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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.

Dr. Bruce Curran, associate professor in the faculty of law of the University of Manitoba joins guest host Tamara Cherry to discuss his opinion piece from The Globe and Mail where he discusses who is to blame for the railway labour dispute. 

On todays show:

• Vassy Kapelos, CTV News Chief Political Correspondent joins guest host Tamara Cherry to give us a recap of what happened on day 3 at the National Democratic Convention and took ahead to the speech that will be given tonight by Vice President Kamala Harris.
• Dan Riskin, CTV Science and Technology expert with his weekly segment 'Talk Science To Me'.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Laura Stone, Marieke Walsh and Robert Benzie. 
• Elliot Tepper, Senior Fellow at the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University joins guest host Tamara Cherry to discuss to give an overview on Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region of Russia. 

Laura Stone, Queen’s Park reporter with The Globe and Mail joins guest host Tamara Cherry to discuss how Ontario will be closing 10 supervised consumption sites and ban other locations under new rules.

On todays show:

• Vassy Kapelos, CTV News Chief Political Correspondent joins guest host Tamara Cherry live from the DNC in Chicago to discuss what we saw on day two, and what's to come for day three.
• Richard Painter, former chief White House ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush and professor of Law at the University of Minnesota joins guest host Tamara Cherry to answer this weeks 'The Explainer' question on the purpose of National Conventions. 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk, and Jordan Paquet.
• George Takach, formerly one of Canada's leading technology lawyers, and now an author about technology and geopolitics joins guest host Tamara Cherry to discuss how a survey found that Conservative supporters show higher susceptibility to Russian disinformation. 

Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress joins guest host Tamara Cherry to discuss how labour is influencing this election and the Democrats and Republicans relationship with Unions. 

On todays show:

• Vassy Kapelos, CTV News Chief Political Correspondent joins guest host Tamara Cherry live from the Democratic National Convention to recap what we saw last night, and what to expect for today.
• Tamara took your calls and texts on how you see the democratic party being able to maintain it's momentum
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Shakir Chambers, Saeed Selvam and Erin Morrison. 
• Dawn Desjardins, Chief Economist, Deloitte Canada  joins gust host Tamara Cherry to discuss today's CPI report. 
• Carmi Levy, CTV tech expert joins guest host Tamara Cherry to discuss the biggest tech stories of the week. 

Vassy Kapelos, CTV News Chief Political Correspondent joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss what to look for this week at the Democratic National Convention. 

On todays show:

• Jon Allen, Former Canadian Ambassador to Israel joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss how U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called the latest diplomatic push by Washington to achieve a ceasefire deal in Gaza "probably the best, maybe the last opportunity," and urged all parties to get the agreement over the finish line. 
• Eddie Sheerr, NTV’s Chief Meteorologist joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss how Hurricane Ernesto is likely to bring heavy surf to Nova Scotia on Saturday.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Susan Smith, Tim Powers, and Tom Mulcair. 
• Ian Lee, Associate Professor with Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business joins guest host Stefan Keyes to look ahead to tomorrows CPI report. 

Bill Curry, Deputy Bureau Chief with Globe and Mail joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss Canada’s temporary foreign worker program.

On todays show: 

• Bruce Ralston, Minister of Forests for British Columbia joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss how the U.S has nearly doubled the duty on Canadian softwood lumber.
• Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at the Toronto General Hospital joins Vassy Kapelos to discuss how the World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Robert Benzie, Laura Stone, and Paul Wells.
• Keir Giles, Russia expert at the Chatham House think tank and author of the forthcoming book ‘Who Will Defend Europe’ joins Vassy Kapelos to discuss how Ukrainian forces have attacked a second border region in western Russia.

Vassy Kapelos speaks with interim leader Dominic Cardy about the new organization and why it’s being launched now.

On today’s show: 

• Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff on Ukraine’s continued incursions into Russian territory and what comes next
• Your texts and calls on the Canadian Future Party
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Scott Reid, CTV News political commentator, and former communications director for Prime Minister Paul Martin and Tim Powers, Chair, Summa Strategies
• John MacBeth, Founder, TryCycle, which developed The Burns Way tools on the group’s volunteer drive launch
• John Viveiros, Host, Hot Take Hockey, on Auston Matthews becoming captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs

Guest host Tamara Cherry speaks with Brian J. Karem, author, White House Columnist and host of Just Ask the Question

On today's show:

