CTV Question Period with Vassy Kapelos Podcast

CTV Question Period with Vassy Kapelos Podcast

Question Period, the national political landmark, comes out with a new episode every Sunday. Recorded in Ottawa with the newsmakers who matter. Hosted by CTV's Vassy Kapelos, the program is a must for political junkies.

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October 26, 2025 46 mins

Vassy Kapelos is joined by former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Derek Burney, strategists Scott Reid, James Moore, and Kathleen Monk, interim NDP leader Don Davies, journalism experts Stephanie Levitz and Chris Hall.

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Vassy Kapelos is joined by High Commissioner of India to Canada Dinesh Patnaik, former ambassadors Derek Burney, Guy Saint-Jacques, and Stewart Beck, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, and strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid.

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Vassy Kapelos is joined by Industry Minister Melanie Joly, Gen. Jennie Carignan, Chinese ambassador to Canada Wang Di, and strategists Shannon Phillips, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid.

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Vassy Kapelos is joined by Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) Stephen Fuhr, strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid, former clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick, former parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux, and Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal.

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Vassy Kapelos is joined by Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae, strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid, journalism experts Stephanie Levitz and Joel-Denis Bellavance, and data expert David Coletto.

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Vassy Kapelos is joined by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid, and journalism experts Hannah Thibedeau, Bob Fife, and Robert Benzie.

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Vassy Kapelos is joined by Government house leader Steven MacKinnon, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid, and business experts Nojoud Al Mallees, Goldy Hyder, and Armine Yalnizyan.

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Vassy Kapelos is joined by Industry Minister Melanie Joly, political strategists Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke and Kathleen Monk, Interim NDP leader Don Davies, and Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament.

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Vassy Kapelos is joined by Former Chief of the Defence Staff (Ret’d) Gen. Tom Lawson, Industry Minister Melanie Joly, B.C. Premier David Eby, Former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff and a panel of political strategists.

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Vassy Kapelos is joined by Former Canadian ambassador to Jordan, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates Arif Lalani, Former Middle East analyst at the Department of National Defence Thomas Juneau, Former Prime Minister Joe Clark, Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner and a panel of political strategists.

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Vassy Kapelos is joined by Government House Leader Steve MacKinnon, Conservative Leader in the House of Commons Andrew Scheer, Former National Chief of Assembly of First Nations Perry Bellegarde and a panel of political strategists.

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Vassy Kapelos sits down with Prime Minister Mark Carney for an exlcuisve interview. Plus, political strategists and reporters share their take on what to expect when Parliament resumes.

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Vassy Kapelos is joined by International Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Chinese Ambassador Wang Di, Conservative MP-elect Gérard Deltell and a panel of political strategists.

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What lies ahead for Prime Minister Mark Carney after winning a minority government? Vassy Kapelos is joined by political strategists, the California governor, former ambassadors to the U.S. and political reporters to discuss this and other political issues. 

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Shock and sorrow have gripped Vancouver after a driver used their SUV as a weapon. Vassy is joined by the Sunday Strategy Session and CTV’s Abigail Bimman, Rachel Aiello and pollster Nik Nanos.

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The federal election campaign is enterning its final stretch. Vassy is joined by the Sunday Strategy Session and pollsters David Coletto of Abacus Data and Andrew Enns of Leger.

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Donald Trump and his trade wars continue to dominate the Canadians election. Vassy is joined by the Sunday Strategy Session, a special tariff panel with Amanda Lang, Ali Velshi and Jason Kenney, and Nik Nanos.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s global trade war is roiling markets and overshadowing the Canadian election. Vassy is joined by the Sunday Strategy Session, Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. David MacNaughton and former national security and intelligence adviser Jody Thomas, and a special election edition of The Scrum.

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U.S. President Donald Trump upended the first week of the Canadian federal election. Vassy is joined by the Sunday Strategy Session, reporters on the campaign trail, former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Derek Burney and a special edition of The Scrum.

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Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks on fiscal responsibility, political strategists Kathleen Monk, Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke discuss Carney’s cabinet picks, David Frum on the looming tariff deadline, plus, journalists weigh in on when Canadians will be heading to the polls. 

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