CTV Question Period with Vassy Kapelos Podcast
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CTV QP #543: What are the U.S.’s motivations in claiming Canada is meddling in midterm elections?
CTV QP #542: Where voter turnout stands in the Alberta referendum
CTV QP #541: Could low voter turn out could swing Alberta referendum to separatists?
CTV QP #540: How a Pacific Link oil pipeline will impact Canadian taxpayers
CTV QP #540: How a Pacific Link oil pipeline will impact Canadian taxpayers
CTV QP #539: What’s next for Canada’s AI regulations?
CTV QP #538: Fares and fees will be ‘partially regulated’ in privatized airports, but what does that mean?
CTV QP #537: Ottawa rolls back red tape ahead of major investment summit
CTV QP Podcast #535: Hunter Biden says Trump succeeded on ‘fear of the other’ but it won’t last forever
CTV QP Podcast #535: House rises for the summer and a three-month hiatus
CTV QP Podcast #534: Will the new social media ban benefit families?
CTV QP Podcast #533: From defence spending to Liberal unity: Can Canada defend itself? And is the Liberal caucus united?
CTV QP Podcast #531: Canada looking to buy surveillance aircraft from Sweden
CTV QP Podcast #531: Premier Danielle Smith on referendum
CTV QP Podcast #530: Premier Smith open to southern route for potential pipeline
CTV QP Podcast #529: Jason Kenney among the victims in the Alberta data breach
CTV QP Podcast #528: Colorado governor on trade talks and the impact tariffs are having on Americans
CTV QP Podcast #527: Erin O’Toole joins U.S. trade committee
CTV QP Podcast #526: How would Canada fare in a global recession?
CTV QP Podcast #525: Political analysts discuss what the recent defections mean for Pierre Poilievre’s grip on the Conservative leadership
CTV QP Podcast #524: MacKinnon pushes back on Conservatives’ criticism of high-speed rail
CTV QP Podcast #523: The next leader of the NDP is chosen
Vassy Kapelos is joined by CTV's Rachel Aiello, political strategists Kathleen Monk, James Moore and Scott Reid, Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy, and Saab CEO Micael Johansson.
CTV QP Podcast #522: What impact will Poilievre’s appearance on the Rogan podcast have on Canadians?
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Conservative campaign manager Steve Outhouse, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, strategists Lisa Raitt, Scott Reid, Tom Mulcair and RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme
CTV QP Podcast #521: Examining the disruption to oil the war in Iran is causing
Vassy Kapelos is joined by CTV News chief financial correspondent Amanda Lang, Heather Exner-Pirot of The MacDonald-Laurier Institute, strategists Nathan Cullen, Scott Reid, Lisa Raitt, Federal Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Canada’s new High Commissioner to the U.K. Bill Blair
CTV QP Podcast #520: What's the objective of the war against Iran?
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Former U.S. national security advisor John Bolton, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, strategists Katheen Monk, James Moore, Scott Reid, and Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon,
CTV QP Podcast #519: One-on-one with Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne
Vassy Kapelos is joined by former Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Tom Lawson, Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, strategists James Moore, Scott Reid, and Kathleen Monk, and Japan’s Ambassador to Canada Kanji Yamanouchi.
CTV QP Podcast #518: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on the immigration system
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Michigan U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, political strategists Tom Mulcair, Scott Reid, Lisa Raitt, pollster Nik Nanos and Business Council of Canada CEO Goldy Hyder.
CTV QP Podcast #517: Supporting Tumbler Ridge in the wake of a mass shooting
Vassy Kapelos is joined by federal Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, former Michigan governor Rick Snyder, Government House Leader Steve MacKinnon, political strategists and reporters.
CTV QP Podcast #516: How will Ottawa’s new national auto strategy help bring down emissions?
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Canada's outgoing ambassador to the United States, Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin, political strategists, and former national security advisor to Joe Biden, Jake Sullivan.
CTV QP Podcast #515: PM Carney says Canada isn't seeking a free trade deal with China
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull, political strategists James Moore, Kathleen Monk, Scott Reid, and pollsters Shachi Kurl and David Coletto.
CTV QP Podcast #514: Prime Minister Mark Carney strikes landmark tariff deal with China
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, German Ambassador to Canada Tjorvan Bellman, French Ambassador to Canada Michel Miraillet, and U.K. High Commissioner to Canada Rob Tinlune, strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid, and former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig.
CTV QP Podcast #513: Can Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre confirm that more MPs won’t leave?
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid, and Nik Nanos of Nanos Research, Joel-Denis Bellavance of La Press, and Judy Trinh of CTV News for the final Question Period of 2025.
