Episodes
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
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with the Israeli prime minister's top adviser Mark Regev, Canada’s ambassador to Israel Lisa Stadelbauer, U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault, former NDP leader Tom Mulcair, former Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke and former communications director to the prime minister Scott Reid.
Published 10/15/23
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with ex-justice minister and attorney general Irwin Cotler, federal government whip Steve Mackinnon and strategists Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk and Kory Teneycke.
Published 10/01/23
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen and strategists Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk and Kory Teneycke.
Published 09/24/23
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Treasury Board President Anita Anand, Canada's U.N. ambassador Bob Rae and strategists Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk and Kory Teneycke.
Published 09/17/23
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Canada's Housing Minister Sean Fraser, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer, and strategists Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk and Kory Teneycke.
Published 09/10/23
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Retired U.S. Brig.-Gen. Mark Kimmitt, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, General Motors Canada President Marissa, strategists Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk and Kory Teneycke.
Published 06/25/23
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Tim Danson, the lawyer representing the families of Paul Bernardo’s victims, strategists Kathleen Monk, James Moore, Scott Reid, former CPC leader Erin O’Toole, Canadian Ambassador Jennifer May, and journalists David Coletto, Marieke Walsh, Robert Benzie.
Published 06/18/23
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer, U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby and a panel of strategists. 
Published 06/11/23
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson,  U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen, political strategists Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke, and Kathleen Monk and journalists Joyce Napier, Marieke Walsh and former Alberta politician Gary Mar.
Published 06/04/23
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with former federal campaign managers Fred Delorey and Anne McGrath, former Alberta politicians Monte Solberg and Naheed Nenshi, AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio, political strategists Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke, and Kathleen Monk and journalists Stephanie Levitz, Charelle Evelyn and Joyce Napier.
Published 05/28/23
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, U.S. ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith, former U.S. secretary of homeland security Jeh Johnson, strategists Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke, Kathleen Monk, and a panel of journalists including, Joyce Napier, Robert Benzie and Marieke Walsh.
Published 05/21/23
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley, Canada’s ambassador to Sudan Philip Lupul, strategists Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke and a panel of journalists including, Joyce Napier, Robert Benzie and Paul Wells.
Published 05/14/23