The mayor of Niagara Falls is raising concerns about a potential hotel room shortage as a result of an influx of asylum seekers in the city. Jim Diodati tells Vassy Kapelos he is asking the federal government for a plan, saying once tourism season arrives in his city, he is worried migrants will be displaced. 

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Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Sharan Kaur, political strategist and former Deputy Chief of Staff to Bill Morneau, Amanda Galbraith, principal at Navigator and host of Free For All Friday, and Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute.

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The Canadian Heritage Committee has called a meeting on Tuesday to discuss Google blocking news content for some Canadians in a test run of a potential response to the Liberal government's online news bill. Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law and law professor at the University of Ottawa, shares his thoughts.

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Dick Fadden, former CSIS director and former national security advisor to the Prime Minister, tells Vassy Kapelos Canada needs a public inquiry into alleged Chinese election interference. 

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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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A Quebec school specializing in YouTube content creation is highlighting the importance of digital media in the coming decades. Dominic Sicotte, president and CEO of the A-B. Foster Academy, tells Vassy Kapelos this initiative—which he hopes will be offered as a continent-wide course within a year—can help fight against school dropouts.

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Can A.I. help weed out hate speech from social media? CTV science and technology specialist Dan Riskin joins Vassy Kapelos for the weekly segment Talk Science To Me. 

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Vassy Kapelos hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Laura Stone, Queen’s Park reporter with The Globe and Mail, Marieke Walsh, senior political reporter with The Globe and Mail and Mike Le Couteur, senior political correspondent for CTV News.

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