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CTV Question Period with Vassy Kapelos Podcast

CTV Question Period with Vassy Kapelos Podcast

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CTV QP PODCAST #435: Rising tensions between Canada and India amid intelligence shared by Five Eyes partners

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen and strategists Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk and Kory Teneycke.

Sep 24, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #434: What hot topics will political leaders face as they return to the House of Commons?

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Treasury Board President Anita Anand, Canada's U.N. ambassador Bob Rae and strategists Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk and Kory Teneycke.

Sep 17, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #433: Challenges to come for federal Liberals following the CPC convention

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Canada's Housing Minister Sean Fraser, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer, and strategists Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk and Kory Teneycke.

Sep 10, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #432: Examining the impact of the Wagner rebellion on Putin and Ukraine

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Retired U.S. Brig.-Gen. Mark Kimmitt, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, General Motors Canada President Marissa, strategists Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk and Kory Teneycke.

Jun 25, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #431: Families of victims call for reversal on Paul Bernardo’s prison transfer

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Tim Danson, the lawyer representing the families of Paul Bernardo’s victims, strategists Kathleen Monk, James Moore, Scott Reid, former CPC leader Erin O’Toole, Canadian Ambassador Jennifer May, and journalists David Coletto, Marieke Walsh, Robert Benzie.

Jun 18, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #430: What’s next in the interference probe after David Johnston resigns as special rapporteur?

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer, U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby and a panel of strategists.

Jun 11, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #429: Unprecedented wildfires burning across Canada leaving resources ‘stretched’

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen, political strategists Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke, and Kathleen Monk and journalists Joyce Napier, Marieke Walsh and former Alberta politician Gary Mar.

Jun 4, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #428: What’s next for combatting foreign interference after Johnston’s report released?

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with former federal campaign managers Fred Delorey and Anne McGrath, former Alberta politicians Monte Solberg and Naheed Nenshi, AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio, political strategists Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke, and Kathleen Monk and journalists Stephanie Levitz, Charelle Evelyn and Joyce Napier.

May 28, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #427: Will David Johnston call an inquiry into foreign interference?

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, U.S. ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith, former U.S. secretary of homeland security Jeh Johnson, strategists Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke, Kathleen Monk, and a panel of journalists including, Joyce Napier, Robert Benzie and Marieke Walsh.

May 21, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #426: Tensions grow between Canada and China over interference allegations

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley, Canada’s ambassador to Sudan Philip Lupul, strategists Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke and a panel of journalists including, Joyce Napier, Robert Benzie and Paul Wells.

May 14, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #425: Conservative MP Michael Chong speaks out against the handling of threats made against him

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Conservative MP Michael Chong, former prime minister Brian Mulroney, former Alberta premier Alison Redford, former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, former Conservative cabinet minster Monte Solberg plus, a panel of strategists including David Herle, Kory Teneycke and Kathleen Monk.

May 7, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #424: What’s needed for Canada to achieve net-zero emissions?

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with former BoC governor Mark Carney, Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, Azza Ahmed, a Canadian evacuated from Sudan, strategist Scott Reid, Kathleen Monk, James Moore and a panel of journalists including, Joyce Napier, Kelly Cryderman and Robert Benzie.

Apr 30, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #423: Will the federal government order PSAC members back to work?

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, former Conservative defence ministers Jason Kenney and David Pratt, ex-CSIS director Richard Fadden, Martin Luther King III, strategists Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke and Kathleen Monk, and a panel of journalist including, Robert Benzie, Stephanie Levitz and Joyce Napier.

Apr 23, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #422: What came out of Katie Telford's testimony on alleged foreign election interference?

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, Scott Reid, former U.S. secretary of state assistant Mark Kimmitt, Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal and a panel of journalists featuring, Joyce Napier, Marieke Walsh, Robert Benzie.

