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

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.

Power Play #2287: Americans vote in crucial U.S. midterms

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Power Play #2287: Americans vote in crucial U.S. midterms 04 Nov 2026

A live reporter scrum with Prime Minister Mark Carney; A reporter wheel with CTV News Washington Bureau Chief Joy Malbon, CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Mike Le Couteur and CTV News B.C. Bureau Chief Andrew Johnson; Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman; The Front Bench panel with Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Graham Richardson; CTV News Ottawa Deputy Bureau Chief Marieke Walsh.

Power Play #2286: Inside U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens’ shocking endorsement flip 02 Nov 2026

Former Michigan Governor James Blanchard, who had dinner with Rep. Stevens before her endorsement switch; CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Mike Le Couteur; The Front Bench panel with Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie; Pollster Nik Nanos.

Power Play #2285: Canada & the EU: Engaged to be married? 30 Oct 2026

Canada’s Ambassador to the European Union Jonathan Wilkinson; Former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Derek Burney; The Front Bench panel with Zita Astravas, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger and Nojoud Al Mallees.

Power Play #2284: EU chief continues push for Canada to become EU ‘associate member’ 29 Oct 2026

A.I. Minister Evan Solomon; The Front Bench panel with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and James Rajotte; Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy.

Power Play #2283: Canada, EU dropping ‘associate member’ term 28 Oct 2026

CTV News Ottawa Bureau Chief Graham Richardson; CTV News’ Chief Financial Correspondent Amanda Lang; The Front Bench panel with Sharan Kaur, Dan Moulton, Jeff Rutledge, Dimitris Soudas and Marieke Walsh; Defence Minister David McGuinty.

Power Play #2282: German Ambassador: There’s some ‘concerns’ on EU associate membership label 27 Oct 2026

CTV Ottawa Deputy Bureau Chief Marieke Walsh; German Ambassador Matthias Lüttenberg; The Front Bench panel with Louis Hamann, Shakir Chambers, Karl Bélanger and Laura Stone; Industry Minister Mélanie Joly.

Power Play #2281: Sources: Canada-U.S. trade talks gaining momentum 26 Oct 2026

A panel with CTV Ottawa Bureau Chief Graham Richardson, CTV Ottawa Deputy Bureau Chief Marieke Walsh and CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Mike Le Couteur; CTV Vancouver’s B.C. Legislative Reporter Rob Buffam; Assembly of the First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak; The Front Bench panel with Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie.

Power Play #2280: Trump says trade deal with Canada close 23 Oct 2026

A panel with Canada-U.S. advisory committee members Ralph Goodale, former High Commissioner to the U.K., and Candace Laing, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce; CTV Vancouver’s B.C. Legislative Reporter Rob Buffam; The Front Bench panel with Zita Astravas, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger and Rachel Aiello.

Power Play #2279: Military officials provide update on CFB Wainwright tragedy 22 Oct 2026

A live presser with top Canadian military officials; CTV News Ottawa Deputy Bureau Chief Marieke Walsh; The Front Bench panel with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and James Rajotte.

Power Play #2278: Smith to UCP: Accept referendum results or join a different party 21 Oct 2026

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith; CTV News Senior Correspondent Abigail Bimman; The Front Bench panel with Sharan Kaur, Louis Hamann, Erika Barootes, Dimitris Soudas and Marieke Walsh.

Power Play #2277: Alberta votes to stay in Canada 20 Oct 2026

Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski; Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi; Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney; The Front Bench panel with Anne McLellan, James Rajotte and Shannon Phillips.

Power Play #2276: Albertans vote in historic referendum 19 Oct 2026

General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff; Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney; CTV National News’ B.C. Bureau Chief Andrew Johnson; CTV National News Anchor Heather Butts; Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi; The Front Bench panel with Anne McLellan, James Rajotte and Rachel Notley.

Power Play #2275: Alberta referendum three days away 16 Oct 2026

CTV News Senior Correspondent Judy Trinh; Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu; Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi; The Front Bench panel with Sabrina Grover, Jamie Ellerton and Max Fawcett; Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s live address to Albertans.

Power Play #2274: Carney in Calgary ahead of referendum 15 Oct 2026

CTV News Senior Correspondent Judy Trinh; Forever Canadian spokesperson Thomas Lukaszuk; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, James Rajotte, Peter Julian and Robert Buffam.

Power Play #2273: Hoekstra sends stern warning to Canada ahead of U.S. midterms 14 Oct 2026

CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Abigail Bimman; Corey Hogan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Energy Minister; Hermitage Capital Management’s Bill Browder; The Front Bench panel with Sharan Kaur, Louis Hamann, Erika Barootes, Dimitris Soudas and Marieke Walsh.

Power Play #2272: Freeland spills tea in new memoir 13 Oct 2026

The Atlantic’s David Frum; CTV National News Correspondent Michael Serapio; The Front Bench panel with Dan Moulton, Jason Hatcher, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone; Rob Buffam, B.C. Legislative Reporter for CTV Vancouver.

