Not even 24 hours after Canada's counter-tariffs were launched against their next-door neighbours, U.S. President Trump is already thinking of hitting back. He is planning to ramp up 50% tariffs against more Canadian goods, while also banning Canadian products from U.S. government contracts. CTV's Mike LeCouteur has the latest developments.

On today's show:
Federal Transport Minister Steve MacKinnon reacts to the latest trade action from the White House.
B.C. Conservative Party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay joins Vassy in the midst of a trying time for her party, as nine MLA's have fled the Blue Tent under her watch. They are all citing her leadership as the reason for their exit, and five of them have started a new party.
The Explainer with Dr. René Wittmer, a family doctor based in Quebec: Why are doctors advising against full-body scans?
The Daily Debrief Panel - featuring Laura D'Angelo, Jeff Rutledge, and Stephanie Levitz.
Phil Gurski, a former Strategic Counterterrorism Analyst at CSIS, looks back at the horrific events of 9/11 25 years later.
An engineer for Anthropic publicly calls it quits, citing fears that A.I. could soon kill us all. We dig deeper with Gladstone A.I. co-founder Jeremie Harris.

Not even 24 hours after Canada's counter-tariffs were launched against their next-door neighbours, U.S. President Trump is already thinking of hitting back. He is planning to ramp up 50% tariffs against more Canadian goods, while also banning Canadian products from U.S. government contracts. CTV's Mike LeCouteur has the latest developments.
On today's show:
<ul>
<li>Federal Transport Minister Steve MacKinnon reacts to the latest trade action from the White House.</li>
<li>B.C. Conservative Party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay joins Vassy in the midst of a trying time for her party, as nine MLA's have fled the Blue Tent under her watch. They are all citing her leadership as the reason for their exit, and five of them have started a new party.</li>
<li>The Explainer with Dr. Ren&eacute; Wittmer, a family doctor based in Quebec: Why are doctors advising against full-body scans?</li>
<li>The Daily Debrief Panel - featuring Laura D'Angelo, Jeff Rutledge, and Stephanie Levitz.</li>
<li>Phil Gurski, a former Strategic Counterterrorism Analyst at CSIS, looks back at the horrific events of 9/11 25 years later.</li>
<li>An engineer for Anthropic publicly calls it quits, citing fears that A.I. could soon kill us all. We dig deeper with Gladstone A.I. co-founder Jeremie Harris.</li>
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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.