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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Oct 20, 2023 • 27min
Canada Pulls Diplomats from India, AG Report on Immigration – October 19, 2023
Political observers Susan Smith (Liberal), Tim Powers (Conservative) and Anne McGrath (NDP) weigh in on the Israel-Hamas war and the federal government's response. They also cover the latest incident in the House of Commons and heated arguments over the Speaker’s statement about decorum.
Auditor General Karen Hogan discusses processing delays for immigrant and permanent resident applications, outlined in one of five new audit reports tabled in Parliament.
Security expert Christian Leuprecht, a professor at the School of Policy Studies and Political Studies at Queen's University, analyzes the diplomatic response to the Israel-Hamas war.
Oct 19, 2023 • 28min
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and the Munk School's Janice Stein – October 18, 2023
Israel's Ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed, and Joost Hiltermann, the Crisis Group’s Middle East and North Africa program director, discuss the developing situation in Israel and Gaza.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith reacts to the Supreme Court of Canada's ruling on the constitutionality of the Impact Assessment Act.
Oct 18, 2023 • 27min
Gaza Hospital Bombing, Former Health Minister Jane Philpott – October 17, 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.
Oct 17, 2023 • 29min
Israel's Ambassador to Canada and Premier Danielle Smith – October 16, 2023
Israel's Ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed, and Joost Hiltermann, the Crisis Group’s Middle East and North Africa program director, discuss the developing situation in Israel and Gaza.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith reacts to the Supreme Court of Canada's ruling on the constitutionality of the Impact Assessment Act.
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.
