Canadian cannabis business owners are pleading with federal government for help. George Smitherman, President and CEO of the Cannabis Council of Canada, tells Vassy Kapelos high tax rates and fees have left producers struggling to survive.

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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, Robert Benzie, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star, and Marieke Walsh, senior political reporter with The Globe and Mail.

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What might be entailed in searching for debris from the three unidentified objects that were shot down over Canada and the United States? How might the Canadian Armed Forces be aiding in the recovery efforts? Vassy Kapelos speaks with Tom Lawson, former Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces and previous Deputy Commander of NORAD.

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Canada needs to boost home building by 50 per cent just to keep pace with immigration, according to Desjardins. Vassy Kapelos speaks with Ahmed Hussen, Canada’s Minister of Housing, about this new report. 

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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, Kory Teneycke, former Director of Communications to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and 2022 campaign manager for the Ontario PCs, and Kathleen Monk, principal owner of Monk + Associates. 

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The search continues to retrieve and study an unidentified object shot down over the Yukon over the weekend. Premier Ranj Pillai talks to Vassy Kapelos about the challenges impacting the recovery efforts.

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The U.S. has released new guidelines for treating childhood obesity which includes recommendations for weight loss drugs and surgery for some teens. Will Canada do the same?  Dr. Geoff Ball, who is working on new national guidelines with the advocacy group Obesity Canada, speaks with Vassy Kapelos.

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Canada’s former defence minister Peter MacKay tells Vassy Kapelos the recent downing of three unidentified objects that were detected in North American airspace highlight the importance and need to invest in the Canadian Armed Forces.

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