CTV Power Play with Vassy Kapelos Podcast
By: CTV News
Language: en-CA
Categories: News, Daily
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.
Episodes
Power Play #2130: Vance claims media coverage of shooting ‘irresponsible’, Minnesota Governor accuses White House of promoting ‘propaganda’
Jan 09, 2026Joy Malbon, CTV News Washington Bureau Chief; Jeanne Meserve, CTV News Security Analyst & Eric Ham, CTV News Political Analyst; Guy Saint-Jacques, Former Canadian Ambassador to China; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Tony Clement
Duration: 00:51:36Power Play #2129: Mayor: We do not want ‘ICE’ in Minneapolis
Jan 07, 2026Eric Ham, CTV News Political Analyst; Scott Moe, Saskatchewan Premier; Adrian Dix, British Columbia Energy Minister; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.
Duration: 00:48:41Power Play #2128: U.S. action in Venezuela sparks pipeline debate in Canada
Jan 06, 2026Amanda Lang, CTV Chief Financial Correspondent; Orlando Viera-Blanco, Exiled Venezuelan Diplomat; Mike Le Couteur, CTV News Senior Political Correspondent; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Stephanie Levitz.
Duration: 00:47:57Power Play #2127: What’s next for Venezuela with: Former CIA Director David Petraeus & Former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton
Jan 05, 2026General (Ret’d) David Petraeus, Former CIA Director; John Bolton, Former National Security Advisor to President Trump; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie; Mike Le Couteur, CTV News.
Duration: 00:47:35Power Play #2126: Canada, U.S. reps to meet in January to review CUSMA
Dec 20, 2025A Canada-U.S. panel with Flavio Volpe, Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association President, and Diamond Isinger, former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Canada-U.S. relations; The Front Bench with Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Rachel Aiello.
Duration: 00:47:24Power Play #2125: Unpacking the top political stories of 2025
Dec 19, 2025The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Tony Clement; Melanie Joly, Industry Minister.
Duration: 00:48:40Power Play #2124: Pablo Rodriguez resigns as Quebec Liberal Leader
Dec 17, 2025Tom Mulcair, Former NDP Leader and CTV Political Analyst; Joël-Denis Bellavance, La Presse; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton, Sebastian Skamski; Pollster panel with David Coletto and Sébastien Dallaire.
Duration: 00:48:02Power Play #2124: Can the feds counter trade war by buying Canadian?
Dec 17, 2025Joël Lightbound, Procurement Minister; The Front Bench with Louis Hamann, Laryssa Waler, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone; Andrii Plakhotniuk, Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada.
Duration: 00:47:27Power Play #2123: Pierre Poilievre one-on-one: doesn’t say more members won’t cross floor
Dec 15, 2025Pierre Poilievre, Conservative Leader; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie; Frances Donald, RBC Chief Economist & Jean-François Perrault, Scotiabank Chief Economist.
Duration: 00:47:23Power Play #2122: Another MP leaves Conservatives for Liberals
Dec 12, 2025James Maloney, Liberal Caucus Chair; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Laryssa Waler and Karl Bélanger.
Duration: 00:47:14Power Play #2121: House rises for 2025
Dec 12, 2025Steven MacKinnon, Government House Leader; Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, John Manley, James Moore and Lisa Raitt; Wayne Long, Secretary of State (CRA & Financial Institutions).
Duration: 00:47:13Power Play #2120: Interest rates: Canada holds, U.S. cuts
Dec 10, 2025Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent; David Dodge, Former Bank of Canada Governor & Don Drummond, Former TD Bank Chief Economist; Former Canadian Ambassadors to the U.S.: Derek Burney & David MacNaughton; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.
Duration: 00:48:03Power Play #2119: House defeats CPC pipeline motion & Kirsten Hillman stepping down as U.S. Ambassador
Dec 09, 2025Rachel Aiello, CTV News & Mike Le Couteur, CTV News; Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Laryssa Waler, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone; Corey Hogan, Energy Parliamentary Secretary.
