CTV Ottawa's Stefan Keyes is filling in for Vassy Kapelos today, as she is on assignment at the Republican Convention.

On the show today...

• Seamus O'Regan has stepped aside as Canada's Labour Minister, citing the need to spend more time with his family as the primary reason for his departure. He will not run in the next federal election, but will remain an MP until the next government is sworn in. We gather instant reaction from CTV's Jeremie Charron.
• Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister is in China on an unannounced visit, an attempt to thaw relations between the two countries. It marks the first face-to-face conversations in Beijing by a Canadian foreign minister in nearly 7 years. We dig deeper with Jonathan Berkshire-Miller, a Director and Senior Fellow at The Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
• General Jennie Carignan has assumed leadership of the Canadian Armed Forces from Wayne Eyre, the outgoing Chief of Defence Staff. CTV’s Mike LeCouteur examines the ripple effect.
• As we head into tonight’s big speech in Milwaukee, what will Donald Trump be preaching? Marieke Walsh, Laura Stone, and Kristy Kirkup assemble for today’s Daily Debrief Panel. But first, we get the inside scoop from CTV’s Vassy Kapelos.