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.
Power Play #2280: Trump says trade deal with Canada close
A panel with Canada-U.S. advisory committee members Ralph Goodale, former High Commissioner to the U.K., and Candace Laing, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce; CTV Vancouver’s B.C. Legislative Reporter Rob Buffam; The Front Bench panel with Zita Astravas, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger and Rachel Aiello.
Power Play #2279: Military officials provide update on CFB Wainwright tragedy
A live presser with top Canadian military officials; CTV News Ottawa Deputy Bureau Chief Marieke Walsh; The Front Bench panel with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and James Rajotte.
Power Play #2278: Smith to UCP: Accept referendum results or join a different party
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith; CTV News Senior Correspondent Abigail Bimman; The Front Bench panel with Sharan Kaur, Louis Hamann, Erika Barootes, Dimitris Soudas and Marieke Walsh.
Power Play #2277: Alberta votes to stay in Canada
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski; Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi; Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney; The Front Bench panel with Anne McLellan, James Rajotte and Shannon Phillips.
Power Play #2276: Albertans vote in historic referendum
General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff; Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney; CTV National News’ B.C. Bureau Chief Andrew Johnson; CTV National News Anchor Heather Butts; Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi; The Front Bench panel with Anne McLellan, James Rajotte and Rachel Notley.
Power Play #2275: Alberta referendum three days away
CTV News Senior Correspondent Judy Trinh; Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu; Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi; The Front Bench panel with Sabrina Grover, Jamie Ellerton and Max Fawcett; Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s live address to Albertans.
Power Play #2274: Carney in Calgary ahead of referendum
CTV News Senior Correspondent Judy Trinh; Forever Canadian spokesperson Thomas Lukaszuk; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, James Rajotte, Peter Julian and Robert Buffam.
Power Play #2273: Hoekstra sends stern warning to Canada ahead of U.S. midterms
CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Abigail Bimman; Corey Hogan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Energy Minister; Hermitage Capital Management’s Bill Browder; The Front Bench panel with Sharan Kaur, Louis Hamann, Erika Barootes, Dimitris Soudas and Marieke Walsh.
Power Play #2272: Freeland spills tea in new memoir
The Atlantic’s David Frum; CTV National News Correspondent Michael Serapio; The Front Bench panel with Dan Moulton, Jason Hatcher, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone; Rob Buffam, B.C. Legislative Reporter for CTV Vancouver.
Power Play #2271: Canada loses 68,000 jobs
A big bank chief economist panel with CIBC Chief Economist Avery Shenfeld and Desjardins Chief Economist Jimmy Jean; Liberal MP Will Greaves; The Front Bench panel with Sabrina Grover, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger and Rachel Aiello.
Power Play #2270: Will cost of flying go up if Canada’s four largest airports are privatized?
CTV News National Correspondent Jeremie Charron; Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin; WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech; The Front Bench panel with Marco Mendicino, Christy Clark, James Moore and James Rajotte; Terry Teegee, the Regional Chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations.
Power Play #2269: Federal government won’t expand MAID for mental illness
Liberal Caucus Chair James Maloney; Senator Pamela Wallin; NDP House Leader Heather McPherson; The Front Bench panel with Sharan Kaur, Louis Hamann, Erika Barootes, Shakir Chambers and Marieke Walsh.
Power Play #2268: Parti Québécois forms minority government in Quebec
A special panel with former Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez and former Quebec CAQ Minister Christopher Skeete; Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr, The Front Bench panel with Dan Moulton, Dimitris Soudas, Kathleen Monk and Genevieve Beauchemin; Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, who represents the community of Tumbler Ridge.
Power Play #2267: EXCLUSIVE: Michael J. Fox weighs in on Canada-U.S. relations
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski; CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Judy Trinh’s interview with Canadian actor Michael J. Fox; The Front Bench panel with Zita Astravas, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger and Marie Vastel.
Power Play #2266: New west coast pipeline named project of national interest
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith; Energy Minister Tim Hodgson; The Front Bench panel with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and James Rajotte; CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Judy Trinh.
Power Play #2265: LNG Canada greenlights Phase 2 expansion
A Q&A with Prime Minister Mark Carney; Corey Hogan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Energy Minister; The Front Bench with Sharan Kaur, Shakir Chambers, Tom Mulcair and Laura Stone.
Power Play #2264: Former top soldier’s new tell-all
General (Retired) Wayne Eyre, former Chief of the Defence Staff; CTV Quebec Bureau Chief Genevieve Beauchemin; The Front Bench panel with Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Anne McGrath; Robert Benzie, Robert Buffam.
Power Play #2263: U.S. military threat to Canada is ‘not zero’, Scaramucci says
Former White House Communications Director in Trump’s first term, Anthony Scaramucci; CTV News Chief Political Correspondent Vassy Kapelos; Pollster Nik Nanos; The Front Bench with Zita Astravas, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger and Rachel Aiello.