Duration: 01:03:06Power Play #2118: Conservatives to force House vote on pipeline agreement with Alberta
Dec 08, 2025Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Kory Teneycke, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie; Mike Le Couteur, CTV News.
Duration: 00:47:19Power Play #2117: North American leaders hold 45-minute meeting on sidelines of FIFA draw
Dec 05, 2025Joy Malbon, CTV News Washington Bureau Chief; Adam van Koeverden, Secretary of State (Sport) & FIFA Sherpa; Catherine Abreu, International Climate Politics Hub & Simon Donner, University of British Columbia; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Rachel Aiello.
Duration: 00:51:31Power Play #2116: B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad resigns
Dec 04, 2025Outgoing B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad; the Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Kory Teneycke; Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu; CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Mike Le Couteur.
Duration: 00:47:27Power Play #2115: Steven Guilbeault speaks to CTV: 2030 emissions targets “impossible”
Dec 03, 2025Steven Guilbeault, Liberal – Quebec; Terry Sheehan, Liberal – Ontario; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Kevin Deagle, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.
Duration: 00:48:47Power Play #2114: Algoma Steel CEO: Feds knew business plan before loaning company $400M
Dec 02, 2025Michael Garcia, Algoma Steel CEO; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, George Soule & Laura Stone; Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, Assembly of First Nations National Chief.
Duration: 00:48:02Power Play #2113: Carney shuffles cabinet: Marc Miller back in
Dec 01, 2025Judy Trinh, CTV News; Mike Da Prat, President of United Steelworkers Local 2251; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie; Shachi Kurl, Angus Reid Institute.
Duration: 00:47:31Power Play #2112: Federal-Alberta energy deal fallout
Nov 28, 2025James Maloney, Liberal Caucus Chair; Adrian Dix, British Columbia Energy Minister; R.J. Simpson, North West Territories Premier; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis & Karl Bélanger.
Duration: 00:47:26Power Play #2111: Federal & Alberta governments sign major energy deal
Nov 27, 2025Tim Hodgson, Energy Minister; Danielle Smith, Alberta Premier; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, James Moore & Nathan Cullen; Shachi Kurl, Angus Reid Institute.
Duration: 00:48:11Power Play #2110: Tariff relief for steel & lumber sectors
Nov 26, 2025Catherine Cobden, Canadian Steel Producers Association & Kurt Niquidet, BC Lumber Trade Council President; Joy Malbon, CTV News Washington Bureau Chief; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.
Duration: 00:47:45Power Play #2109: Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe ‘disappointed’ in B.C. Premier David Eby
Nov 24, 2025Scott Moe, Saskatchewan Premier; Dinesh Patnaik, Indian High Commissioner; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie; Jeremy Hansen, Canadian Space Agency Astronaut.
Duration: 00:48:31Power Play #2108: Path to trade war relief?
Nov 21, 2025Chris Coons, U.S. Senator - Delaware (D); Sean Fraser, Justice Minister; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis & Karl Bélanger; Andris Sprūds, Latvian Defence Minister.
Duration: 00:48:34Power Play #2107: "They don't know what they're talking about" Eby takes aim at Smith, Moe
Nov 20, 2025The Front Bench with: Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Peter Julian; David Eby, British Columbia Premier; Joy Malbon, CTV News Washington Bureau Chief; Rachel Aiello, CTV News.
Duration: 00:48:42Power Play #2106: Fighter Jet Fight & RCMP Commissioner on Ryan Wedding Investigation
Nov 19, 2025Gen. (Ret’d) Tom Lawson, Former Chief of the Defence Staff; David Frum, The Atlantic; Mike Duheme, RCMP Commissioner; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.
Duration: 00:50:56Power Play #2105: Exclusive: Swedish Deputy PM on royal fight jets sales pitch
Nov 18, 2025Steven MacKinnon, Government House Leader; Ebba Busch, Sweden’s Deputy Prime Minister; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Laryssa Waler, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.
Duration: 00:48:38Power Play #2104: Government survives budget confidence vote
Nov 18, 2025Strategy Session with: Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke & Kathleen Monk; Elizabeth May, Green Party Leader; Eric Ham, CTV News Political Analyst; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie; Mike Le Couteur, CTV News; Shachi Kurl, Angus Reid Institute.
Duration: 02:08:20Power Play #2103: Confidence vote countdown
Nov 14, 2025Judy Trinh, CTV News; Stephen Lecce, Ontario Energy Minister; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis & Karl Bélanger; Adam Chambers, Conservative International Trade Critic.
Duration: 00:47:35Power Play #2102: Second round of major projects unveiled
Nov 13, 2025The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Tony Clement; Tim Hodgson, Energy Minister; Joy Malbon, CTV News.
Duration: 00:48:00Power Play #2101: Is Poilievre reflecting on leadership? 'No'
Nov 13, 2025Jonathan Wilkinson, Liberal – British Columbia; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Louis Hamann, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski; Kaja Kallas, EU Foreign Representative.
Duration: 00:47:29Power Play #2100: Canada Remembers
Nov 12, 2025General (Ret’d) Tom Lawson, Former Chief of the Defence Staff & Harjit Sajjan, Former Defence Minister; Sergeant (Ret'd) Cheryl LeBlanc, Canadian Veteran; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers & Kathleen Monk.
Duration: 00:47:19Power Play #2099: Resignation reverberations & Liberals pass second budget vote
Nov 07, 2025Evan Solomon, Artificial Intelligence Minister; Elizabeth May, Green Party Leader; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Rachel Aiello.
Duration: 00:47:23Power Play #2098: CPC MP Matt Jeneroux resigns & first budget confidence vote
Nov 07, 2025Gregor Robertson, Housing Minister; Stephen Poloz, Former Bank of Canada Governor; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Tony Clement.
Duration: 00:51:09Power Play #2097: Liberal now just two seats short of majority
Nov 05, 2025Strategy Session with Scott Reid & Kory Teneycke; Sean Fraser, Justice Minister; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.
Duration: 00:48:44Power Play #2096: Federal budget released
Nov 04, 2025Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent; Don Davies, Interim NDP Leader; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, James Moore, Tom Mulcair & Stephanie Levitz; Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; François-Philippe Champagne, Finance Minister.
Duration: 01:07:52Power Play #2095: Budget eve
Nov 03, 2025John Manley, Former Finance Minister, Jean-François Perrault, Scotiabank Chief Economist & Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; The Front Bench with: Louis Hamann, Dimitri Soudas, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.
Duration: 00:47:40Power Play #2094: Chinese Ambassador one-on-one on Carney-Xi meeting
Oct 31, 2025Wang Di, Chinese Ambassador to Canada; Dan Davies, Interim NDP Leader; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Laryssa Waler & Karl Bélanger; John Vennavally-Rao, CTV News.
Duration: 00:48:44Power Play #2093: Oregon Attorney General ahead of Supreme Court Trump tariff challenge
Oct 30, 2025Dan Rayfield, Oregon Attorney General; Jason Jacques, Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Tony Clement.
Duration: 00:47:33Power Play #2092: Budget coming next week & government sources say it’s not finalized
Oct 29, 2025Rechie Valdez, Women & Gender Equality Minister; Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning economist; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.
Duration: 00:48:32Power Play #2091: Fallout: Canada-U.S. trade talks terminated
Oct 29, 2025Jean Charest, Former Quebec Premier ; Demetrios Nicolaides, Alberta Education Minister ; The Front Bench with : Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.
Duration: 00:48:28Power Play #2090: U.S. ambassador takes aim at Canada with trade talks halted
Oct 29, 2025Patty Hajdu, Jobs Minister; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie; Judy Trinh, CTV News.
Duration: 00:47:32Power Play #2089: Trump terminates Canada-U.S. trade talks
Oct 24, 2025Frank McKenna, Former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. & Brian Clow, Former Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; Dan Kelly, Canadian Federation of Independent Business; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Rachel Aiello; Sean Leathong, CTV News Toronto.
Duration: 00:47:14Power Play #2088: Justice Minister on bail reform bill
Oct 23, 2025Sean Fraser, Justice Minister; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Tony Clement; Rob Ashton, NDP Leadership Candidate.
Duration: 00:48:33Power Play #2087: Poilievre doesn’t rule out supporting Liberal budget
Oct 22, 2025Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; The Front Bench with Sharan Kaur, Kevin Deagle, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski; Don Davies, Interim NDP Leader.
Duration: 00:53:45Power Play #2086: Auditor General slams CRA
Oct 21, 2025Wayne Long, Canada Revenue Agency Secretary of State; German Defence Minister, Boris Pistorius & Norwegian Defence Minister Tore Sandvik; The Front Bench with: Louis Hamann, Laryssa Waler, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.
Duration: 00:48:18Power Play #2085: Exclusive: Three former National Security Advisors on working with India
Oct 20, 2025Former National Security Advisors to the Prime Minister: Richard Fadden, Vincent Rigby & Jody Thomas; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie.
Duration: 00:47:24Power Play #2084: Border recruitment blitz?
Oct 17, 2025Ruby Sahota, Combatting Crime Secretary of State; Ravi Parmar, British Columbia Forests Minister; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Abigail Bimman.
Duration: 00:47:31Power Play #2083: PM Carney details coming bail reform bill
Oct 16, 2025Rachel Bendayan, Prime Minister’s Parliamentary Secretary; Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, James Moore & Nathan Cullen.
Duration: 00:47:30Power Play #2082: 3,000 jobs at risk as Stellantis moves more production to U.S.
Oct 15, 2025Patrick Brown, Brampton Mayor; Kyle Seeback, Conservative Labour Critic; Tony Wakeham, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier-designate; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.
Duration: 00:47:30Power Play #2081: Ontario pitted against prairies after Chinese Ambassador tells CTV Canola tariffs could be lifted
Oct 14, 2025Brian Kingston, Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association & Flavio Volpe, Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association; Rick White, CEO of Canadian Canola Growers Association; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Laryssa Waler, Tom Mulcair & Laura Stone; Heather Wright, CTV News.
Duration: 00:47:26Power Play #2080: Government launching automatic low-income tax filing
Oct 10, 2025Jean-Yves Duclos, Former Treasury Board President; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; The Front Bench with: Muhammad Ali, Garry Keller, Karl Bélanger & Rachel Aiello.
Duration: 00:47:59Power Play #2079: Ontario and Alberta D.C. representatives on Trump talks
Oct 09, 2025David Patterson, Ontario Representative in D.C. & Nathan Cooper, Alberta Representative in D.C.; The Front Bench with: Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Nathan Cullen; Heather Wright, CTV News.
Duration: 00:47:58Power Play #2078: B.C. vs Alberta: Premier Eby responds
Oct 08, 2025Mike Le Couteur, CTV News Senior Political Correspondent; David Eby, British Columbia Premier; Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Kevin Deagle, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.
Duration: 00:51:54Power Play #2077: No deal after Carney-Trump meeting
Oct 07, 2025Frank McKenna, Former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S., Derek Burney, Former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. & Goldy Hyder, Business Council of Canada; The Front bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers & Laura Stone; Danielle Smith, Alberta Premier; Mike Le Couteur, CTV News Senior Political Correspondent.
Duration: 00:48:29Power Play #2076: Is there a win for Carney in Washington?
Oct 06, 2025Kelly Craft, Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada & David MacNaughon, Former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S.; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie; Mike Le Couteur, CTV News.
Duration: 00:47:37Power Play #2075: Carney to meet with Trump Tuesday
Oct 03, 2025Judy Trinh, CTV News; Frank McKenna, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United States; Adrian Dix, BC Energy Minister; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Abigail Bimman.
Duration: 00:47:19Power Play #2074: CEO: Enbridge can’t build ‘pipeline to nowhere’
Oct 02, 2025Greg Ebel, Enbridge CEO; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Monte Solberg; Vice Admiral (Ret’d) Mark Norman, Former Royal Canadian Navy Commander.
Duration: 00:48:00Power Play #2073: Smith backs pipeline to BC coast
Oct 02, 2025The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski; Danielle Smith, Alberta Premier; Heather McPherson, NDP Leadership Candidate.
Duration: 00:48:10Power Play #2072: Anand: Tories ‘Grasping At Straws’ With Gov’t Trade Criticism
Sep 29, 2025Anita Anand, Foreign Affairs Minister; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie; Heidi Rathjen, PolySeSouvient spokesperson.
Duration: 00:47:25Power Play #2071: Postal workers on strike, again
Sep 26, 2025Jon Hamilton, Canada Post Vice President; Jim Gallant, CUPW Negotiator; Jeremie Charron, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Rachel Aiello.
Duration: 00:47:38Power Play #2070: Government orders massive overhaul of Canada Post
Sep 25, 2025Joel Lightbound, Government Transformation, Public Works & Procurement Minister; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Monte Solberg; Jeremie Charron, CTV News.
Duration: 00:47:24Power Play #2069: Michael Kovrig: would be a mistake to back off Chinese EV tariffs
Sep 24, 2025Michael Kovrig, Crisis Group; The Front Bench with: Muhammad Ali, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski; Vice Admiral (Ret’d) Mark Norman, Former Commander of Royal Canadian Navy.
Duration: 00:48:26Power Play #2068: Public Safety Minister in hot water speaks with CTV
Sep 23, 2025Gary Anandasangaree, Public Safety Minister; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Laryssa Waler, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone; Susan Holt, New Brunswick Premier.
Duration: 00:48:33Power Play #2067: PM Carney recognizes Palestinian state at United Nations
Sep 22, 2025Anita Anand, Foreign Affairs Minister; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie; Derek Burney, Former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. & Brian Clow, Former Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Duration: 00:48:24Power Play #2066: Carney in Mexico & B.C. Premier calls for end of Temporary Foreign Workers Program
Sep 18, 2025David Eby, British Columbia Premier; Patty Hajdu, Jobs Minister; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Lisa Raitt.
Duration: 00:48:00Power Play #2065: Trudeau-era exodus?
Sep 17, 2025Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent; Jason Jacques, Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer; The Front Bench with Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski; Joy Malbon, CTV News Washington Bureau Chief.
Duration: 00:47:28Power Play #2064: Chrystia Freeland quits cabinet, again
Sep 16, 2025Mike Le Couteur, CTV News; Scott Moe, Saskatchewan Premier; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Laryssa Waler, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.
Duration: 00:47:20Power Play #2063: Carney vs Poilievre for first time in House of Commons
Sep 15, 2025Gregor Robertson, Housing Minister; Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie.
Duration: 00:47:23Power Play #2062: Carney’s ‘Major Projects’ pitch to provinces
Sep 12, 2025Stephen Lecce, Ontario Energy Minister; Joy Malbon, CTV News; Michael Wernick, Former Privy Council Clerk; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover
Duration: 00:47:12Power Play #2061: Carney’s first ‘Major Projects’
Sep 12, 2025Corey Hogan, Energy Parliamentary Secretary; Melissa Lantsman, Conservative Deputy Leader; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Monte Solberg.
Duration: 00:47:56Power Play #2060: U.S. political activist Charlie Kirk killed
Sep 10, 2025Joy Malbon, CTV News; Witold Dzielski, Polish Ambassador to Canada; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.
