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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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Sep 15, 2019 • 46min
QP Podcast #277: Maxime Bernier discusses the PPC's platform
People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier; Liberal Candidate Marco Mendicino, Conservative Candidate Lisa Raitt, NDP Candidate Daniel Blaikie and Green Candidate Jean-Luc Cooke; The Toronto Star's Tonda MacCharles, The Globe and Mail's Robert Fife, CTV News Chief Political Commentator Craig Oliver, former Chretien communication director Peter Donolo and Nanos Research's Nik Nanos.

Sep 8, 2019 • 46min
QP Podcast #276: Elizabeth May discusses NDP defections to the Green Party
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May; Liberal MP Marco Mendicino, Conservative Party Spokesperson Brock Harrison and NDP Campaign Director Jennifer Howard; Liberal MP Pam Damoff, Conservative Candidate Stella Ambler and NDP MP Brian Masse; Former NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, The Toronto Star's Tonda MacCharles, CTV News' Joyce Napier, CTV News Chief Political Commentator Craig Oliver and Nanos Research's Nik Nanos.

Jun 23, 2019 • 46min
QP Podcast #275: Andrew Scheer announced his climate plan, but is it practical?
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer; Minister of Natural Resources Amarjeet Sohi; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh; The Toronto Star's Tonda MacCharles, CTV News' Joyce Napier, CTV News Chief Political Commentator Craig Oliver, 'Leap Manifesto' co-author Avi Lewis and Nanos Research's Nik Nanos.

Jun 16, 2019 • 45min
QP Podcast #274: How would Canada's national pharmacare plan work?
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor; Former B.C. premier Christy Clark and former Alberta premier Alison Redford; Environment Minister Catherine McKenna; The Toronto Star's Tonda MacCharles, CTV News' Joyce Napier, CTV News Chief Political Commentator Craig Oliver, former Harper communications director Andrew MacDougall and NDP MP Nathan Cullen.

Jun 9, 2019 • 46min
QP Podcast #273: Minister Bennett on the MMIWG inquiry and explains what happens next
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett; Former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne and former industry minister James Moore; Green Party Leader Elizabeth May; The Toronto Star's Tonda MacCharles, CTV News' Joyce Napier, CTV News Chief Political Commentator Craig Oliver, Indigenous Rights Activist Pam Palmater and former immigration minister Chris Alexander.

Jun 2, 2019 • 46min
QP Podcast #272: Will Trump's latest tariff threats delay ratification of the new NAFTA agreement?
Transportation Minister Marc Garneau; MPs Pam Damoff, Lisa Raitt and Niki Ashton; Former cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott; Unifor National President Jerry Dias, The Globe and Mail's Michelle Zilio, CTV News' Joyce Napier, CTV News Chief Political Commentator Craig Oliver and NDP candidate Svend Robinson.

May 26, 2019 • 46min
QP Podcast # 271: Liberal MP says military decision on Kandahar memorial was 'tone deaf'
Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon; MPs Lisa Raitt, Peter Julian and Paul Lefebvre; Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez; Former NATO commander David Fraser, The Toronto Star's Tonda MacCharles, CTV News' Joyce Napier, CTV News Chief Political Commentator Craig Oliver and pollster Nik Nanos.

May 19, 2019 • 46min
QP Podcast # 270: Canada's Ambassador to the U.S. David MacNaughton wants American aid in Canadian dispute with China
Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. David MacNaughton; MPs Tracey Ramsey, Lisa Raitt and Marc Miller; Border Security Minister Bill Blair; The Toronto Star's Tonda MacCharles, CTV News' Joyce Napier, CTV News Chief Political Commentator Craig Oliver, former NDP leader Tom Mulcair and former finance minster John Manley.

May 12, 2019 • 46min
QP Podcast # 269: Charges stayed against Mark Norman, but what's the political fallout for the Liberals
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan; Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer; Former defence minister Peter MacKay, The Globe and Mail's Michelle Zilio, The Toronto Star's Tonda MacCharles, CTV News Chief Political Commentator Craig Oliver; Quebec Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette and Former CSIS director Richard Fadden.

May 5, 2019 • 44min
QP Podcast # 268: Kenney's pipeline threats just 'bluster' says Weaver
BC Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver; MPs Lisa Raitt, Rachel Blaney and Sean Fraser; Former U.S. Ambassador Bruce Heyman; Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe; The Toronto Star's Tonda MacCharles, CTV News' Joyce Napier, CTV News Chief Political Commentator Craig Oliver and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May.


