The Vassy Kapelos Show

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: Free For All Friday - Hour 2 Hosts from all over the country join the roundtable to discuss the five biggest stories of the week. This week's show features Bob Richardson, President of Hammersmith Consulting, and Karen Gordon, Principal at Gordon Strategies. Topic 1: The politics of internal trade Topic 2: Carney’s approach to Trump under the spotlight Topic 3: Gen Z is now drinking just as much as older generations Topic 4: Is Chat GPT rotting our brains?

The Carney government has pledged to balance federal operational spending to get a handle on the national debt and deficit. Carney says this can be done by 'capping' the public service. But a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives warns there could be deep service cuts coming. Guest host Tim Powers speaks with report author David MacDonald. On todays show: The heads of Canada's big auto makers met with Prime Minister Carney on Wednesday to discuss the impacts of the trade war on the sector. Tim speaks with Brian Kingston, President and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association, about the meeting.

Moshe Lander, Economist and Senior Lecturer in Economics at Concordia University joins guest host Tim Powers to help answer this weeks 'The Explainer' question on how the new middle class tax cut will affect you. On todays 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:

Free For All Friday - Hour 1 Amanda Galbraith breaks down today's biggest stories with Canada's top newsmakers. On today's show... Free For All Friday - Hour 2 Hosts from all over the country join The Roundtable to tackle this week's Top 5 news stories. Attending today's session are communications expert Sharan Kaur and Strategy Corp vice-president Garry Keller.

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:

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

A ceasefire violated. US intervention. Questions of diplomacy. There are a lot of moving pieces in the Israel-Iran situation. Vassy speaks with freelance journalist Nahayat Tizhoosh to get some perspective on the latest developments on day 12 of the conflict. On todays show:

Thomas Juneau, Professor, Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa joins Vassy to discuss the fallout from the US intervention in the Israel-Iran conflict. On todays show:

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... Free For All Friday - Hour 2 Hosts from all over the country join The Roundtable to tackle this week's Top 5 news stories. Attending today's session are Sharan Kaur from Navigator and Chris Day from Hill and Knowlton.

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:

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:

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:

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: Prevention Over Prescription

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... 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 Tim Powers, Chair, Summa Strategies and Managing Director, Abacus Data and Bob Richardson, Newstalk 1010 Contributor and Public Affairs Consultant

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:

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:

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:

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:

Free For All Friday - Hour 1 Amanda Galbraith breaks down today's biggest stories with Canada's top newsmakers. On today's show: 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.