• Thomas Juneau, Professor of Public and International Affairs with expertise on the Middle East, Iran, and Yemen on the latest in the Middle East
• Michael Kempa, Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of Ottawa on tackling terrorism threats head on and Canadian complacency
• Laura Osman, Federal Politics Reporter with The Canadian Press on the resignation of Canada’s incoming human rights commissioner
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Ashton Arsenault, Partner at Crestview Strategies; Shachi Kurl, President of the Angus Reid Institute; Saeed Selvam, Vice President of Public Affairs at NATIONAL 
• Justin Ling, freelance investigative journalist, on his investigation into consulting firm influence in federal government
• Dr. James Brophy, an environmental health researcher at the University of Windsor and co-author of a new report looking at healthcare worker morale

Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist and Founder of Nanos Research joins guest host Tamara Cherry to discuss the new polling from Nanos Research to gauge Canadian impressions of Liberal political figures and potential Liberal Party leaders, as well as the potential impact on the federal election if Mark Carney was appointed as Finance Minister.

On todays show:

• Ben Steiner, Olympic Journalist joins guest host Tamara Cherry to recap the memorable moments of the 2024 Paris Olympics and to look ahead at what the 2028 Olympics may hold in store. 
• Valérie Kindarji, PhD candidate in political science at the University of Toronto focusing on comparative politics and international relations joins guest host Tamara Cherry to discuss the polarized information economy.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Tim Powers, Sabrina Grover and George Soule.
• David Fraser, CTV Military Analyst And Former Commander Of NATO Forces In Southern Afghanistan joins guest host Tamara Cherry to discuss how Russians are fleeing Ukraine’s cross-border attack as Kremlin scrambles to respond.

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:

• Scott Hutcheson, Executive Chair of Aspen Properties and Chair of the 2026 Olympic Bid Corporation joins Scott Reid to talk about how Canadians would feel if Canada were to host the next Olympics.
• Scott recaps historical moments that have happened on August 9th 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 Bob Richardson, senior counsel at National Public Relations and Chris Day, President, Winston Wilmont.

• Harris v. Trump debate is already looming as another historic pivot point in an extraordinary campaign 

• Supreme Court nixes Jordan Peterson’s fight to not enter remedial coaching program
•  'Irresponsible, unethical, and dangerous': Pickering councillor slammed over appearance on 'far-right' podcast
• Olympics – Canadians on hosting and Tom Cruise closing the Olympics.  

Shimon Koffler-Fogel, President and CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss the review of online comments made by incoming human rights commissioner Birju Dattani, and that Dattani has "agreed to take a leave" just one day before he was set to begin serving in his new role. 

On todays show:

• There is some talk of a "summer Covid wave" ramping up. In the U.S, the Centre's for Disease Control has reported a doubling of prevalence of this new KP3 variant in the last two weeks. Dr. Isaac Bogoch, infectious diseases physician at the Toronto General Hospital joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss if this new variant is something to worry about.
• Moustafa Ayad, executive director for Africa, Middle East and Asia at Institute for Strategic Dialogue joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss how Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts were cancelled over a suspected terrorist plot.
• CTV science and technology specialist Dan Riskin joins guest host Robin Gill for the weekly segment Talk Science to Me. 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Robert Benzie, Marieke Walsh and Hannah Thibedeau.
• David Phillips, Senior Climatologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada joins guest host Robin Gill to go over the remnants of Hurricane Debby that is set to hit Eastern Canada over the weekend. 

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. 

Bruce Heyman, Former US ambassador to Canada from 2014-2017 under then President Barack Obama joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss what U.S-Canada relations would look like with Tim Walz in the Whitehouse. 

On todays show: 

• Phil Gurski, CEO of Borealis Threat & Risk Consulting, former Senior Strategic Analyst with CSIS joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss if Canada needs to do more when it comes to the immigration and security screening processes.
• Zoe Manzi, Hate and Extremism Analyst at the Institute of Strategic Dialogue joins Robin Gill for this weeks 'The Explainer' question about the riots that have erupted across the UK. 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Tim Powers, Scott Reid and Kathleen Monk.
• Gabor Lukacs, Air Passenger Rights Advocate joins to discuss how an airline passenger rights group filed a lawsuit against WestJet over reimbursement policies.

Eric Ham, CTV U.S. Political Analyst joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss Kamala Harris choosing Tim Walz as her running mate.