Apr 16, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #421: Feds wants province to step in support Canadians with measures to combat affordability crisis

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Families Minister Karina Gould, former WH communications director Anthony Scaramucci, Taiwan’s ambassador to Canada Harry Tseng, Strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, Tim Murphy and a panel of journalists featuring, Joyce Napier and Charelle Evelyn and Marieke Walsh.

Apr 9, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #420: RCMP commissioner on the difficulties in using intelligence as criminal evidence

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Interim RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, IAEA’s Rafael Mariano Grossi, CTV News political analyst Scott Reid, strategist Kathleen Monk, James Moore and a panel of journalists featuring, Joyce Napier and Robert Benzie and Stephanie Levitz.

Apr 2, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #419: Will Canada be exempt from new Buy American rules after Biden's visit?

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Former BoC governor Stephen Poloz, former federal finance minister John Manley, CTV News political analyst Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke of Rubicon Strategy, strategist Kathleen Monk, and a panel of journalists featuring Marieke Walsh, Joyce Napier and Robert Benzie.

Mar 26, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #418: What will be on the agenda for U.S. President Biden’s visit to Canada?

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with U.S. ambassador to Canada David Cohen, Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman, former ambassador to China Guy Saint-Jacques, retired maj.-gen. Scott Clancy, CTV News political analyst Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke of Rubicon Strategy, strategist Kathleen Monk, and a panel of journalists featuring Charelle Evelyn, Joyce Napier and Robert Fife.

Mar 19, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #417: Trudeau continues to face questions on election interference as calls mount for a public inquiry

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with International Trade Minister Mary Ng, Governor General Mary Simon, B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma, Manitoba Attorney General Kelvin Goertzen, CTV News political analyst Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke of Rubicon Strategy, strategist Kathleen Monk, and a panel of journalists featuring Marieke Walsh, Joyce Napier and Robert Benzie.

Mar 12, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #416: Calls continues to grow for public inquiry to examine political interference

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with former public servant Morris Rosenberg, Intergovernmental Affairs Minster Dominic LeBlanc, B.C. MLA Melanie Mark, Leon Panetta, former U.S. secretary of defence, CTV News political analyst Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke of Rubicon Strategy and strategist Kathleen Monk

Mar 5, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #415: Canada sending more tanks and ammunition to Ukraine

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Defence Minister Anita Anand, British Commissioner to Canada Susannah Goshko, Polish Ambassador to Canada Witold Dzielski, former deputy prime minister John Manley, Rubicon Strategy's Kory Teneycke, CTV News political analyst Tom Mulcair and Scott Reid, The Globe and Mail's Robert Fife, The Hill Times' Charelle Evelyn and CTV News' Joyce Napier.

Feb 27, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #414: Feds open to changing bail laws after OPP officer death

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Justice Minister David Lametti, OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique, British Columbia Premier David Eby, Conservative strategist Kory Teneycke, NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, Liberal strategist Scott Reid, CTV Vancouver’s Legislative Bureau Chief Bhinder Sajan, and The Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz and Robert Benzie.

Feb 6, 202345 min

CTV QP Podcast #413: Push for more Ukrainian tanks

Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Defence Minister Anita Anand, former CIA director David Petraeus, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, former chief of staff to the Prime Minister of Canada Tim Murphy, former director of strategic communications for the NDP Kathleen Monk, former campaign manager for the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Kory Teneycke, pollster Nik Nanos, CTV’s Joyce Napier and The Hill Times’ Charelle Evelyn.

Jan 22, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #412: Former Minister of Finance Bill Morneau on differences with PM Trudeau

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with former minister of finance Bill Morneau, former NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, Doug Ford’s campaign manager Kory Teneycke, CTV News political analyst Scott Reid, and Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman.

Jan 8, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #410: Is a recession in 2023 avoidable? PBO weighs in

Jan 1, 202346 min

CTV QP Podcast #411: Stephen Poloz on Canada's 2023 inflation outlook

Dec 25, 202240 min

CTV QP Podcast #409: Can the Liberals’ gun control legislation be saved?

