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CTV Power Play with Vassy Kapelos Podcast

English, News, 1 season, 254 episodes, 2 days, 1 hour, 50 minutes
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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 Evan Solomon, the program is a must for political insiders.
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Power Play #1605: Liberals, NDP reach pharmacare deal

Anne McGrath, Principal Secretary to NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh; Yuliya Kovaliv, Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada; Heather Wright, CTV News; The Front Bench with Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis and Gurratan Singh.
2/23/202447 minutes, 32 seconds
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Power Play #1604: U.S. Ambassador to NATO calls out Canada

Julianne Smith, U.S. NATO Ambassador; Danielle Smith, Alberta Premier; Amira Elghawaby, Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, John Tory and Tom Mulcair.
2/22/202447 minutes, 18 seconds
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Power Play #1603: Poilievre: “Female spaces should be exclusively for females”

Hannah Hodson, Former Federal Conservative Candidate; Gen (Ret’d) Tom Lawson, Former Chief of the Defence Staff & Vice-Adm (Ret’d) Mark Norman; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Lisa Raitt, Karl Bélanger and Marieke Walsh
2/22/202447 minutes, 23 seconds
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Power Play #1602: NATO head expects Canada to say when it will meet defence-spending target

Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General; Bonnie Crombie, Ontario Liberal Leader; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Gary Mar, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie.
2/21/202447 minutes, 33 seconds
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Power Play #1601: UN Ambassador and Belarusian opposition leader on Russia announcing Navalny died in prison

Bob Rae, UN Ambassador; Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarusian Opposition Leader; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Gurratan Singh and Rachel Aiello.
2/16/202447 minutes, 29 seconds
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Power Play #1600: Defence minister says Canada agreed to meet NATO spending target

Bill Blair, Defence Minister; Ward Elcock, Former CSIS Director; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Tom Mulcair and Paul Wells.
2/15/202447 minutes, 42 seconds
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Power Play #1599: Carbon tax rebrand

Seamus O’Regan, Labour Minister; Joël-Denis Bellavance, La Presse & Bill Curry, The Globe and Mail; The Front Bench with: Elliot Hughes, Monte Solberg, Karl Bélanger and Marieke Walsh.
2/15/202450 minutes, 53 seconds
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Power Play #1598: Could Liberal-NDP deal collapse?

Gudie Hutchings, Rural Economic Development Minister; Yves Giroux, Parliamentary Budget Officer; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Gary Mar, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie.
2/14/202447 minutes, 19 seconds
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Power Play #1597: Auditor General on ArriveCan: 'Glaring disregard' for basic management

Karen Hogan, Auditor General; Natalka Cmoc, Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone; Yasir Naqvi, Health Parliamentary Secretary.
2/12/202447 minutes, 23 seconds
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Power Play #1596: How fast can feds curb auto thefts?

Dominic LeBlanc, Public Safety Minister; Insp. James Paixao, Montreal Police; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, John Tory and Tom Mulcair.
2/9/202447 minutes, 14 seconds
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Power Play #1595: Feds announce $28M to CBSA for auto thefts

Jennifer O’Connell, Public Safety Parliamentary Secretary, Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader & Peter Julaian, NDP House Leader; John Manley, Former Finance Minister & David Dodge, Former Bank of Canada Governor; The Front Bench with: Elliot Hughes, Gary Mar, Kathleen Monk and Joël-Denis Bellavance.
2/7/202447 minutes, 24 seconds
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Power Play #1594: MPs debate Canada’s support for Ukraine

Francesco Sorbara, Liberal – Ontario, Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader and Heather McPherson, NDP Foreign Affairs Critic; Jason Kenney, Former Defence Minister & David Collenette, Former Defence Minister; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie.
2/6/202447 minutes, 36 seconds
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Power Play #1593: Danielle Smith says gender policies pursued out of 'concern of what will happen'

Danielle Smith, Alberta Premier; Tim Houston, Nova Scotia Premier; Heather Wright, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Karl Bélanger, Laura Stone and Kelly Cryderman.
2/5/202449 minutes, 17 seconds
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Power Play #1592: Alberta vs. Ottawa on Danielle Smith's new gender policy

Marci Ien, Women, Gender Equality and Youth Minister; Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs; Rick Westhead, TSN; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark John Tory and Tom Mulcair.
2/1/202447 minutes, 32 seconds
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Power Play #1591: Will national dental care program be ready for May launch?

Mark Holland, Health Minister; Bob Rae, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations; The Front Bench with Carlene Variyan, Gary Mar, Karl Bélanger and Laura Stone
1/31/202448 minutes, 11 seconds
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Power Play #1590 – Provinces want 'indefinite' MAID expansion pause

Sylvia Jones, Ontario Health Minister; Jenna Sudds, Families, Children and Social Development Minister; Kevin Gallagher, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie.
1/31/202447 minutes, 57 seconds
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Power Play #1589 – Live from Parliament Hill for the return of the House

Steven MacKinnon, Government House Leader; Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader and Peter Julian, NDP House Leader; Rachel Aiello, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Marieke Walsh.
1/29/202448 minutes, 2 seconds
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Power Play #1588: Former foreign affairs ministers on ICJ ruling

Peter MacKay, Former Foreign Affairs Minister and Lloyd Axworhty, Former Foreign Affairs Minister; Ralph Goodale, Canada’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Gurratan Singh and Rachel Aiello.
1/26/202447 minutes, 26 seconds
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Power Play #1587: MP retracts call for Trudeau leadership review, and David Lametti on his resignation

Steven MacKinnon, Government House Leader; Lawrence Herman, International Trade Lawyer; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, John Tory and Tom Mulcair; David Lametti, Former Justice Minister
1/25/202447 minutes, 40 seconds
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Power Play #1586: Liberal MP calls for Trudeau leadership review

Kevin Gallagher, CTV News; Avery Shenfeld, CIBC and Jimmy Jean, Desjardins; David Frum, The Atlantic; The Front Bench: David Heurtel, Gary Mar, Gurratan Singh and Laura Stone.
1/25/202448 minutes, 43 seconds
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Power Play #1585: PM wraps cabinet retreat as federal court rules Emergencies Act misused

François-Philippe Champagne, Industry Minister; Kirsten Hillman, Canadian Ambassador to the U.S.; Joy Malbon, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie.
1/23/202448 minutes, 42 seconds
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Power Play #1584: Special edition: Live at the cabinet retreat in Montreal

Mark Miller, Immigration Minister; Armine Yalnizyan, Economist and Kevin Milligan, Vancouver School of Economics; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Karl Bélanger and Marieke Walsh.
1/22/202447 minutes, 19 seconds
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Power Play #1583: Universities and colleges on potential international students cap

Philip Landon, Universities Canada and Michael Sangster, National Association of Career Colleges; Mark Regev, Senior Adviser to Israeli PM Netanyahu; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Gurratan Singh and Rachel Aiello.
1/19/202447 minutes, 30 seconds
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Power Play #1582: Legault to feds: fewer asylum seekers

Shelley Carroll, Toronto Budget Chief; Yvan Baker, Liberal – Ontario; Roland Paris, Former Advisor to PM Trudeau; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, John Tory and Tom Mulcair.
1/18/202450 minutes, 59 seconds
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Power Play #1581: No more CEBA extensions, PM says

Rechie Valdez, Small Business Minister; Mike Moffatt, Clean Prosperity Institute; The Front Bench with: Elliot Hughes, Denise Siele, Kathleen Monk and Sabrina Nanji.
1/17/202447 minutes, 21 seconds
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Power Play #1580: Inflation up again

Jean-François Perrault, Scotiabank and Stéfane Marion, National Bank of Canada; Rachel Notley, Outgoing Alberta NDP Leader; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, James Moore, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie.
1/16/202447 minutes, 32 seconds
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Power Play #1579: Iowa results expected in hours

Annie Bergeron-Oliver, CTV News; Bruce Heyman, Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada and Mary Kate Cary, Former Speechwriter to George H.W. Bush; Vice-Admiral (Ret’d) Mark Norman, Former Royal Canadian Navy Commander; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Shakir Chambers, Karl Bélanger and Marieke Walsh.
1/15/202447 minutes, 35 seconds
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Power Play #1578: PM says support for ICJ doesn't equal support for South Africa's case

Judy Trinh, CTV News; Jason Kenney, Former Defence Minister; Jason Nixon Alberta Social Services Minister; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Gurratan Singh, Rachel Aiello.
1/12/202447 minutes, 30 seconds
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Power Play #1577: Remembering Ed Broadbent

Jagmeet Singh, NDP Leader; Judy Trinh, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Tom Mulcair, John Tory and Nojoud Al Mallees.
1/12/202451 minutes, 44 seconds
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Power Play #1576: Toronto's budget chief on funding ultimatum

Shelley Carroll, Toronto budget chief; Irwin Cotler, former Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism; The Front Bench panellists: Elliot Hughes, Gary Mar, Anne McGrath, Sabrina Nanji.
1/11/202455 minutes, 1 second
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Power Play #1575: Immigration minister says no hard cap on Gaza visa program

Marc Miller, Immigration Minister; Iddo Moed, Israeli Ambassador; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie.
1/9/202447 minutes, 21 seconds
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Power Play #1574: House Leader MacKinnon on tackling affordability crisis

Steven MacKinnon, Government House Leader; Evan Solomon, GZERO Media; The Front Bench with Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone.
1/9/202446 minutes, 44 seconds
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Power Play #1573: Canada votes for humanitarian ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war at UN

Heather Wright, CTV News; Sean Fraser, Housing Minister; The Front Bench with: Carlene Variyan, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger and Sabrina Nanji; Bob Rae, Canada’s UN Ambassador
12/13/202357 minutes
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Power Play #1572: Feds unveil dental plan details

Mark Holland, Health Minister; Rachel Aiello, CTV News; Bill Browder, Hermitage Capital Management; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone.
12/13/202348 minutes, 24 seconds
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Power Play #1571: Tories force overnight voting marathon

Kevin Lamoureux, Parliamentary Secretary to the Government House Leader; Eric Duncan, Conservative, Caucus-Party Liaison and Peter Julian, NDP House Leader; Joy Malbon, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Carlene Variyan, Melanie Paradis, Gurratan Singh and Rachel Aiello.
12/13/202347 minutes, 16 seconds
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Power Play #1570: Feds unveil oil and gas emissions cap

Jonathan Wilkinson, Energy Minister; Chris Warkentin, Conservative – Alberta and Laurel Collins, NDP Environment Critic; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Jason Lietaer, Tom Mulcair and Marieke Walsh
12/8/202350 minutes, 57 seconds
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Power Play #1569: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith from COP28 in Dubai

Danielle Smith, Alberta Premier; Dawn Desjardins, Deloitte and Jimmy Jean, Desjardins Group; Donna Sound, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Elliot Hughes, Lisa Raitt, Kathleen Monk and Robert Benzie.
12/8/202347 minutes, 50 seconds
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Power Play #1568: Is military failing to address sexual assault?

Lt. Gen. Jennie Carignan, CAF Professional Conduct and Culture; Rachel Aiello, CTV News; Ranj Pillai, Yukon Premier; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Gary Mar, Tom Mulcair and Nojoud Al Mallees.
12/6/202348 minutes, 25 seconds
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Power Play #1567: When will grocery prices go down?

MP Panel with: Taleeb Noormohamed, Andrew Scheer and Daniel Blaikie; Rachel Aiello, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Anne McGrath and Laura Stone.
12/6/202347 minutes, 29 seconds
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Power Play #1566: Canada’s role at COP28

Michael Bernstein, Clean Prosperity and Emilia Belliveau, Environmental Defence; Shachi Kurl, Angus Reid Institute and Christian Bourque, Leger; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Gurratan Singh and Rachel Aiello.
12/6/202347 minutes, 41 seconds
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Power Play #1565: Defence minister on sole-sourced contract

Bill Blair, Defence Minister; Mostafa Askari, Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy; The Front Bench with: John Tory, Laryssa Waler, Tom Mulcair and Stephanie Levitz.
12/1/202347 minutes, 28 seconds
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Power Play #1564: Feds land deal with Google

Pascale St-Onge, Heritage Minister; Joy Malbon, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Elliot Hughes, Gary Mar, Anne McGrath and Marieke Walsh.
11/30/202347 minutes, 43 seconds
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Power Play #1563: Feds respond to Alberta invoking Sovereignty Act

Randy Boissonnault, Employment and Workforce Development Minister; Dr. Eric Hoskins, Former Ontario Health Minister; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie.
11/30/202347 minutes, 20 seconds
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Power Play #1562: Alberta invokes Sovereignty Act

Danielle Smith, Alberta Premier; Sami Khoury, CSE Cyber Centre and Jen Easterly, US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone.
11/30/202354 minutes, 37 seconds
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Power Play #1561: Hostage deal begins

Louis Dumas, Canadian Ambassador to Egypt; Olivia Chow, Toronto Mayor and Patrick Brown, Brampton Mayor; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Laryssa Waler, Gurratan Singh and Rachel Aiello.
11/30/202347 minutes, 8 seconds
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Power Play #1560: Ukrainian ambassador on Conservatives voting against free trade deal

Yulia Kovaliv, Ukrainian Ambassador; Senator Bernadette Clement, Independent Senators Group – Ontario; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Tom Mulcair and Stephanie Levitz.
11/24/202347 minutes, 35 seconds
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Power Play #1559: Breaking news as vehicle crashes Canada-U.S. border crossing

Adrian Ghobrial, CTV News; Dominic LeBlanc, Public Safety Minister; Judy Trinh, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Elliot Hughes, Gary Mar and Anne McGrath.
11/24/202353 minutes, 39 seconds
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Power Play #1558: Freeland delivers fall economic statement

Amanda Lang, BNN Bloomberg and Graham Richardson, CTV News; Jimmy Jean, Desjardins Group and Sal Guatieri, BMO Capital Markets; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Kathleen Monk and Robert Benzie; Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister; Amanda Lang, BNN Bloomberg; Jagmeet Singh, NDP Leader; Jasraj Singh Hallan, Conservative Finance Critic; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie.
11/22/20231 hour, 45 minutes, 46 seconds
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Power Play #1557: Feds to open books

Stephen Poloz, Former Bank of Canada Governor and John Manley, Former Finance Minister; Anthony Housefather, Liberal - Quebec and Marty Morantz, Conservative - Manitoba; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone. 
11/21/202347 minutes, 18 seconds
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Power Play #1556: PM: Government always exercises ‘Fiscal Restraint’

Yves Giroux, Parliamentary Budget Officer; Vassy Kapelos, CTV News Chief Political Correspondent; Gen. (Ret’d) Tom Lawson; Steven Guilbeault, Environment Minister; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger and Rachel Aiello.
11/21/202347 minutes, 32 seconds
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Power Play #1555: Veltman guilty on all count

Amira Elghawaby, Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia; Yonatan Zeigen, Son of Vivian Silver; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, John Tory and Tom Mulcair
11/17/202347 minutes, 30 seconds
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Power Play #1554: Top Netanyahu advisor: IDF not in full control of Al-Shifa hospital

Mark Regev, Senior Advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister; Susan Gregson, Asia-Pacific Foundation of Canada and Guy Saint-Jacques, Former Canadian Ambassador to China; The Front Bench with: Elliot Hughes, Gary Mar, Anne McGrath and Robert Fife.
11/16/202347 minutes, 42 seconds
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PODCAST: Power Play #1553: Hospital crisis in Gaza

Christian Lindmeier, World Health Organization; Guy Saint-Jacques, Former Canadian Ambassador to China; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Gurratan Singh and Laura Stone.
11/16/202347 minutes, 23 seconds
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Power Play #1552: No ‘concrete’ agreement to get rest of Canadians out of Gaza

Louis Dumas, Canadian Ambassador to Egypt; Seamus O’Regan, Labour Minister; The Front Bench with: John Tory, Lisa Raitt and Tom Mulcair
11/10/202346 minutes, 53 seconds
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Power Play #1551: Rafah border crossing closed

Nael Alhalees, 18 Family Members in Gaza; Anthony Housefather, Liberal – Quebec; Brian Stelter, Vanity Fair and David Frum, The Atlantic; The Front Bench with: Elliot Hughes, Gary Mar, Anne McGrath and Robert Benzie.
11/9/202347 minutes, 39 seconds
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Power Play #1550: Canadians start leaving Gaza

Jagmeet Singh, NDP Leader; MP Panel with: Adam van Koeverden and Melissa Lantsman; The Front Bench with Brian Gallant, Shakir Chambers, Tom Mulcair and Laura Stone. 
11/8/202347 minutes, 57 seconds
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Power Play #1549: Live from Halifax for the premiers' meeting

Scott Moe, Saskatchewan Premier; Wab Kinew, Manitoba Premier; Tim Houston, Nova Scotia Premier; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark and Brian Gallant.
11/7/202346 minutes, 59 seconds
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Power Play #1548: Emergency finance ministers' meeting on CPP

Randy Boissonnault, Employment and Workforce Development Minister; Nate Horner, Alberta Finance Minister; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Gurratan Singh and Rachel Aiello; Adrian Ghobrial, CTV News
11/6/202346 minutes, 58 seconds
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Power Play #1547: Canadians trapped in Gaza

Reem Sultan, met with Prime Minister on getting Canadians out of Gaza; Dennis King, PEI Premier; U.S. Politics with: David Frum and Brian Stelter; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, John Tory and Tom Mulcair
11/3/202347 minutes, 55 seconds
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Power Play #1546: Public pension fight

Marc Miller, Immigration Minister; Judy Trinh, CTV News ; Nate Horner, Alberta Finance Minister; The Front Bench with: Elliot Hughes, Gary Mar, Anne McGrath and Marieke Walsh
11/2/202347 minutes, 53 seconds
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Power Play #1545: PM: No more carbon tax carve-outs

MP Panel with: Adam van Koeverden, Melissa Lantsman and Charlie Angus; David Cohen, U.S. Ambassador to Canada; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie
11/1/202348 minutes, 4 seconds
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Power Play #1544: Politics over policy?

Scott Moe, Saskatchewan Premier; Danielle Smith, Alberta Premier; Alexandra Friedman, relative of Hamas hostage; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Kelly Cryderman
10/31/202346 minutes, 55 seconds
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Power Play #1543: PM’s carbon tax pivot – politics or panic?

Genevieve Beauchemin, CTV News Nik Nanos – Nanos Research Andrew Scheer, Kody Blois and Rachel Blaney John Manley – Former Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Affairs Minister The Front Bench with: Melanie Paradis, Rachel Aiello, Karl Belanger and Carlene Variyan
10/30/202347 minutes
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Power Play #1542: Feds walk back carbon price plan

Seamus O’Regan, Labour Minister; Genevieve Beauchemin, CTV News; Gen. (Ret’d) Rick Hillier, Former Chief of the Defence Staff; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, John Tory and Tom Mulcair.
10/27/202347 minutes, 36 seconds
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Power Play #1541: Chretien: ‘Dull as hell’ now in House of Commons

Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien, Former Prime Minister; Stefanie McCollum, Canadian Ambassador to Lebanon; The Front Bench with: Elliot Hughes, Shakir Chambers, Anne McGrath and Marieke Walsh.
10/27/202347 minutes, 2 seconds
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Power Play #1540: Canada backs calls for 'humanitarian pauses'

Yonatan Zeigen, Vivian Silver's son; David Dodge, Former Bank of Canada Governor; The Front Bench with Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie. 
10/27/202347 minutes, 5 seconds
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Power Play #1539: Family of Released Hostage Speaks to CTV

Rutie Mizrahi, Niece of Yocheved Lifshitz; Peter MacKay, Former Foreign Affairs Minister; Bill Blair, Defence Minister; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Laryssa Waler, Kathleen Monk and Sabrina Nanji.
10/27/202348 minutes
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Power Play #1538: Two Hostages Freed by Hamas

Heather Wright, CTV News; Samantha Nutt, War Child Canada & USA and Sean Carroll, Anera; Salma Zahid, Liberal – Ontario; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, James Moore, Gurratan Singh and Rachel Aiello.
10/27/202346 minutes, 59 seconds
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Power Play #1537: Getting Aid into Gaza

Iddo Moed, Israeli Ambassador to Canada; Jonathan Belliveau, Doctors Without Borders Canada; John Manley, Former Foreign Affairs Minister; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, John Tory and Tom Mulcair; Heather Wright, CTV News 
10/20/202346 minutes, 42 seconds
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Power Play #1536: Latest on Gaza Hospital Blast

Gen. (Ret’d) Tom Lawson, Former Chief of the Defence Staff; Harel Lapidot, Uncle of Tiferet Lapidot; Lt. Col. (Res.) Jonathan Conricus; The Front Bench with: Elliot Hughes, Gary Mar, Anne McGrath and Rachel Aiello
10/20/202350 minutes, 31 seconds
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Power Play #1535: Gaza Hospital

Adrian Ghobrial, CTV News; Lana Nasser, Family trapped in Gaza; The Front Bench with Elliot Hughes, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie. 
10/20/202347 minutes, 35 seconds
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Power Play #1534: Gaza Ground Offensive Imminent

Lt. Col. (Res.) Jonathan Conricus, IDF International Spokesperson; Mona Abuamara, Chief Representative of the Palestinian General Delegation to Canada; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Shakir Chambers, Karl Bélanger and Laura Stone; Heather Wright, CTV News
10/20/202348 minutes, 2 seconds
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Power Play #1533: Israel issues evacuation order in Gaza

Dalia Al-Awqati, Save the Children Canada; Danielle Smith, Alberta Premier; Jonathan Wilkinson, Natural Resources Minister; Kevin Gallagher, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Bob Richardson, Melanie Paradis, Anne McGrath and Judy Trinh; Heather Wright, CTV News.
10/20/202347 minutes, 38 seconds
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Power Play #1532: Evacuation Flights Begin

Bill Blair, Defence Minister; Joseph Belliveau, Doctors Without Borders; Irwin Cotler, Former Justice Minister; The Front Bench with: Janice Stein, David Perry and Merissa Khurma; Adrian Ghobrial, CTV News 
10/20/202347 minutes, 8 seconds
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Power Play #1531: Evacuation Plan

Pablo Rodriguez, Transport Minister; Lt. Col. (Res.) Jonathan Conricus; The Front Bench with : Elliot Hughes, Gary Mar, Anne McGrath and Marieke Walsh; Adrian Ghobrial, CTV News
10/20/202347 minutes, 1 second
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Power Play #1530: Israel-Gaza War

Maj. (Res.) Ben Wahlhaus, IDF International Spokesperson; Maya Izoutcheev, Hamas Attack Survivor; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie; Adrian Ghobrial, CTV News
10/20/202346 minutes, 52 seconds
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Power Play #1529: Will government’s deal with grocers lower prices?

Senator Peter Boehm, Independent Senators Group; Ryan Turnbull, Industry Parliamentary Secretary; Melissa Lantsman, Deputy Conservative Leader; Peter Julian, NDP House Leader; The Front Bench with: Maryam Monsef, Melanie Paradis, Kathleen Monk and Rachel Aiello. 
10/20/202346 minutes, 35 seconds
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Power Play #1528: India gives Canada 5 days to reduce diplomats

Rachel Aiello, CTV News; Robert Fife, The Globe and Mail; Gen. (Ret’d) Tom Lawson; The Front Bench with: Elliot Hughes, Denise Siele, Anne McGrath and Marieke Walsh 
10/20/202347 minutes, 2 seconds
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Power Play #1526: Greg Fergus Elected House Speaker

Kevin Gallagher, CTV News; David Frum, The Atlantic; Geoff Regan, Former House of Commons Speaker; John Manley, Former Foreign Affairs Minister and Peter MacKay, Former Foreign Affairs Minister; Jill Macyshon, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Kate Harrison, Gurratan Singh, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie.
10/20/20231 hour, 15 minutes, 1 second
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Power Play #1527: Manitoba’s incoming premier Wab Kinew

Wab Kinew becomes Canada’s first ever First Nations premier of a province after Manitoba gives his NDP party a majority.
10/20/202322 minutes, 18 seconds
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Power Play #1525:Justice Minister and Premier Moe’s Plan to Force Pronoun Policy

Arif Virani, Justice Minister; Chief Gerald Antoine, Dene National Chief and AFN Regional Chief; The Front Bench with Carlene Variyan, Melanie Paradis, Gurratan Singh and Rachel Aiello
10/20/202346 minutes, 55 seconds
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Power Play #1524: Exclusive: Governor General on Zelenskyy Visit

Mary Simon, Governor General; Danielle Smith, Alberta Premier; David Frum, the Atlantic and Brian Stelter, Vanity Fair; The Front Bench with John Tory, Tom Mulcair, Judy Trinh and Kelly Cryderman
9/28/202347 minutes, 7 seconds
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Power Play #1523: PM Apologizes for House Honouring Nazi

Karina Gould, Government House Leader; Olivia Chow, Toronto Mayor; The Front Bench with Elliot Hughes, Gary Mar, Anne McGrath and Laura Stone 
9/28/202347 minutes, 8 seconds
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Power Play #1522: House Speaker Anthony Rota Resigns

Steven MacKinnon, Government Whip; Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; Peter Julian, NDP House Leader; Michael Levitt, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies and Michael Mostyn, B’nai Brith Canada; The Front Bench with Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie. 
9/28/202348 minutes, 5 seconds
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Power Play #1521: Will House Speaker Anthony Rota Resign?