On todays show:

• Hayley McGoldrick, Writer at Team Canada joins guest host Robin Gill to recap the memorable moments so far during the Olympics.
• Alexandra Monkhouse, Partner, Monkhouse Law Employment Lawyers and Allison Venditti a human resources expert in Toronto and founder of advocacy group Moms at Work join guest host Robin Gill to discuss if women commonly lose their job on maternity or parental leave.
• Ian Lee, Associate Professor with Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business joins guest host Robin Gill to talk about market volatility.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Shakir Chambers, Saeed Selvam and Shachi Kurl.
• Elliot Tepper, Senior Fellow at the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University joins Robin Gill to discuss what a potential retaliation from Israel would look like.

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:

• Melanie Dirks, Professor in the department of psychology at McGill University joins Scott Reid to discuss fears and phobias and how to overcome them.
• Scott recaps historical moments that have happened on August 2nd 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 Andrew Perez, Principal at Perez Strategies and a Liberal strategist and Karen Gordon, Principal, Gordon Strategy.

• Has the US election been totally reset now that Harris is taking the helm?

• Premier Doug Ford’s office directed Metrolinx to keep Crosstown opening date secret, emails show  

• Discussion of what we've been focused on in these Olympic games - Summer McIntosh, the women's soccer drone scandal

• Any plans for the long weekend and are there any fears and phobias you have conquered

Bill Browder, a friend of Vladimir Kara-Murza and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss the relief himself and the families of those released are feeling.

On todays show:

• Gurpreet Vinning is with GR firm Prospectus Associates and has formerly worked with Liberal cabinet minsters at the federal and provincial level joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss how the Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan lobbied  for the Canadian Armed Forces to send about 100 soldiers to act as backdrops at a Vancouver concert by pop star Diljit Dosanjh.
• Dan Riskin, CTV Science and Technology Specialist joins guest host Robin Gill for his weekly segment 'Talk Science To Me' 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Marieke Walsh, Laura Stone and Robert Benzie.
• Eric Ham, CTV's Political Analyst in the U.S joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss Trump’s performance at Black journalists’ panel.

Petra Huve, Assistant Coach with Etobicoke Swim Club and also part of the coaching team while Summer was there training joins Robin Gill to discuss Summers outstanding achievements at the Olympics. 

On todays show: 

• Gordon Smith, Soccer Analyst and Colour Commentator for TSN 1200 joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss how the Canada Soccer appeal of penalty to women's Olympic team was dismissed.
• Dr. Ali Zentner, Specialist in Internal Medicine and obesity. Medical director of Revolution Medical Clinic joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss whether the provinces should cover weight loss medications.
• Jason Opal, Professor of History and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies at McGill joins guest host Robin Gill to answer this weeks 'The Explainer' question.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk and Kory Teneckye.
• Janet Winkler, Co-Founder of The Difference Lab joins guest host Robin Gill to go over what Productivity Parity Day is.

Moshe Lander, economics professor at Concordia University joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss his piece that examines the economic benefits of hosting large scale events such as the Olympics or the World Cup.

On todays show:

• Jake Fuss, Director of Fiscal Studies at the Fraser Institute joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss his new study that examines the rise of Canadian families tax bills and the impact that has. 
• Marc De La Bruyere, Owner of the Tekarra Lodge which was affected by the Jasper wildfire joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss the experience, and to go over what the future may look like for the Tekarra Lodge. 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Geoff Turner, Tim Powers, and Shachi Kurl.
• John Gradek, aviation analyst and lecturer in Supply Chain, Logistics, and Operations and Integrated Aviation Management at McGill – previously held senior roles at Air Canada joins Robin to discuss The Competition Bureau launching a study of the aviation industry in Canada.

Cristina Tenaglia, CTV National News Correspondent joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss the latest on the wildfire that consumed homes and businesses in Jasper.

On todays show: 

• 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 guest host Robin Gill to discuss how this changes the dynamics of the election and what the Harris campaign needs to do to keep its momentum. 
• Dr. Nirupama Agrawal, Professor of disaster and emergency management at York University joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss if Canada should implement a national emergency response agency similar to FEMA.
• Scott Moore, Chief Executive Officer, Invictus Games 2025 Vancouver Whistler joins guest host Robin Gill to talk about Invictus Games 2025.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with George Soule, Jordan Paquet and Andrew Perez.
• Gordon Smith, Soccer Analyst and Colour Commentator for TSN 1200 joins guest host Robin Gill to go over the latest on the Canada soccer drone scandal.
• Michael Wood, Director of Partnerships with Ottawa Consultants, Community and small Business Advocate and Professor at Algonquin college joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss the importance of overhauling 911.   

