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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Jun 14, 2023 • 28min
BQ Suggests Names To Head Interference Inquiry - June 13, 2023
Bloc Québécois deputy House leader Christine Normandin joins Andrew Thomson to discuss the list of names her party presented to the government of people who could oversee a potential public inquiry into foreign interference.
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard talks about her annual report and why her office needs more funding to fix the chronic backlogs in Canada's access to information system.
Tevi Troy, a presidential historian and a senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center, reacts to Donald Trump's arraignment hearing in Miami, where the U.S. former president pleaded not guilty to 37 criminal charges related to national security.
Jun 13, 2023 • 30min
June 12, 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.
Jun 10, 2023 • 26min
Conservative Tactics, Trump Indictment, Yasir Naqvi - June 9, 2023
Michael Serapio welcomes journalists Joël-Denis Bellavance (La Presse), Robert Fife (The Globe and Mail), and Tonda MacCharles (Toronto Star) to review the week's top political stories.
Dave Levinthal, editor-in-chief of Raw Story, analyzes the federal U.S. indictment against former President Donald Trump over the handling of classified documents.
And Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi discusses his run for the Ontario provincial party leadership.
Jun 9, 2023 • 28min
Wildfires, Suicide Prevention - June 8, 2023
Lois Thomson, a councillor for Greater Madawaska Township, Ont., joins Michael Serapio to discuss the wildfire situation. We also hear from Quebec Senator Michèle Audette about the fires near her home community.
Nova Scotia Senator Stan Kutcher discusses a new committee report, which argues the federal government's framework to prevent suicides isn't working.
Jun 8, 2023 • 30min
Wildfires, Interest Rates, Foreign Interference - June 7, 2023
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu joins Andrew Thomson for an update on the federal response to Indigenous communities affected by the unprecedented wildfire season.
Economists Armine Yalnizyan (Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers) and Randall Bartlett (senior director of Canadian economics with Desjardins) react to the Bank of Canada's decision to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points.
Cherie Wong, executive director of Alliance Canada Hong Kong discusses whether members from diaspora communities will feel safe enough to participate in the special rapporteur's public hearings on foreign interference beginning next month.
Jun 7, 2023 • 30min
Johnston Testifies On Foreign Interference - June 6, 2023
Michael Serapio and guests discuss David Johnston's committee appearance as special rapporteur on foreign interference. We hear from former intelligence officers Michel Juneau-Katsuya and political observers Garry Keller, James Valcke, and Carlene Variyan.
And Government House Leader Mark Holland discusses the Liberal agenda in Parliament as the summer break nears.
Jun 6, 2023 • 29min
Wildfires, MMIWG Calls For Justice, Nunavut Children - June 5, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault discusses what’s being called an unprecedented wildfire season across Canada.
Michael Serapio questions Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller on the federal government’s progress at combating violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people – four years after the national MMIWG inquiry issued 231 calls for justice.
Nunavut MLA Janet Pitsiulaaq Brewster reacts to the Auditor General of Canada’s report on the territory’s protection of vulnerable children in care.
Jun 3, 2023 • 30min
Previewing David Johnston's Committee Appearance - June 2, 2023
Journalists Susan Delacourt (Toronto Star), Stephanie Taylor (The Canadian Press), and Catherine Lévesque (National Post) join Michael Serapio to look ahead to special rapporteur David Johnston's appearance before a House of Commons committee.
Mike Savage, mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality, talks about his city's response to unprecedented spring wildfires.
Charlotte Duval-Lantoine, a fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, shares her thoughts on the first status report from the external monitor tasked with overseeing the government's efforts to address misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Jun 2, 2023 • 28min
House Passes Motion Calling For Special Rapporteur's Resignation - June 1, 2023
Political observers Tim Powers, Susan Smith, and Kim Wright offer their thoughts on the House of Commons passing a non-binding NDP motion calling for David Johnston's resignation as special rapporteur.
Auditor General Karen Hogan discusses her report that says the Nunavut government continues to fail in its obligation to protect vulnerable children and youth.
Brian Gallant, CEO of Space Canada, explains why the industry organization wants the federal government to form a national space council to coordinate Canada's space priorities.
Jun 1, 2023 • 27min
Economic Indicators, Sustainable Jobs, AI Threats - May 31, 2023
David Macdonald, a senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, joins Andrew Thomson to analyze the latest GDP numbers from Statistics Canada.
Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, discusses the federal government's upcoming bill on sustainable jobs.
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, co-founder of a cross-party caucus on emerging technology, explains why she thinks the government needs to respond faster to the emerging threat of artificial intelligence.
