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Sport and Physical Activity joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss the lack of optimism in politics.

    1h 19m
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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.

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