The Vassy Kapelos Show

Graham Richardson sits in for Vassy Kapelos. After weeks of delay and political controversy, traffic finally started flowing across the Gordie Howe Bridge at approximately 11:50AM Eastern Time today. CTV Windsor's Travis Fortnum joins us live from the Canadian side.
On today's show:
A new national survey has found that 1-in-10 Canadian emergency physicians are leaving the specialty. Graham speaks with Dr. Michael Herman, an ER doctor in Ottawa and a spokesperson for the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians.
POLITICO reports that the Carney government is sitting on a proposal from Meta to restore access to news content on its platforms. Professor Michael Geist from the University of Ottawa discusses how the Online News Act fits into the broader trade negotiation picture.
Tech Check with tech analyst Carmi Levy: It took OpenAI just one week to notice one of its models had gone rogue and escaped containment.
The Daily Debrief Panel - featuring Zain Velji, George Soule, and Tim Powers.
Proposed changes to the Canada Labour Code are aimed at avoiding costly labour disruptions, such as the 2023 and 2024 B.C. port strikes. We delve into that subject with Derrick Hynes, the President and CEO of the Federally Regulated Employers, Transportation, and Communications.
CTV Vancouver's Kraig Krause has the latest on the B.C. wildfire situation.

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.
On today's show:
Diamond Isinger, a former Special Advisor on Canada-U.S. Relations to the Trudeau government, discusses Canada's response to the latest round of American tariffs.
Tim speaks with Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham about this week's Council of the Federation meeting in Charlottetown.
Remembering the 1976 Montreal Olympics with Greg Joy, who won Silver in High Jump for Canada that year.
David Wiens, the President of the Dairy Farmers of Canada, joins Tim for a discussion about supply management. This very topic is at the centre of a new round of Trump tariffs, which are scheduled to take effect August 19th.
Ryan Adams from Canadian Blood Services shares an urgent appeal for donors, as blood supply has dropped 20 percent within the last 2 months.
Bernadette Shea, the author of 'Thumbin' the Rock: A Newfoundland Hitchhiking Odyssey', joins Tim for an in-depth chat into her latest work.
Tech analyst Carmi Levy discusses how an OpenAI autonomous model 'escaped' containment during a testing exercise, and then hacked into a separate company's systems.

Prime Minister Carney will meet with Canada's Premiers in PEI today, along with Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Canada's top negotiator Janice Charette. The clock is ticking for Canada to avoid a new round of punishing U.S. tariffs, which are scheduled to take effect on August 19th. Vassy speaks with Scotty Greenwood, the founder of Ottawa Street Strategy and a former U.S. Diplomat to Canada, about the stakes at play.
On today's show:
CTV's Rachel Aiello reports live from Charlottetown with the latest on Carney's meeting with Canadian Premiers.
Hear Vassy's exclusive interview with Mark Maki, the CEO of Trans Mountain, who says a new pipeline to B.C.'s coast can and will be built.
Talk Science To Me with CTV Science and Technology specialist Dan Riskin: Why men are worse at multi-tasking than women.
The Daily Debrief Panel - featuring Rob Benzie, Laura Stone, Marieke Walsh, and Mike LeCouteur.
Vassy speaks with Blaine Maryniuk, the President and Co-Founder of West Coast Walls, about the incoming Trump tariffs and what they could mean for his business. Based out of British Columbia, they sell wall paper and decals.

Canada's Premiers have gathered in PEI for the Summer meeting of the Council of the Federation. They also met with Prime Minister Carney on Tuesday for an update on Canada's tariff response. While all provincial leaders are preaching unity, some have different views of whether Canada should retaliate or negotiate. Vassy is joined by Erin O'Toole, a former Conservative Party leader and member of the Prime Minister's Advisory Council on Canada-US Economic Relations.
On today's show:
CTV National News correspondent Rachel Aiello repots live from Charlottetown at the Premiers' Meeting.
The Explainer with Ryan Manucha, a Research Fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute: Why is it so hard to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers?
The Daily Debrief Panel - featuring Laura D'Angelo, Stephanie Levitz, and Jeff Rutledge.
UNIFOR National President Lana Payne joins Vassy to discuss how that union successfully secured Canadian manufacturing investment guarantees in its contract negotiations with Ford Motors.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testified today that CUSMA talks may drag into 2027. We deliver his comments as the show wraps up.

The new U.S. tariffs will come into effect on August 19th unless there is an agreement reached before then, and they will apply to some goods covered under CUSMA that were previously exempt from tariffs. Guest host Tim Powers gathers the details from CTV National News senior political correspondent Mike LeCouteur.
On today's show:
CTV's Scott Hurst has an update on the ongoing wildfire situation.
Could Canada do a better job of managing today's wildfires? Tim checks in with Oakville Fire Chief Paul Boissoneault, who is also a Board Member with the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs.
Money Talk with John Klotz: Is your financial plan built like Apollo 11?
The Daily Debrief Panel - featuring Sharan Kaur, Jamie Ellerton, and Nojoud Al Mallees.
Tim speaks with Abacus Data CEO David Coletto about the latest national polling, and how Canadians view the Carney government's trade negotiation strategy.
CTV National News correspondent Rachel Aiello joins us live from Charlottetown, PEI with a midday update on the Premiers' Meeting.