Power Play #2271: Canada loses 68,000 jobs 09 Oct 2026

A big bank chief economist panel with CIBC Chief Economist Avery Shenfeld and Desjardins Chief Economist Jimmy Jean; Liberal MP Will Greaves; The Front Bench panel with Sabrina Grover, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger and Rachel Aiello.

Power Play #2270: Will cost of flying go up if Canada’s four largest airports are privatized? 08 Oct 2026

CTV News National Correspondent Jeremie Charron; Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin; WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech; The Front Bench panel with Marco Mendicino, Christy Clark, James Moore and James Rajotte; Terry Teegee, the Regional Chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations.

Power Play #2269: Federal government won’t expand MAID for mental illness 07 Oct 2026

Liberal Caucus Chair James Maloney; Senator Pamela Wallin; NDP House Leader Heather McPherson; The Front Bench panel with Sharan Kaur, Louis Hamann, Erika Barootes, Shakir Chambers and Marieke Walsh.

Power Play #2268: Parti Québécois forms minority government in Quebec 06 Oct 2026

A special panel with former Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez and former Quebec CAQ Minister Christopher Skeete; Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr, The Front Bench panel with Dan Moulton, Dimitris Soudas, Kathleen Monk and Genevieve Beauchemin; Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, who represents the community of Tumbler Ridge.

Power Play #2267: EXCLUSIVE: Michael J. Fox weighs in on Canada-U.S. relations 02 Oct 2026

Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski; CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Judy Trinh’s interview with Canadian actor Michael J. Fox; The Front Bench panel with Zita Astravas, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger and Marie Vastel.

Power Play #2266: New west coast pipeline named project of national interest 01 Oct 2026

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith; Energy Minister Tim Hodgson; The Front Bench panel with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and James Rajotte; CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Judy Trinh.

Power Play #2265: LNG Canada greenlights Phase 2 expansion 29 Sep 2026

A Q&A with Prime Minister Mark Carney; Corey Hogan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Energy Minister; The Front Bench with Sharan Kaur, Shakir Chambers, Tom Mulcair and Laura Stone.

Power Play #2264: Former top soldier’s new tell-all 28 Sep 2026

General (Retired) Wayne Eyre, former Chief of the Defence Staff; CTV Quebec Bureau Chief Genevieve Beauchemin; The Front Bench panel with Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Anne McGrath; Robert Benzie, Robert Buffam.

Power Play #2263: U.S. military threat to Canada is ‘not zero’, Scaramucci says 25 Sep 2026

Former White House Communications Director in Trump’s first term, Anthony Scaramucci; CTV News Chief Political Correspondent Vassy Kapelos; Pollster Nik Nanos; The Front Bench with Zita Astravas, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger and Rachel Aiello.

Power Play #2262: Carney tells NYT he studied risk of U.S. invasion 24 Sep 2026

The New York Times’ Canada Bureau Chief Matina Stevis-Gridneff; A.I. Minister Evan Solomon; An exclusive conversation with Annette Ryan; The Front Bench panel with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and James Rajotte.

Power Play #2261: British Columbians head to snap election 23 Sep 2026

Peter Milobar, B.C. Conservative Candidate; Randeep Sarai, Secretary of State for international development; The Front Bench with Sharan Kaur, Louis Hamann, Erika Barootes, Dimitris Soudas, and Marieke Walsh.

Power Play #2260: Snap election called in British Columbia 22 Sep 2026

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe; CP24’s Beatrice Vaisman; Leslie Church, Parliamentary Secretary to the Jobs Minister; The Front Bench panel with Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone.

Power Play #2259: Parliament returns 21 Sep 2026

Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer; Government House Leader Steve MacKinnon; The Front Bench panel with Brian Gallant, Dimitris Soudas, Tom Mulcair and Nojoud Al Mallees; CTV National News Senior Political Correspondent Mike Le Couteur.

Power Play #2258: Feds to introduce new labour legislation as soon as next week: sources 18 Sep 2026

Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu; Keir Giles, Russian Military Expert; The Front Bench with Zita Astravas, Jamie Ellerton and Karl Bélanger; Canadian A.I. Minister Evan Solomon and German A.I. Minister Karsten Wildberger.

Power Play #2257: Carney says new EU partnership will be voted on in Parliament 17 Sep 2026

Conservative Canada-U.S. Relations Critic Shuv Majumdar; CTV National News Correspondent Abigail Bimman; CTV Vancouver Legislative Bureau Chief Rob Buffam; The Front Bench panel with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, Lisa Raitt and James Rajotte.

Power Play #2256: EU chief opens door for Canada to become associate member 16 Sep 2026

CTV National Correspondent Rachel Aiello; A panel with Irish Ambassador John Concannon and German Ambassador Matthias Lüttenberg; CTV National Correspondent Abigail Bimman; The Front Bench panel with Sharan Kaur, Louis Hamann, Erika Barootes, Dimitris Soudas and Marieke Walsh.

Power Play #2255: Three of Canada’s top CEOs join Power Play 15 Sep 2026

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne; British Columbia Premier David Eby; The Front Bench with Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone; Three of Canada’s top CEOs: Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel, Linamar CEO Linda Hasenfratz and Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez.

