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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Energy Minister Tim Hodgson; Pollster Nik Nanos; The Front Bench with Dan Moulton, Dimitri Soudas, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone.
CTV reporters in the byelection ridings: Heather Wright, Genevieve Beauchemin, Adrian Ghobrial; The Strategy Session with Scott Reid, James Moore and Kathleen Monk; CTV U.S. Political Analyst Eric Ham; CTV Montreal’s Caroline Van Vlaardingen; The Front Bench panel with Marco Mendicino, Lisa Raitt and Robert Benzie; Pollster Nik Nanos.
Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Nathan Cullen and Rudy Husny; NASA’s Artemis II lunar science lead Dr. Kelsey Young.
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon; Former director of the CIA and U.S. Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta; The Front Bench with Marco Mendicino, Robert Ghiz, James Moore and Alison Redford.
Liberal MP Chris d’Entremont, who crossed the floor in November; The Strategy Session with Scott Reid, Lisa Raitt and Kathleen Monk; The Atlantic’s David Frum; The Front Bench panel with Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton and Jeff Rutledge.
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; Housing Minister Gregor Robertson; The Front Bench with Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers and Kathleen Monk.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor John Bolton; Retired Canadian astronaut Col. Chris Hadfield; The Front Bench with Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie; Canadian astronaut Dr. David Saint-Jacques.
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer; A panel with Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, and Lana Payne, Unifor National President; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Brian Gallant, James Moore and Monte Solberg.
CTV’s Heather Wright; CSA Astronaut Joshua Kutryk; CTV’s Genevieve Beauchemin; Canada’s first female astronaut in space Dr. Roberta Bondar; The Front Bench panel with Supriya Dwivedi, Sharan Kaur, Sebastian Skamski and Jamie Ellerton; CTV’s Joy Malbon; CTV’s Jackie Perez.
Former Canadian Ambassadors to the United Nations Allan Rock and Bob Rae; Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin; The Front Bench panel with Muhammad Ali, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk and Laura Stone.
Newly elected federal NDP leader Avi Lewis; Housing Minister Gregor Robertson; The Front Bench with Louis Hamann, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie.
CTV’s Rachel Aiello; Interim NDP Leader Don Davies; A panel with Vina Nadjibulla, Asia Pacific Foundation and Guy Saint-Jacques, former Canadian Ambassador to China; The Front Bench panel with Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis & Karl Bélanger.
CTV News Ottawa Bureau Chief Graham Richardson; Transport Minister Steve MacKinnon; Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Science, Society and Policy at the University of Ottawa; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Tony Clement.
Quebec Minister Christopher Skeete; Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe; The Front Bench with Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton and Dimitri Soudas.
CTV’s Adrian Ghobrial; Corey Hogan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Energy Minister; Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew; The Front Bench with Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.
Geneviève Beauchemin, CTV Quebec Bureau Chief; Tom Clark, Canada’s Consul General in New York; Kathy Fox, former Chair of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada; The Front Bench with Scott Reid, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie.
John Bolton, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor; Moninder Singh, head of the Sikh Federation of Canada; The Front Bench with Tyler Meredith, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger and Marie Vastel.
RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Tony Clement; Former National Security Advisor to former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Ontario Trade Minister Vic Fedeli; The Front Bench with Sharan Kaur, Louis Hamann, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski; CTV U.S. Political Analyst Eric Ham.
The Atlantic’s David Frum; Pollster Nik Nanos; The Front Bench with Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, George Soule and Laura Stone.
Vice-Admiral (Ret’d) Mark Norman, former Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy & Dennis Horak, former Head of Mission in Iran; The Front Bench with Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie; Economist Don Drummond.
A chief economist panel with Jimmy Jean, Desjardins; Avery Shenfeld, CIBC; Israel’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Sharren Haskel; The Front Bench with Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Rachel Aiello.
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree; Conservative MP Shuv Majumdar; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Tony Clement.
Liberal Caucus Chair James Maloney; Former NDP Leader Tom Mulcair; Pollster Nik Nanos; The Front Bench with Sharan Kaur, Sebastian Skamski & Karl Bélanger; The Strategy Session with Scott Reid, James Moore & Kathleen Monk.
