The Vassy Kapelos Show

Stefan Keyes fills in for Vassy Kapelos, who continues her Christmas holidays. On today's show... The Conservatives and Liberals are ramping up their political messaging, as Canada prepares for a federal election in 2025. How soon could we have one? The feds plan to extend the deadline for claiming charitable donations on tax returns. If approved, it would run until the end of February. Does that move the needle enough? It's been 50 years since Canada embraced the Metric system. Do you like it or should we ditch it? Carleton University professor Ian Lee provides his financial outlook for 2025, and explains how a series of economic and political variables will impact the Canadian landscape. Look out for the NoroVirus! It's quickly surging across the United States. We explain the best ways to protect yourself from catching it.

Stefan Keyes fills in for Vassy Kapelos, as we slowly recover from the mid-week turkey comas. On today's show... Public historian Arthur Milnes reflects on the life and legacy of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who passed away months after celebrating his 100th birthday. Barry McLoughlin of Transformational Leadership Consultants recaps the biggest political headlines of 2024, and looks ahead to a series of pivotal issues that Canadian leaders will have to deal with in 2025. Lachine Mayor Maja Vodanovic explains why it's getting tougher for Quebec to recruit politicians. TSN 1200 play-by-play voice AJ Jakubec recaps a stunning defeat for Canada over the weekend, as Latvia pulls off a post-Christmas miracle. It's been almost 25 years since Y2K. Where were you when it happened? The best ways to make New Year's resolutions.

Free For All Friday – Hour 1 Guest host Tim Powers breaks down the biggest stories of the day with Canada’s top newsmakers. On today’s show: CTV's Jeremie Charron tees up a pivotal meeting between some of Canada's top Cabinet voices and members of Donald Trump's team. Dr. Richard Bazinet explains how we can maintain a healthy diet during the endless temptations of Christmas and New Year's. TSN's Matt Cauz recaps a strong showing for Team Canada at the 2025 World Juniors. Free For All Friday – Hour 2 Political pundits from across the country join guest host Tim Powers to dissect this week's Top 5 stories. Closing out the final edition of 2024 is Conaptus founder Jamie Ellerton, Niipaawi founder Cam Holmstrom, and NorthStar Public Affairs senior advisor Sabrina Grover. Topic 1: Another key meeting between members of Canada's Cabinet and members of Donald Trump's team. Topic 2: A late-January non-confidence vote that the Conservatives might be planning. Topic 3: Recapping the top stories of 2024. Topic 4: Trying to predict the top stories of 2025. Topic 5: Managing healthy diets during the holidays and preparing your New Year's resolutions.

Eric Ham, CTV U.S. Political Analyst joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss the recent string of posts from the president-elect and his son referencing Canada as the '51st state'. On todays show: David Phillips, Senior Climatologist with Environment Canada joins guest host Tim Powers to give an update on where in Canada will have a white Christmas. Laura Stone, Queen’s Park reporter with The Globe and Mail joins guest host Tim Powers to have a year in review of Ontario politics. The Daily Debrief Panel with Carlene Variyan, Associate Vice-President of Summa Strategies and Neil Brodie, Conservative Strategist. Carmen Lau, Senior International Advocacy Associate At Hong Kong Democracy Council, Former Elected District Councillor Of Hong Kong. joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss how Hong Kong issued arrest warrants and bail for her earlier in the day.