Glen McGregor discusses the week's top political stories with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer, Chris Aylward from the Public Service Alliance of Canada, pollster Nik Nanos, the Toronto Star’s Tonda MacCharles, the Globe and Mail’s Marieke Walsh and CTV’s Annie Bergeron-Oliver.

Dec 18, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast #408: Canada unveils new Indo-Pacific strategy

Joyce Napier discusses the week's top political stories with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre, Conservative MP Larry Brock, NDP MP Matthew Green, Toronto Star’s Tonda MacCharles, Globe and Mail’s Marieke Walsh and Halifax Mayor Mike Savage and former CSIS Director and National Security Advisor Dick Fadden.

Nov 27, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast #407: Is Canada prepared to handle evolving global threats?

Joyce Napier discusses the week's top political stories with Defence Minister Anita Anand, former Canadian Ambassador to China Guy Saint-Jacques, Conservative MP Michael Chong, leaders of the Green Party of Canada Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault, the Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz, pollster Nik Nanos, the National Post’s John Ivison and former Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay.

Nov 20, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast #406: Proof-of-vaccination system for international travel

Host Joyce Napier discusses the week's top political stories with Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix, Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Yulia Kovaliv, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, The Globe and Mail’s Robert Fife, The Toronto Star’s Tonda MacCharles, Canada’s former ambassador to China Guy Saint-Jacques, and former president of the Canadian Medical Association Dr. Katharine Smart.

Nov 14, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast #405: The possible recession in Canada

Joyce Napier discusses the week's top political stories with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, Conservative finance critic Jasraj Singh Hallan, NDP finance critic Daniel Blaikie, U.S. ambassador to Canada David Cohen, Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz, Globe and Mail’s Robert Fife and former NDP leader Tom Mulcair.

Nov 6, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast #404: Efforts to organize a military intervention in Haiti

Joyce Napier discusses the week's top political stories with Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman, Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, former Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge, political strategist Mitch Heimpel, The Globe and Mail’s Marieke Walsh, John Ivison of the National Post, BNN Bloomberg’s Amber Kanwar and former finance minister John Manley.

Oct 30, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast #403: MPs discuss the public inquiry into the Emergencies Act

Joyce Napier discusses the week's top political stories with MPs Yasir Naqvi, Dane Lloyd and Matthew Green, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae, CTV’s Annie Bergeron-Oliver, The Toronto Star’s Tonda MacCharles, public safety analyst Chris Lewis and political commentator Tom Mulcair.

Oct 16, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast #402: One-on-one with Alberta's new premier

Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Alberta's new premier, Danielle Smith, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, former prime minister Brian Mulroney, CTV's Ottawa Bureau Chief Joyce Napier, Nik Nanos with Nanos Research and Parliament Hill reporter Steph Levitz.

Oct 9, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast #401: Ambassador David Cohen on how Canada and the U.S. have experienced a series of shared challenges

Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen and U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen. Also, the war in Ukraine with Canadian Armed Forces’ Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre.

Jun 26, 202245 min

CTV QP Podcast #399: Charest accuses Poilievre campaign of inflating membership numbers

Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Conservative Party of Canada leadership contender Jean Charest, Minister of Tourism Randy Boissonnault, Special interlocutor on unmarked graves Kimberly Murray, Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux, Toronto Star’s Tonda MacCharles and The Globe and Mail's Marieke Walsh.

Jun 20, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast #400: Will eased mandates end travel delays for Canadians?

Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative party leader candidate Patrick Brown, CTV’s Joyce Napier, Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz and Conservative MP Dane Lloyd.

Jun 20, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast #398: New Canadian gun legislation explained

Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair, CTV News political analyst Scott Reid, Conservative strategist Melanie Paradis, B.C.’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Sheila Malcolmson, CTV News’s Joyce Napier, Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz, and Doug Ford's campaign manager Kory Teneycke.

