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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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Dec 5, 2021 • 44min
CTV QP Podcast # 376: Omicron variant leads to new travel rules
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, former Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. CEO Evan Siddal, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Howard Njoo, CTV’s Joyce Napier, The Toronto Star’s Tonda MacCharles, former Deputy Prime Minister John Manley and infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch.

Nov 28, 2021 • 43min
CTV QP Podcast # 375: How the feds are tackling B.C. floods, inflation crisis
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with CTV National Parliament Hill Correspondent Kevin Gallagher, Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre, Families Minister Karina Gould, former Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Polez, Ottawa Bureau Chief Joyce Napier, Globe and Mail political reporter Marieke Walsh, president of the Canadian Medical Association Dr. Katharine Smart and BNN Bloomberg’s Amanda Lang.

Nov 21, 2021 • 43min
CTV QP Podcast # 374: B.C. officials working to repair highways, supply chain
Host Joyce Napier discusses the week's top political stories with CTV’s Omar Sachedina, B.C. MLA Rob Fleming, International Trade Minister Mary Ng, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens, CTV’s Annie Bergeron-Oliver, The Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz, and CTV’s political commentator Tom Mulcair.

Nov 14, 2021 • 43min
CTV QP Podcast # 373: Canada set to meet with leaders from U.S. and Mexico
Host Joyce Napier discusses the week's top political stories with Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman, Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson, Mayor of Niagara Falls Jim Diodati, Business Council of Canada president Goldy Hyder, CTV’s Annie Bergeron-Oliver, The Toronto Star’s Tonda MacCharles, former Conservative minister James Moore and former U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman.

Nov 7, 2021 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast # 372: Bank of Canada vows to keep inflation under control
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem; Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault; MP Marilyn Gladu; Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek; The Globe and Mail's Marieke Walsh; CTV News' Joyce Napier.

Oct 31, 2021 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast # 371: PM Trudeau attends G20 summit in Rome
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with former prime minister Brian Mulroney; Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh; CTV Political Commentator Tom Mulcair; The Toronto Star's Stephanie Levitz and CTV News' Joyce Napier.

Oct 24, 2021 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast # 370: Feds unveil new targeted support benefits
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough; Conservative MP Tim Uppal ; NDP House Leader Peter Julian; Former Prime Minister Jean Chretien; Former NDP Leader Tom Mulcair; Toronto Star's Stephanie Levitz and CTV News' Joyce Napier.

Oct 17, 2021 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast # 369: U.S. reopens land border to fully vaccinated Canadians
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair; Sask. NDP Leader Ryan Meili; Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman; Carleton University's Leah West; The Toronto Star's Tonda MacCharles; CTV News' Joyce Napier; WHO's Dr. Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum and Windsor Regional Hospital CEO David Musyj.

Oct 10, 2021 • 45min
CTV QP Podcast # 368: Proof-of-vaccination system for international travel
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative MP Michael Chong, Pollster Nik Nanos, Unifor President Jerry Dias, CTV’s Joyce Napier and Marieke Walsh from the Globe and Mail.

Oct 3, 2021 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast # 367: Patty Hajdu on the COVID-19 pandemic
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Health Minister Patty Hajdu; Green Party MP Elizabeth May; the wife of Huseyin Celil, a Canadian who has been detained in China since 2006; and other political commentators.