



VKS: The Explainer - Can Canada negotiation trade deals with individual US states?
International trade lawyer Robert Glasgow joins Vassy Kapelos to help answer this week's Explainer question: If the US pulls out of CUSMA, could Canada sign trade deals with individual US states? Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you …

VKS: The Daily Debrief - Wednesday panel
Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Laura D’Angelo, Vice President, National Strategy and Public Affairs, Enterprise Canada, Jeff Rutledge, Vice President, McMillian Vantage and Stephanie Levitz, senior reporter in The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau Today's focu…

VKS: Don Drummond on the Canadian economic outlook
Vassy Kapelos speaks with Don Drummond, former Chief Economist of TD bank, about why he thinks the Bank of Canada isn't properly weighting uncertainty about US trade in its economic outlook forecasts. Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever…

'A celebration of their greatness': Shaun Boothe brings 'The Unauthorized Biography' to Ottawa this weekend
Patricia Boal speaks with Shaun Boothe, award-winning hip-hop artist, speaker, and educator, about the genesis of his The Unauthorized Biography series, its fusion of speaking, education, history, and hip-hop, why it's important to highlight these figures of Black cultural history, and how you can …

Marking World Cancer Day with the Ottawa Cancer Foundation
Patricia Boal speaks with The Ottawa Cancer Foundation's Chief Mission Officer Sue Merrill.

How to make a fire escape plan with Ottawa Fire Services
In our monthly discussion segment with Ottawa Fire Services, Patricia Boal speaks with fire prevention officer Leanne Labbee with tips and guidance on how to make a fire escape plan.

Ottawa At Work - Patricia's Top 3 - February 4, 2026
Patricia Boal starts the show talking about the top 3 stories of the day.

The Morning Rush - The Inbox - February 4, 2026
Bill takes some time to hear from the listeners to wrap up the show!

The Morning Rush - Should floor-crossers resign? Sit as independents? Join the party they want? Nanos survey finds Canadians are split.
Bill is joined by Chief Data Scientist and Founder of Nanos Research, Nik Nanos, to talk about how the public feels about floor-crossers in parliament.

The Morning Rush - Canada’s economy is on life support and country is in recession watch, says economist
Bill is joined by chief economist and founder of Rosenberg Research, David Rosenberg, to discuss the current economic situation in Canada and why it's on a downward trend.