CTV Question Period with Vassy Kapelos Podcast

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.

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. 

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.   

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative MPs Marilyn Gladu and Stephen Ellis, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore, the Globe and Mail’s Robert Fife, the Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz, and Angus Reid Institute president Shachi Kurl.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, former adviser to Stephen Harper Jenni Byrne, former principal secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Gerald Butts, Defence Minister Anita Anand, pollster Nik Nanos, CTV’s Annie Bergeron-Oliver, the Globe and Mail’s Marieke Walsh, and political commentator Tom Mulcair.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov, CTV’s Joyce Napier, Toronto Star parliamentary reporter Tonda MacCharles, BNN Bloomberg’s Amanda Lang, the Globe and Mail's Marieke Walsh, and former vice-chief of the defence staff Mark Norman.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with parliamentary assistant to Quebec's premier Christopher Skeete, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic Leblanc, former foreign affairs minister Peter MacKay, former national security adviser Richard Fadden, former chief of the defence staff retired Gen. Thomas J. Lawson, former Quebec premier Jean Charest, CTV’s Ottawa Bureau Chief Joyce Napier, the Globe and Mail columnist Marieke Walsh, and Canadian Chamber of Commerce president Perrin Beatty.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, Premier of New Brunswick Blaine Higgs, former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge, infectious disease specialist Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng, the Globe and Mail’s Robert Fife, the Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz and campaign strategist Zain Velji.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Dr. Katherine Smart. president of the Canadian Medical Association, The Globe and Mail’s Robert Fife, Kevin Page from the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy, the Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz, former Assembly of First Nations national chief Perry Bellegarde, executive director of Clean Prosperity Michael Bernstein, and CTV political commentator Tom Mulcair.

Host Evan Solomon discusses 2021's top political stories with CTV’s Annie Bergeron-Oliver, the Globe and Mail’s Marieke Walsh, the Toronto Star’s Tonda MacCharles and Politico’s Nick Taylor-Vaisey.

Host Evan Solomon has a one-on-one interview with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussing COVID-19 boosters, plans to address inflation, Bill 21 in Quebec, China, and the threat of a U.S. trade war. He also discusses the week's top political stories with Dr. Isaac Bogoch, CTV News’ Ottawa Bureau Chief Joyce Napier, Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz and pollster Nik Nanos.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Secretary Rob Oliphant, MPs Michael Chong and Heather McPherson, International Trade Minister Mary Ng, Auditor general Karen Hogan, World Health Organization special adviser Dr. Peter Singer, CTV's Joyce Napier, The Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz and parliamentary budget secretary Yves Giroux.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, former Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. CEO Evan Siddal, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Howard Njoo, CTV’s Joyce Napier, The Toronto Star’s Tonda MacCharles, former Deputy Prime Minister John Manley and infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with CTV National Parliament Hill Correspondent Kevin Gallagher, Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre, Families Minister Karina Gould, former Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Polez, Ottawa Bureau Chief Joyce Napier, Globe and Mail political reporter Marieke Walsh, president of the Canadian Medical Association Dr. Katharine Smart and BNN Bloomberg’s Amanda Lang.

Host Joyce Napier discusses the week's top political stories with CTV’s Omar Sachedina, B.C. MLA Rob Fleming, International Trade Minister Mary Ng, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens, CTV’s Annie Bergeron-Oliver, The Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz, and CTV’s political commentator Tom Mulcair.

Host Joyce Napier discusses the week's top political stories with Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman, Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson, Mayor of Niagara Falls Jim Diodati, Business Council of Canada president Goldy Hyder, CTV’s Annie Bergeron-Oliver, The Toronto Star’s Tonda MacCharles, former Conservative minister James Moore and former U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem; Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault; MP Marilyn Gladu; Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek; The Globe and Mail's Marieke Walsh; CTV News' Joyce Napier.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with former prime minister Brian Mulroney; Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh; CTV Political Commentator Tom Mulcair; The Toronto Star's Stephanie Levitz and CTV News' Joyce Napier.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough; Conservative MP Tim Uppal ; NDP House Leader Peter Julian; Former Prime Minister Jean Chretien; Former NDP Leader Tom Mulcair; Toronto Star's Stephanie Levitz and CTV News' Joyce Napier.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair; Sask. NDP Leader Ryan Meili; Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman; Carleton University's Leah West; The Toronto Star's Tonda MacCharles; CTV News' Joyce Napier; WHO's Dr. Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum and Windsor Regional Hospital CEO David Musyj.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative MP Michael Chong, Pollster Nik Nanos, Unifor President Jerry Dias, CTV’s Joyce Napier and Marieke Walsh from the Globe and Mail.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Health Minister Patty Hajdu; Green Party MP Elizabeth May; the wife of Huseyin Celil, a Canadian who has been detained in China since 2006; and other political commentators.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman; Former Liberal campaign strategist Zain Velji; toronto Sun Editor in Chief Adrienne Batra; Former NDP Leader Tom Mulcair; Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner; Former Canadian ambassador to China Guy Saint-Jacques; CTV News' Joyce Napier; The Globe and Mail's Marieke Walsh; Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and The Toronto Star's Stephanie Levitz.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Former Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose; Former Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains; Former NDP MP Olivia Chow; Outgoing Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna; Former Conservative Cabinet Minister James Moore; Former NDP Leader Tom Mulcair; Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson; CTV Political Commentator Scott Reid; Former Senior Advisor to Stephen Harper Jenni Byrne; Former NDP Caucus Press Secretary Farouk Karim; Nanos Research’s Nik Nanos; The Globe and Mail’s Marieke Walsh and The Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Liberal candidate Sean Fraser, Conservative candidate Michael Barrett, NDP candidate Heather McPherson, Conservative candidate Michelle Rempel-Garner, Indigenous scholar Pam Palmater, Former Conservative interim leader Rona Ambrose, CTV News political commentator Tom Mulcair, Former Liberal campaign adviser Supriya Dwivedi, pollster Nik Nanos, reporters Tonda MacCharles and Marieke Walsh.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Liberal candidate Dominic Leblanc, Conservative candidate Michelle Rempel Garner, Liberal candidate Melanie Joly, NDP candidate Clare Hacksel, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, Former Conservative interim leader Rona Ambrose, CTV News political commentator Tom Mulcair, Independent MP Jodi Wilson-Raybould, Pollster Nic Nanos, CTV News' Joyce Napier, and the Globe and Mail's Marieke Walsh

