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…

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…

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 …

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…

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. …

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…

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 …

VKS: The Explainer - What is the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank?

Guest host Tim Powers speaks with defence policy expert Richard Shimooka from the Macdonald Laurier Institute to help answer this week's explainer question: What is the new Canada-led Defence Secruity and Resilience Bank? Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts,…

VKS: The Explainer - What happens to CUSMA on July 1st?

William Pellerin, partner in the international trade group at McMillan LLP, joins Vassy Kapelos to help answer this week's Explainer question: What happens to CUSMA on July 1st? Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your pod…

VKS: The Explainer - Iran's nuclear program

Ferry De Kerckhove, a former Canadian High Commissioner to Pakistan and former Ambassador to Egypt joins Vassy Kapelos for this week's Explainer: An in-depth look at Iran's nuclear program. Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen…