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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 Don Martin, the program is a must for political insiders.

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    Power Play #2041: First Ministers Meet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 86:34


    Colton Prail, CTV News; National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak; Chrystia Freeland, Transport & Internal Trade Minister.

    Power Play #2040: Prairies in peril

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 47:42


    Chief Tammy Cook-Searson, Lac La Ronge Indian Band & Robert Smith, Cross Lake Mayor; Tood Loewen, Alberta Forestry Minister; Christopher Skeete, Quebec Economy Minister; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis & Gurratan Singh; Michal Baranowski, Polish Deputy Trade Minister.

    Power Play #2039: States of emergency in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 47:34


    Wab Kinew, Manitoba Premier; George Fontaine, Flin Flon Mayor; Derek Burney, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United States; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Rona Ambrose & Robert Fife; Alex Karpa, CTV News.

    Power Play #2038: PM Carney's first Question Period

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 48:33


    MP Panel with: Mike Kelloway & Jasraj Singh Hallan; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger & Stephanie Levitz; Andrew Bevan, Liberal Campaign Director.

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    Power Play #2037: King: ‘The True North is indeed strong and free'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 47:36


    The Right Honourable Kim Campbell, Former Prime Minister; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, James Moore, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie; Cadet Warrant Officer Olivia Vernelli, Queen’s flower-bearer & escort.

    Power Play #2036: House returns as King arrives in Ottawa

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 46:48


    Steven MacKinnon, Government House Leader; Melissa Lantsman, Deputy Conservative Leader; Abigail Bimman, CTV News; Don Davies, Interim NDP Leader; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Hannah Thibedeau & Laura Stone.

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    Power Play #2035: U.S. Senator one-on-one after meeting with PM Carney

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 47:54


    Kevin Cramer, Senator – North Dakota (R); Jim Gallant, Canadian Union of Postal Workers; Jon Hamilton, Canada Post; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis & Gurratan Singh.

    Power Play #2034: Israeli Ambassador one-on-one

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 47:37


    Ido Moed, Israeli Ambassador to Canada; Don Davies, Interim NDP Leader; Rachel Aiello, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Monte Solberg & Nathan Cullen.

    Power Play #2033: One-on-one with Trump's Ambassador to Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 56:58


    Pete Hoekstra, U.S. Ambassador; Mike Le Couteur, CTV News; Rachel Aiello, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger & Hannah Thibault.

    Power Play #2032: Canada Post union open to delaying strike

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 47:29


    Jon Hamilton, Canada Post; Jim Gallant, Canadian Union of Postal Workers; Mike Le Couteur, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie.

    Power Play #2030: Why skip spring budget?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 47:20


    Steven MacKinnon, Government House Leader; Micharl Kovrig, Former Canadian diplomat; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Tony Clement & Nathan Cullen.

    Power Play #2029: PM gives Finance Minister 6 weeks to pass tax cut

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 48:28


    François-Philippe Champagne, Finance Minister; John Brassard, Conservative MP-elect – Ontario; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Jamie Ellerton, Graham Richardson & Nik Nanos

    Power Play #2028: Exclusive: Prime Minister Mark Carney one-on-one

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 47:28


    The Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie.

    Power Play #2027: New details on Carney's cabinet

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 48:20


    Rachel Aiello, CTV News; Kirsten Hillman, Canadian Ambassador to the U.S.; Rebecca Shulz, Alberta Environment Minister; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.

    Power Play #2026: Carney cabinet predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 47:35


    David McLaughlin, Former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney & Eddie Goldenberg, Former Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien; The Front Bench with: Sabrian Grover, Anthony Koch, Gurratan Singh & Rachel Aiello; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research.

    Power Play 2025: Erin O'Toole: CPC ‘got used to having strong poll numbers,' need to ‘make peace' with premiers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 48:47


    Erin O’Toole, Former Conservative Leader; Scott Moe, Saskatchewan Premier; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Tony Clement & Nathan Cullen.

    Power Play #2024: Exclusive: Alberta Premier Smith will ‘respect the outcome' of referendum on separation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 47:16


    Danielle Smith, Alberta Premier; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger & Hannah Thibedeau; Adrian Ghobrial, CTV News.

