Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron

VKS - June 30, 2025 30.06.2025 1:18:11 ↓

The Carney government is scrapping the new Digital Services Tax after trade talks with the U.S. broke down over the issue. Guest host Tim Powers speaks with David Pierce, Vice-President with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, about why the new tax was so controversial and why the Americans wanted it gone. On today's show: Mark Sutcliffe, Mayor of Ottawa, on the latest on the City of Ottawa employee...

FFAF - June 27, 2025 27.06.2025 ↓

On today's show: • Listen to Amanda's conversation with CTV military analyst Major General (Ret.) David Fraser, about everything that happened in the Middle East this week. • How are Canadians feeling about the state of the nation ahead of Canada Day? Amanda speaks with Jon Roe from the Angus Reid Institute • CTV film critic Richard Crouse joins the show with his top picks at the box office this s...

VKS - June 26, 2025 26.06.2025 1:18:09 ↓

Unpacking what we do - and don't - know about the success of the U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear facility. Vassy Kapelos speaks with (Ret.) General Tom Lawson, a former Chief of Defense Staff of the Canadian Armed Forces. On todays show: Bill Curry, Deputy Bureau Chief for the Globe and Mail, explains how the federal infrastructure bank provided $1 billion in loans for B.C. Ferries to buy Chinese-ma...

VKS - June 25, 2025 25.06.2025 ↓

Premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, joins host Vassy Kapelos to discuss the merits of the Alberta Next Panel. On todays show:  Jeremie Charron, CTV National News Correspondent joins Vassy live from The Hauge to discuss how Canada commits to new NATO pledge to spend 5% of GDP on defence by 2035. David Coletto, founder, Chair and CEO of Abacus Data joins Vassy to discuss the new Abacus polling that...