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The Vassy Kapelos Show

The Vassy Kapelos Show

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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.

Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Auditor General report shows public servants ignored security, procurement rules with ArriveCan contractor
    Jun 10 2025

    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
    • Eric Ham, CTV US Political Analyst and Former Congressional Staffer, on the ongoing protests in Los Angeles and the political firestorm that has developed
    • The Daily Debrief Panel with Sebastian Skamski, Former Director of Media Relations for Pierre Poilievre; Shachi Kurl, President of the Angus Reid Institute; and Sharan Kaur, Political Strategist and Former Deputy Chief of Staff to Bill Morneau
    • Shaun Hildebrand, President, Urbanation on the new National Rent Report showing continued year-over-year decreases and then Victor Tran, Rates.ca Mortgage and Real Estate Expert, with a broader look at the housing market
    • John Viveiros, Host, Hot Take Hockey, on the blowout 6-1 loss the Edmonton Oilers took from the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • 'Leverage the moment in time': Canada says it will hit NATO defense spending target this year, but how?
    Jun 9 2025

    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 in Los Angeles and the political firestorm that has developed
    • Dan Kelly, CEO, Canadian Federation of Independent Business, on the importance of today's meeting addressing the removal of interprovincial trade barriers
    • The Daily Debrief Panel with Zain Velji, a political campaign strategist and partner at Northweather, he formerly worked with Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley; Tom Mulcair, CTV Political Analyst and Former NDP Leader; and Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data
    • Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on convincing BC Premier David Eby to be open to a west coast pipeline and optimism with new major energy infrastructure projects
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Free For All Friday
    Jun 6 2025

    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 Fund in Canada
    • Barry Avrich, award-winning filmmaker and author on his new book The Devil Wears Rothko

    Free For All Friday - Hour 2

    Hosts from all over the country join the roundtable to discuss this week's five biggest news stories. Attending today's session are Sharan Kaur, Political Strategist and Former Deputy Chief of Staff to Bill Morneau; Brian Lilley, Political Columnist, Toronto Sun.

    1. Canada/US deep into trade talks: do you think this deal can get done? Is it realistic to expect it before the G7? Is trying to get a deal the right move?
    2. Trump/Elon relationship explodes: what's going on here? Was this an inevitability? Could this have significant ripple effects?
    3. First Ministers Meeting, Bill 5, and energy projects: is the grand consensus to Build Canada already crumbling? Eby staunch on pipelines, Bill 5 in Ontario facing notable pushback, etc.
    4. This specific Deloitte commercial: we'll just react to this — how true to your life does this feel?
    5. Loblaw pulls Folgers coffee from shelves over 'unjustified' cost increases PLUS Lululemon stock plunges in historic rout as tariffs eat away at its profit: what do you make of the move from Loblaw? Are the prices changes justified or are businesses trying to get away with hikes? More to come?
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    1 hr and 17 mins
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