Duration: 00:50:59Power Play #2059: Former Bank of Canada Governor: Canada & U.S. sliding toward recession
Sep 09, 2025Stephen Poloz, Former Bank of Canada Governor; Abigail Bimman, CTV News & James Maloney, Liberal Caucus Chair; Dan Rayfield, Oregon Attorney General; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Laryssa Waler, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.
Duration: 00:47:24Power Play #2058: CRA Secretary of State: agency’s services have “hit rock bottom”
Sep 09, 2025Wayne Long, Secretary of State (CRA & Financial Institutions); David Coletto, Abacus Data; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt and Tom Mulcair.
Duration: 00:50:50Power Play #2057: Carney unveils economic response to tariffs
Sep 05, 2025Maninder Sidhu, International Trade Minister; Flavio Volpe, Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association & Brian Kingston, Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Marie Vastel.
Duration: 00:47:29Power Play #2056: What is an ‘austerity’ & ‘investment’ budget?
Sep 04, 2025Judy Trinh, CTV News; Scott Moe, Saskatchewan Premier; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Rona Ambrose; Joseph Bernacki, CTV News.
Duration: 00:48:30Power Play #2055: Carney huddles cabinet
Sep 03, 2025Judy Trinh, CTV News; Sebastien Dallaire, Leger; Michelle Rempel Garney, Conservative Immigration Critic; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Genevieve Tomney, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.
Duration: 00:47:16Power Play #2054: Trade war booze battles
Sep 03, 2025Evan Solomon, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister; Melissa Lantsman, Conservative Deputy Leader; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Laryssa Waler, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone
Duration: 00:48:35Power Play #2053: Carney could slap more tariffs on U.S. steel, aluminum on July 21
Jun 20, 2025Israel’s Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed; The Front Bench with Kathleen Wynne, Tony Clement and Nathan Cullen; Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux.
Duration: 00:48:02Power Play #2052: ‘One Canadian Economy Act’ racing through the House
Jun 19, 2025Steven MacKinnon, Government House Leader; Damien Kurek, Former Conservative MP; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger & Hannah Thibedeau; National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, Assembly of First Nations.
Duration: 00:47:38
Power Play #2051: Carney meets with Modi at G7 summit
Jun 18, 2025Mike Le Couteur, CTV News; Maura Healey, Massachusetts Governor; Jody Thomas, Former National Security Advisor to PM Trudeau; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Rona Ambrose, Tom Mulcair and Colton Praill.
Duration: 00:47:35Power Play #2050: Carney’s G7: Day 1
Jun 18, 2025Kirsten Hillman, Canadian Ambassador to the United Stakes; Political Panel with: Jason Kenney, Derek Burney & John Manley; Susan Holt, New Brunswick Premier; The Front Bench with: Colton Praill & Matina Stevis-Gridneff.
Duration: 00:47:40Power Play #2049: Exclusive with RCMP Commissioner on G7 security & Nijjar investigation
Jun 13, 2025Mike Duheme, RCMP Commissioner & Trevor Daroux, Commanding Officer of Alberta RCMP; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Tony Clement & Nathan Cullen; Jared Polis, Colorado Governor.
Duration: 00:47:25Power Play #2048: Sources: Canada-U.S. security & trade deal close
Jun 12, 2025Mike Le Couteur, CTV News; Sukh Dhaliwal, Liberal – British Columbia; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger & Hannah Thibedeau.
Duration: 00:47:25Power Play #2047: Does government ensure value for taxpayer dollars?
Jun 11, 2025Karen Hogan, Auditor General; John Bolton, Former National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, James Moore, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie.
Duration: 00:48:39Power Play #2046: Carney pledges to hit 2% of GDP for defence by this year
Jun 10, 2025Chief of the Defence Staff General Jennie Carignan; Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi; The Front Bench with Scott Reid, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone.
