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VKS: The Explainer - What is the European Union?
Canada is in talks to formalize some kind of new special relationship with the European Union, with an official invite to explore "associate" membership. Vassy Kapelos is joined byIan Cooper, a Senior Research Fellow at the Brexit Institute at Dublin City University, for this week's Explainer segme…
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VKS: The Explainer - Are full-body scans a good idea?
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Dr. René Wittmer, Quebec family doctor and president of ‘Choisir avec soin Québec’ (‘Choosing Wisely Quebec’), an advocacy campaign aimed at reducing unnecessary health tests and treatments, to discuss the growing evidence against full-body scans. Listen to The Vassy Kap…
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VKS: The Explainer - Postpartum Depression vs. Psychosis
What is postpartum depression, and how is it different from postpartum psychosis? Vassy Kapelos is joined by Dr. Nicholas Leyland President - who works at the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada - for an explainer on the medical condition that is at the centre of a high-profile mu…
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VKS: The Explainer - How will Canada's retaliatory tariffs affect businesses and consumers?
Graham Richardson is joined by international trade lawyer Rini Rashid from McMillan LLP to discuss the impact of Canada's retaliatory tariffs, which are set to take effect on September 8th. Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen…
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VKS: The Explainer - What determines the value of a Canadian dollar relative to the US?
Moshe Lander, economist and senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University, joins Vassy to answer this weeks ‘The Explainer’ question: What determines the value of the Canadian dollar to American dollars? Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, o…
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VKS: The Explainer - What to know about AbCellera's new menopause drug
Vassy Kapelos speaks with Dr. Celine Bouchard , President of the Canadian Menopause Society and practicing OBYN based in Quebec City, for this week's Explainer. Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us …
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VKS: The Explainer - What's going on with rogue AI?
In the past two weeks, two of the world’s biggest AI companies - Open AI and Anthropic - have admitted that some of their advanced AI models have escaped safety protocols and hacked into outside companies - in some cases without detection. Jeremie Harris, co-founder of Gladstone AI, joins Tim Power…
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VKS: The Explainer - What to know about Alberta's private healthcare experiment
As of Friday, Albertans will be able to self-refer and pay out-of-pocket for private medical tests. It's the latest example of provinces experimenting with private delivery of health care. Dr. Brian Wirzba - President, Alberta Medical Association joins Graham Richardson for this week's Explainer. …
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VKS: The Explainer - Why is it so hard to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers?
Despite a new deal allowing freer trade of alcohol between provinces signed yesterday at the Council of the Federation meeting in Charlottetown, many barriers to commerce across Canada still exist. Vassy Kapelos speaks with Ryan Manucha, Research Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute and Author of Booz…
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VKS: The Explainer - Should Canada be building A.I. data centres?
It's a debate taking place in communities across the country: Is it worth it to allow big tech companies to build massive data centres in Canada? Vassy Kapelos is joined by Jeremie Harris, co-founder of AI security company Gladstone AI, to help answer this week's Explainer question. Listen to The …
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