Vassy Kapelos speaks with Charlene Hudy, Chair, Air Canada Pilots’ Master Executive Council, Air Line Pilots Association International, on the latest details regarding negotiations and a potential pilots strike.

On today’s show:

• François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry on the ongoing US campaign, potential US tariffs on Canadian goods, and upcoming byelections
• Rick Klein, Political Director, ABC News, on allegations that ABC moderators unfairly targeted Trump during the recent presidential debate
• Talk Science to Me with CTV Science and Technology Expert Dan Riskin
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Robert Benzie, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star; Kari Vierimaa, Former journalist and Senior Associate at KaPow Communications; Laura Stone, Queen’s Park reporter with The Globe and Mail
• CTV’s Judy Trinh with an update on the recovery of an iconic Winston Churchill portrait stolen from the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa

Vassy Kapelos speaks with Aaron Blake, Senior Political Reporter with The Washington Post, to unpack the details and whether Trump or Harris are poised to come out ahead.

On today’s show:

• CTV’s Rachel Aiello and Mike Le Couteur join live from the NDP and Liberal caucus meetings
• Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Liberal Campaign Co-Chair on the introduction of a new Liberal taskforce and bringing in Mark Carney
• The Explainer: Mike Manjuris, Professor and Chair of Global Management Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University, on why gas prices are suddenly so low
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Scott Reid, CTV News political commentator, and former communications director for Prime Minister Paul Martin; Tim Powers, Chair, Summa Strategies; Kathleen Monk, Principal Owner of Monk + Associates and former director of communications to Jack Layton.
• Your texts and calls on the US debate
• CTV’s Judy Trinh on the latest following the recovery of an iconic Winston Churchill portrait stolen from the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa

Vassy Kapelos speaks with CTV US Political Analyst Eric Ham about expectations for the debate tonight and how significance the results of that could be moving deeper into election season.

On today's show:

• Health Minister Mark Holland on the Liberal caucus retreat and party concerns around polling, messaging, and moving forward
• Carmi Levy, tech journalist and analyst, on the new announcements from Apple including AI-enabled iPhones and clinical hearing aid AirPods
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Shakir Chambers, political commentator; Marieke Walsh, Senior Political Reporter with The Globe and Mail; and Saeed Selvam, Vice President of Public Affairs at NATIONAL
• Lt-Gen (Ret.) Romeo Dallaire, Former U.N. Force Commander in Rwanda and Former Senator, on his recent recovery from pneumonia and returning to public life to pick up his previously delayed book tour

Vassy Kapelos speaks with Laura D’Angelo, Tim Powers, and Tom Mulcair on the Daily Debrief panel to lay the current political foundation and see what’s next.

On today's show:

• NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and then Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer on the end of the supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberals
• Dr. Joss Reimer, President, Canadian Medical Association on their push for greater accountability in Canadian healthcare
• Scott Moore, CEO, Invictus Games with details on the event lineup and plans for 2025 winter events in Vancouver
• Luke LeBrun, Editor, PressProgress, on the significance of Canadian ties to an alleged Russian propaganda scheme in the US

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:

• Tom Mulcair, CTV Political Analyst and former NDP Leader, on the end of the supply and confidence agreement and what comes next for Liberals and NDP
• Marieke Walsh, Senior Political Reporter with The Globe and Mail, on the resignation of Liberal campaign director Jeremy Broadhurst
• Film critic Richard Crouse with his films to watch throughout the Toronto International Film Festival now underway

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 Chris Day, President of Winston Wilmont, and Sabrina Grover, Sr. Advisor at Spark Advocacy and NorthStar Public Affairs.

Topic 1: The NDP-Liberal deal is no more - looking at this from the NDP perspective

Topic 2: The NDP-Liberal deal is no more - looking at this from the outside perspective + ‘This is a significant change': How Liberals are reacting to the resignation of their party's campaign director

Topic 3: Ontario cutting funding from daycare centres not in $10-a-day program

Topic 4: Pumpkin spice is freely flowing and people are making the mental pivot from summer to fall – which season is the best? And is it too soon to be making the jump when it’s still so warm?