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, International Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, Liberal candidate Jennifer O'Connell, Conservative candidate Eric Duncan and NDP candidate Clare Hacksel, Rona Ambrose, Tom Mulcair and Peter Donolo as well as Stephanie Levitz, Joyce Napier and Retired Maj-Gen. David Fraser.    

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Immigration Minister Marco Mendocino, Conservative candidate Eric Duncan, N.S. Premier-designate Tim Houston, Rona Ambrose, Tom Mulcair and Supriya Dwivedi as well as Stephanie Levitz, Joyce Napier and Nik Nanos.    

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Chief Cadmus Delorme and Roseanne Archibald, Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, Winnipeg Archbishop Gagnon, Joyce Napier, Stephanie Levitz and Independent MP and former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould 

Host Joyce Napier discusses the week's top political stories with U.S. Congressman Brian Higgins, Nik Nanos of Nanos Research, The Toronto Star's Tonda MacCharles and Stephanie Levitz, AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde, Unifor President Jerry Dias, President and CEO of the Business Council of Canada Goldy Hyder and Infectious Diseases Physician Dr. Isaac Bogoch,

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with CTV News' Glen McGregor, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, former Green MP Jenica Atwin, Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP David Piccini, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens, CTV News' Joyce Napier, CEO of the National Council of Canadian Muslims Mustafa Farooq.​

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with AFN National Chief Perry Bellegarde and FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, Mitchell Garabedian, a lawyer known for representing victims in the Boston Catholic priest sexual abuse scandal, and Professor Pam Palmater, from Ryerson University.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Minister of Health Patty Hajdu, Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde, Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, ndependent MP—Vancouver Granville Jody Wilson-Raybould and Joyce Napier.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic Leblanc, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, retiring Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella, CTV News' Joyce Napier, Former NDP Leader and CTV News Political Commentator Tom Mulcair, and The Toronto Star's Stephanie Levitz.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Procurement Parliamentary Secretary Steve MacKinnon, Conservative MP Michael Barrett, and NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, Sir John Bell from Oxford University, Health Canada Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Supriya Sharma, Former Deputy Conservative Leader Lisa Raitt, CTV News' Joyce Napier The Toronto Stars' Tonda MacCharles and Former Michigan Governor Jim Blanchard.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Minister Steven Guilbeault, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Mayor of Wood Buffalo Don Scott, Toronto's Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa, Pollster Nik Nanos, and CTV News' Joyce Napier.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Health Minister Patty Hajdu, Liberal MP Julie Dabrusin, NDP MP Heather McPherson and Conservative MP Eric Duncan, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, former military ombudsman Gary Walbourne, CTV News’ Joyce Napier, Stephanie Levitz from The Canadian Press and Colin Furness, an infection control epidemiologist at University of Toronto.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization Dr. Caroline Quach, Procurement Minister Anita Anand, Ontario MPP David Piccini, infectious disease specialist Dr. Abdu Sharkawy, Toronto star's Robert Benzie, CTV News' Joyce Napier, Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux and BNN Bloomberg's Amanda Long.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie, Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Abdu Sharkawy, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, CTV’s Ottawa Bureau Chief Joyce Napier, The Globe and Mail’s Marieke Walsh, Business Council of Canada CEO Goldy Hyder and BNN Bloomberg’s Amanda Lang.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Daniele Hamamdjian, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Dr. Peter Singer, a special adviser to the director general of the WHO, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, Joyce Napier, Stephanie Levitz and Pollster Nik Nanos.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix, Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie, NACI Vice-Chair Dr. Shelley Deeks, U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Canada Katherine Brucker, infectious disease specialist Dr. Abdu Sharkawy, The Globe and Mail's Marieke Walsh, CTV News' Joyce Napier and former NDP Leader Tom Mulcair.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, Conservative MP Tim Uppal, Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Auditor General Karen Hogan and Premier of Saskatchewan Scott Moe.

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with wife of Michael Kovrig, Vina Nadjibulla, former Ambassador to China Guy Saint-Jacques, Procurement Minister Anita Anand, Dr. Caroline Quach from the National Advisory Committee on Immunizations, Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman.