CTV Power Play with Vassy Kapelos Podcast

CTV Power Play with Vassy Kapelos Podcast

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 Vassy Kapelos, the program is a must for political insiders.

Episodes

November 14, 2025 47 mins

Judy Trinh, CTV News; Stephen Lecce, Ontario Energy Minister; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis & Karl Bélanger; Adam Chambers, Conservative International Trade Critic. 

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The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Tony Clement; Tim Hodgson, Energy Minister; Joy Malbon, CTV News. 

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Jonathan Wilkinson, Liberal – British Columbia; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Louis Hamann, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski; Kaja Kallas, EU Foreign Representative. 

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November 11, 2025 47 mins

General (Ret’d) Tom Lawson, Former Chief of the Defence Staff & Harjit Sajjan, Former Defence Minister; Sergeant (Ret'd) Cheryl LeBlanc, Canadian Veteran; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers & Kathleen Monk. 

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Evan Solomon, Artificial Intelligence Minister; Elizabeth May, Green Party Leader; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Rachel Aiello. 

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Gregor Robertson, Housing Minister; Stephen Poloz, Former Bank of Canada Governor; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Tony Clement. 

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Strategy Session with Scott Reid & Kory Teneycke; Sean Fraser, Justice Minister; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski. 

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November 4, 2025 67 mins

Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent; Don Davies, Interim NDP Leader; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, James Moore, Tom Mulcair & Stephanie Levitz; Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; François-Philippe Champagne, Finance Minister. 

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November 3, 2025 47 mins

John Manley, Former Finance Minister, Jean-François Perrault, Scotiabank Chief Economist & Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; The Front Bench with: Louis Hamann, Dimitri Soudas, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone. 

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Wang Di, Chinese Ambassador to Canada; Dan Davies, Interim NDP Leader; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Laryssa Waler & Karl Bélanger; John Vennavally-Rao, CTV News. 

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Dan Rayfield, Oregon Attorney General; Jason Jacques, Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Tony Clement. 

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Rechie Valdez, Women & Gender Equality Minister; Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning economist; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.

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Jean Charest, Former Quebec Premier ; Demetrios Nicolaides, Alberta Education Minister ; The Front Bench with : Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.

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Patty Hajdu, Jobs Minister; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie; Judy Trinh, CTV News. 

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Frank McKenna, Former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. & Brian Clow, Former Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; Dan Kelly, Canadian Federation of Independent Business; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Rachel Aiello; Sean Leathong, CTV News Toronto.

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Sean Fraser, Justice Minister; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Tony Clement; Rob Ashton, NDP Leadership Candidate. 

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Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; The Front Bench with Sharan Kaur, Kevin Deagle, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski; Don Davies, Interim NDP Leader. 

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Wayne Long, Canada Revenue Agency Secretary of State; German Defence Minister, Boris Pistorius & Norwegian Defence Minister Tore Sandvik; The Front Bench with: Louis Hamann, Laryssa Waler, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone. 

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Former National Security Advisors to the Prime Minister: Richard Fadden, Vincent Rigby & Jody Thomas; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie.

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Ruby Sahota, Combatting Crime Secretary of State; Ravi Parmar, British Columbia Forests Minister; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Abigail Bimman. 

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