Free For All Friday - Hour 1

Amanda Galbraith breaks down today's biggest stories with Canada's top newsmakers.

On today's show:

• Retired Major-General David Fraser weighs in on U.S. President Trump's latest musings, as America's Big Cheese could revoke the legal status of displaced Ukrainians.
• Bob Richardson, a public affairs consultant, previews the next 72 hours and explains what each outcome means for the Canadian Liberals.

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 Summa Strategies chairman Tim Powers and Alyson Fair of Bluesky Strategy Group.

1. The Liberal leadership race will be decided on Sunday, but was this a Carney coronation to begin with?
2. U.S. President Trump pauses tariffs on some Canadian-made goods, but not all of them. How do we do business with this administration?
3. What are your favourite Canadian-made products?

Frank McKenna, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United States, former premier of New Brunswick joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss if U.S President Donald Trump will likely announce later in the day a one-month delay on all Canadian tariffs.

On todays show: 

• Vassy Kapelos talks with two separate Canadian business owners. Keenen Sprague, Vice President of Sprague Foods, and Ashley Murdoch, Co-owner of Café CoCo & Bean on how they have started to boycott US products to show their community that they're 'all in this together.'
• 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, Laura Stone, and Mike Le Couteur. 

Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly who says Trump administration officials didn't communicate with the Canadian government before launching the trade war.

On todays show:

• Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear who says the U.S. tariffs on Canada are 'going to be incredibly difficult and challenging' for the people of his state.
• Jon Erlichman, BNN Bloomberg contributor and creator of the YouTube channel “Ticker Take" joins host Vassy Kapelos to help answer this weeks 'The Explainer' question. This weeks question comes from Dan on Instagram and reads “should I pull out of the market or is now the time to put more in?”.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Laura D'Angelo, Jeff Rutledge, and Stephanie Levitz.
• Flavio Volpe, President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss a one-month tariff exemption for automakers General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis.

Guest host Tim Powers sits down with Rod Phillips, Former Minister of Finance of Ontario, Chair of Toronto Global, the organization formed by all three levels of government tasked with attracting foreign investment to the Greater Toronto Area, Vice Chair at Canaccord Genuity to discuss the imposition of 25% tariffs on all Canadian goods, and how Canada would be best positioned to respond. 

On todays show: 

• Colton Praill, CTV National News Correspondent joins guest host Tim Powers with the latest on Canada's response to the 25% tariffs being imposed by the Trump administration. 
• Richard Forbes, Principal Economist, Conference Board of Canada joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss the economic impact that 25% tariffs will have on the pocket books of Canadians.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Shakir Chambers, Shachi Kurl, and Laura D'Angelo.
• Steve Joordens, Professor of Psychology, University of Toronto/Scarborough joins guest host Tim Power to discuss how Canadians can deal with the economic uncertainty that is being caused by tariffs.  

Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Immigration Minister Marc Miller as they discuss Canada’s relationship with the U.S.

On todays show: 

• Roland Paris, Director of the graduate school of public and international affairs at the university of Ottawa joins Vassy to discuss how over the weekend Europeans embraced Zelensky after he was vilified by Trump in the Oval office meeting on Friday. 
• Richard Crouse, Film critic, joins Vassy to recap last nights Oscars. 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Tim Powers, Tom Mulcair, and Zain Velji.
• Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull as he weighs in on Donald Trump’s second presidency so far and his public spat with Zelenskyy.

 

Free For All Friday - Hour 1

Host Scott Reid breaks down the biggest stories of the day with Canada's top newsmakers.

On today's show:

• Canadian Comedian Mark Critch joins host Scott Reid to discuss if todays political world is to divisive for comedy.
• Scott recaps historical moments that have happened on February 28th throughout history.

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 panelists Tom Mulcair, CTV Political Analyst and Former NDP Leader, Jeff Rutledge, Vice President, McMillian Vantage and Kieran McMurchy, Senior Consultant at Navigator, Liberal Strategist

1. Ontario election results – was it what Canadians expected?
2. Trump, Vance castigate Zelensky in tense Oval Office meeting
3. Katy Perry is going to space! would you go into space and/or what celebrity would you most like to see sent into space.

Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould who says she doesn't think balancing the budget in three years by growing the economy is realistic.

On todays show: 

• Siobhan Morris, CTV News Toronto Queen's Park Bureau Chief joins host Vassy Kapelos for the latest on the Ontario election. 
• Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Conservative MP and ethics critic, Michael Barrett about Mark Carney moving his investments firm's office to U.S.
• Dan Riskin, CTV Science and Technology Specialist joins Vassy for his weekly segment 'Talk Science to Me'.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Robert Benzie, Laura Stone, and Mike Le Couteur.

Rachel Aiello, CTV National News Correspondent joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss the debate and some of the pressing issues that were covered during it like Canada-U.S. relations, the economy and jobs, affordability, as well as climate change and energy.

On todays show:

• Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Transport Minister Anita Anand about her discussions with her U.S. counterpart on keeping supply chains resilient in the face of U.S. tariffs.
• Emma Anderson, professor of Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa joins host Vassy Kapelos to help answer this weeks 'The Explainer' question. This week’s question comes from Nadia, she asked what would happen if Pope Francis were to pass away, and how the church would select a new pope. 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Jeff Rutledge, Laura D'Angelo, and Stephanie Levitz. 
• Sylvain Golsse, Partner, and Global Trade Practice Leader, EY Canada joins Vassy to discuss how the looming threats of tariffs from U.S President Donald Trump would impact Canada's economy and various sectors. 

Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly as she speaks about the need for security guarantees for Ukraine to be included in any peace agreement with Russia.

On todays show: 

• Pedro Antunes, Chief Economist, Conference Board of Canada joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss what impacts a 25% tariff would have on Canada's economy. 
• Sue Taylor, Patron at Toast Restaurant in Windsor joins Vassy to discuss the moment when a  U.S. couple apologized for Trumps politics by buying every customers meal. 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Saeed Selvam, Shakir Chambers, and Shachi Kurl.
• McKay Coppins, Staff writer at The Atlantic, New York Times bestselling author of ‘Romney: A reckoning’ joins Vassy to discuss the latest on how the US is siding with Russia in UN resolutions on Ukraine.
• Demetri Sevastopulo, US-China Correspondent, Financial Times, Washington joins Vassy to discuss the story he broke this morning that White House officials are pushing to axe Canada from the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network. 

Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould as they speak about what actions she would take if Trump imposes tariffs against Canada.

On todays show: 

• Sir Richard Sheriff, NATO’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander for Europe from 2011-2014 joins Vassy to discuss the implications Trump’s remarks will have on the Ukraine-Russia war and the actions Putin will take.
• Julie Hansen, a early-childhood education consultant in Halfmoon Bay, B.C joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss the drawbacks and benefits of education children on the importance of sharing. 
• Tim Powers guests host the Daily Debrief Panel with Zain Velji and Tom Mulcair. 
• Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Canada's Ambassador to the U.S Kirsten Hillman as they discuss the efforts being taken to secure Canada’s border and the conversations happening with the Trump administration.