CTV QP Podcast #512: Michael Ma joins the Liberal Party
Vassy Kapelos is joined by strategists Kathleen Monk, James Moore, and Scott Reid, Governor of Delaware Matt Meyer, interim NDP Leader Don Davies, and Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith.
CTV QP Podcast #511: Green Party Leader Elizabeth May speaks out on pipeline deal
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Jobs and families minister Patty Hadju, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid, Nik Nanos of Nanos Research, Joel-Denis Bellavance of La Presse, Stephanie Levitz of The Globe and Mail, and Spain’s minister of economy, trade and business Carlos Cuerpo.
CTV QP Podcast #510: Climate goals questioned as Guilbeault resigns over pipeline deal
Vassy Kapelos is joined by new Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin, B.C. Premier David Eby, strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid, and former Kinder Morgan Canada President Ian Anderson.
CTV QP Podcast #509: Questions remain as Canada eyes possible fighter jets
Vassy Kapelos is joined by international trade minister Maninder Sidhu, Ontario representative in Washington David Paterson, Swedish defence minister Pal Jonson, and strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid.
CTV QP Podcast #508: Tensions rise as CSIS names national security threats
Vassy Kapelos is joined by National Defence Minister David McGuinty, Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques, strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid, Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director Daniel Rogers, Bloomberg’s Nojoud Al Mallees, The Globe and Mail’s Robert Fife, and CTV News’ Mike Le Couteur.
CTV QP Podcast #507: Unpacking the federal budget as two Conservative MPs leave
Vassy Kapelos is joined by House Leader Steve MacKinnon, strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid, former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig, John Bolton, the former National Security Advisor to Donald Trump, Bloomberg reporter Brian Platt, Globe and Mail reporter Stephanie Levitz and Abacus Data CEO David Coletto.
CTV QP Podcast #506: Will the federal budget pass?
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, former Finance Minister Bill Morneau, strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid, CTV News’ Chief Financial Correspondent Amanda Lang, Bloomberg economics reporter Nojoud Al Mallees, and data scientist Nik Nanos.
CTV QP: Podcast #505: Trade tensions continue with Reagan anti-tariff ad
Vassy Kapelos is joined by former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Derek Burney, strategists Scott Reid, James Moore, and Kathleen Monk, interim NDP leader Don Davies, journalism experts Stephanie Levitz and Chris Hall.
CTV QP Podcast #504: Canada looks to reset relationship with India
Vassy Kapelos is joined by High Commissioner of India to Canada Dinesh Patnaik, former ambassadors Derek Burney, Guy Saint-Jacques, and Stewart Beck, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, and strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid.
CTV QP Podcast #503: Premiers feud over pipelines, Canada expands its military
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Industry Minister Melanie Joly, Gen. Jennie Carignan, Chinese ambassador to Canada Wang Di, and strategists Shannon Phillips, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid.
CTV QP Podcast #502: Russian drones in European airspace, PM Carney meeting with Trump, and more
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) Stephen Fuhr, strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid, former clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick, former parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux, and Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal.
CTV QP Podcast #501: Canada’s gun buyback program, the rising deficit, and more
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae, strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid, journalism experts Stephanie Levitz and Joel-Denis Bellavance, and data expert David Coletto.
CTV QP Podcast #500: Special interview with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid, and journalism experts Hannah Thibedeau, Bob Fife, and Robert Benzie.
CTV QP Podcast #499: Carney’s major projects, climate targets, and unemployment statistics
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Government house leader Steven MacKinnon, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid, and business experts Nojoud Al Mallees, Goldy Hyder, and Armine Yalnizyan.
CTV QP Podcast #498: Liberal party's economic agenda ahead of the fall session
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Industry Minister Melanie Joly, political strategists Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke and Kathleen Monk, Interim NDP leader Don Davies, and Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament.
CTV QP Podcast #497: U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Former Chief of the Defence Staff (Ret’d) Gen. Tom Lawson, Industry Minister Melanie Joly, B.C. Premier David Eby, Former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff and a panel of political strategists.
CTV QP Podcast #496: Concerns of escalation between Israel and Iran
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Former Canadian ambassador to Jordan, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates Arif Lalani, Former Middle East analyst at the Department of National Defence Thomas Juneau, Former Prime Minister Joe Clark, Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner and a panel of political strategists.
CTV QP Podcast #495: What Canadians can expect from the new Liberal government
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Government House Leader Steve MacKinnon, Conservative Leader in the House of Commons Andrew Scheer, Former National Chief of Assembly of First Nations Perry Bellegarde and a panel of political strategists.