    Power Play #2022: PM Carney in Washington

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 47:22


    Mike Le Couteur, CTV News; David Patterson, Ontario Representative in Washington; Joy Malbon, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.

    Power Play #2021: Carney to meet Trump at White House Tuesday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 48:15


    David Cohen, Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada; Abigail Bimman, CTV News; Shachi Kurl, Angus Reid Institute; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis & Gurratan Singh.

    Powerplay #2020: Bloc picks up another seat & John Bolton one-on-one

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 47:29


    John Bolton, Former Trump National Security Advisor; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Monte Solberg & Nathan Cullen; David Coletto, Abacus Data.

    Powerplay #2019: Andrew Scheer on state of the Conservative party

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 48:32


    Andrew Scheer, Conservative-elect – Saskatchewan; Jennifer Howard, NDP Campaign Director; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger & Hannah Thibedeau.

    Powerplay #2018: Liberals win minority government, one-on-one with Liberal who defeated Poilievre

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 50:44


    Bruce Fanjoy, Liberal-elect – Ontario; Don Davies, NDP-elect – British Columbia; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie.

    Powerplay #2015: Federal election: campaign day 33

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 47:23


    The Front Bench: Former BC premier Christy Clark, former Conservative minister Tony Clement, former NDP MP Nathan Cullen; former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research.

    Powerplay #2017: Federal Election Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 47:25


    Strategy Session with: David Herle, Kory Teneycke & Kathleen Monk; Campaign trail reporters with: Mike Le Couteur, Abigail Bimman, Judy Trinh, Jeremie Charron & Rob Buffam; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, James Moore & Tom Mulcair.

    Power Play # 2014: Battle of the Ballot Box Question

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 47:48


    Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; The War Room: Jason Lietaer, Enterprise Canada, Zita Astravas, Wellington Advocacy, and Anne McGrath, spokesperson for the NDP campaign; CTV’s Chief Financial Correspondent Amanda Lang; The Front Bench: Sharan Kaur, Sovereign Advisory, Jamie Ellerton, Conaptus, Karl Bélanger, Traxxion Strategies, and Laura Stone, The Globe and Mail.

    Power Play # 2013: Three main federal parties release costed platforms

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 47:27


    CTV's Colton Praill; The Front Bench: Lisa Raitt, former Conservative deputy leader, Tom Mulcair, CTV News political analyst, Brian Gallant, former New Brunswick Premier, Robert Benzie, the Toronto Star; CTV's Genevieve Beauchemin; Don Drummond, former chief economist of TD Bank.

    Power Play # 2012: Campaign enters final week

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 47:29


    CTV’s Colton Praill; Perry Bellegarde, former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations; CTV’s Mike Le Couteur, CTV’s Abigail Bimman, CTV’s Rachel Aiello; The Front Bench: Dan Moulton, Crestview Strategy, Shakir Chambers, Oyster Group, Kathleen Monk, Monk + Associates, Hannah Thibedeau, Global Public Affairs.

    Power Play # 2011: Leaders face-off in English-language debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 100:03


    April 17, 2025: Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh face-off in English-language debate

    Power Play # 2010: Leaders face-off in French-language debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 48:09


    Quebec issues-focused panel: Tom Mulcair, CTV News Political Analyst, Dimitri Soudas, former communications director to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Dominique Anglade, former leader of the Quebec Liberal Party; CTV’s Mike Le Couteur, CTV’s Judy Trinh, CTV’s Abigail Bimman, CTV’s Rachel Aiello; Jonathan Pedneault, Green Party Co-Leader; Gilles Duceppe, former Bloc Québécois leader.

    Power Play # 2009: Looking ahead to Leaders' Debates

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 48:00


    CTV’s Colton Praill; Brian Kingston, President and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association; Outgoing Conservative MP Ed Fast; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, James Moore, Tom Mulcair and Rob Benzie.

    Power Play # 2008: Federal election campaign enters debate week

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 47:28


    Candidates panel with: Yasir Naqvi, Liberal Candidate, Melissa Lantsman, Conservative Candidate, Alistair MacGregor, NDP Candidate; The Front Bench with: Kathleen Monk, Monk + Associates, Laura D’Angelo, Enterprise Canada, Shakir Chambers, Oyster Group, Laura Stone, The Globe and Mail.