Power Play #2262: Carney tells NYT he studied risk of U.S. invasion
The New York Times’ Canada Bureau Chief Matina Stevis-Gridneff; A.I. Minister Evan Solomon; An exclusive conversation with Annette Ryan; The Front Bench panel with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and James Rajotte.
Power Play #2261: British Columbians head to snap election
Peter Milobar, B.C. Conservative Candidate; Randeep Sarai, Secretary of State for international development; The Front Bench with Sharan Kaur, Louis Hamann, Erika Barootes, Dimitris Soudas, and Marieke Walsh.
Power Play #2260: Snap election called in British Columbia
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe; CP24’s Beatrice Vaisman; Leslie Church, Parliamentary Secretary to the Jobs Minister; The Front Bench panel with Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone.
Power Play #2259: Parliament returns
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer; Government House Leader Steve MacKinnon; The Front Bench panel with Brian Gallant, Dimitris Soudas, Tom Mulcair and Nojoud Al Mallees; CTV National News Senior Political Correspondent Mike Le Couteur.
Power Play #2258: Feds to introduce new labour legislation as soon as next week: sources
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu; Keir Giles, Russian Military Expert; The Front Bench with Zita Astravas, Jamie Ellerton and Karl Bélanger; Canadian A.I. Minister Evan Solomon and German A.I. Minister Karsten Wildberger.
Power Play #2257: Carney says new EU partnership will be voted on in Parliament
Conservative Canada-U.S. Relations Critic Shuv Majumdar; CTV National News Correspondent Abigail Bimman; CTV Vancouver Legislative Bureau Chief Rob Buffam; The Front Bench panel with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, Lisa Raitt and James Rajotte.
Power Play #2256: EU chief opens door for Canada to become associate member
CTV National Correspondent Rachel Aiello; A panel with Irish Ambassador John Concannon and German Ambassador Matthias Lüttenberg; CTV National Correspondent Abigail Bimman; The Front Bench panel with Sharan Kaur, Louis Hamann, Erika Barootes, Dimitris Soudas and Marieke Walsh.
Power Play #2255: Three of Canada’s top CEOs join Power Play
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne; British Columbia Premier David Eby; The Front Bench with Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone; Three of Canada’s top CEOs: Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel, Linamar CEO Linda Hasenfratz and Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez.
Power Play #2254: Canada’s investment summit kicks off
Invest in Canada Chair Dominic Barton; A.I. Minister Evan Solomon; The Front Bench with Brian Gallant, James Moore, Tom Mulcair and Joël-Denis Bellavance.
Power Play #2253: 25 years since 9/11
CTV’s Adrian Ghobrial in New York City; CTV’s Heather Wright in Gander, NL; David Collenette, former Transport Minister who led Canada’s aviation response during 9/11; CTV’s Judy Trinh; The Front Bench panel with Zita Astravas, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger, Marie Vastel & Rachel Aiello.
Power Play #2252: Carney reveals he’s talked to Trump
A live presser with Prime Minister Mark Carney; U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin; The Front Bench panel with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino; James Moore & James Rajotte; John Manley, former Foreign Affairs Minister during 9/11.
Power Play #2251: U.S. bans slew of Canadian goods as trade war intensifies
CTV National News Correspondent Abigail Bimman; A panel of two members of the Prime Minister’s committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations, former Conservative Deputy Leader Lisa Raitt and former Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ralph Goodale; CTV National News Ottawa Bureau Chief Graham Richardson; Former B.C. Conservative MLA Peter Milobar; The Front Bench panel with Sharan Kaur, Louis Hamann, Dimitris Soudas, Erika Barootes & Stephanie Levitz.
Power Play #2250: Kerry-Lynne Findlay speaks with Power Play after nine caucus members quit
An exclusive conversation with B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay; An exclusive conversation with Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon; The Front Bench panel with Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone.
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 panel with Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger and Marie Vastel.
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 Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Tony Clement.
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 with Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton, Dimitris Soudas and Marieke Walsh.
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 chief of staff to former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; CTV News Quebec Bureau Chief Genevieve Beauchemin; The Front Bench panel with Louis Hamann, Dimitris Soudas, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone; CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Judy Trinh.
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 National Correspondent Judy Trinh; A live press conference about the deadly shooting in Montreal.
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 diplomatic ties; An MP panel with Liberal Caucus Chair James Maloney, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP House Leader Heather McPherson; The Front Bench panel with Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger and Rachel Aiello.
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’Toole; The Front Bench panel with Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Anne McGrath.
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 Correspondent Rick Westhead and former Canadian men's national team soccer player Tosaint Ricketts.
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 Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty.
