Episodes
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Health Minister Mark Holland, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Japan’s ambassador to Canada Kanji Yamanouchi, former NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, Doug Ford's former campaign manager Korey Teneycke, and political analyst Scott Reid.
Published 04/28/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Minister of Small Business Rechie Valdez, Deputy Conservative Leader Melissa Lantsman and NDP Finance Critic Don Davies, Vanity Fair special correspondent Brian Stelter and Atlantic staff writer David Frum, former NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, Doug Ford's former campaign manager Korey Teneycke, and political analyst Scott Reid.
Published 04/21/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Israeli Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed, former U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson, Housing Minister Sean Fraser, former NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, Doug Ford's former campaign manager Korey Teneycke, and political analyst Scott Reid.
Published 04/14/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with House Leader Steven MacKinnon, former politicians Jean Charest and Bll Morneau, retired Lt.-Gen. Romeo Dallaire Doug Ford's former campaign manager Korey Teneycke, political analyst Scott Reid and former NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, journalists Robert Fife, Judy Trinh and Joël-Denis Bellavance.
Published 04/07/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Liberal MP Adam van Koeverden and Conservative MP Andrew, Russian human rights activist Evgenia Kara-Murza, Doug Ford's former campaign manager Korey Teneycke, political analyst Scott Reid and former NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, journalists, Marieke Walsh, Joël-Denis Bellavance and Charelle Evelyn.
Published 04/07/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Doug Ford's former campaign manager Korey Teneycke, political analyst Scott Reid, former NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, Globe and Mail’s Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife, Canadian Press journalist Nojoud Al Mallees and Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Robert Benzi.
Published 03/31/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, Ex-Canadian ambassador Frank McKenna and ex-Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, Doug Ford's former campaign manager Korey Teneycke, political analyst Scott Reid and former NDP strategist Kathleen Monk. 
Published 03/24/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with PBO Yves Giroux, Latvia Defence Minister Andris Spruds, David Coletto of Abacus Data and Shachi Kurl of the Angus Reid Institute, Doug Ford's former campaign manager Korey Teneycke, political analyst Scott Reid and former NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, journalists Stephanie Levitz, Rob Fife, and Nojoud Al Mallees.
Published 03/10/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with former prime ministers Joe Clark and Jean Chretien, former CTV News Chief Anchor Lloyd Robertson, former CBC Chief Anchor Peter Mansbridge, Botler whistleblowers Ritika Dutt and Amir Morv, Doug Ford's former campaign manager Korey Teneycke, political analyst Scott Reid and former NDP strategist Kathleen Monk.
Published 03/03/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with International Trade Minister Mary Ng, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith, Doug Ford's former campaign manager Korey Teneycke, political analyst Scott Reid, former NDP leader Tom Mulcair, Angus Reid Institute President Shachi Kurl, Toronto Star Queen's Park bureau chief Rob Benzie and Ottawa bureau chief for La Presse Joel-Denis Bellavance 
Published 02/25/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen, Government House Leader Steve Mackinnon, former Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz, business advisor Paul Manley, former NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, Conservative strategist Kory Teneycke, Liberal pollster David Hurley. Charelle Evelyn from The Hill Times, Joel-Denis Bellavance of La Presse and The Globe and Mail’s Marieke Walsh.
Published 02/18/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Health Minister Mark Holland, MPs Francesco Faberra and Andrew Scheer, Former U.S. ambassador Bruce Heyman, communications expert Kathleen Monk, Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, and political commentator Scott Reid.
Published 02/11/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Justice Minister Arif Virani, Alberta opposition leader Rachel Notley, communications expert Kathleen Monk, Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, political commentator Scott Reid, political reporter Joel-Denis Bellavance from Le Presse, Nojoud Al Mallees from The Canadian Press and The Globe and Mail’s Marieke Walsh.
Published 02/04/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Former BoC governor Mark Carney, outgoing National Security Advisor to PM Trudeau Jody Thomas, Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., communications expert Kathleen Monk, Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, and political commentator Scott Reid.
Published 01/28/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Roland Paris, a former policy adviser to the PM, Immigration Minister Marc Miller, former PM Jean Chretien, MSNBC chief correspondent Ali Velshi, communications expert Kathleen Monk, Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, and political commentator Scott Reid.
Published 01/14/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Housing Minister Sean Fraser, Deputy Conservative leader Melissa Lantsman, communications expert Kathleen Monk, Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, and political commentator Scott Reid.
Published 12/24/23
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, communications expert Kathleen Monk, Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, political commentator Scott Reid, Joel-Denis Bellavance of La Presse, Toronto Star’s Robert Benzie and Senior Political Reporter for The Globe and Mail Marieke Walsh.
Published 12/17/23
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Journalist and media commentator Brian Stelter, communications expert Kathleen Monk, Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, political commentator Scott Reid, Hill Times Managing Editor Charelle Evelyn, Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz and Senior Political Reporter for The Globe and Mail Marieke Walsh.
Published 12/10/23
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, Scotiabank Chief Economist Jean-Francois Perrault, the National Bank of Canada's Chief Economist Stefane Maron, Canada's former national security advisors Vincent Rigby and Richard Fadden, as well as communications expert Kathleen Monk, Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, political commentator Scott Reid, the Globe and Mail's Robert Fife, CTV's Judy Trinh and Toronto Star's Robert...
Published 12/03/23
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with India’s High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, communications expert Kathleen Monk, Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, political commentator Scott Reid, Ottawa bureau chief for La Presse Joel-Denis Bellavance and journalist for The Canadian Press Nojoud Al Mallees.
Published 11/26/23
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Canada’s National Defense Minister Bill Blair, Deputy Conservative Leader Melissa Lantsman, NDP MP Charlie Angus, Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull, House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus, communications expert Kathleen Monk, Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, political commentator Scott Reid, the Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz, BNN Bloomberg’s Amanda Lang and Sabrina Nanji from the Queen’s Park Observer.
Published 11/19/23
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Canada’s Ambassador to Egypt Louis Dumas, Minister of Employment Randy Boissonnault, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, former NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, CTV National News’ Judy Trinh, former Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, former communications director to the prime minister Scott Reid, CEO of Abacus Data David Coletto and journalist Paul Wells.
Published 11/05/23
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with the former CIA director David Petraeus, rural economic development minister Gudie Hutchings, Alberta's finance minister Nate Horner, Ontario's finance minister Peter Bethlenfalvy, former NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, former conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, and David Herle of the Gandalf Group.
Published 10/29/23
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with the Canadian ambassador to Egypt Louis Dumas, IDF international spokesperson Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault, former NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, former Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, CTV News political analyst Scott Reid, and CTV News' Heather Wright.
Published 10/22/23