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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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May 30, 2021 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #356: Remains of 215 First Nation children discovered in B.C.
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Minister of Health Patty Hajdu, Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde, Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, ndependent MP—Vancouver Granville Jody Wilson-Raybould and Joyce Napier.

May 23, 2021 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #355: Can Quebec unilaterally change the Constitution?
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic Leblanc, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, retiring Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella, CTV News' Joyce Napier, Former NDP Leader and CTV News Political Commentator Tom Mulcair, and The Toronto Star's Stephanie Levitz.

May 16, 2021 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #354: Maj.-Gen. Fortin leaves post over military investigation
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Procurement Parliamentary Secretary Steve MacKinnon, Conservative MP Michael Barrett, and NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen, Sir John Bell from Oxford University, Health Canada Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Supriya Sharma, Former Deputy Conservative Leader Lisa Raitt, CTV News' Joyce Napier The Toronto Stars' Tonda MacCharles and Former Michigan Governor Jim Blanchard.

May 9, 2021 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast # 353: Canadians remain confused over vaccine passports
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Minister Steven Guilbeault, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Mayor of Wood Buffalo Don Scott, Toronto's Medical Officer of Health Dr. Eileen de Villa, Pollster Nik Nanos, and CTV News' Joyce Napier.

May 2, 2021 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #352: Nearly a third of Canadians given first COVID-19 vaccine
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Health Minister Patty Hajdu, Liberal MP Julie Dabrusin, NDP MP Heather McPherson and Conservative MP Eric Duncan, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, former military ombudsman Gary Walbourne, CTV News’ Joyce Napier, Stephanie Levitz from The Canadian Press and Colin Furness, an infection control epidemiologist at University of Toronto.

Apr 25, 2021 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast # 351: Fallout from the 2021 federal budget
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization Dr. Caroline Quach, Procurement Minister Anita Anand, Ontario MPP David Piccini, infectious disease specialist Dr. Abdu Sharkawy, Toronto star's Robert Benzie, CTV News' Joyce Napier, Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux and BNN Bloomberg's Amanda Long.

Apr 18, 2021 • 45min
CTV QP Podcast # 350: Tories propose carbon pricing mechanism
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie, Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Abdu Sharkawy, Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, CTV’s Ottawa Bureau Chief Joyce Napier, The Globe and Mail’s Marieke Walsh, Business Council of Canada CEO Goldy Hyder and BNN Bloomberg’s Amanda Lang.

Apr 11, 2021 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #349: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, dead at 99
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Daniele Hamamdjian, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Dr. Peter Singer, a special adviser to the director general of the WHO, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, Joyce Napier, Stephanie Levitz and Pollster Nik Nanos.

Apr 4, 2021 • 50min
CTV QP Podcast # 348: Tough new COVID-19 restrictions rollout across Canada
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix, Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie, NACI Vice-Chair Dr. Shelley Deeks, U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Canada Katherine Brucker, infectious disease specialist Dr. Abdu Sharkawy, The Globe and Mail's Marieke Walsh, CTV News' Joyce Napier and former NDP Leader Tom Mulcair.

Mar 28, 2021 • 45min
CTV QP Podcast # 347: Fight over vaccine supplies and carbon pricing
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, Conservative MP Tim Uppal, Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Auditor General Karen Hogan and Premier of Saskatchewan Scott Moe.