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CTV QP Podcast # 385: How the Liberals and Conservatives differ on trucker protests

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.

Feb 6, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast # 384: Feds double down on trucker vaccine mandates despite convoy

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.

Jan 30, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast #383: Canada has ‘open invitation’ to talk Ukraine with Russians

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.

Jan 23, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast #382: The constitutional debate on Quebec’s unvaccinated tax

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.

Jan 16, 202246 min

CTV QP Podcast # 381: Feds won’t rule out sending weapons to Ukraine

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.

Jan 9, 202244 min

CTV QP Podcast # 380: Mounting pressure on Canada’s health system

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.

Jan 2, 202244 min

CTV QP Podcast # 379: Question Period’s annual quiz show

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.

Dec 26, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast # 378: One-on-one with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

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.

Dec 19, 202143 min

CTV QP Podcast # 377: Omicron variant leads to new travel rules

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.

Dec 12, 202143 min

CTV QP Podcast # 376: Omicron variant leads to new travel rules

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.

Dec 5, 202143 min

CTV QP Podcast # 375: How the feds are tackling B.C. floods, inflation crisis

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.

Nov 28, 202143 min

CTV QP Podcast # 374: B.C. officials working to repair highways, supply chain

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.

Nov 21, 202143 min

CTV QP Podcast # 373: Canada set to meet with leaders from U.S. and Mexico

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.

Nov 14, 202142 min

CTV QP Podcast # 372: Bank of Canada vows to keep inflation under control

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.

Nov 7, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast # 371: PM Trudeau attends G20 summit in Rome

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.

Oct 31, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast # 370: Feds unveil new targeted support benefits

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.

Oct 24, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast # 369: U.S. reopens land border to fully vaccinated Canadians

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.

Oct 17, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast # 368: Proof-of-vaccination system for international travel

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.

Oct 10, 202144 min

CTV QP Podcast # 367: Patty Hajdu on the COVID-19 pandemic

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.

Oct 3, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast # 366: Two Canadians detained in China return home

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.

Sep 26, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast # 365: Federal campaign enters final day

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.

Sep 19, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast # 364: The issues defining the 2021 election

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.

Sep 12, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast # 363: Reviewing the third week of the election campaign

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

Sep 5, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast # 362: Reviewing the second week of the election campaign

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.    

Aug 29, 202143 min

CTV QP Podcast # 361: Reviewing the first week of the election campaign

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.    

Aug 22, 202146 min

QP Podcast # 360: Discovery of more than 700 unmarked graves at former Sask. residential school

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 

Jun 27, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast # 359: Backlash as Canada-U.S. border remains closed until July 21

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,

Jun 20, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast # 358: Canada pledges surplus of COVID-19 vaccines at G7 summit

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.​

Jun 13, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast #357: Demands for investigations at residential schools across Canada

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.

Jun 6, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast #356: Remains of 215 First Nation children discovered in B.C.

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.

May 30, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast #355: Can Quebec unilaterally change the Constitution?

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.

May 23, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast #354: Maj.-Gen. Fortin leaves post over military investigation

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.

May 16, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast # 353: Canadians remain confused over vaccine passports

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.

May 9, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast #352: Nearly a third of Canadians given first COVID-19 vaccine

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.

May 2, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast # 351: Fallout from the 2021 federal budget

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.

Apr 25, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast # 350: Tories propose carbon pricing mechanism

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.

Apr 18, 202145 min

CTV QP Podcast #349: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, dead at 99

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.

Apr 11, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast # 348: Tough new COVID-19 restrictions rollout across Canada

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.

Apr 4, 202150 min

CTV QP Podcast # 347: Fight over vaccine supplies and carbon pricing

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.

Mar 28, 202144 min

CTV QP Podcast # 346: Two Canadians detained in China in 2018 appear in court

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.

Mar 21, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast #345: Marking one year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam, Toronto Mayor John Tory, Procurement Minister Anita Anand, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, Stephanie Levitz from The Canadian Press, and CTV News' Joyce Napier.

Mar 14, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast #344: Will Canada require COVID-19 vaccine passports for travel?

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Health Minister Patty Hajdu, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Howard Njoo, U.K. Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, CTV News' Joyce Napier, The Globe and Mail's Marieke Walsh, and Pollster Nik Nanos.

Mar 7, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast #343: Health Canada may approve a fourth COVID-19 vaccine

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Health Canada's Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Supriya Sharma, Procurement Minister Anita Anand, Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan.

Feb 28, 202144 min

CTV QP Podcast # 342: Suspicious offers to sell Canada COVID-19 vaccines

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Procurement Minister Anita Anand, Justice Minister David Lametti, Maj.-Gen. Danny Fortin from the Public Health Agency of Canada, MPs Rob Oliphant, Michael Chong and Jack Harris, CTV's Glen McGregor, Stephanie Levitz from the Canadian Press, and Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart.

Feb 21, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast # 340: Are provinces losing faith in the feds' COVID-19 vaccine plan?

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd, CTV News' Joyce Napier, and The Globe and Mail's Robert Fife. 

Feb 14, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast # 339: Feds expecting a steady ramp-up of COVID-19 vaccines deliveries

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Procurement Minister Anita Anand, Former UN special envoy for HIV/AIDS Stephen Lewis, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, CTV News' Joyce Napier, Pollster Nik Nanos and The Canadian Press reporter Stephanie Levitz.

Feb 7, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast #338: Canada restricts flights from Mexico, the Caribbean

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, Astrazeneca-Oxford vaccine lead, Sir John Bell, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, The Toronto Star's Queen's Park Bureau Chief Robert Benzie, CTV News' Medical Correspondent Avis Favaro, Former NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, The Toronto Star's  Tonda MacCharles and CTV News' Joyce Napier. 

Jan 31, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast #337: Former governor general Julie Payette resigns over alleged toxic behaviour

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Retired Gen. Rick Hillier from the Ont. COVID vaccination task force, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman,  Former Heritage Minister James Moore, The Canadian Press' Stephanie Levitz, CTV News' Joyce Napier, The Atlantic's David Frum, and CTV News' Annie Bergeron-Oliver. 

Jan 24, 202146 min

QP Podcast # 336: Exclusive interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci on COVID-19

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, Minister of Procurement Anita Anand, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister, Dr. Caroline Quach, Robert Benzie, Joyce Napier and Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath.

Jan 17, 202146 min

CTV QP Podcast # 335: Canada falls short in worldwide COVID-19 vaccine targets

Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic Leblanc, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Phillipe Champagne, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, Former U.S. ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman, Rick Wilson, Robert Moore and Annie Bergeron-Oliver.

Jan 10, 202146 min