VKS: "It was very frustrating" -- former Paralympian calls for better accessibility measures after pulling herself onto plane
Sarah Morris-Probert, a former Paralympian, opted to pull herself onto her WestJet flight leaving Cabo for B.C. after the airline provided her being carried onto the plane as her means of access, which she deemed unsafe. The airline says Morris-Probert refused assistance; she says she requested the nearby ramp to be used as an alternative and it was not.
She joins Vassy Kapelos to walk through the experience and discuss how accessibility measures for air travel could be improved.
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VKS: The Daily Debrief - Wednesday panel
Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Scott Reid, CTV News political commentator and former communications director for Prime Minister Paul Martin, and Kory Teneycke, former Director of Communications to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and 2022 campaign manager for the Ontario PCs.
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VKS: The Daily Debrief - Tuesday panel
Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Shakir Chambers, principal at Earnscliffe Strategies, Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute, and Elliot Hughes, political commentator and senior advisor at Summa Strategies.
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VKS: "There was too much heat" -- car community rallies to track down Moncton man's beloved car
Sébastien Michaud lived through every car enthusiast's worst nightmare when his dream car, a blue 1992 Honda Prelude, was stolen from his Moncton driveway last month. Dealing with a swathe of thefts, police were not optimistic, but after Michaud successfully mobilized the car community in the Maritimes, things started looking up.
Michaud tells Vassy Kapelos how it felt to lose his car and how strangers came together the help get it back.
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VKS: "They're getting pressure on both sides" -- how can Liberals address housing, affordability, and spending in fall economic statement
The federal government has no shortage of problems to address in the fall economic statement, including housing availability and affordability, grocery costs, interest rates, and more.
There is pressure from one side to spend more and another to spend less as the government says they value fiscal restraint but have teased significant investments.
Armine Yalnizyan, economist, business columnist, and Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers joins Vassy Kapelos to talk through the financial factors at play, what those mean for everyday people, and the different ways the federal government can respond today.
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VKS: "We fully expect that we maximize Canadian workers" -- local MP on temporary foreign workers at Windsor battery plant
The Stellantis battery plant in Windsor is under fire amid reports that upwards of 1600 South Korean temporary foreign workers could staff the plant, causing concerns that a project heavily subsidized by the government is not benefitting Canadian workers.
Irek Kusmierczyk, MP for Windsor-Tecumseh and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, was not able to confirm those numbers but tells Vassy Kapelos that while South Korean staff will be at the plant in roles including installation and training, the expectation the government gave Stellantis is to maximize Canadian workers, including the 2500 staff that will build batteries being Canadian.
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VKS: New report shows top 1% have greater emissions than 5 billion people
According to a new report from Oxfam Canada, the top 1% wealthiest people pollute more than 2/3 of the world, or roughly 5 billion people. Much of this comes from investments made by the super-wealthy in industries causing greater emissions.
Oxfam Canada policy manager Ian Thomson joins Vassy Kapelos to talk through what those numbers mean and potential solutions, including proposing taxation directed to green initiatives.
VKS: The Daily Debrief - Monday panel
Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Zain Velji, a political campaign strategist and partner at Northweather, Tim Powers, chairman of Summa Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data, and Tom Mulcair, CTV political analyst and former NDP leader.
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