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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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Feb 13, 2022 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast # 386: What's being done to put an end to the protests and blockades?
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Minister Bill Blair, the mayors of Ottawa and Windsor, and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.

Feb 6, 2022 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast # 385: How the Liberals and Conservatives differ on trucker protests
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative MPs Marilyn Gladu and Stephen Ellis, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore, the Globe and Mail’s Robert Fife, the Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz, and Angus Reid Institute president Shachi Kurl.

Jan 30, 2022 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast # 384: Feds double down on trucker vaccine mandates despite convoy
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, former adviser to Stephen Harper Jenni Byrne, former principal secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Gerald Butts, Defence Minister Anita Anand, pollster Nik Nanos, CTV’s Annie Bergeron-Oliver, the Globe and Mail’s Marieke Walsh, and political commentator Tom Mulcair.

Jan 23, 2022 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #383: Canada has ‘open invitation’ to talk Ukraine with Russians
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov, CTV’s Joyce Napier, Toronto Star parliamentary reporter Tonda MacCharles, BNN Bloomberg’s Amanda Lang, the Globe and Mail's Marieke Walsh, and former vice-chief of the defence staff Mark Norman.

Jan 16, 2022 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #382: The constitutional debate on Quebec’s unvaccinated tax
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with parliamentary assistant to Quebec's premier Christopher Skeete, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic Leblanc, former foreign affairs minister Peter MacKay, former national security adviser Richard Fadden, former chief of the defence staff retired Gen. Thomas J. Lawson, former Quebec premier Jean Charest, CTV’s Ottawa Bureau Chief Joyce Napier, the Globe and Mail columnist Marieke Walsh, and Canadian Chamber of Commerce president Perrin Beatty.

Jan 9, 2022 • 45min
CTV QP Podcast # 381: Feds won’t rule out sending weapons to Ukraine
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, Premier of New Brunswick Blaine Higgs, former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge, infectious disease specialist Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng, the Globe and Mail’s Robert Fife, the Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz and campaign strategist Zain Velji.

Jan 2, 2022 • 45min
CTV QP Podcast # 380: Mounting pressure on Canada’s health system
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Dr. Katherine Smart. president of the Canadian Medical Association, The Globe and Mail’s Robert Fife, Kevin Page from the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy, the Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz, former Assembly of First Nations national chief Perry Bellegarde, executive director of Clean Prosperity Michael Bernstein, and CTV political commentator Tom Mulcair.

Dec 26, 2021 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast # 379: Question Period’s annual quiz show
Host Evan Solomon discusses 2021's top political stories with CTV’s Annie Bergeron-Oliver, the Globe and Mail’s Marieke Walsh, the Toronto Star’s Tonda MacCharles and Politico’s Nick Taylor-Vaisey.

Dec 19, 2021 • 43min
CTV QP Podcast # 378: One-on-one with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Host Evan Solomon has a one-on-one interview with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussing COVID-19 boosters, plans to address inflation, Bill 21 in Quebec, China, and the threat of a U.S. trade war. He also discusses the week's top political stories with Dr. Isaac Bogoch, CTV News’ Ottawa Bureau Chief Joyce Napier, Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz and pollster Nik Nanos.

Dec 12, 2021 • 43min
CTV QP Podcast # 377: Omicron variant leads to new travel rules
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Secretary Rob Oliphant, MPs Michael Chong and Heather McPherson, International Trade Minister Mary Ng, Auditor general Karen Hogan, World Health Organization special adviser Dr. Peter Singer, CTV's Joyce Napier, The Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz and parliamentary budget secretary Yves Giroux.