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The Vassy Kapelos Show

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Frequency: 1 episode/1d. Total Eps: 100

The top newsmakers, political headlines, your go-to daily debrief. Vassy loves politics and she’ll make sure you do too. The Vassy Kapelos Show will keep you informed through hard-hitting interviews with the major players, entertaining analysis and debate with your favourite pundits and all the details and context you need on breaking news as it comes into our newsroom.

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08/08/2026
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25/07/2026
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09/07/2026
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02/01/2026
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#91
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31/10/2025
#88
🇨🇦 Canada - news
10/09/2025
#91

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Free For All Friday

Friday, September 6, 2024 • Duration 01:18:28

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

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NDP ends governance deal with Liberals

Thursday, September 5, 2024 • Duration 01:19:18

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.

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Who's to blame for the railway labour dispute? Ottawa, but not for the reasons you think

Thursday, August 22, 2024 • Duration 01:16:53

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.

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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.

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Ontario to close 10 supervised consumption sites, ban other locations under new rules

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 • Duration 01:18:18

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.

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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.

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Labour is going to be a big part of the Democratic Convention

Tuesday, August 20, 2024 • Duration 01:18:15

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.

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What to watch for at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago

Monday, August 19, 2024 • Duration 01:18:25

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.

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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.

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UN report concludes Canada’s temporary foreign worker program a ‘breeding ground’ for modern slavery

Thursday, August 15, 2024 • Duration 01:08:23

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

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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.

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Does Canada need a new political party? The Canadian Future Party thinks so

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 • Duration 01:18:04

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

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Unpacking Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s X interview and what it means for the 2024 campaign

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 • Duration 01:18:16

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

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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

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Canadians more likely to believe appointing Carney as Finance Minister would strengthen, rather than weaken the Liberal Party’s election chances

Monday, August 12, 2024 • Duration 01:18:32

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.

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