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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 #2144: Trump officials met Alberta separatists

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2026 47:29

Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney; Conservative MP Shuv Majumdar; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Monte Solberg, Tom Mulcair and Stephanie Levitz; Colorado Governor Jared Polis.

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Power Play #2143: Premiers meet in Ottawa

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 48:05

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe; The Front Bench with Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton and Sebastian Skamski; Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques.

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Power Play #2142: Carney denies Davos speech walk-back

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 47:24

Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon; Pollster Nik Nanos; The Front Bench with Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk & Stephanie Levitz.

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Power Play #2141: House returns with GST rebate boost

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 48:28

François-Philippe Champagne, Finance Minister; Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie.

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Power Play #2140: PM leaves cabinet retreat without taking questions

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 47:27

Jeremie Charron, CTV News; Derek Burney, Former Canadian Ambassador to the United States; Sean O’Reilly, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis & Karl Bélanger.

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Power Play #2139: Trump: Canada...should be grateful

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 48:08

Joy Malbon, CTV News Washington Bureau Chief; Mike Le Couteur, CTV News Senior Political Correspondent; Matina Stevis-Gridneff, New York Times Canada Bureau Chief; Lana Payne, Unifor & Flavio Volpe, Automative Parts Manufactures Association; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.

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Power Play #2138: Carney in Davos: the old world order ‘is not coming back'

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 48:17

Annie Bergeron-Oliver, CTV News; Leon Panetta, Former CIA Director & U.S. Defence Secretary; Heath MacDonald, Agriculture Minister; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.

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Power Play #2137: Trump gunning for Greenland

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2026 47:23

Peter MacKay, Former Defence Minister; Gen. (Ret’d) Tom Lawson, Former Chief of the Defence Staff; Kerry Buck, Former Canadian Ambassador to NATO; David Paterson, Ontario's Representative in Washington; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie.

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Power Play #2136: Carney inks trade deal with China's Xi

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2026 47:23

Canada-China trade panel with: Guy Saint-Jacques, Vina Nadjibulla & Gary Mar; David Cohen, Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Rachel Aiello.

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Power Play #2135: The cost of ‘buying Canadian'

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 48:34

Gregor Robertson, Infrastructure Minister; Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Tony Clement.

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Power Play #2134: François Legault quits

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 47:24

Genevieve Beauchemin, CTV News Quebec Bureau Chief & Tom Mulcair, CTV News Political Analyst; Dennis Horak, Former Canadian chargé d'affaires to Iran; The Front Bench with: Louis Hamann, Dimitris Soudas & Sébastien Dallaire; Wab Kinew, Manitoba Premier.

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Power Play #2133: Trump to Iranian protesters: "help is on the way"

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 47:29

Irwin Cotler, Former Justice Minister; David Paterson, Ontario U.S. Trade Representative; Annie Bergeron Oliver, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Laryssa Waler, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.

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Power Play #2132: Carney's China challenge

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 48:01

Guy Saint-Jacques, Former Canadian Ambassador to China; Richard Fadden, Former CSIS Director; Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent; Ali Ehsassi, Liberal – Ontario; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Kory Teneycke, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie.

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Power Play #2131: Carney heading to China next week

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2026 47:18

Kody Blois, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister; Obby Khan, Manitoba Progressive Conservative Leader; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis & Karl Bélanger.

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Power Play #2130: Vance claims media coverage of shooting ‘irresponsible', Minnesota Governor accuses White House of promoting ‘propaganda'

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 51:36

Joy Malbon, CTV News Washington Bureau Chief; Jeanne Meserve, CTV News Security Analyst & Eric Ham, CTV News Political Analyst; Guy Saint-Jacques, Former Canadian Ambassador to China; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Tony Clement

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Power Play #2129: Mayor: We do not want ‘ICE' in Minneapolis

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2026 48:41

Eric Ham, CTV News Political Analyst; Scott Moe, Saskatchewan Premier; Adrian Dix, British Columbia Energy Minister; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.

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Power Play #2128: U.S. action in Venezuela sparks pipeline debate in Canada

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026 47:57

Amanda Lang, CTV Chief Financial Correspondent; Orlando Viera-Blanco, Exiled Venezuelan Diplomat; Mike Le Couteur, CTV News Senior Political Correspondent; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Stephanie Levitz.

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Power Play #2127: What's next for Venezuela with: Former CIA Director David Petraeus & Former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 47:35

General (Ret’d) David Petraeus, Former CIA Director; John Bolton, Former National Security Advisor to President Trump; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie; Mike Le Couteur, CTV News.

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Power Play #2126: Canada, U.S. reps to meet in January to review CUSMA

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2025 47:24

A Canada-U.S. panel with Flavio Volpe, Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association President, and Diamond Isinger, former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Canada-U.S. relations; The Front Bench with Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Rachel Aiello.

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Power Play #2125: Unpacking the top political stories of 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 48:40

The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Tony Clement; Melanie Joly, Industry Minister.

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Power Play #2124: Pablo Rodriguez resigns as Quebec Liberal Leader

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 48:02

Tom Mulcair, Former NDP Leader and CTV Political Analyst; Joël-Denis Bellavance, La Presse; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton, Sebastian Skamski; Pollster panel with David Coletto and Sébastien Dallaire.

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Power Play #2124: Can the feds counter trade war by buying Canadian?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 47:27

Joël Lightbound, Procurement Minister; The Front Bench with Louis Hamann, Laryssa Waler, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone; Andrii Plakhotniuk, Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada.

