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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 #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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Power Play #2099: Resignation reverberations & Liberals pass second budget vote

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 47:23

Evan Solomon, Artificial Intelligence Minister; Elizabeth May, Green Party Leader; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Rachel Aiello.

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Power Play #2098: CPC MP Matt Jeneroux resigns & first budget confidence vote

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 51:09

Gregor Robertson, Housing Minister; Stephen Poloz, Former Bank of Canada Governor; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Tony Clement.

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Power Play #2097: Liberal now just two seats short of majority

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 48:44

Strategy Session with Scott Reid & Kory Teneycke; Sean Fraser, Justice Minister; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.

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Power Play #2096: Federal budget released

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 67:52

Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent; Don Davies, Interim NDP Leader; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, James Moore, Tom Mulcair & Stephanie Levitz; Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; François-Philippe Champagne, Finance Minister.

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Power Play #2095: Budget eve

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 47:40

John Manley, Former Finance Minister, Jean-François Perrault, Scotiabank Chief Economist & Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; The Front Bench with: Louis Hamann, Dimitri Soudas, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.

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Power Play #2094: Chinese Ambassador one-on-one on Carney-Xi meeting

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 48:44

Wang Di, Chinese Ambassador to Canada; Dan Davies, Interim NDP Leader; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Laryssa Waler & Karl Bélanger; John Vennavally-Rao, CTV News.

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Power Play #2093: Oregon Attorney General ahead of Supreme Court Trump tariff challenge

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2025 47:33

Dan Rayfield, Oregon Attorney General; Jason Jacques, Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Tony Clement.

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Power Play #2092: Budget coming next week & government sources say it's not finalized

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 48:32

Rechie Valdez, Women & Gender Equality Minister; Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning economist; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.

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Power Play #2091: Fallout: Canada-U.S. trade talks terminated

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 48:28

Jean Charest, Former Quebec Premier ; Demetrios Nicolaides, Alberta Education Minister ; The Front Bench with : Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.

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Power Play #2090: U.S. ambassador takes aim at Canada with trade talks halted

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 47:32

Patty Hajdu, Jobs Minister; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie; Judy Trinh, CTV News.

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Power Play #2089: Trump terminates Canada-U.S. trade talks

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 47:14

Frank McKenna, Former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. & Brian Clow, Former Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; Dan Kelly, Canadian Federation of Independent Business; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Rachel Aiello; Sean Leathong, CTV News Toronto.

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Power Play #2088: Justice Minister on bail reform bill

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 48:33

Sean Fraser, Justice Minister; The Front Bench with: Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Tony Clement; Rob Ashton, NDP Leadership Candidate.

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Power Play #2087: Poilievre doesn't rule out supporting Liberal budget

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 53:45

Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; The Front Bench with Sharan Kaur, Kevin Deagle, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski; Don Davies, Interim NDP Leader.

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Power Play #2086: Auditor General slams CRA

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 48:18

Wayne Long, Canada Revenue Agency Secretary of State; German Defence Minister, Boris Pistorius & Norwegian Defence Minister Tore Sandvik; The Front Bench with: Louis Hamann, Laryssa Waler, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.

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Power Play #2085: Exclusive: Three former National Security Advisors on working with India

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 47:24

Former National Security Advisors to the Prime Minister: Richard Fadden, Vincent Rigby & Jody Thomas; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie.

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Power Play #2084: Border recruitment blitz?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 47:31

Ruby Sahota, Combatting Crime Secretary of State; Ravi Parmar, British Columbia Forests Minister; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Abigail Bimman.

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Power Play #2083: PM Carney details coming bail reform bill

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 47:30

Rachel Bendayan, Prime Minister’s Parliamentary Secretary; Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; The Front Bench with: Brian Gallant, James Moore & Nathan Cullen.

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Power Play #2082: 3,000 jobs at risk as Stellantis moves more production to U.S.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 47:30

Patrick Brown, Brampton Mayor; Kyle Seeback, Conservative Labour Critic; Tony Wakeham, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier-designate; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.

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Power Play #2081: Ontario pitted against prairies after Chinese Ambassador tells CTV Canola tariffs could be lifted

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 47:26

Brian Kingston, Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association & Flavio Volpe, Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association; Rick White, CEO of Canadian Canola Growers Association; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Laryssa Waler, Tom Mulcair & Laura Stone; Heather Wright, CTV News.

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Power Play #2080: Government launching automatic low-income tax filing

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 47:59

Jean-Yves Duclos, Former Treasury Board President; Nik Nanos, Nanos Research; The Front Bench with: Muhammad Ali, Garry Keller, Karl Bélanger & Rachel Aiello.

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Power Play #2079: Ontario and Alberta D.C. representatives on Trump talks

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 47:58

David Patterson, Ontario Representative in D.C. & Nathan Cooper, Alberta Representative in D.C.; The Front Bench with: Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Nathan Cullen; Heather Wright, CTV News.

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Power Play #2078: B.C. vs Alberta: Premier Eby responds

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 51:54

Mike Le Couteur, CTV News Senior Political Correspondent; David Eby, British Columbia Premier; Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader; The Front Bench with: Sharan Kaur, Kevin Deagle, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.

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Power Play #2077: No deal after Carney-Trump meeting

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 48:29

Frank McKenna, Former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S., Derek Burney, Former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. & Goldy Hyder, Business Council of Canada; The Front bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers & Laura Stone; Danielle Smith, Alberta Premier; Mike Le Couteur, CTV News Senior Political Correspondent.

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