The Vassy Kapelos Show

Dec 12 2024 100 ep. 12 mins 69
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The Daily Debrief — Thursday panel

Dec 12 2024 19 mins  
Guest host Amanda Galbraith hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Laura Stone, Queen’s Park reporter with The Globe and Mail and Marieke Walsh, Senior Political Reporter, The Globe and Mail. Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @Vas

'Reflects so badly on Freeland' — Trudeau reportedly making new overtures to Mark Carney

Dec 12 2024 9 mins  
The Globe and Mail's Ottawa Bureau Chief Bob Fife joins guest host Amanda Galbraith with the latest reporting on the Liberal party and renewed attempts to convince former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney to come on board.

'More hype than you normally get with a spreadsheet' — meet the new world champ of Microsoft Excel

Dec 12 2024 9 mins  
Michael Jarman has $5000 and a championship belt to mark his recent triumph in an unconventional competition: the Microsoft Excel World Championships. He joins guest host Amanda Galbraith to explain how everything went down and what exactly competitive spreadsheet games are.

The Daily Debrief - Wednesday panel

Dec 11 2024 18 mins  
Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Scott Reid, CTV News political commentator, and former communications director for Prime Minister Paul Martin; Jamie Ellerton, Principal, Conaptus Limited; Kathleen Monk, Principal Owner of Monk + Associates and former director of communications to Jack Layton. Listen to The Vassy Kapelos

The Explainer: What is a Crown Corporation? Why do we use them?

Dec 11 2024 8 mins  
Paul Daly, Chair in Administrative Law and Governance, University of Ottawa joins our segment The Explainer to run through what a Crown Corporation is, why they use, and what it takes to change how they work.

With looming tariff threat, what does this interest rate cut mean heading into 2025?

Dec 11 2024 9 mins  
Moshe Lander, an economist and senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University, joins Vassy Kapelos to walk through the Bank of Canada's interest rate cut decision, what it means for the average Canadian, and how the economy might fare through US tariff threats and more.

VKS: Canada’s pilots and air traffic controllers call for review to improve aviation system

Dec 10 2024 8 mins  
Tim Perry, President, Air Line Pilots Association in Canada and Nick von Schoenberg, President, Canadian Air Traffic Control Association joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss how Canada’s commercial pilots and air traffic controllers are urging the government to launch a review of the aviation sector. Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podca

VKS: Finance Minister to table fall economic statement on December 16th

Dec 10 2024 9 mins  
John Manley, Former Minister of Finance, Chair of Jefferies Securities and Senior Advisor at Bennett Jones LLP joins host Vassy Kapelos to look ahead to the tabling of the fall economic statement next Monday, as well as the interest rate decision set to be released by the Bank of Canada tomorrow.  Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spo

VKS: The Daily Debrief - Tuesday panel

Dec 10 2024 19 mins  
Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Shakir Chambers, principal at Earnscliffe Strategies, Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute, and Saeed Selvam, Vice President of Public Affairs at NATIONAL Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Foll

The Daily Debrief - Monday panel

Dec 09 2024 19 mins  
Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Tom Mulcair, CTV Political Analyst and Former NDP Leader; Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data.Keep up with the latest news with The Daily Debrief panel hosted by @VassyKapelos. Tune-in every weekday to hear their debates live at 1:05pm ET or listen on our podcast.