Former Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. (Ret’d) Tom Lawson & Former Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy Vice-Admiral (Ret'd) Mark Norman; Liberal MP Leslie Church; The Front Bench with Dan Moulton, Laryssa Waler, George Soule and Laura Stone.
Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman; The Front Bench with Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie; Former Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz.
Former CIA Director Gen. (Ret'd) David Petraeus; Alberta Premier Danielle Smith; The Front Bench with Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger and Marie Vastel; NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis.
Dennis Horak, former Head of Mission/Chargé d'affaires in Iran & retired Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, former Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, Tony Clement and Monte Solberg; Pollster Nik Nanos.
Conservative Foreign Affairs Critic Michael Chong; CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent Amanda Lang; The Front Bench with Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Jamie Ellerton & Sebastian Skamski.
British Columbia Premier David Eby; The Front Bench with Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson; Former news anchor Peter Mansbridge; The Front Bench with Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie.
CTV’s Abigail Bimman; Moninder Singh, head of the Sikh Federation of Canada; CTV News' Chief Financial Correspondent Amanda Lang; Conservative MP Adam Chambers; The Front Bench with Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Rachel Aiello.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne; Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal; CTV’s Mike Le Couteur; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore & Monte Solberg.
CTV’s Judy Trinh; New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt; Pollster Nik Nanos; The Front Bench with Sharan Kaur, Laura D’Angelo, Sebastian Skamski & Jamie Ellerton.
Defence Minister David McGuinty; The Front Bench with Louis Hamann, Laryssa Waler, George Soule & Laura Stone; Ukrainian Ambassador Andrii Plakhotniuk; Polish Ambassador Witold Dzielski and German Ambassador Tjorven Bellmann.
Former Power Play host Don Martin, who is stranded in Puerto Vallarta; Canadian Ambassador to Mexico Cameron MacKay; Conservative Immigration Critic Michelle Rempel Garner; The Front Bench with Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie.
David Paterson, Ontario’s trade representative in Washington & Richard Madden, Manitoba’s senior representative to the United States; Catherine Cobden, Canadian Steel Producers Association; David MacNaughton, Former Canadian Ambassador to the US; The Front Bench with: Sabrina Grover, Melanie Paradis, Karl Bélanger & Marie Vastel.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne; The Front Bench panel with Christy Clark, Marco Mendinco, James Moore and Tony Clement; CTV’s Rachel Aiello and NDP Debate Moderator Hannah Thibedeau
A special Sunday Strategy Session panel with Scott Reid, James Moore & Kathleen Monk; Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Rachel Bendayan; The Front Bench panel with Sharan Kaur, Jamie Ellerton, Sebastian Skamski & Laura D’Angelo.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly; Former Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz; The Front Bench with Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.
Diamond Isinger, former advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Canada-U.S. relations & Carlo Dade, Director of International Policy in the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary; Pollster Nik Nanos; The Front Bench with Brian Gallant, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair & Robert Benzie.
CTV’s Andrew Johnson; CTV News Public Safety Analyst Chris Lewis; CTV News Chief Anchor and Senior News Editor Omar Sachedina; Conservative MP Bob Zimmer, Interim NDP Leader Don Davies; and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May.
CTV’s Andrew Johnson; Conservative MP Bob Zimmer; BC MLA Larry Neufeld; BC Deputy Premier Niki Sharma; Former BC Premier Christy Clark; Former Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino.
CTV’s Andrew Johnson; Tumbler Ridge Mayor Darryl Krakowka; A Canada-U.S. panel with Brian Clow & Gordon Giffin; The Front Bench with Christy Clark, Marco Mendicino, James Moore and Monte Solberg.
Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer; The Front Bench with Dan Moulton, Laryssa Waler, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone; Former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder.
Sebastien Lai, Jimmy Lai’s son; The Atlantic’s David Frum; The Front Bench with Brian Lisa, Lisa Raitt, Tom Mulcair and Robert Benzie.
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