CTV Power Play with Vassy Kapelos Podcast
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CTV Power Play with Vassy Kapelos Podcast
Power Play, a daily look at Canada’s political landscape. Recorded in Ottawa featuring all the political news and issues that matter most. Hosted by CTV's Vassy Kapelos, the program is a must for political insiders.
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Power Play #2249: Liberals launch public competition to restore 24 Sussex
Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound; Conservative campaign manager and chief of staff to leader Pierre Poilievre; The Front Bench pa...
Power Play #2248: Carney shares details of phone call with Trump
CTV National News Correspondents Abigail Bimman and Mike Le Couteur; Gen. Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff; The Front Bench panel with Chri...
Power Play #2247: Feds considering listing three northern projects in ‘national interest’
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon; CTV News B.C. Bureau Chief Andrew Johnson; CTV News Senior Correspondent Heather Wright; The Front Bench panel wi...
Power Play #2246: Exclusive: U.S. Ambassador to Canada speaks with CTV
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra; A Canada-U.S. panel with former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Derek Burney and Brian Clow, former deputy ch...
Power Play #2245: Police officer and two others dead in Montreal shooting
CTV News Quebec Bureau Chief Genevieve Beauchemin; Energy Minister Tim Hodgson; CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Mike Le Couteur, CTV News Nati...
Power Play #2244: MPs debate party policies heading into summer
Retired General Tom Lawson, former Chief of the Defence Staff, and Dennis Horak, one of Canada's last representatives to Iran before we cut off diplom...
Power Play #2243: House rises for the summer
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon; CTV News National Correspondent Rachel Aiello; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; Former Conservative Leader Erin O’...
Power Play #2242: Committee recommends against MAID expansion for mental illness
Canadian Senator Pamela Wallin; The Front Bench panel Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton, Dimitris Soudas and Marieke Walsh; TSN Senior Corre...
Power Play #2241: Liberal bail reform bill becomes law
Justice Minister and Attorney General Sean Fraser; The Front Bench panel with Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone; Indigenous...
Power Play #2240: U.S. and Iran reach tentative deal
Defence Minister David McGuinty; CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent Amanda Lang; CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Mike Le Couteur; The Fron...
Power Play #2239: Liberals table bill on forced labour following U.S. tariff threat
CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Mike Le Couteur; Conservative Foreign Affairs Critic Michael Chong; Canada Post spokesperson Jon Hamilton; The...
Power Play #2238: Gordie Howe International Bridge opening postponed indefinitely
CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Mike Le Couteur; CTV News National Correspondent Jeremie Charron; Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens; A live press con...
Power Play #2237: Liberals introduce bill regulating social media for kids under 16
CTV’s Abigail Bimman; A live press conference with Culture Minister Marc Miller; The Front Bench panel with Louis Hamann, Diamond Isinger, Dimitris So...
Power Play #2236: Carney says Gordie Howe International Bridge will open this week
Former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder; Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens; Ontario’s Representative in Washington David Paterson; The Front Bench panel with Da...
Power Play #2235: Louise Arbour becomes Canada’s 31st Governor General
Alberta Conservative MP Mike Lake; CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Mike Le Couteur; The Front Bench panel with Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom...
Power Play #2234: Canada adds 88,000 jobs in May
Parliamentary Secretary to the Finance Minister Ryan Turnbull; Pollster Nik Nanos; The Front Bench panel with Sabrina Grover, Shakir Chambers, Karl Bé...
Power Play #2232: Liberals unveil national A.I. strategy
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon; Hanwha Defence Canada CEO Glenn Copeland; The Front Bench panel with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, Ja...
Power Play #2231: U.S. proposes tariff on Canada over forced labour concerns
Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller; German Ambassador Tjorven Bellmann; The Front Bench panel with Sharan Kaur, Diamond Isinger, Jamie...
Power Play #2230: Leblanc meets with Trump’s trade czar
Ontario’s Representative in Washington David Paterson; B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay; The Front Bench with Dan Moulton, Melanie Paradis...