Power Play #2254: Canada’s investment summit kicks off 14 Sep 2026

Invest in Canada Chair Dominic Barton; A.I. Minister Evan Solomon; The Front Bench with Brian Gallant, James Moore, Tom Mulcair and Joël-Denis Bellavance.

Power Play #2253: 25 years since 9/11 11 Sep 2026

CTV’s Adrian Ghobrial in New York City; CTV’s Heather Wright in Gander, NL; David Collenette, former Transport Minister who led Canada’s aviation response during 9/11; CTV’s Judy Trinh; The Front Bench panel with Zita Astravas, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger, Marie Vastel & Rachel Aiello.

Power Play #2252: Carney reveals he’s talked to Trump 10 Sep 2026

A live presser with Prime Minister Mark Carney; U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin; The Front Bench panel with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino; James Moore & James Rajotte; John Manley, former Foreign Affairs Minister during 9/11.

Power Play #2251: U.S. bans slew of Canadian goods as trade war intensifies 09 Sep 2026

CTV National News Correspondent Abigail Bimman; A panel of two members of the Prime Minister’s committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations, former Conservative Deputy Leader Lisa Raitt and former Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ralph Goodale; CTV National News Ottawa Bureau Chief Graham Richardson; Former B.C. Conservative MLA Peter Milobar; The Front Bench panel with Sharan Kaur, Louis Hamann, Dimitris Soudas, Erika Barootes & Stephanie Levitz.

Power Play #2250: Kerry-Lynne Findlay speaks with Power Play after nine caucus members quit 08 Sep 2026

An exclusive conversation with B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay; An exclusive conversation with Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon; The Front Bench panel with Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone.

Power Play #2249: Liberals launch public competition to restore 24 Sussex 26 Jun 2026

Public Works and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound; Conservative campaign manager and chief of staff to leader Pierre Poilievre; The Front Bench panel with Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger and Marie Vastel.

Power Play #2248: Carney shares details of phone call with Trump 25 Jun 2026

CTV National News Correspondents Abigail Bimman and Mike Le Couteur; Gen. Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff; The Front Bench panel with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Tony Clement.

Power Play #2247: Feds considering listing three northern projects in ‘national interest’ 24 Jun 2026

Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon; CTV News B.C. Bureau Chief Andrew Johnson; CTV News Senior Correspondent Heather Wright; The Front Bench panel with Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton, Dimitris Soudas and Marieke Walsh.

Power Play #2246: Exclusive: U.S. Ambassador to Canada speaks with CTV 23 Jun 2026

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra; A Canada-U.S. panel with former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Derek Burney and Brian Clow, former deputy chief of staff to former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; CTV News Quebec Bureau Chief Genevieve Beauchemin; The Front Bench panel with Louis Hamann, Dimitris Soudas, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone; CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Judy Trinh.

Power Play #2245: Police officer and two others dead in Montreal shooting 23 Jun 2026

CTV News Quebec Bureau Chief Genevieve Beauchemin; Energy Minister Tim Hodgson; CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Mike Le Couteur, CTV News National Correspondent Judy Trinh; A live press conference about the deadly shooting in Montreal.

Power Play #2244: MPs debate party policies heading into summer 19 Jun 2026

Retired General Tom Lawson, former Chief of the Defence Staff, and Dennis Horak, one of Canada's last representatives to Iran before we cut off diplomatic ties; An MP panel with Liberal Caucus Chair James Maloney, Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP House Leader Heather McPherson; The Front Bench panel with Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger and Rachel Aiello.

Power Play #2243: House rises for the summer 18 Jun 2026

Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon; CTV News National Correspondent Rachel Aiello; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; Former Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole; The Front Bench panel with Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Anne McGrath.

Power Play #2242: Committee recommends against MAID expansion for mental illness 17 Jun 2026

Canadian Senator Pamela Wallin; The Front Bench panel Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton, Dimitris Soudas and Marieke Walsh; TSN Senior Correspondent Rick Westhead and former Canadian men's national team soccer player Tosaint Ricketts.

Power Play #2241: Liberal bail reform bill becomes law 16 Jun 2026

Justice Minister and Attorney General Sean Fraser; The Front Bench panel with Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone; Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty.

Power Play #2240: U.S. and Iran reach tentative deal 15 Jun 2026

Defence Minister David McGuinty; CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent Amanda Lang; CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Mike Le Couteur; The Front Bench with Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie.

Power Play #2239: Liberals table bill on forced labour following U.S. tariff threat 12 Jun 2026

CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Mike Le Couteur; Conservative Foreign Affairs Critic Michael Chong; Canada Post spokesperson Jon Hamilton; The Front Bench panel with Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger and Nojoud Al Mallees.

Power Play #2238: Gordie Howe International Bridge opening postponed indefinitely 11 Jun 2026

CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Mike Le Couteur; CTV News National Correspondent Jeremie Charron; Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens; A live press conference with Prime Minister Mark Carney; The Front Bench panel with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Tony Clement.

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