   

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:

• Richard Crouse, Movie Critic joins Scott to talk about summer blockbusters, and whether theatres are still struggling to draw in audiences.
• Scott recaps historical moments that have happened on July 26th 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 Jennifer Maddigan, Executive Vice President of Media and Communications, Syntax Strategic and Fred DeLorey, Partner, NorthStar Public Affairs and former National Campaign Manager for the Conservative Party of Canada.

1. How does Kamala Harris stepping in change the dynamics of the election? All things US POLI.
2. Upcoming cabinet shuffle in August – what’s expected for the party and for Trudeau?
3. The Olympic drone scandal and Céline Dion's potential Paris 2024 performance.
4. Will you be watching the new Deadpool and Wolverine movie? And what is the most anticipation you’ve ever had for a movie, most excited for a summer film you’ve ever been?

Richard Ireland, the Mayor of Jasper, joins Vassy Kapelos to talk about the wildfire that is raging throughout the historic Albertan town, consuming homes and businesses in a wall of flames.

On todays show:

• David Coletto, the CEO of Abacus Data, joins Vassy to discuss the latest polling - it shows that Canada's Conservatives are up by 19 points on the Liberals.
• Dan Riskin, CTV’s Science and Technology expert, joins Vassy for his weekly segment ‘Talk Science To Me’.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Toronto Star reporter Robert Benzie and CTV National News reporter Mike Le Couteur.
• Casey Babb, a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute, joins Vassy to discuss Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress.

Dawn Desjardins, Chief Economist, Deloitte Canada joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss the Bank Of Canada's decision to cut the interest rate by 25 basis points. 

On todays show:

• Vassy lets you 'have your say' on whether or not the Bank of Canada's decision to cut interest rates affects you at all.
• Neil Hammerschlag, Executive Director, Shark Research Foundation and President of Atlantic Shark Expeditions joins host Vassy Kapelos to answer this weeks 'The Explainer' question submitted by Dani on Instagram. 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk, and Kory Teneckye. 
• Scott Hurst, CTV National News Correspondent joins host Vassy Kapelos to give the latest on the wildfire that is roaring through Jasper and forced the evacuation of the city. 
• Eric Ham, CTV U.S. Political Analyst joins Vassy for a look ahead to President Joe Biden's speech set for later tonight. 

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.

Joy Malbon, CTV Canadian TV Washington Bureau Chief joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss the resignation of the U.S secret service director and the dynamic shift after Biden stepping down.

On todays show:

• Vicki Korogonas, Owner of Pine Bungalows in Jasper National Park was on of those who was forced to evacuate Jasper late last night. She joins host Vassy Kapelos to go over that experience.
• Royce Mendes, Head of Macro Strategy at Desjardins joins host Vassy Kapelos to look ahead to tomorrows interest rate decision. 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Shakir Chambers, Saeed Selvam, and Shachi Kurl. 
• Mark Lowery, Former Special Agent in charge, U.S Secret Service joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss.

Vassy Kapelos, CTV News Chief Political Correspondent joins guest host Tim Powers on her program to discuss the ramifications of Biden ending his re-election campaign and how that might shape the dynamic of the election. 

On todays show:

• Emelie Peacock, Fire Information Officer, BC Wildfire Service joins guest host Tim Powers to give a snap shot of the wildfire situation in BC.
• Michael Tiller, Mayor of New-Wes-Valley joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss the seven fishermen that were rescued following their fishing boat catching fire and forcing them to abandon ship and wait for rescue on a life raft.
• Adam van Koeverden, Member of Parliament for Milton, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Sport and Physical Activity and 4x Olympic Medalist joins guest host TIm Powers to discuss the journey for Canadian athletes to reach the Olympics.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Zain Velji, Sabrina Grover and Fred DeLorey. 
• Corey Crowley, Republican Strategist  joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss how Biden dropping out will change the campaign strategy for the Republicans.
• Robbie Hart, Director of Nos Amours: The Saga of the Montreal Expos and Founder-President of Montreal-based Adobe Productions International joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss his documentary on Montreal's former MLB team. 

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:

·         Ritesh Kotak, a cybersecurity expert, joins Scott to go over the massive and worldwide Microsoft IT outage.

·         Scott recaps historical moments that have happened on July 19th 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 Chris Day, President of Winston Wilmont, and Sabrina Grover, a Senior Advisor with Spark Advocacy and NorthStar Public Affairs.

