CTV Power Play with Vassy Kapelos Podcast

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• Power Play #2268: Parti Québécois forms minority government in Quebec

  October 6, 2026 · 48 min

  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…

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

  October 2, 2026 · 47 min

  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

  October 1, 2026 · 47 min

  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

  September 29, 2026 · 54 min

  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

  September 28, 2026 · 48 min

  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

  September 25, 2026 · 47 min

  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…

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

  September 24, 2026 · 48 min

  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

  September 23, 2026 · 47 min

  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.