Frank McKenna, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United States and Former Premier of New Brunswick joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss what should be the expectations ahead of Prime Minister Carneys meeting tomorrow with U.S President Donald Trump.

On todays show:

• Anthony Wilson-smith, President & Ceo, Historica Canada joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss how The First Canadian Army were all hailed as heroes, 80 years ago this week when they endured some of the toughest fighting in the Second World War to push the Germans back and lead the way into the Netherlands in late 1944 and into 1945.
• Lori Turnbull, Professor of Political Science at Dalhousie University joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss the uncertain future for the Conservative Party of Canada and what challenges Mark Carney will face as Canada's new Prime Minister.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Tom Mulcair and Zain Velji.
• Mark McGowan, Professor of History & Celtic Studies, St. Michael's College, University of Toronto joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss how the selection of a new Pope is set to start on May 7.
• Jayna Hefford, PWHL Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations joins guest host Tim Powers to discuss this years PWHL playoffs.

That's all she wrote.

Vassy looks back at the election that was, digging deeper below the headline result at some major voter shifts that happened. We also try and figure out what happens to each of the losing party’s leaders and the three things Vassy thinks will define Mark Carney’s time as Prime Minister.

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Vassy Kapelos is joined by Frank McKenna, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United States and Former Premier of New Brunswick, to discuss how Prime Minister Mark Carney can approach dealing with US President Donald Trump.

On today's show:

• Andrew Scheer, Conservative-Saskatchewan Elect and former Conservative Party leader, on Pierre Poilievre losing his seat and tensions between the federal and some provincial Conservative parties on how to move forward
• James Duthie, Host of TSN hockey coverage, on the second round of the NHL playoffs with several Canadian teams still in contention
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Robert Benzie, Queen's Park Bureau Chief, The Toronto Star; Laura Stone, Queen's Park reporter, The Globe and Mail; and Mike Le Couteur, Senior Political Correspondent, CTV National News
• Jennifer Howard, Former National Campaign Director for federal NDP and Jagmeet Singh’s Chief of Staff; former NDP minister in Manitoba, on the collapse of the NDP, the factors at play, and what might come next for the party

Scott Aitchison, re-elected MP for Parry Sound–Muskoka joins host Vassy Kapelos following Monday nights election results with the Liberals winning a minority government to discuss the future of the Conservative party.

On todays show:

• Bruce Fanjoy, Liberal MP-Elect for Carleton, joins host Vassy Kapelos to reflect on the campaign after defeating Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for the seat he's held for 20 years.
• Listen to Vassy's full conversation with NDP MP-elect Don Davies who says 'the rebuilding starts tomorrow' after the party lost official status, winning only seven seats in Parliament.
• Daniel Béland, James McGill Professor, Department of Political Science, McGill University joins Vassy to answer this weeks 'The Explainer' question from Jessica on Instagram that reads "What is a minority government and how does it work?".
• Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Laura D’Angelo, Vice President, National Strategy and Public Affairs, Enterprise Canada, Jeff Rutledge, Vice President, McMillian Vantage and Stephanie Levitz, senior reporter in The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau.

Lori Turnbull, Professor of Political Science at Dalhousie University joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss Mark Carney leading the Liberals to a narrow victory on Monday in an election dominated by issues like affordability, tariffs and annexation threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.

On todays show:

• Tom Mulcair, CTV Political Analyst and Former NDP Leader joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss how NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has failed to secure his re-election, and announced he will step down once an interim leader is appointed.
• Mayor of Vancouver Ken Sim joins guest host Stefan Keyes to give the latest on the tragic Lapu Lapu festival attack.
• Stefan Keyes guest hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Jamie Ellerton, Founding Partner at Conaptus, Dan Moulton, Partner, Crestview Strategy, Liberal strategist and George Soule, Former director of communications for the NDP and Communications and PR strategist.
• Mark Masters, Sports Reporter, TSN joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss how The Ottawa Senators have a pulse in the battle of Ontario as they head into game five tonight again The Toronto Maple Leafs.

Pete Fry, Vancouver City Councillor joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss the tragic fatal vehicle attack at the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver that left eleven people dead.

On todays show:

• David Coletto, founder, Chair and CEO of Abacus Data joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss the final election poll from Abacus Data that shows a tightening of the race between the Liberals and the Conservatives.
• Lydia Miljan- Professor of Political Science, University of Windsor joins guest host Stefan Keyes to discuss the end of the election campaign and what challenges the next Prime Minister will face.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Tim Powers, Tom Mulcair, and Zain Velji.

An earlier meeting between Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump is under serious scrutiny, as the federal election campaign enters its final days. Vassy Kapelos explores further during The Rundown.

On todays show:

• We gather the latest on the campaign trail from CTV's Abigail Bimman, CTV's Mike LeCouteur, and CTV's Rachel Aiello.

• China says it wants to team up with Canada to push back against American 'bullying'. Vassy chats with Vina Nadjibulla, the Vice-President of Research and Strategy at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.

• CTV's Dan Riskin drops by for his weekly 'Talk Science To Me' segment, as we examine the interpretation of art and the compatibility of humble people.
• Vassy fires up today's Daily Debrief Panel, which features Graham Richardson from Edelman Public Affairs and Rob Benzie from the Toronto Star.
• What is 'poll herding' and how could it impact our interpretation of where the election stands? Vassy poses those questions, and several others, to Greg Lyle. He is the President and Founder of Innovative Research Group.

Listen to Vassy's full conversation with Economist Don Drummond as he breaks down the economic measures included in the parties' costed platforms to deal with the uncertainty of U.S. tariffs.

On todays show:

• Vassy is joined by Judy Trinh, CTV National News Correspondent, Rachel Aiello, CTV National News Correspondent and Mike Le Couteur, Senior Political Correspondent, CTV National News for the latest from the campaign trails.
• Mark McGowan, Professor of History & Celtic Studies, St. Michael's College, University of Toronto joins Vassy to answer this weeks 'The Explainer' question on how a new pope is selected.
• The Daily Debrief Panel with Jeff Rutledge, Laura D'Angelo, and Stephanie Levitz.
• Carmi Levy, tech journalist and analyst joins Vassy to talk this weeks top tech stories.