1. Trump's speech, and rumors of Biden stepping down on Sunday. Is this the best call for the Democrats?
2. Travel, banking and businesses take a direct hit after s software bug causes worldwide IT chaos. It seems easy for our current system to descend into anarchy. Are we too reliant on our technological foundations?
3. Is a potential Cabinet shuffle later this summer enough to start turning the polls in the Liberals' favour? More than a dozen Liberal MPs are not running in the next election, so what does that signal about the party’s position?
4. Jenn McElvie wants to rename the route from Nathan Phillips Square to Rogers Centre ‘Taylor Swift Way’. Is this a good idea or bad idea? And if you could, what star would you rename something after?

CTV Ottawa's Stefan Keyes is filling in for Vassy Kapelos today, as she is on assignment at the Republican Convention.

On the show today...

• Seamus O'Regan has stepped aside as Canada's Labour Minister, citing the need to spend more time with his family as the primary reason for his departure. He will not run in the next federal election, but will remain an MP until the next government is sworn in. We gather instant reaction from CTV's Jeremie Charron.
• Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister is in China on an unannounced visit, an attempt to thaw relations between the two countries. It marks the first face-to-face conversations in Beijing by a Canadian foreign minister in nearly 7 years. We dig deeper with Jonathan Berkshire-Miller, a Director and Senior Fellow at The Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
• General Jennie Carignan has assumed leadership of the Canadian Armed Forces from Wayne Eyre, the outgoing Chief of Defence Staff. CTV’s Mike LeCouteur examines the ripple effect.
• As we head into tonight’s big speech in Milwaukee, what will Donald Trump be preaching? Marieke Walsh, Laura Stone, and Kristy Kirkup assemble for today’s Daily Debrief Panel. But first, we get the inside scoop from CTV’s Vassy Kapelos.

Robert Fife, The Globe and Mail's Ottawa Bureau Chief joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss the future of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland after her series of meetings with Justin Trudeau that took place over the weekend.

On todays show:

•  Vassy Kapelos, CTV News Chief Political Correspondent joins guest host Stefan Keyes to give the latest on what to expect from day 3 at the Republican National Convention. 
• This week's question was from Talia on Instagram reads “Why is every celebrity attending Anant Ambani’s wedding? What am I missing?”. Surbhi Gupta, South Asia Editor at New Lines magazine joins guest host Stefan Keyes to answer. 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Kory Teneycke, Michele Cadario, and George Soule.
• Aaron Blake, Senior Political Reporter with The Washington Post joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss how Trump's former Rivals endorsing him at the RNC could point to a unified GOP.

Eric Ham, CTV U.S. Political Analyst joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss what to expect on day 2 at the Republican National Convention following the announcement of Trumps running mate J.D Vance.

On todays show: 

• Vassy Kapelos, CTV News Chief Political Correspondent joins guest host Stefan Keyes live from the RNC convention to go over what happened during night one and what's to come today.
• Carmi Levy, tech journalist and analyst joins guest host Stefan Keyes to go over what this hack means and is aiming to accomplish, and how big companies need to put more thought into security when it comes to messaging platforms.
• Jerome Gessaroli, senior fellow with the Macdonald Laurier Institute joins guest host Stefan Keyes to go over Chrystia Freeland's comments that hint at wider trade restrictions being imposed on China. 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Tim Powers and Saeed Selvam. 
• Dawn Desjardins, Chief Economist, Deloitte Canada joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss the Bank of Canada’s business outlook survey released yesterday, todays CPI data, and how these align with the call for the BOC decision next week. 

Mark Lowrey, Former Special Agent in charge, U.S Secret Service joins guest host Stefan Keyes to go over the seeming lapse in security on Saturday that led to the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump. 

On todays show:

• Dimitra Panagiotoglou, Associate Professor in the department of epidemiology, biostatistics and occupational health at McGill University in Montreal joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss the drawbacks and benefits of supervised consumption sites.
• Vassy Kapelos, CTV News Chief Political Correspondent joins guest host Stefan Keyes live from the RNC convention in Milwaukee.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Sabrina Grover and Gary Keller.
• Cory Crowley, Republican Strategist on the attempted Donald Trump assassination and the political fallout heading into a Presidential election.  

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:

• Richard Crouse, Movie Critic joins Scott to discuss celebrities and politics – should they butt out?
• Scott recaps historical moments that have happened on July 12th 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 Peter MacKay, Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Bob Richardson, senior counsel at National Public Relations.

