CTV Question Period with Vassy Kapelos Podcast
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Question Period, the national political landmark, comes out with a new episode every Sunday. Recorded in Ottawa with the newsmakers who matter. Hosted by CTV's Vassy Kapelos, the program is a must for political junkies.
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Oct 19, 2025 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #504: Canada looks to reset relationship with India
Vassy Kapelos is joined by High Commissioner of India to Canada Dinesh Patnaik, former ambassadors Derek Burney, Guy Saint-Jacques, and Stewart Beck, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, and strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid.
Oct 12, 2025 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #503: Premiers feud over pipelines, Canada expands its military
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Industry Minister Melanie Joly, Gen. Jennie Carignan, Chinese ambassador to Canada Wang Di, and strategists Shannon Phillips, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid.
Oct 5, 2025 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #502: Russian drones in European airspace, PM Carney meeting with Trump, and more
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) Stephen Fuhr, strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid, former clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick, former parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux, and Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal.
Sep 28, 2025 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #501: Canada’s gun buyback program, the rising deficit, and more
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae, strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid, journalism experts Stephanie Levitz and Joel-Denis Bellavance, and data expert David Coletto.
Sep 21, 2025 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #500: Special interview with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid, and journalism experts Hannah Thibedeau, Bob Fife, and Robert Benzie.
Sep 14, 2025 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #499: Carney’s major projects, climate targets, and unemployment statistics
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Government house leader Steven MacKinnon, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, strategists Kathleen Monk, Kory Teneycke, and Scott Reid, and business experts Nojoud Al Mallees, Goldy Hyder, and Armine Yalnizyan.
Sep 7, 2025 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #498: Liberal party's economic agenda ahead of the fall session
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Industry Minister Melanie Joly, political strategists Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke and Kathleen Monk, Interim NDP leader Don Davies, and Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament.
Jun 22, 2025 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #497: U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Former Chief of the Defence Staff (Ret’d) Gen. Tom Lawson, Industry Minister Melanie Joly, B.C. Premier David Eby, Former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff and a panel of political strategists.
Jun 15, 2025 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #496: Concerns of escalation between Israel and Iran
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Former Canadian ambassador to Jordan, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates Arif Lalani, Former Middle East analyst at the Department of National Defence Thomas Juneau, Former Prime Minister Joe Clark, Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner and a panel of political strategists.
May 25, 2025 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #495: What Canadians can expect from the new Liberal government
Vassy Kapelos is joined by Government House Leader Steve MacKinnon, Conservative Leader in the House of Commons Andrew Scheer, Former National Chief of Assembly of First Nations Perry Bellegarde and a panel of political strategists.
