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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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Jun 14, 2020 • 46min
QP Podcast 315: RCMP acknowledges systemic racism in the force
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week’s top political stories with Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde; Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough; Conservative Employment Critic Dan Albas; Finance Parliamentary Secretary Sean Fraser; NDP Employment Critic Daniel Blaikie; Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux; The Globe and Mail Ian Bailey; CTV News' Molly Thomas; Conservative MP Michael Chong.

Jun 7, 2020 • 46min
QP Podcast 314: Debating systemic anti-Black racism in Canada
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week’s top political stories with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh; Diversity and Inclusion Minister Bardish Chagger, Black Lives Matter Canada Sandy Hudson; Former OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis; Former U.S. Undersecretary for Defense Christine Wormuth; University of Toronto Sociology Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah; The Globe and Mail Ian Bailey and CTV News' Molly Thomas.

May 31, 2020 • 46min
QP Podcast 313: Will China retaliate against Canada after Meng Wanzhou ruling?
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week’s top political stories with Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh; Former Canadian Ambassador to China Guy Saint-Jacques; Former CSIS Director Richard Fadden; SEIU Healthcare President Sharleen Stewart; The Globe and Mail's Robert Fife; CTV News' Joyce Napier; Former Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose.

May 24, 2020 • 46min
QP Podcast 312: Tories calling for Canada to take tougher stance on China
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week’s top political stories with Finance Minister Bill Morneau, Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Secretary Rob Oliphant, NDP Deputy House Leader Heather McPherson, Conservative MP Garnett Genuis, BNN Bloomberg’s Amanda Lang, Globe and Mail reporter Laura Stone, CTV's Annie Bergeron-Oliver, CTV's Joyce Napier and Conservative leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis.

May 17, 2020 • 46min
QP Podcast 311: More than $150B set aside to aide Canadians during COVID-19
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week’s top political stories with Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough; Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer; Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips; Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux, The Globe and Mail's Robert Fife; NDP critic Nathan Cullen; CTV News' Annie Bergeron-Oliver, CTV News' Joyce Napier.

May 10, 2020 • 46min
QP Podcast 310: What does the next phase of financial support looks like for Canadians?
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week’s top political stories with Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough; Parliamentary leader Elizabeth May; former Sask. Premier Brad Wall; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh; Former NDP Leader Tom Mulcair; Former Stephen Harper Campaign Director Jenni Byrne; CTV News' Joyce Napier and CTV News' Annie Bergeron-Oliver.

May 3, 2020 • 46min
QP Podcast 309: Feds announce ban on assault-style weapons
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week’s top political stories with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair; Alberta Premier Jason Kenney; Retired Vice-admiral Mark Norman; Former Deputy Prime Minister John Manley; Former Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose; CTV News' Annie Bergeron-Oliver; CTV News' Joyce Napier.

Apr 26, 2020 • 49min
QP Podcast 308: How should Canada reopen the economy amid COVID-19?
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week’s top political stories with Small Business Minister Mary Ng, Former deputy RCMP commissioner Pierre-Yves Bourduas and CTV’s public safety analyst Chris Lewis, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Annie Bergeron-Oliver, Joyce Napier, former NDP leader Tom Mulcair and former public safety minister Ralph Goodale.

Apr 19, 2020 • 46min
QP Postcast 307: Will more funding for the energy sector be enough?
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week’s top political stories with Finance Minister Bill Morneau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, CTV's Annie Bergeron-Oliver and Joyce Napier, former NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, former Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose, Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart and Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie.

Apr 12, 2020 • 46min
QP Podcast 306: Criteria for the newly-passed wage subsidy plan
Host Evan Solomon discusses the week’s top political stories with Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Dr. Isaac Bogoch and Dr. Michael Warner and the Scrum.