PrimeTime Politics with Michael Serapio
Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)
PrimeTime Politics is a comprehensive round-up of the day in Canadian politics, from breaking stories to developments on longstanding issues. Key moments, feature interviews, panels, in-depth analysis and more. It’s the day in half an hour.
Michael Serapio is a renowned television anchor and reporter, whose broadcasting career has spanned more than two decades of covering some of the most challenging news stories in real time. In addition to being the face of CPAC's live programming, he hosts the channel's nightly political round-up, PrimeTime Politics, and is the first Filipino-Canadian male to anchor a national newscast in Canada. In 2023, Michael was recognized with a Canadian Screen Award for his work anchoring a breaking news special on the Ottawa occupation in February 2022.
Prior to joining CPAC in 2022, Michael spent 12 years as a host and anchor with CBC News Network. Before that, he was a reporter with CTV British Columbia and CityNews Toronto.
Michael Serapio is a renowned television anchor and reporter, whose broadcasting career has spanned more than two decades of covering some of the most challenging news stories in real time. In addition to being the face of CPAC's live programming, he hosts the channel's nightly political round-up, PrimeTime Politics, and is the first Filipino-Canadian male to anchor a national newscast in Canada. In 2023, Michael was recognized with a Canadian Screen Award for his work anchoring a breaking news special on the Ottawa occupation in February 2022.
Prior to joining CPAC in 2022, Michael spent 12 years as a host and anchor with CBC News Network. Before that, he was a reporter with CTV British Columbia and CityNews Toronto.
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Oct 6, 2023 • 30min
Wab Kinew's Victory in Manitoba and Premier Danielle Smith – October 6, 2023
Journalists Bob Fife (The Globe and Mail), Tonda MacCharles (The Toronto Star), and Niigaan Sinclair (The Winnipeg Free Press) offer their thoughts on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s feud with the federal government over its draft clean energy regulations and Wab Kinew’s historic victory in Manitoba.
Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse weighs in on Wab Kinew becoming Manitoba’s first First Nations premier.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith explains why her government thinks the province should pull out of the Canada Pension Plan and set up its own.
Oct 6, 2023 • 28min
Premier Danielle Smith and New House Speaker Greg Fergus – October 5, 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith explains her campaign against the federal government’s draft clean energy regulations.
Political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Tim Powers (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s campaign against the federal government’s clean electricity regulations and the NDP’s historic provincial election win in Manitoba.
Greg Fergus, the newly elected Speaker of the House of Commons, discusses his role.
Oct 5, 2023 • 28min
Historic Manitoba Election and Justice Minister Arif Virani – October 4, 2023
Nahanni Fontaine, the newly reelected Manitoba MLA for St. John's, reacts to NDP Leader Wab Kinew's historic election victory. Fontaine shares a moving story about her family and reflects on what the election result means for the province's Indigenous Peoples.
Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham outlines the city's priorities following Wab Kinew and the NDP's decisive win in Manitoba's provincial election.
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani discusses Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe's intention to use the notwithstanding clause to uphold the province's policy for gender identity in schools.
Oct 4, 2023 • 29min
Manitoba Votes, New Speaker of the House of Commons – October 3, 2023
Mary Agnes Welch, principal with Manitoba-based polling firm Probe Research, previews the ridings to watch and discusses which party has the better ground game leading into tonight's provincial election.
Manitoba Liberal Party Leader Dougald Lamont takes stock of his campaign in the final hours before Manitobans head to the polls.
Steve Lambert, a provincial politics reporter with The Canadian Press, outlines the issues that defined Manitoba's provincial election campaign as voters prepare for a historic vote.
Rory McLeod, a press secretary with the Manitoba NDP, reviews the party's provincial election campaign strategy just hours before the polls close.
Geoff Regan, Speaker of the House of Commons from 2015 to 2019, reacts to Liberal MP Greg Fergus' election to succeed Anthony Rota in the Speaker’s chair.
Sep 30, 2023 • 29min
Patty Hajdu, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – September 29, 2023
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu discusses the federal government’s progress on reconciliation ahead of the third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Journalists Robert Fife (The Globe and Mail), Stephanie Levitz (The Toronto Star), and Laura Osman (The Canadian Press) weigh in on the political fallout from House Speaker Anthony Rota's resignation over a Nazi-linked Ukrainian veteran's presence in Parliament and the prime minister's subsequent apology.
Brenda Gunn, academic and research director at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, assesses the government’s progress ahead of the third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Sep 29, 2023 • 28min
Minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada and Manitoba Votes – September 28, 2023
Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Soraya Martinez Ferrada discusses a federal-provincial agreement with Swedish battery manufacturing giant Northvolt to bring a multibillion-dollar electric vehicle battery plant to Quebec.
Political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Tim Powers (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on the political fallout from House Speaker Anthony Rota's resignation over a Nazi-linked Ukrainian veteran's presence in Parliament and the prime minister's subsequent apology on behalf of the House.
Mary Agnes Welch, a principal with Manitoba-based polling firm Probe Research, provides an update on voter intentions in the leadup to next week's provincial election.
Sep 28, 2023 • 30min
Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Manitoba Votes – September 27, 2023
Michael Levitt, president and CEO of the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies, responds to the prime minister’s apology for the House Speaker’s controversial invite to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to Parliament.
Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne discusses the prime minister’s apology to the House for a Nazi-linked Ukrainian veteran’s presence at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to Parliament and the federal government’s code of conduct for AI development.
Niigaan Sinclair, a columnist with the Winnipeg Free Press and Steve Lambert, a political reporter with the Canadian Press, provide an update on the state of Manitoba’s provincial election campaign, with just under a week until voting day.
Sep 27, 2023 • 28min
House Speaker Resigns, Housing Minister Sean Fraser – September 26, 2023
CPAC’s flagship show is the daily source for political roundup and analysis of policy issues. Get an insider’s perspective from Ottawa featuring interviews and guest panels from the Hill including all of the day’s political highlights in extended, primetime replay.
Sep 26, 2023 • 29min
Opposition House Leaders and Minister Marc Miller – September 25, 2023
Opposition House leaders Andrew Scheer (Conservative) and Peter Julian (NDP) respond to House of Common Speaker Anthony Rota's apology to the House following his decision to invite a Nazi-linked Ukrainian war veteran to President Zelenskyy's address to Parliament.
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller discusses calls for House Speaker Anthony Rota’s resignation, Canada's immigration targets and federal support for refugees.
Sep 22, 2023 • 30min
Treasury Board President Anita Anand, India-Canada Tensions – September 21, 2023
Treasury Board President Anita Anand discusses Bill C-56, the federal government's new affordability legislation.
Political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Tim Powers (Conservative), and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on the ongoing tensions between Canada and India over the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s plan to leave the Canada Pension Plan.
Polls analyst Phillipe Fournier, editor-in-chief of 338Canada, previews Manitoba’s provincial election debate, the first opportunity for Progressive Conservative Leader Heather Stefanson and NDP Leader Wab Kinew to square off before voting day.