Duration: 00:48:45Power Play #2045: Carney government introduces bill to fast-track major projects
Jun 07, 2025New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt; Former senior advisor to former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Supriya Dwivedi; former Canadian Ambassador to China Guy Saint-Jacques; The Front Bench with Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Rachel Aiello.
Duration: 00:48:19Power Play #2044: Carney and Trump are in direct talks over the trade war
Jun 06, 2025Former Canadian Ambassadors to the U.S. Frank McKenna and Derek Burney; Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux; The Front Bench with Mary Ng, Tony Clement and Nathan Cullen
Duration: 00:47:25Power Play #2043: Will Canada retaliate after Trump’s tariff hike?
Jun 05, 2025Vic Fedelli, Ontario Economic Development & Trade Minister; Don Davies, Interim NDP Leader; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger & Robert Benzie; Kathy Le, CTV News.
Duration: 00:48:35Power Play #2042: Trump’s steel & aluminum tariffs double tomorrow
Jun 04, 2025David Patterson, Ontario Representative in Washington; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Laura Stone; Gary Anandasangaree, Public Safety Minister.
Duration: 00:47:30Power Play #2041: First Ministers Meet
Jun 03, 2025Colton Prail, CTV News; National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak; Chrystia Freeland, Transport & Internal Trade Minister.
Duration: 01:26:34Power Play #2040: Prairies in peril
May 31, 2025Chief Tammy Cook-Searson, Lac La Ronge Indian Band & Robert Smith, Cross Lake Mayor; Tood Loewen, Alberta Forestry Minister; Christopher Skeete, Quebec Economy Minister; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis & Gurratan Singh; Michal Baranowski, Polish Deputy Trade Minister.
Duration: 00:47:42Power Play #2039: States of emergency in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
May 30, 2025Wab Kinew, Manitoba Premier; George Fontaine, Flin Flon Mayor; Derek Burney, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United States; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Rona Ambrose & Robert Fife; Alex Karpa, CTV News.
Duration: 00:47:34Power Play #2038: PM Carney’s first Question Period
May 29, 2025MP Panel with: Mike Kelloway & Jasraj Singh Hallan; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger & Stephanie Levitz; Andrew Bevan, Liberal Campaign Director.
Duration: 00:48:33Power Play #2037: King: ‘The True North is indeed strong and free’
May 28, 2025The Right Honourable Kim Campbell, Former Prime Minister; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, James Moore, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie; Cadet Warrant Officer Olivia Vernelli, Queen’s flower-bearer & escort.
Duration: 00:47:36Power Play #2036: House returns as King arrives in Ottawa
May 27, 2025Steven MacKinnon, Government House Leader; Melissa Lantsman, Deputy Conservative Leader; Abigail Bimman, CTV News; Don Davies, Interim NDP Leader; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Hannah Thibedeau & Laura Stone.
Duration: 00:46:48Power Play #2035: U.S. Senator one-on-one after meeting with PM Carney
May 24, 2025Kevin Cramer, Senator – North Dakota (R); Jim Gallant, Canadian Union of Postal Workers; Jon Hamilton, Canada Post; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis & Gurratan Singh.
Duration: 00:47:54Power Play #2034: Israeli Ambassador one-on-one
May 23, 2025Ido Moed, Israeli Ambassador to Canada; Don Davies, Interim NDP Leader; Rachel Aiello, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Monte Solberg & Nathan Cullen.
Duration: 00:47:37Power Play #2033: One-on-one with Trump’s Ambassador to Canada
May 23, 2025Pete Hoekstra, U.S. Ambassador; Mike Le Couteur, CTV News; Rachel Aiello, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger & Hannah Thibault.
Duration: 00:56:58Power Play #2032: Canada Post union open to delaying strike
May 21, 2025Jon Hamilton, Canada Post; Jim Gallant, Canadian Union of Postal Workers; Mike Le Couteur, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie.
Duration: 00:47:29