Witold Dzielski, Polish Ambassador to Canada; David Eby, BC Premier; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Shakir Chambers, Gurratan Singh and Mia Rabson
9/28/202348 minutes, 6 seconds
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Power Play #1520: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Addresses Parliament

Bob Rae, United Nations Ambassador; Peter MacKay, Former Foreign Affairs Minister and Ward Elcock, Former CSIS Director; Siobhan Morris, CTV News Queen’s Park Bureau Chief; The Front Bench with Maryam Monsef, Melanie Paradis, Gurratan Singh and Rachel Aiello
9/28/202346 minutes, 42 seconds
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Power Play #1519: Ford Reverses Course on Green Belt and One-on-One with Deputy Prime Minister

Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister; Robert Benzie, The Toronto Star and Sabrina Nanji, Queen’s Park Observer; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, John Tory and Tom Mulcair
9/28/202347 minutes, 3 seconds
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Power Play #1518: PM Addresses UN Security Council

Jagmeet Singh, NDP Leader; Ahmed Hussen, International Development Minister; The Front Bench with: Elliot Hughes, Gary Mar, Anne McGrath and Laura Stone.
9/20/202353 minutes, 11 seconds
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Powerplay #1516: PM: 'credible allegations' Indian government involved in slaying of Sikh leader in B.C.

Dominic LeBlanc, Public Safety Minister; Robert Fife, The Globe and Mail; Karina Gould, Government House Leader; The Front Bench with Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Marieke Walsh
9/19/20231 hour, 16 minutes, 39 seconds
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Powerplay #1517: Former National Security Advisors on India Allegation

Richard Fadden, Former National Security Advisor and Vincent Rigby, Former National Security Advisor; Greg Fergus, Treasury Board Parliamentary Secretary and Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; The Front Bench with Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie
9/19/202347 minutes, 59 seconds
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Powerplay #1515: Grocery CEOs Summoned to Ottawa Monday

Julie Dabrusin, Liberal – Ontario; Melissa Lantsman, Deputy Conservative Leader; Jenny Kwan, NDP Caucus Chair; Karl Littler, Retail Council of Canada; The Front Bench with Maryam Monsef, Melanie Paradis, Gurratan Singh and Kristy Kirkup.
9/15/202348 minutes, 4 seconds
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Power Play #1514: PM Unveils Affordability Package

François-Philippe Champagne, Industry Minister; Aled ab Iorwerth, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, John Tory and Judy Trinh.
9/15/202346 minutes, 52 seconds
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Power Play #1513: Federal Housing Minister on housing supply shortage

Sean Fraser, Housing Minister; David Frum, The Atlantic and Brian Stelter, Vanity Fair; The Front Bench with: Elliot Hughes, Gary Mar, Anne McGrath and Marieke Walsh.
9/14/202348 minutes, 5 seconds
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Power Play #1512: Exclusive: One-on-one with Michael Chong following Washington testimony

Michael Chong, Conservative Finance Critic; Yves Giroux, Parliamentary Budget Officer; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Monte Solberg, Tom Mulcair and Sabrina Nanji.
9/12/202346 minutes, 54 seconds
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Power Play #1511: PM’s plane grounded in India

Annie Bergeron-Oliver, CTV News; François-Philippe Champagne, Industry Minister; Souriya Otmani, Moroccan Ambassador to Canada ; The Front Bench with Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone
9/11/202346 minutes, 59 seconds
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Power Play #1510: Special Coverage of the Conservative Convention in Quebec City

Melissa Lantsman, Deputy Conservative Leader; Karina Gould, Government House Leader; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; The Front Bench; and Pierre Poilievre’s address to the Conservative Convention.
9/9/20232 hours, 40 minutes, 44 seconds