Free For All Friday

Free For All Friday - Hour 1 Amanda Galbraith breaks down today's biggest stories with Canada's top newsmakers. On today's show: Mark Carney meets with U.S. President Donald Trump, as Canadian autoworkers prepare to hit back against the incoming Trump tariffs. We go 1-on-1 with Windsor Mayor Drew…

New auto tariffs introducing new concerns for auto parts manufacturing group

Vassy Kapelos speaks with Flavio Volpe, President of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, about the new 25% auto tariffs, and how Canadian industry can respond. On today's show: CTV's Judy Trinh, Rachel Aiello, and Abigail Bimman provide updates on the campaign trail from the three mai…

What's new on Day 4 of the campaign

Vassy is joined by CTV's Rachel Aiello, Judy Trinh, and Abigail Bimman as they provide the latest from the campaign trails with the three major parties. On todays show:  Bea Bruske, President, Canadian Labour Congress joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss how Hudson's Bay Co. will pay up to $3 milli…

CSIS says India organized support for Poilievre’s 2022 Conservative leadership campaign

Bob Fife, Ottawa Bureau Chief, The Globe and Mail joins Vassy to discuss how agents of India and their proxies allegedly meddled in the 2022 election of Pierre Poilievre as Conservative Party Leader as part of a larger effort to cozy up to politicians of all parties. On todays show:  Rachel Aiello…

Tax cut proposals take centre stage

Sahir Khan, Vice President of the University of Ottawa's Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy joins host Vassy Kapelos for an analysis on the the plans from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney to cut income taxes for middle-class Canadians.  On todays show:  Va…

Free For All Friday

Free For All Friday - Hour 1 Amanda Galbraith breaks down today's biggest stories with Canada's top newsmakers. On today's show: The Liberals are surging past the Tories into majority territory, but there are some serious caveats to this batch of data. Shachi Kurl of the Angus Reid Institute brea…

Executions show China has no intention of improving relations with Canada

Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig joins Vassy Kapelos, Kovrig said China's execution of Canadians is 'demonstrating what kind of China it wants the world to see.' Listen to the full conversation. On todays show:  Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Former ambassador to the U.S. David Ma…

Carney announces arctic security boost as Trump threatens Canada

Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs of Canada as they discuss if Canada and the U.S still share good relations within the NORAD partnership.  On todays show:  Errol Mendes, Professor of Constitutional and Interna…

‘Watch as I stab myself’: Colorado gov. blasts Trump, defends Canada

Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Colorado Governor Jared Polis say who says 'we’re only hurting ourselves if the U.S. continues down this path' as Trump's trade war with Canada continues. On todays show:  John Hardie, Deputy Director Of The Russia Program At The Foundation For Defense Of D…

One-on-one with Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne

Listen to Vassy's full conversation with newly minted Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne as they discuss fiscal responsibility, government cuts, and scrapping the carbon tax. On todays show:  David Coletto, founder, Chair and CEO of Abacus Data joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss the new…