Topic 5: Buying booze more 'convenient' across Ontario, but that convenience comes with a price

Anne McGrath, Principal Secretary to Jagmeet Singh joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss the reasoning behind the decision for the NDP to end it's governance deal with the Liberals. 

On todays show: 

• Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Government House Leader Karina Gould on the NDP's decision to end the governance deal with the Liberals. 
• Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist and Founder of Nanos Research joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss the new Nanos polling that showed Canadians were slightly supportive of the governance agreement between the NDP and the Liberals. 
• 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 Hannah Thibedeau.

Tom Mulcair, CTV Political Analyst and Former NDP Leader joins Vassy Kapelos to discuss how NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is pulling his party out of the supply-and-confidence agreement that’s helping keep Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority Liberals in power.

On todays show: 

• Christopher Alexander, President, RE/MAX Canada joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss RE/MAX Canada's housing report following the Bank of Canada's decision to lower rates again. 
• Shachi Kurl, President of the Angus Reid Institute joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss the recent polling from Angus Reid. 
• Donald Abelson, Professor of Political Science at McMaster University joins Vassy to answer this weeks 'The Explainer' question of "What is a swing state?". 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Scott Reid, Marieke Walsh, and Tim Powers.
• Vassy takes your calls and texts to get your thoughts on the NDP pulling out of the supply-and-confidence agreement. 

Jon Allen, Former Canadian Ambassador to Israel joins Vassy Kapelos to discuss the protests that broke out in Israel after the military recovered the bodies of six hostages killed in Gaza this weekend.

On todays show:

• Jimmy Jean, Vice-president & Chief Economist, Desjardins joins Vassy Kapelos to look ahead to The Bank of Canada’s interest rate decision tomorrow. 
• Vassy took your calls on texts on the competing ad's we've seen from the NDP and Conservative trying to gain favor with union voters. 
• Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Shakir Chambers, principal at Earnscliffe Strategies, Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute, and Saeed Selvam, Vice President of Public Affairs at NATIONAL.
• Jermain Franklin, TSN Anchor & Host for Sports Centre and TSN’s Calgary Reporter for 17 years joins Vassy Kapelos to discuss the tragic loss of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew.

Free For All Friday - Hour 1.

Guest host Mark Towhey breaks down the biggest stories of the day with Canada's top newsmakers.

On today's show:

• Phil Gurski, CEO of Borealis Threat & Risk Consulting, former Senior Strategic Analyst with CSIS joins Mark to discuss how the public safety minister revealed how and when Toronto terror plot suspects came to Canada.
• Larry Haas,  Political Author and Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council and former Communications Director and Press Secretary for Vice President Al Gore joins Mark to discuss the key takeaways from first Harris and Walz interview.

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 Sabrina Grover, Sr Advisor, Spark Advocacy and NorthStar Public Affairs, Fred DeLorey, Partner, NorthStar Public Affairs and former National Campaign Manager for the Conservative Party of Canada and Cam Holmstrom, Founder and Principal, Niipaawi Strategies.

Topic 1: Poilievre must hold his tongue for the sake of his party’s image

Topic 2: Is Singh finished? NDP lose five points of support in new national poll

Topic 3: Eighteen years and $46-billion later, the CPP admits it could have earned more just by buying index funds

Topic 4: Does Canada need more EV price incentives?

Join us for a very special edition of The Vassy Kapelos Show where we debut a book club with local Ottawa author, Katie Tallo. 

On todays show: 

• A special edition of The Daily Debrief Panel featuring Tim Powers, Laura D'Angelo, and George Soule. 
• Dan Riskin, CTV Science and Technology Specialist joins Vassy for his weekly segment 'Talk Science To Me'. 
• Vassy hosts the first edition of her book club with author of the novel 'Dark August' Katie Tallo. This features panelists from the CTV network such as Patricial Boal, Host of Ottawa At Work, Rosey Ehdah, Host of CTV Morning Live, and Noah Wachter, producer of The Vassy Kapelos Show.