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.
Episodes
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Sep 21, 2023 • 30min
Canada-India Tensions, Marci Ien, New Federal Party – September 20, 2023
Journalists Bob Fife (The Globe and Mail) and Stephanie Levitz (Toronto Star) discuss the diplomatic tensions between Canada and India in the wake of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s statement on credible allegations of a potential link between India and the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien comments on competing rallies across Canada aimed at gender identity policies in schools.
Dominic Cardy, interim leader of the newly announced Canadian Future party, explains why centrist voters should see his new party as a viable alternative to the federal Liberals and Conservatives.
Sep 20, 2023 • 30min
Canada-India Tensions, Government House Leader Karina Gould – September 19, 2023
Balpreet Singh, legal counsel for the World Sikh Organization of Canada, and Stephen Brown, CEO of the National Council for Canadian Muslims, respond to allegations of India’s involvement in the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar and explain how they want the federal government to respond.
Government House Leader Karina Gould discusses diplomatic tensions with India over the killing of Canadian Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Najjar and the Liberal legislative agenda as the fall sitting of the House gets underway.
Former foreign affairs minister Peter MacKay discusses the fallout from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s statement in the House of Commons about a possible link between the Indian government and the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C. last spring.
Sep 19, 2023 • 29min
Canada Accuses India, MPs on Fall Sitting – September 18, 2023
Former CSIS director Ward Elcock reacts to the prime minister announcing "credible allegations of a potential link" between the Indian government and the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, B.C. last spring.
Polls analyst Éric Grenier from The Writ discusses what Canadians think about Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre following a summer polling lead for the Conservatives.
Chief Government Whip Steven MacKinnon and NDP House Leader Peter Julian share their political priorities for Parliament's fall sitting.
Jun 23, 2023 • 30min
MPs Rise For Summer - June 22, 2023
Political observers Susan Smith, Josie Sabatino, and Kim Wright join Andrew Thomson to discuss the political issues still at play as the House of Commons adjourns for its summer break.
RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme talks about the effort to improve the culture and reputation of Canada's national police force.
Dominic Cardy, an independent New Brunswick MLA who previously served as education minister under Premier Blaine Higgs, discusses the push to oust Higgs as provincial Progressive Conservative leader.
Jun 22, 2023 • 29min
Government Releases UNDRIP Plan - June 21, 2023
Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti joins Andrew Thomson to discuss the government's new roadmap to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, unveiled on National Indigenous Peoples Day.
Conservative MP Dan Albas outlines the dispute in the House over responses from federal public servants to written questions by parliamentarians.
Ted Hsu, an Ontario MPP and former MP, talks about why he wants to be the next province's next Liberal leader.
Jun 21, 2023 • 27min
PrimeTime Politics: By-election results, Alberta energy, ER wait times - June 20, 2023
Fred DeLorey, who managed the Conservative Party's 2021 federal election campaign, joins Andrew Thomson to respond to the latest by-election results.
Adam Legge, president of the Business Council of Alberta, analyzes talks between Premier Danielle Smith and federal ministers on energy and climate policy.
Linda Silas, president of the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, discusses the concerns of frontline nurses following an article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal warning of long-wait times and closures at emergency rooms this summer.
Jun 20, 2023 • 27min
Byelections, Sport Inquiry, New Brunswick - June 19, 2023
Lori Turnbull, an associate professor of political science and director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University, joins CPAC's Andrew Thomson to preview what's at stake as voters head to the polls in four federal byelections.
Rosemarie Aquilina, a Michigan circuit court judge, d iscusses her appearance before the House of Commons heritage committee, where she called for an independent judicial inquiry into abuse and harassment in Canadian sport.
New Brunswick MLA Dorothy Shephard explains the circumstances that led to her resignation last week as minister of social development.
Jun 17, 2023 • 29min
The Week In Review, Richard Wagner, Erin O'Toole - June 16, 2023
Journalists Tonda MacCharles (Toronto Star), Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse) and Bob Fife (The Globe and Mail) join Andrew Thomson with their perspectives on the week's top political stories, including the unanimous ruling from Canada's top court on the constitutionality of the Safe Third Country Agreement.
Chief Justice Richard Wagner discusses judicial vacancies and their effect on the credibility of the justice system.
Former Conservative leader Erin O'Tooletalks about the future of Canada's parliamentary democracy as he prepares to leave the House of Commons for the last time.
Jun 16, 2023 • 27min
Bernardo Fallout, Green Job Plan, Asian Infrastructure Bank - June 15, 2023
Political observers Tim Powers, Mélanie Richer, and Susan Smith join Andrew Thomson with their thoughts on Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino's handling of Paul Bernado's transfer to a medium-security prison.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson discusses new legislation on sustainable jobs and the low-carbon economy.
Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong responds to the federal decision to review Canada's involvement with the China-led Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Jun 15, 2023 • 30min
Jagmeet Singh, PBO on Volkswagen, Ontario Liberal Race - June 14, 2023
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh joins Andrew Thomson to discuss where things stand between opposition party leaders on establishing the terms of a possible public inquiry on foreign interference.
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux discusses his latest report, which says the federal deal with Volkswagen to bring an EV battery plant to Ontario will cost $3 billion more than the original estimate.
Robert Benzie, Queen's Park bureau chief for the Toronto Star, analyzes the decision by Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie to run for Ontario Liberal leader.