Power Play #2229: Tories call for emergency debate on recession
CRA Secretary of State Wayne Long; Conservative International Trade Critic Adam Chambers; The Front Bench with Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair...
Power Play #2228: China’s foreign minister in Ottawa for first time in decade
Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig and Vina Nadjibulla, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s Vice-President, Research & Strategy; The Front Bench...
Power Play #2227: Carney says a strong Canada will help ‘make America great again’
Alberta Liberal Minister with Eleanor Olszewski; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Monte Solberg; Conservative MP R...
Power Play #2227: Carney says a strong Canada will help ‘make America great again’
Alberta Liberal Minister with Eleanor Olszewski; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Monte Solberg; Conservative MP R...
Power Play #2226: Outgoing Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault speaks with CTV News
Outgoing Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault; Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree; The Front Bench panel with Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Dimitri Sou...
Power Play #2225: Steven Guilbeault to resign as an MP
Liberal Caucus Chair James Maloney; Green Party Leader Elizabeth May; The Front Bench panel with Dan Moulton, Damien Kurek, George Soule and Laura Sto...
Power Play #2224: Western premiers meet in Alberta
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe; The Front Bench panel with Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie; CTV News Ottawa Bureau Chief Grah...
Power Play #2223: Alberta adds question on separation to fall referendum
Forever Canadian spokesperson Thomas Lukaszuk; Ontario Trade Minister Vic Fedeli; The Front Bench with Sabrina Grover, Erika Barootes, Karl Bélanger a...
Power Play #2222: Premier Danielle Smith to address Albertans
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Monte Solberg; Infectious Diseases specialist D...
Power Play #2221: Will Alberta Premier Smith address referendum question soon?
‘Forever Canada’ spokesperson Thomas Lukaszuk; Conservative MP Michael Chong; The Front Bench with Sharan Kaur, Diamond Isinger, Erika Barootes, Dimit...
Power Play #2220: U.S. pauses long-standing joint continental defence board
Former Liberal MP and former Canadian Co-Chair of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense, John McKay; CTV News Ottawa Bureau Chief Graham Richardson; Ne...
Power Play #2219: Feds, Alberta strike deal on carbon pricing, pipeline timeline
B.C. Liberal MP Taleeb Noormohamed; Alberta Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner; The Front Bench with Sabrina Grover, Cole Hogan, Karl Bélanger and...
Power Play #2218: Judge rules against Alberta separation petition
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak; CTV News Chief Political Correspondent Vassy Kapelos; Corey Hogan, Parliamentary Sec...
Power Play #2217: Sources: Carbon pricing deal likely on Friday
Kody Blois, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister; Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig; The Front Bench panel with Sharan Kaur, Louis Hama...
Power Play #2216: Erskine-Smith says he still intends to resign federal seat
Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith; Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy; The Front Bench with Dan Moulton, Jamie Ellerton, Kim Wright and Laur...
Power Play #2215: Trump: Iran ceasefire on ‘life support’
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe; CTV Washington Bureau Chief Joy Malbon; CTV’s Heather Wright; The Front Bench panel with Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, To...
Power Play #2214: Carney and Smith meet in Ottawa
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith; Princess Margriet of the Netherlands; The Front Bench with Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger and Rachel A...
Power Play #2213: Liberals promise faster regulatory approvals
Conservative energy critic Shannon Stubbs; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Tony Clement; Brian Kingston, Presiden...
Power Play #2212: Honda halts $15B EV plant in Canada: report
Conservative International Trade Critic Adam Chambers; The Front Bench with Sharan Kaur, Sabrina Grover, Dimitri Soudas, Jamie Ellerton and Marieke Wa...
Power Play #2211: Louise Arbour named as Canada’s next Governor General
Former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson; The Front Bench with Louis Hamann, Michael Diamond, Kim Wright and Laura Stone; Saskatchewan Premier Scott...
Power Play #2210: Feds unveil new tariff relief package
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon; CTV’s Judy Trinh; Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon; The Front Bench with Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mul...