    Power Play # 2007: Ontario GM plant shutting down temporarily

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 47:26


    Lana Payne, Unifor; CTV News campaign reporters: Judy Trinh & Mike Le Couteur; The Front Bench with: Matt Barns, Anthony Koch & Allison Gifford; Big City Battlegrounds with: CTV’s Todd Battis, Nathan Downer & Tara Nelson.

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    Power Play # 2006: Should Canada drop counter tariffs on U.S.?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 47:26


    CTV News campaign reporters: Abigail Bimman, Rachel Aiello & Mike Le Couteur; Kory Teneycke, Rubicon Strategy Inc.; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Monte Solbert & Nathan Cullen; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research.

    Power Play # 2005: Trump backs down… for now

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 47:29


    Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent & Joy Malbon CTV News Washington Bureau Chief; The War Room with: Zita Astravas, Andrew Brander & Anne McGrath; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Jamie Ellerton, Kathleen Monk & Hannah Thibedeau; Green Party Co-Leaders: Elizabeth May & Jonathan Pedneault.

    Power Play # 2004: Candidates debate growing Canadian economy during Trump presidency

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 48:30


    Candidates Panel: Charles Sousa, Andrew Scheer & Don Davies; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, James Moore, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie.

    Power Play # 2003: Trump stands by tariffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 47:28


    Economic panel: Stephen Poloz, John Manley & Amanda Lang; CTV News campaign reporters: Jeremie Charron, Abigail Bimman & Mike Le Couteur; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Karl Bélanger & Laura Stone.

    Power Play # 2002: Trump's tariffs cause market plunge

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 47:32


    Amanda Lang, BNN Bloomberg; CTV News campaign reporters: Judy Trinh, Mike Le Couteur & Rachel Aiello; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; The Front Bench with: Matt Barns, Anthony Koch & Allison Gifford; CTV News Anchors Panel with: Todd Battis, Nathan Downer & Ian White.

    Power Play # 2001: Canada responds to Trump's global trade war

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 51:34


    Anita Anand, Industry Minister; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Tony Clement & Nathan Cullen; Andrew Furey, Newfoundland & Labrador Premier.

    Power Play # 2000: White House: Canada dodges new Trump tariffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 87:41


    Trump tariff reaction with: Scott Reid, Rona Ambrose & Tom Mulcair; Stephen Poloz, Fmr. Bank of Canada Governor; Derek Burney, Former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S.; David Cohen, Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger & Hannah Thibedeau.

    Power Play # 1999: Federal election: Campaign day 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 47:19


    CTV News campaign reporters: Mike Le Couteur, Judy Trinh & Rachel Aiello; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research.

    Power Play # 1998: Federal election: Campaign day 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 47:23


    Candidates Panel with: Gregor Robertson, Melissa Lantsman & Laurel Collins; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.

    Power Play # 1997: Federal election campaign: Day 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 48:35


    John Bolton, Former National Security Advisor to Donald Trump; The Front Bench with: Muhammad Ali, Anthony Koch & Allison Gifford; Big City Battlegrounds with: Nathan Downer, Tara Nelson & Mi-Jung Lee.

    Power Play # 1996: Federal election campaign: Day 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 48:14


    Lana Payne, Unifor; Brian Kingston, Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association; Flavio Volpe, Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Rona Ambrose & Nathan Cullen; Scott Moe, Saskatchewan Premier.

    Power Play # 1995: Federal election: Campaign day 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 80:33


    The War Room with: Zita Astravas, Jason Lietaer & Anne McGrath; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Jamie Ellerton, Karl Bélanger & Hannah Thibedeau.

    Power Play # 1994: Federal election campaign: day three

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 47:36


    CTV News campaign reporters : Mike Le Couteur, Rachel Aiello & Judy Trinh ; David Coletto, Abacus Data & Greg Lyle, Innovative Research Group; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie

    Power Play # 1993: Campaign day two: Liberals & Conservative promise tax cuts, NDP pledge new homes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 48:36


    Candidates Panel: Charles Sousa, Michael Barrett & Craig Sauvé ; CTV News Campaign Reporters: Judy Trinh, Mike Le Couteur & Rachel Aiello; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.

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