The Graham Richardson Show - August 28, 2026

It's the Graham Richardson Show - where we talk politics and also have a little bit of fun! You can catch Graham every single Friday from Noon until 2PM. On today's show: The Friday Five: U.S. President Trump trolls Canada. Canada reacts to the Trumpian trolling. The week that was in trade war esc…

Premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan reject energy as leverage in trade talks with U.S.

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 iss…

What happens next in the Canada-USA tariff standoff?

Graham Richardson fills in for Vassy Kapelos, who is on the CTV National newsdesk this week. Canada's Industry Minister Melanie Joly says that Canada has 'many cards' left to play, as some Canadian Premiers float ideas about further retaliation against the Trump tariffs. Graham speaks with Scotty G…

Canada announces new retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, effective September 8th

Graham Richardson fills in for Vassy Kapelos today, and the Canada-USA trade war keeps on rolling. In the latest chapter, the Carney government has announced new reciprocal tariffs on $27.6 billion worth of U.S. goods following the collapse of Friday's trade talks. CTV National News correspondent M…

Trump threatens future additional Auto, Steel tariffs as Canada-USA trade war continues

Guest host Tim Powers speaks with CTV's Michael Serapio, as the Americans continue their ongoing trade war with Canada. As of Saturday, a new series of 50% Trump tariffs officially kicked in. And depending on how the next few months play out, bigger sectors could be hit by Trump on New Year's Day. …

The Graham Richardson Show - August 21, 2026

Tim Powers fills in on the Graham Richardson Show - where we talk politics and also have a little bit of fun! You can catch us every single Friday from Noon until 2PM. Today, we check in with Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker about the stakes of potential steel tariffs, and how they could im…

Canadian officials return to Washington as trade negotiations continue

Live from Washington, Vassy Kapelos checks in with CTV National News Senior Political Correspondent Mike LeCouteur for the latest on trade. We also pick the brain of Lisa Raitt, a former Conservative Cabinet Minister and a member of Prime Minister Carney's Advisory Committee on Canada-USA Economic …

'Sounds like all the pillars of a deal': President Trump says Canada and the U.S. have a trade deal as specifics remain scarce

Vassy Kapelos checks in with Mike LeCouteur, a Senior Political Correspondent with CTV National News, as rumblings of an agreement start to surface between North America's biggest neighbours. On today's show: Lana Payne, the National President for UNIFOR, reacts to the latest trade negotiations wi…

Precious hours remain as Canada-USA trade deadline looms

Hours shy of Trump's tariff deadline, Vassy Kapelos speaks with CTV's Mike LeCouteur, as trade officials from both sides of the border gather in Washington to try and finalize a deal. On today's show: Brian Kingston, the President of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association, joins Vassy to …

'Still remains a gap': Meetings between Canadian, American trade officials continue ahead of Wednesday's tariff deadline

Days away from the Midnight tariff chimes, Vassy Kapelos speaks with CTV's Mike LeCouteur, as trade officials from both sides of the border gather in Washington. On today's show: Pedro Antunes, a Chief Economist with Signal49 Research, explains what the latest annual inflation data tells us on the…