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 Guests 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, Winston Wilmont, Cam Holmstrom, Founder and Principal, Niipaawi Strategies and Sharan Kaur, Former Deputy Chief to Bill Morneau. Topic 1: Trudeau government to send $250 cheques to most people, slash GST on some goods Topic 2: Boissonnault out of cabinet after shifting claims about Indigenous heritage Topic 3: Future of USMCA: Trump praised it in ambassador appointment, Danielle smith talking about ousting mexico, Ford supports unilateral trade deals. Topic 4: Christmas decor, when is too early? Favorite Christmas songs?

Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer, Deputy House Leader Mark Gerretsen, and NDP House Leader Peter Julien discuss how Boissonnault has resigned. On todays show:

Keith Henry, President of the BC Metis Federation representing over 6000 Metis members in British Columbia and President and CEO for the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada joins Vassy Kapelos to discuss the growing calls for Minister Boissonnault to resign over shifting claims about Indigenous heritage. On todays show:

Amanda Lang, BNN Bloomberg, Host of Taking Stock on BNN Bloomberg, CTV and the iHeart radio network joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss how Canada's annual inflation rate accelerated more than expected to two per cent in October. On todays show:

Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathon Wilkinson, and Alberta Premiere Danielle Smith on if the government should revisit its set of climate policies following the U.S election. On todays 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 panelists Sabrina Grover, Sr Advisor, Spark Advocacy and NorthStar Public Affairs and Siri Agrell, CEO of Betakit and Former Advisor to John Tory and Kathleen Wynne. Topic 1: Canada Post workers go on strike Friday morning, disrupting deliveries – Is the government likely to intervene here, and should they? Do you have concerned about potential medium and long-term impacts? Is Canada Post becoming obsolete? Topic 2: Trump's appointees have criticized Trudeau, warned of border issues with Canada – What was your reaction to these choices? Do you have concerns about what they mean for Canada? How do you want to see the federal government prepare? Topic 3: The Taliban is there, Putin picked the venue — Canada at COP29: Are large climate conferences like these working? Is it time to get rid of these and try something else? Topic 4: Trump’s transition team plans to kill Biden’s EV tax credit, sources say: Should we take a beat on EV/emission caps given US or do we forge ahead? Topic 5: Toronto couple fights over Taylor Swift tickets in divorce settlement

Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc as they discuss recent concerns from Trump's new border czar about U.S. border security. On todays show:

Eric Ham, CTV U.S. Political Analyst joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss President-elect Donald Trump announcing he is nominating Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary and former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. On todays show:

Listen to Vassy's full conversation with former finance minister Bill Morneau and former interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose on what they believe resonated with voters to elect Donald Trump as the next U.S president. On todays show:

Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Canada’s ambassador to the United States — and co-lead of the federal government’s Team Canada war room Kisrten Hillman on what the future of Canada's relationship with the U.S might look like under a Trump administration. On todays 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. Guests from all over the country join the roundtable to discuss the five biggest stories of the week. This week's show features panelists Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data and Sabrina Grover, Sr Advisor, Spark Advocacy and NorthStar Public Affairs. Topic 1: U.S election results Topic 2: Election impact on Canadians Topic 3: Rents in Canada Decline for First Time Since COVID, is this enough to help Canadians feel the weight of affordability start to lifr? We’ve seen Interest rates fall back to acceptable measures, so why are Canadians still struggling? Topic 4: The importance of transitioning the way we commemorate veterans on Remembrance Day.

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:

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:

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:

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:

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. 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:

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:

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:

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