The Vassy Kapelos Show

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.

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

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

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. 

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:

• Lori Turnbull, Professor of Political Science at Dalhousie University joins Amanda to discuss how the Liberal party has launched a new ad campaign.
• Bruce Heyman, Former US Ambassador to Canada joins Amanda to discuss how the U.S election is only 4 days away, and what the relationship between Canada and the U.S might look like under either a Trump or Harris presidency.
• Eric Alper, Music commentator and publicist joins Amanda to discuss how Taylor Swift is brining her Era’s tour to Toronto for the biggest concert the city has ever seen.

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 Garry Keller, Vice President, StrategyCorp and Bob Richardson, President, Hammersmith Consulting.

Topic 1:  Liberals launching new ads to contrast Trudeau and Poilievre

Topic 2:  4️ days left until the U.S. election – Final predictions, what would could a presidency under Harris or Trump mean for Canadians?

Topic 3:  Doug Ford spending nearly half of Ontario’s tax windfall on $200 ‘rebate’ cheques

Topic 4: Taylor Swift in Toronto: Officials 'ready' to host biggest concerts in city's history – What’s the biggest or best concert you’ve ever been to?

Vassy Kapelos speaks with Eric Blais, President and Co-Owner, Headspace Marketing and political marketing commentator, about the ads we’re waiting to see from the Liberals and how they can make some gains on the Conservatives potentially.

On today's show:

• Pedro Antunes, Chief Economist, Conference Board of Canada on the GDP numbers and slumping loonie
• Talk Science to Me with Dan Riskin
• The Daily Debrief with Robert Benzie, Marieke Walsh, and Laura Stone
• Yves Giroux, the Parliamentary Budget Officer, on the government’s NATO spending and if hitting targets are realistic
• Maksym Kolesnikov, Ukrainian serviceman who spent 10 months in captivity in Russia, on his experiences in captivity

Mike Le Couteur, Senior political correspondent with CTV News joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss the ongoing trouble within the Liberal party.

On todays show: 

• Laura Stone, Queen’s Park reporter with The Globe and Mail joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss how the Ford government will be delivering $200 cheques to Ontario taxpayers.
• Steve Murphy,  CTV Atlantic special correspondent, commentator and analyst joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss how Nova Scotians will be going to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 26.
• Dr. Hilary Corlett, Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador joins guest host Tim Powers for this weeks 'The Explainer' segment on the mysterious white blobs that have appeared on the shores of Newfoundland. 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk and Kory Teneycke.
• Christina Santini, Director of National Affairs, Canadian Federation of Independent Business joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss the latest analysis on the deficit spending cycle.

Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Liberal MP Helena Jaczek who says it’s time to clear the air within the party and have a secret ballot over Justin Trudeau’s leadership.

On todays show:

• David MacNaughton, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United States joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss the tight race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as the election looms just a week away. 
• Tom Lawson, former Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces and previously Deputy Commander of the NORAD joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss the implications of reports of more than 10,000 North Korean soldiers that are in Russian territory ready to be deployed to Ukraine. 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Saeed Selvam, Shakir Chambers, and Marieke Walsh. 
• Alexis von Hoensbroech, CEO of WestJet joined host Vassy Kapelos live in studio to discuss issues of regulation surrounding the airline industry in Canada. 

The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada and Former Minister of Immigration joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss the Federal Governments decision to reduce the number of permanent residents, and to discuss his new book 'My Life in Politics'. 

On todays show:

• Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Liberal MP Wayne Long on how he is 

  'shocked' that the Prime Minister didn't take more time to reflect on calls to resign.

• Listen to Vassy's full conversation with RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme on the RCMP and the federal government accused Indian diplomats and consular officials based in Canada of engaging in clandestine activities linked to serious criminal activity in this country, including homicides and extortions.
• Kelsey McEwen, Chief Meteorologist on CTV Your Morning joins Vassy to give a Halloween weather update.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Zain Velji, Tom Mulcair, and Tim Powers.

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:

• Rachel Aiello, CTV National News Correspondent joins Amanda to discuss how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Liberals are ‘strong and united’ after caucus challenge.
• Rob Buffam, Legislative Reporter with CTV Vancouver joins Amanda to discuss the neck and neck election race happening in B.C.
• Carmi Levy, tech journalist and analyst joins Amanda for tech Friday.

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 Tom Mulcair, CTV Political Analyst and Former Federal NDP Leader and Karen Gordon, Principal, Gordon Strategy.

Topic 1:  Trudeau says Liberals ‘strong and united’ after caucus challenge – Cristy Clark has come out of the word work – would an internal or external replacement be for the best the party.

Topic 2:  Canada’s major changes to immigration targets met with widespread criticism

Topic 3:  We may not know who won the U.S. election until days after Nov. 5 – With less then two weeks to go, any final predictions?

Topic 4: Halloween plans/traditions – What’s your least favorite candy to receive?