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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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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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You Might Like: That Just Happened with Vassy Kapelos

5/3/2025
That's all she wrote. Vassy looks back at the election that was, digging deeper below the headline result at some major voter shifts that happened. We also try and figure out what happens to each of the losing party’s leaders and the three things Vassy thinks will define Mark Carney’s time as Prime Minister. Follow Vassy: https://www.instagram.com/vassykapelos https://x.com/vassykapelos Watch Power Play on CTV: https://www.ctvnews.ca/video/shows/power-play/

Duration:00:25:27

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'Wonderful opportunity for us to get our facts out': Former ambassador to the US sets expectations for first Trump/Carney meeting

5/1/2025
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Frank McKenna, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United States and Former Premier of New Brunswick, to discuss how Prime Minister Mark Carney can approach dealing with US President Donald Trump. On today's show:

Duration:01:18:11

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Will Poilievre stay on as Conservative leader?

4/30/2025
Scott Aitchison, re-elected MP for Parry Sound–Muskoka joins host Vassy Kapelos following Monday nights election results with the Liberals winning a minority government to discuss the future of the Conservative party. On todays show:

Duration:01:17:58

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Canada gets a Liberal minority as Mark Carney becomes Prime Minister

4/29/2025
Lori Turnbull, Professor of Political Science at Dalhousie University joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss Mark Carney leading the Liberals to a narrow victory on Monday in an election dominated by issues like affordability, tariffs and annexation threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. On todays show:

Duration:01:18:14

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Vancouver residents reeling after SUV crashes into Filipino street festival

4/28/2025
Pete Fry, Vancouver City Councillor joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss the tragic fatal vehicle attack at the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver that left eleven people dead. On todays show:

Duration:01:18:15

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Earlier Carney-Trump meeting under scrutiny as election campaign enters final days

4/24/2025
An earlier meeting between Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump is under serious scrutiny, as the federal election campaign enters its final days. Vassy Kapelos explores further during The Rundown. On todays show: China says it wants to team up with Canada to push back against American 'bullying'. Vassy chats with Vina Nadjibulla, the Vice-President of Research and Strategy at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.

Duration:01:18:08

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Do the numbers in the parties' costed platforms add up

4/23/2025
Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Economist Don Drummond as he breaks down the economic measures included in the parties' costed platforms to deal with the uncertainty of U.S. tariffs. On todays show:

Duration:01:18:06

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An examination of the ads from each of the federal parties

4/22/2025
Éric Blais, President of Headspace Marketing in Toronto, joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss how advertisements impact an election campaign, and to help break down the strategy behind each parties choice of advertisement. On todays show:

Duration:01:18:13

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Pope Francis has passed away on Easter Monday

4/21/2025
Professor Michael W. Higgins, Vatican Affairs Analyst And Author Of ‘The Jesuit Disruptor, a Personal Portrait of Pope’ joins host Vassy Kapelos to reflect on the legacy left behind by Pope Francis after his passing on Easter Monday at age 88. On todays show:

Duration:01:18:04

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How the leaders fared at the French debate as we prepare for tonight's English debate

4/17/2025
Vassy Kapelos is joined by CTV's Mike Le Couteur, Rachel Aiello, and Abigail Bimman to unpack how the three main party leaders fared at the French debate and what might be coming in the English one. On today's show:

Duration:01:18:06

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Green Party co-leader says removal from leaders’ debates is ‘undemocratic’

4/16/2025
Tom Mulcair, CTV Political Analyst and Former NDP Leader joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss how The Green Party had its invitation for tonight's debate rescinded less than 12 hours before the debate is set to start. On todays show:

Duration:01:17:55

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French and English debates to happen this week

4/15/2025
Barry J. McLoughlin, President, TLC Transformational Leadership Consultants Inc. joins guest host Tim Powers to talk about the importance of debates and how they shape and influence the election. On todays show:

Duration:01:18:09

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Two weeks left in the election campaign

4/14/2025
Vassy is joined by Rachel Aiello, CTV National News Correspondent, Mike Le Couteur, Senior Political Correspondent, CTV National News and Abigail Bimman, CTV News Correspondent to get the latest from each party on the campaign trail. On todays show:

Duration:01:18:10

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'More problematic than he bargained for': Trump tariff changes send shocks through markets as uncertainty looms

4/10/2025
Vassy Kapelos is joined by CTV US Political Analyst Eric Ham to unpack the 90-day temporary pause on reciprocal tariffs for everyone but China and what the political ramifications of that might be moving forward. On today's show: Adolescence

Duration:01:18:18

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Checking in with the Green Party co-leaders as the campaign hits the halfway mark

4/9/2025
Vassy Kapelos speaks with Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, co-leaders of Canada's Green Party, about the current economic state of Canada and how the party proposes to fund some of its platform promises if elected. On today's show:

Duration:01:18:10

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Trump stands by tariffs

4/8/2025
Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Stephen Poloz, Former Bank of Canada Governor, Special Advisor at Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt and John Manley, Former Liberal Finance Minister, Chair of Jeffreys financial Canada and Chair of the Telus Corp board as they discuss the economic impacts of Trumps tariffs. On todays show: Abigail Bimman, CTV News Correspondent, Mike Le Couteur, Senior Political Correspondent, CTV National News and Jeremie Charron, CTV National News Correspondent join Vassy to give the latest updates from the campaign trail.

Duration:01:18:02

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Trump's new tariffs collapse global markets

4/7/2025
Sandy Yong, Personal Finance Writer, Award-Winning Author of ‘The Money Master’ and TEDx Speaker joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss how the stock market crash will affect the pocketbooks of Canadians, and to discuss what approach Canadians should take in terms of playing the market right now. On todays show:

Duration:01:18:11

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Free For All Friday

4/4/2025
Free For All Friday - Hour 1 Amanda Galbraith breaks down today's biggest stories with Canada's top newsmakers. On today's show: That Just Happened: Canada Decides 2025' 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 Karen Gordon of Gordon Strategy and Bob Richardson of National Public Relations.

Duration:01:17:52

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'They don't agree with what's going on': economist weighs in on market turmoil following Trump tariffs, Canadian retaliation

4/3/2025
Guest host Tim Powers speaks with economist Moshe Lander, a senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University, walking through the tanking of the stock market and what the economic outlook is moving forward with new global tariffs from the United States. On today's show:

Duration:01:18:15

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Trump prepares to escalate trade war

4/2/2025
Joy Malbon, CTV Washington Bureau Chief joins guest host Tim Powers live from Washington with the latest on how U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to launch tariffs against countries around the world today in what could be the largest single-day escalation of the United States’ trade war. On todays show:

Duration:01:18:15