Jun 5, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast #397: Gun debate in the U.S.

Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with CTV News' Tom Walters, global human rights activist Martin Luther King III, Conservative leadership candidate Roman Baber as well as political panellists Joyce Napier, Nik Nanos, Peter MacKay and Marieke Walsh. 

May 29, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast #396: Trudeau makes surprise visit to Ukraine

Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with CTV News' Paul Workman, former Ukrainian ambassador to Canada Andriy Shevchenko, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, former Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge, Nik Nanos of Nanos Research, Toronto Star's Stephanie Levitz, The Globe and Mail's Marieke Walsh and former Conservative cabinet minister Lisa Raitt.

May 8, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast #395: Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Conservative Party's leadership campaign

Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Russia's ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov, Conservative leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis, former CIA director David Petraeus, BNN Bloomberg's Amanda Lang, CTV News' Joyce Napier, The Globe and Mail's Marieke Walsh and Nanos Research's Nik Nanos.

Apr 24, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast #394: Feds table budget amid inflation, war in Ukraine

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Housing, Diversity and Inclusion Minister Ahmed Hussen; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh; Conservative Leadership Candidate Jean Charest; Conservative Finance Critic Ed Fast; Toronto Star's Stephanie Levitz; CTV News' Joyce Napier and Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux. 

Apr 10, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast #393: Canada introduces new climate plan

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault; Metis National Council President Cassidy Caron; Anishinaabe Journalist Tanya Talaga; former Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz; Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi; Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux; The Globe and Mail's Marieke Walsh and CTV News' Joyce Napier.   

Apr 3, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast #392: NATO pledges more support for Ukraine

Host Joyce Napier discusses the week's top political stories with CTV Chief International Correspondent Paul Workman; Conservative MP Michael Barrett; NDP MP Heather McPherson; Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Secretary Rob Oliphant; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh; Former AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde; FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron; CTV Political Commentator Tom Mulcair; former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore; Former Defence Minister Peter MacKay; The Globe and Mail's Bob Fife and The Toronto Star's Tonda MacCharles.

Mar 27, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast #391: Where Conservatives stand on a no-fly zone in Ukraine

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Conservative Party Interim Leader Candice Bergen, former director for European Affairs for the United States National Security Council Alexander Vindman, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser, CTV’s Joy Malbon, CTV’s Joyce Napier, the Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz, the Toronto Star’s Adrienne Batra and former Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Andriy Shevchenko. 

Mar 20, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast # 390: Russia ramps-up attack on Ukraine

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Defence Minister Anita Anand, Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest, Ukraine’s charge d’affaires to Canada Andrii Bukvych, pollster Nik Nanos, the Globe and Mail’s Robert Fife, the Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz, Canadian ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae, CTV’s Joyce Napier and the Globe and Mail’s Marieke Walsh.

Mar 13, 202241 min

CTV QP Podcast 389: Russia's Putin threatening Ukraine's allies

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser, former Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Andriy Shevchenko, Human Rights Foundation chairman Garry Kasparov and former chief of Canada's defence staff Tom Lawson.

Mar 6, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast 388: Canada’s role as Russia invades Ukraine

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, Ukraine’s Charge D'Affaires in Canada Andrii Bukvych, former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz, Canada’s Ambassador to the the UN Bob Rae, CTV’s Ottawa Bureau Chief Joyce Napier, The Toronto Star’s Tonda MacCharles, CTV’s military analyst and retired Major Gen. Dave Fraiser, and financier Bill Browder.

Feb 27, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast # 387: Who is responsible for the Ottawa protests lasting so long?

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Minister Bill Blair, the mayor of Ottawa, and pollster Nik Nanos.

Feb 20, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast # 386: What's being done to put an end to the protests and blockades?

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Minister Bill Blair, the mayors of Ottawa and Windsor, and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.

Feb 13, 202246 min