CTV Power Play with Vassy Kapelos Podcast
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<p>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. </p>
- 49 minutes 36 secondsPower Play #2189: Poilievre calls for gas taxes to be cut until 2027
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer; A panel with Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, and Lana Payne, Unifor National President; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Brian Gallant, James Moore and Monte Solberg.
2 April 2026, 11:03 pm - 48 minutes 48 secondsPower Play #2188: Countdown to Artemis II launch
CTV’s Heather Wright; CSA Astronaut Joshua Kutryk; CTV’s Genevieve Beauchemin; Canada’s first female astronaut in space Dr. Roberta Bondar; The Front Bench panel with Supriya Dwivedi, Sharan Kaur, Sebastian Skamski and Jamie Ellerton; CTV’s Joy Malbon; CTV’s Jackie Perez.
2 April 2026, 6:25 pm - 48 minutes 10 secondsPower Play #2187: Remembering Stephen Lewis
Former Canadian Ambassadors to the United Nations Allan Rock and Bob Rae; Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin; The Front Bench panel with Muhammad Ali, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone.
31 March 2026, 11:17 pm - 48 minutes 34 secondsPower Play #2186: Avi Lewis wins NDP leadership
Newly elected federal NDP leader Avi Lewis; Housing Minister Gregor Robertson; The Front Bench with Louis Hamann, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie.
30 March 2026, 10:40 pm - 47 minutes 18 secondsPower Play #2185: NDP set to choose new federal leader
CTV’s Rachel Aiello; Interim NDP Leader Don Davies; A panel with Vina Nadjibulla, Asia Pacific Foundation and Guy Saint-Jacques, former Canadian Ambassador to China; The Front Bench panel with Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis & Karl Bélanger.
27 March 2026, 10:37 pm - 48 minutes 15 secondsPower Play #2184: Liberal MP’s questioning of committee witness sparks opposition uproar
CTV News Ottawa Bureau Chief Graham Richardson; Transport Minister Steve MacKinnon; Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Science, Society and Policy at the University of Ottawa; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Tony Clement.
26 March 2026, 11:20 pm - 48 minutes 1 secondPower Play #2183: Air Canada CEO summoned to Ottawa over English-only video
Quebec Minister Christopher Skeete; Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe; The Front Bench with Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton and Dimitri Soudas.
25 March 2026, 10:30 pm - 48 minutes 1 secondPower Play #2182: April 1st deadline on Ottawa-Alberta MOU looms
CTV’s Adrian Ghobrial; Corey Hogan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Energy Minister; Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew; The Front Bench with Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.
25 March 2026, 1:33 am - 48 minutes 33 secondsPower Play #2181: Two dead after Air Canada plane, truck collide
Geneviève Beauchemin, CTV Quebec Bureau Chief; Tom Clark, Canada’s Consul General in New York; Kathy Fox, former Chair of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada; The Front Bench with Scott Reid, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie.
23 March 2026, 11:30 pm - 47 minutes 17 secondsPower Play #2180: Trump calls NATO allies “cowards”
John Bolton, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor; Moninder Singh, head of the Sikh Federation of Canada; The Front Bench with Tyler Meredith, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger and Marie Vastel.
20 March 2026, 10:44 pm - 48 minutes 3 secondsPower Play #2179: EXCLUSIVE: RCMP says no current clandestine activities linked to India
RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Tony Clement; Former National Security Advisor to former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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