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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 24, 2023 • 50min
CTV QP PODCAST #446: Biggest political stories of 2023
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Housing Minister Sean Fraser, Deputy Conservative leader Melissa Lantsman, communications expert Kathleen Monk, Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, and political commentator Scott Reid.

Dec 17, 2023 • 46min
CTV QP PODCAST #445: Examining Canada's ceasefire stance
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, communications expert Kathleen Monk, Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, political commentator Scott Reid, Joel-Denis Bellavance of La Presse, Toronto Star’s Robert Benzie and Senior Political Reporter for The Globe and Mail Marieke Walsh.

Dec 10, 2023 • 48min
CTV QP PODCAST #444: Feds unveil new oil, gas sector emissions cap
Environment Minister, Saskatchewan Premier, journalists, and political commentators discuss the government's new emissions cap for the oil and gas sector, delays and changes in implementation, technological advances in carbon capture, potential challengers to Trump, obstructionist tactics, conservatives' use of carbon tax, and the government's proposed emissions cap for the oil and gas sector.

Dec 3, 2023 • 46min
CTV QP PODCAST #443: Heritage minister on Online News Act fallout
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, Scotiabank Chief Economist Jean-Francois Perrault, the National Bank of Canada's Chief Economist Stefane Maron, Canada's former national security advisors Vincent Rigby and Richard Fadden, as well as communications expert Kathleen Monk, Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, political commentator Scott Reid, the Globe and Mail's Robert Fife, CTV's Judy Trinh and Toronto Star's Robert Benzie.

Nov 26, 2023 • 46min
CTV QP PODCAST #442: India, Canada look to mend diplomatic relations
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with India’s High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, communications expert Kathleen Monk, Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, political commentator Scott Reid, Ottawa bureau chief for La Presse Joel-Denis Bellavance and journalist for The Canadian Press Nojoud Al Mallees.

Nov 19, 2023 • 50min
CTV QP PODCAST #441: Sustained calls for ceasefire
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Canada’s National Defense Minister Bill Blair, Deputy Conservative Leader Melissa Lantsman, NDP MP Charlie Angus, Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull, House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus, communications expert Kathleen Monk, Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, political commentator Scott Reid, the Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz, BNN Bloomberg’s Amanda Lang and Sabrina Nanji from the Queen’s Park Observer.

Nov 5, 2023 • 10min
CTV QP PODCAST #440: Efforts begin to get stranded Canadians in Gaza into Egypt
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Canada’s Ambassador to Egypt Louis Dumas, Minister of Employment Randy Boissonnault, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, former NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, CTV National News’ Judy Trinh, former Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, former communications director to the prime minister Scott Reid, CEO of Abacus Data David Coletto and journalist Paul Wells.

Oct 29, 2023 • 46min
CTV QP PODCAST #439: Carbon pricing policy
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with the former CIA director David Petraeus, rural economic development minister Gudie Hutchings, Alberta's finance minister Nate Horner, Ontario's finance minister Peter Bethlenfalvy, former NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, former conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, and David Herle of the Gandalf Group.

Oct 22, 2023 • 46min
CTV QP PODCAST #438: Humanitarian aid moves into Gaza
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with the Canadian ambassador to Egypt Louis Dumas, IDF international spokesperson Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault, former NDP strategist Kathleen Monk, former Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke, CTV News political analyst Scott Reid, and CTV News' Heather Wright.

Oct 15, 2023 • 46min
CTV QP PODCAST #437: Many Canadians remain stranded amid Israel-Gaza war
Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with the Israeli prime minister's top adviser Mark Regev, Canada’s ambassador to Israel Lisa Stadelbauer, U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault, former NDP leader Tom Mulcair, former Conservative campaign manager Kory Teneycke and former communications director to the prime minister Scott Reid.