1. Is Biden the best choice for the democrats to beat Trump?
2. Toronto Time – Work halted at Ontario Place amid legal battle and Critics warned that Olivia Chow would be an ‘unmitigated disaster’ as mayor. How did her first year in power go?
3. Trudeau says he’s trying to recruit Carney, but declined to say whether he wants Freeland to stay in Finance and Pierre Poilievre likens First Nations values to core Conservative beliefs in speech at AFN meeting
4. Hollywood stars dabbling in politics, should they stay out of it? And to Canada’s Wonderland. What are people’s views on: do you do rollercoasters? Rides vs Games? Country fairs vs Exhibitions, etc.

Aaron Blake, Senior Political Reporter with The Washington Post joins Vassy to discuss how Biden has a chance to prove to the US and global doubters he's still fit to run with his NATO speech set for later tonight. 

On todays show: 

• Dave Perry, President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute joins Vassy to dicuss Canada's plan to reach its target for defence spending of 2% of GDP. 
• CTV science and technology specialist Dan Riskin joins Vassy Kapelos for the weekly segment Talk Science to Me. 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Marieke Walsh, Robert Benzie, and Laura Stone. 
• Robert Fife, The Globe and Mail's Ottawa Bureau Chief joins Vassy Kapelos to discuss how senior officials in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office are concerned that Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has not been effective in delivering an upbeat economic message.
• Allison Bamford, CTV National News Correspondent joins Vassy to give an update on the guilty verdict laid down on Jeremy Skibicki.

Jeffrey Kroeker, Partner with Massey Advisory LTD, a government relations global risk and defence advisory firm joins Vassy Kapelos to discuss Canada’s commitment to defence and how it’s impacting our global status, and the potential effects on trade relationships going forward. 

On todays show:

•  Geoff Coulson, Warning Preparedness Meteorologist with Environment Canada joins Vassy to discuss the remnants of Hurricane Beryl that will bring heavy rain to eastern Ontario.
• Graham Dodds, Professor Department of Political Science, Concordia University joins Vassy Kapelos to answer this weeks 'The Explainer' question asked by Annie on Instagram. Annie asked "can Joe Biden actually not be the candidate for the Democrats and how would the process to replace him work?”. 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk, and Kory Teneycke.
• Too expensive to travel abroad? Trying to save for that down payment? Katherine Velan, Travel Agent, Direct Travel joins Vassy Kapelos to share some 'staycation' ideas if you're in Ontario, Quebec, or British Columbia. 

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?

Vassy Kapelos speaks with Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv after a tragic Russian missile attack on a children’s hospital in Kyiv as NATO talks continue in D.C.

On today's show:

• Brian Stelter, Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair and author of three books about politics and media, on where things go from here with U.S. President Joe Biden’s potential candidacy in 2024
• Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada, on her deputy leader Jonathan Pedneault stepping down and what’s next
• The Daily Debrief with Jamie Ellerton, Saeed Selvam, and Judy Trinh
• Dr. Elizabeth Jeglic, Professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York and an internationally renowned expert in Child Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, and Sexual Violence Prevention on the fallout of child sexual abuse and parental reaction following up with Toronto Star reporting around Alice Munro

Guest host Tim Powers speaks with Professor Elliot Tepper, Professor of  International Relations at Carleton University.

On today's show:

• David Phillips, Senior Climatologist at Environment Canada, on extreme heat warnings and wildfires out west
• Paul Meek, Owner, Kichesippi Beer Company on the impact the LCBO strike has on independent suppliers and brewers
• Retired Major-General Denis Thompson, former commander of the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai for 2014-17, and fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute / former NATO taskforce commander in Kandahar on the NATO summit
• The Daily Debrief with Zain Velji, Garry Keller, and Lindsay Maskell
• Tyler Barrow, reporter for CTV News Calgary on the Calgary Stampede
• Gareth Rees, Former Canadian international rugby union footballer; Order of Canada, Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, and World Rugby Hall of Fame player on the announcement of the Rugby Sevens schedule for Paris 2024 and Canada’s participation

Free For All Friday - Hour 1.

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

On today's show:

• Larry Haas, former White House Official, author and Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council joins Scott to discuss the wavering support in the democratic party and what that means for Biden’s future.
• Scott recaps historical moments that have happened on July 5th 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 Alyson Fair, BlueSky Strategy Group, Communications and Media Consultant and Laryssa Waler, with GT & Co and former head of communications for Doug Ford.

