Episodes
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Derek Burney, Monk + Associates Kathleen Monk, CTV News political analyst Scott Reid, Rubcon Strategy's Kory Teneycke, Ottawa Bureau Chief for La Presse Joel-Denis Bellavance, Senior political reporter for The Globe and Mail Stephanie Levitz and The Canadian Press reporter Nojoud Al Mallees.
Published 11/17/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Canada's ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman, Former Minister of Labour of Canada Rona Ambrose, Former Minister of Finance of Canada Bill Morneau and Polish ambassador to Canada Witold Dzielski. 
Published 11/10/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. David McNaughton and former U.S. ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft; Monk + Associates Kathleen Monk, CTV News political analyst Scott Reid, Rubcon Strategy's Kory Teneycke, former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore, Senator Hassan Yussuff, Author Stephen Maher, The Globe and Mail's Marieke Walsh and the Toronto Star's Robert Benzie. 
Published 11/03/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme, N.S. Liberal MP Wayne Long, CTV News political analyst Scott Reid, Monk + Associates' Kathleen Monk, Rubicon Strategy's Kory Teneycke, former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Frank McKenna and former U.S. ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman. 
Published 10/27/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with India's High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma, Canada's former high commissioner to India Cameron MacKay, former director of communications to the late Jack Layton Kathleen Munk, Doug Ford’s former campaign manager Kory Teneycke and former communications director Scott Reid. 
Published 10/20/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Monk + Associates' Kathleen Monk, former cabinet minister James Moore, CTV News political analyst Scott Reid, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, former Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe, CTV News political analyst Eric Ham, The Washington Post reporter Aaron Blake and Laura Dawson of Future Borders Coalition. 
Published 10/13/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen, Government House Leader Karina Gould, NDP House Leader Peter Julian, Monk + Associates' Kathleen Monk, Rubicon Strategy's Kory Teneycke, CTV News Political Analyst Scott Reid, Oyster Group Vice President Shakir Chambers, CTV News Special Correspondent Evan Solomon, CTV News Political Analyst Eric Ham and The Globe and Mail’s Shannon Proudfoot.
Published 10/06/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Quebec lieutenant Jean-Yves Duclos, Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP House Leader Peter Julian, Monk + Associates' Kathleen Monk, Rubicon Strategy's Kory Teneycke, CTV News Political Analyst Scott Reid, journalists Joel Denis bellavance, Nojoud Al Mallees and pollster Nik Nanos.
Published 09/22/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Government House Leader Karina Gould, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP House Leader Peter Julian, CTV News’ U.S. political analyst Eric Ham, Monk + Associates' Kathleen Monk, Rubicon Strategy's Kory Teneycke, CTV News Political Analyst Scott Reid.
Published 09/15/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen, Housing Minister Sean Fraser, NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, Doug Ford's former campaign manager Korey Teneycke, and former Liberal campaign strategist David Herle. 
Published 06/23/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly,  Canada's chief of defence staff Gen. Wayne Eyre, former NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, Doug Ford's former campaign manager Korey Teneycke, and political analyst Scott Reid.
Published 06/16/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Industry Minister Francois-Phillipe Champagne, Canada's Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman, BC United Leader Kevin Falcon, Monk + Associates' Kathleen Monk, Rubicon Strategy's Kory Teneycke, CTV News Political Analyst Scott Reid, The Hill Times' Charelle Evelyn, Abacus Data CEO David Coletto, The Globe and Mail's Robert Fife
Published 05/19/24
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Persons with Disability Minister Kamal Khera, Public Service Alliance of Canada President Chris Aylward, NBC’s chief political analyst Chuck Todd, former advisor to Paul Martin David Herle,former NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, Doug Ford's former campaign manager Korey Teneycke, journalists Nojoud Al Mallees, Marieke Walsh, Joel-Denis Bellavance.
Published 05/12/24
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