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Power Play #2123: Pierre Poilievre one-on-one: doesn't say more members won't cross floor

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 47:23

Pierre Poilievre, Conservative Leader; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie; Frances Donald, RBC Chief Economist & Jean-François Perrault, Scotiabank Chief Economist.

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Power Play #2122: Another MP leaves Conservatives for Liberals

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 47:14

James Maloney, Liberal Caucus Chair; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Laryssa Waler and Karl Bélanger.

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Power Play #2121: House rises for 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 47:13

Steven MacKinnon, Government House Leader; Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, John Manley, James Moore and Lisa Raitt; Wayne Long, Secretary of State (CRA & Financial Institutions).

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Power Play #2120: Interest rates: Canada holds, U.S. cuts

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2025 48:03

Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent; David Dodge, Former Bank of Canada Governor & Don Drummond, Former TD Bank Chief Economist; Former Canadian Ambassadors to the U.S.: Derek Burney & David MacNaughton; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.

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Power Play #2119: House defeats CPC pipeline motion & Kirsten Hillman stepping down as U.S. Ambassador

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 63:06

Rachel Aiello, CTV News & Mike Le Couteur, CTV News; Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Laryssa Waler, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone; Corey Hogan, Energy Parliamentary Secretary.

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Power Play #2118: Conservatives to force House vote on pipeline agreement with Alberta

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2025 47:19

Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Kory Teneycke, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie; Mike Le Couteur, CTV News.

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Power Play #2117: North American leaders hold 45-minute meeting on sidelines of FIFA draw

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 51:31

Joy Malbon, CTV News Washington Bureau Chief; Adam van Koeverden, Secretary of State (Sport) & FIFA Sherpa; Catherine Abreu, International Climate Politics Hub & Simon Donner, University of British Columbia; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Rachel Aiello.

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Power Play #2116: B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad resigns

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 47:27

Outgoing B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad; the Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Kory Teneycke; Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu; CTV News Senior Political Correspondent Mike Le Couteur.

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Power Play #2115: Steven Guilbeault speaks to CTV: 2030 emissions targets “impossible”

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 48:47

Steven Guilbeault, Liberal – Quebec; Terry Sheehan, Liberal – Ontario; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Kevin Deagle, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.

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Power Play #2114: Algoma Steel CEO: Feds knew business plan before loaning company $400M

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2025 48:02

Michael Garcia, Algoma Steel CEO; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, George Soule & Laura Stone; Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, Assembly of First Nations National Chief.

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Power Play #2113: Carney shuffles cabinet: Marc Miller back in

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2025 47:31

Judy Trinh, CTV News; Mike Da Prat, President of United Steelworkers Local 2251; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie; Shachi Kurl, Angus Reid Institute.

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Power Play #2112: Federal-Alberta energy deal fallout

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2025 47:26

James Maloney, Liberal Caucus Chair; Adrian Dix, British Columbia Energy Minister; R.J. Simpson, North West Territories Premier; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis & Karl Bélanger.

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Power Play #2111: Federal & Alberta governments sign major energy deal

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2025 48:11

Tim Hodgson, Energy Minister; Danielle Smith, Alberta Premier; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, James Moore & Nathan Cullen; Shachi Kurl, Angus Reid Institute.

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Power Play #2110: Tariff relief for steel & lumber sectors

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 47:45

Catherine Cobden, Canadian Steel Producers Association & Kurt Niquidet, BC Lumber Trade Council President; Joy Malbon, CTV News Washington Bureau Chief; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.

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Power Play #2109: Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe ‘disappointed' in B.C. Premier David Eby

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 48:31

Scott Moe, Saskatchewan Premier; Dinesh Patnaik, Indian High Commissioner; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie; Jeremy Hansen, Canadian Space Agency Astronaut.

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Power Play #2108: Path to trade war relief?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 48:34

Chris Coons, U.S. Senator - Delaware (D); Sean Fraser, Justice Minister; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis & Karl Bélanger; Andris Sprūds, Latvian Defence Minister.

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Power Play #2107: "They don't know what they're talking about" Eby takes aim at Smith, Moe

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2025 48:42

The Front Bench with: Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Peter Julian; David Eby, British Columbia Premier; Joy Malbon, CTV News Washington Bureau Chief; Rachel Aiello, CTV News.

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Power Play #2106: Fighter Jet Fight & RCMP Commissioner on Ryan Wedding Investigation

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 50:56

Gen. (Ret’d) Tom Lawson, Former Chief of the Defence Staff; David Frum, The Atlantic; Mike Duheme, RCMP Commissioner; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.

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Power Play #2105: Exclusive: Swedish Deputy PM on royal fight jets sales pitch

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 48:38

Steven MacKinnon, Government House Leader; Ebba Busch, Sweden’s Deputy Prime Minister; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Laryssa Waler, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.

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Power Play #2104: Government survives budget confidence vote

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 128:20

Strategy Session with: Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke & Kathleen Monk; Elizabeth May, Green Party Leader; Eric Ham, CTV News Political Analyst; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie; Mike Le Couteur, CTV News; Shachi Kurl, Angus Reid Institute.

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Power Play #2103: Confidence vote countdown

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 47:35

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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Power Play #2102: Second round of major projects unveiled

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 48:00

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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Power Play #2101: Is Poilievre reflecting on leadership? 'No'

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 47:29

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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Power Play #2100: Canada Remembers

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 47:19

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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