Graham Richardson fills in for Vassy Kapelos today. The Premiers of both Saskatchewan and Alberta have rejected calls to restrict Canada's energy exports as leverage in the trade war. This comes as the USTR disputes Prime Minister Carney's characterization of U.S. demands around French language issues before last week's talks fell apart.

On today's show:
Graham is joined by Blaine Maryniuk, the owner of West Coast Walls in Abbotsford, who shares how smaller businesses are falling through major gaps in federal government tariff relief programs.
La Presse Ottawa Bureau Chief J.D. Bellevance joins Graham with a primer on the Quebec election campaign, which officially began this morning.
Emma Duerden, a Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience and Learning Disorders, delves into the significance of Meta's landmark lawsuit settlement.
The Daily Debrief Panel - featuring Mike LeCouteur and Rob Benzie.
Flavio Volpe, the President of the Automotive Parts and Manufacturers Association of Canada, explains how the Auto tariffs became a key sticking point in the now-collapsed trade talks.
Hear the latest comments about Canada from U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Graham Richardson fills in for Vassy Kapelos today. The Premiers of both Saskatchewan and Alberta have rejected calls to restrict Canada's energy exports as leverage in the trade war. This comes as the USTR disputes Prime Minister Carney's characterization of U.S. demands around French language issues before last week's talks fell apart.
On today's show:
<ul>
<li>Graham is joined by Blaine Maryniuk, the owner of West Coast Walls in Abbotsford, who shares how smaller businesses are falling through major gaps in federal government tariff relief programs.</li>
<li>La Presse Ottawa Bureau Chief J.D. Bellevance joins Graham with a primer on the Quebec election campaign, which officially began this morning.</li>
<li>Emma Duerden, a Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience and Learning Disorders, delves into the significance of Meta's landmark lawsuit settlement.</li>
<li>The Daily Debrief Panel - featuring Mike LeCouteur and Rob Benzie.</li>
<li>Flavio Volpe, the President of the Automotive Parts and Manufacturers Association of Canada, explains how the Auto tariffs became a key sticking point in the now-collapsed trade talks.</li>
<li>Hear the latest comments about Canada from U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. President Donald Trump.</li>
</ul>

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.

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.