1. LCBO workers go on strike for the first time
2. Biden says 'I'm not going anywhere' as calls to quit race grow
3. Liberal national caucus chair shuts down request by MPs for summer meeting over by-election loss
4. Cottage talk

Amanda and Jeff Cain are two Canadian Newlyweds stranded in Jamaica due to Hurricane Beryl and the WestJet cancelations. They join guest host Robin Gill to discuss the experience of having to hunker down in the hotel during the Hurricane and trying to find a flight back to Canada. 

On todays show: 

• Mike Le Couteur, Senior political correspondent with CTV News joins guest host Robin Gill live from London to discuss election day in the U.K. 
• Brian Bogart, World Food Program director for the Caribbean countries, he is currently in St. Vincent and joins guest host Robin Gill to give the latest on the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. 
• Dan Riskin, CTV Science and Technology Specialist joins guest host Robin Gill for his weekly segment Talk Science To Me. 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Robert Benzie, Laura Stone, and Shannon Proudfoot. 
• Marj Halperin, Democratic analyst joins guest host Robin Gill to go over the wavering support from Democrats for Biden after the debate. 
• Moshe Lander, economics professor at Concordia University joins guest host Robin Gill to talk about the potential of a 6 day work week.  

   

Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist and Founder of Nanos Research joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss new seat projection data from Nanos Research show ridings considered previously safe for the Liberals are increasingly up for grabs.

On todays show:

• Kyle Larkin, executive director of Grain Growers of Canada joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss the impact the changes to capital gains will have on farmers and family transfers of farm land. 
• Marc Desormeaux Principal Economist, Desjardins joins guest host Robin Gill for this weeks 'The Explainer' segment regarding the housing crisis. 
• Sara Rasikh, Graduate Student at University of Toronto and Spokesperson for the encampment joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss how the University of Toronto has been granted an injunction against a pro-Palestinian encampment.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Scott Reid and Kory Teneycke.
• Paul Cottrell, Marine mammal coordinator with the department of Fisheries and Oceans joins guest host Robin Gill to break down the efforts underway to untangle Vector the humpback whale. 

Elliot Tepper, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss how far-right parties have made big gains at the European Parliament as the Greens took a major hit at Sunday’s European elections, according to a first projection provided by the European Union.

On todays show: 

• Richard Painter, Former Chief White House ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush and professor of Law at the University of Minnesota joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss yesterdays ruling from the Supreme Court. 
• Jason Bellaire, Windsor Police Chief joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss the difference this project has been making on the streets of Windsor and where they hope to see this project go. 
• John Gradek, aviation analyst and lecturer in Supply Chain, Logistics, and Operations and Integrated Aviation Management at McGill joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss the impacts of the recent WestJet cancellations. 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Tim Powers, Cam Holmstrom and Sabrina Grover. 

Free For All Friday - Hour 1

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

On today's show:

• Joy Malbon, CTV Canadian TV Washington Bureau Chief joins Scott Reid to breakdown the presidential debate from last night.
• Scott recaps historical moments that have happened on June 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 Chris Day, President, Winston Wilmont and Sabrina Grover, Sr Advisor, Spark Advocacy and NorthStar Public Affairs.

• Presidential debate fallout
• St. Paul’s – what this means for the future of each party (McKenna is now saying Libs need new leader)
• 7 in 10 Canadians say they feel the country is ‘broken’
• Canada Day Traditions / your vote for greatest Canadian of all time

 Eric Ham, CTV U.S. Political Analyst joins Vassy Kapelos to help set up what to expect tonight from the U.S Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

On todays show: 

• Listen to Vassy’s full conversation with Minister Karina Gould on how the Liberals need to regroup after a shocking byelection upset.
• Brian Kingston, President & CEO at Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association joins Vassy to talk about the recent announcement of a 30-day consultation period to examine Beijing's trade practices in the EV sector.
• Dan Riskin with his weekly segment 'Talk Science To Me' 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Rob Benzie, Marieke Walsh, and Hannah Thibedeau.
• Graham Richardson, Chief News Anchor with CTV Ottawa  joins Vassy to reflect on his career before his final show date on July 5th. 

Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss the unknown Newfoundland soldier from France that will be honoured at historical memorial in St. John's. 

