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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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Nov 14, 2022 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #406: Proof-of-vaccination system for international travel
Host Joyce Napier discusses the week's top political stories with Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix, Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Yulia Kovaliv, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, The Globe and Mail’s Robert Fife, The Toronto Star’s Tonda MacCharles, Canada’s former ambassador to China Guy Saint-Jacques, and former president of the Canadian Medical Association Dr. Katharine Smart.

Nov 6, 2022 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #405: The possible recession in Canada
Joyce Napier discusses the week's top political stories with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, Conservative finance critic Jasraj Singh Hallan, NDP finance critic Daniel Blaikie, U.S. ambassador to Canada David Cohen, Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz, Globe and Mail’s Robert Fife and former NDP leader Tom Mulcair.

Oct 30, 2022 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #404: Efforts to organize a military intervention in Haiti
Joyce Napier discusses the week's top political stories with Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman, Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson, former Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge, political strategist Mitch Heimpel, The Globe and Mail’s Marieke Walsh, John Ivison of the National Post, BNN Bloomberg’s Amber Kanwar and former finance minister John Manley.

Oct 16, 2022 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #403: MPs discuss the public inquiry into the Emergencies Act
Joyce Napier discusses the week's top political stories with MPs Yasir Naqvi, Dane Lloyd and Matthew Green, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae, CTV’s Annie Bergeron-Oliver, The Toronto Star’s Tonda MacCharles, public safety analyst Chris Lewis and political commentator Tom Mulcair.

Oct 9, 2022 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #402: One-on-one with Alberta's new premier
Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Alberta's new premier, Danielle Smith, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, former prime minister Brian Mulroney, CTV's Ottawa Bureau Chief Joyce Napier, Nik Nanos with Nanos Research and Parliament Hill reporter Steph Levitz.

Jun 26, 2022 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #401: Ambassador David Cohen on how Canada and the U.S. have experienced a series of shared challenges
Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen and U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen. Also, the war in Ukraine with Canadian Armed Forces’ Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre.

Jun 20, 2022 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #399: Charest accuses Poilievre campaign of inflating membership numbers
Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Conservative Party of Canada leadership contender Jean Charest, Minister of Tourism Randy Boissonnault, Special interlocutor on unmarked graves Kimberly Murray, Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux, Toronto Star’s Tonda MacCharles and The Globe and Mail's Marieke Walsh.

Jun 20, 2022 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #400: Will eased mandates end travel delays for Canadians?
Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative party leader candidate Patrick Brown, CTV’s Joyce Napier, Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz and Conservative MP Dane Lloyd.

Jun 5, 2022 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #398: New Canadian gun legislation explained
Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair, CTV News political analyst Scott Reid, Conservative strategist Melanie Paradis, B.C.’s Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Sheila Malcolmson, CTV News’s Joyce Napier, Toronto Star’s Stephanie Levitz, and Doug Ford's campaign manager Kory Teneycke.

May 29, 2022 • 46min
CTV QP Podcast #397: Gun debate in the U.S.
Evan Solomon discusses the week's top political stories with CTV News' Tom Walters, global human rights activist Martin Luther King III, Conservative leadership candidate Roman Baber as well as political panellists Joyce Napier, Nik Nanos, Peter MacKay and Marieke Walsh.