On todays show: 

• Eric Ham, CTV's U.S. Political Analyst joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss what we can expect to see during tomorrows presidential debate. 
• Dawn Desjardins, Chief Economist, Deloitte Canada joins guest host Tim Powers to go over the national forecast highlights from Deloitte's Summer Economic Outlook.
• Éric Grenier, Publisher of The Writ joins guest host Tim Powers to answer this weeks 'The Explainer' question from Dylan on the historical importance and current relevance of the Liberals losing St. Pauls.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk, and Kory Teneycke.
• Aaron Korolnek hosts FirstUp with Carlo Colaiacovo on TSN1050 and joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss how Jonathan David lifted Canada over Peru for their 1st-ever win at Copa America.

Graham Richardson is filling in for Vassy Kapelos this afternoon.

• Within a 24-hour period, Justin Trudeau’s worst fear has come true, as Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives claimed a Liberal stronghold in Toronto. Has Monday’s byelection changed the entire landscape of Canada’s present-day government? Vassy Kapelos drops by to explain further in Hour 1.
• Later in the program, John Wright from Maru Public Opinion delivers his unique perspective on Monday's stunning outcome, as he lived in that riding for over 41 years.
• In the NHL, the Edmonton Oilers emptied the tank against the Florida Panthers last night. Unfortunately, they ran out of gas just before the photo finish was taken, as a pivotal Game 7 slipped away. Former NHL coach and Stanley Cup champion Greg Gilbert delivers his reaction.
• Finally, we examine the biggest political headlines with our Daily Debrief Panel. Today's conversation features Shakir Chambers of Earnscliffe Strategies, Shachi Kurl of the Angus Reid Institute, and Saeed Selvam of NATIONAL.

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. 

   

Matt Cauz, TSN 1050 host and co-host of the ‘Macko and Cauz’ podcast joins Vassy ahead of the potentially historic game seven tonight between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers.

On todays show:

• Listen to Vassy’s full conversation with Sean Fraser on the governments plan to close the supply gap and the impact it could have on home prices.
• Listen to Vassy’s full conversation with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg about his expectations for all allies to meet the defence spending target.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Tim Powers, Zain Velji, and Kristy Kirkup. 
• Flavio Volpe, President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association joins Vassy to discuss what imposing a surtax on Chinese EV's would mean.

Free For All Friday - Hour 1

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

On today's show:

• Matt Cauz, TSN 1050 host and co-host of podcast ‘Macko and Cauz’ joins Scott to look ahead to game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals tonight.
• Scott recaps historical moments that have happened on June 21st  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 Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data and Andrew Perez, Principal at Perez Strategies and a Liberal strategist.

1. Truck with anti-Muslim messaging registered to Rebel News Network
2. Ontario jobs 'at risk' if Canada doesn't match U.S. tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles says Doug Ford
3. U.S Presidential debate predictions
4. Prospect of an Oilers comeback as we move into game 6 tonight

The Honourable Perrin Beatty, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss the call for Canada to meet it's to boost its military spending to 2% of its GDP.

On todays show:

• Gurpreet Vinning, partner at Government Relations Firm Prospectus and has worked for cabinet ministers at the federal and provincial level joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss how John Rustad has claimed another small victory over his former party, snatching B.C. United candidate Chris Moore to run for the B.C. Conservatives.
• David Phillips, Senior Climatologist, Environment Canada joins guest host Robin Gill to go over the heat wave that's sweeping across central Canada.
• Dan Riskin, CTV Science and Technology Specialist joins guest host Robin GIll for his weekly segment 'Talk Science To Me'.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Robert Benzie, Marieke Walsh, and Laura Stone.
• Eddie Sheerr, NTV’s Chief Meteorologist joins Robin Gill with the latest on an out-of-control wildfire that forced officials to order residents to flee their homes in Churchill Falls, Newfoundland.
• Amy Knight, Russian Politics and History Expert joins guest host Robin Gill to breakdown how Russia and North Korea have signed a mutual defence partnership.

Paul Bagnell, Anchor at BNN Bloomberg joins guest host Robin Gill to answer this weeks 'The Explainer' question.

On todays show:

• Andrew Graham, CEO of Borrowell joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss the first program in Canada that allows renters to report up to 24 months of past rent payments.
• Kelsey McEwen, Chief Meteorologist for CTV's Your Morning joins guest host Robin Gill to go over the 'heat dome'. 
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk, and Kory Teneycke.
• Matt Cauz, TSN 1050 host joins guest host Robin Gill to discuss the Oilers winning game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
• Dr. Mitch Shulman, a CTV Medical Analyst and an emergency medicine specialist joins guest host Robin Gill to breakdown the 'Zyn' fad after Zyn pouches were recalled, and not authorized for sale in Canada.