CTV Power Play with Vassy Kapelos Podcast

Power Play, a daily look at Canada’s political landscape. Recorded in Ottawa featuring all the political news and issues that matter most. Hosted by CTV's Vassy Kapelos, the program is a must for political insiders.

Power Play 2025: Erin O’Toole: CPC ‘got used to having strong poll numbers,’ need to ‘make peace’ with premiers
May 9, 2025 – 48:47
Power Play #2024: Exclusive: Alberta Premier Smith will ‘respect the outcome’ of referendum on separation
May 8, 2025 – 47:16
Power Play #2022: PM Carney in Washington
May 8, 2025 – 47:22
Power Play #2021: Carney to meet Trump at White House Tuesday
May 3, 2025 – 48:15
Powerplay #2020: Bloc picks up another seat & John Bolton one-on-one
May 2, 2025 – 47:29
Powerplay #2019: Andrew Scheer on state of the Conservative party
May 1, 2025 – 48:32
Powerplay #2018: Liberals win minority government, one-on-one with Liberal who defeated Poilievre
Apr 30, 2025 – 50:44
Powerplay #2015: Federal election: campaign day 33
Apr 28, 2025 – 47:23
Powerplay #2017: Federal Election Day
Apr 28, 2025 – 47:25
Power Play # 2014: Battle of the Ballot Box Question
Apr 24, 2025 – 47:48
Power Play # 2013: Three main federal parties release costed platforms
Apr 23, 2025 – 47:27
Power Play # 2012: Campaign enters final week
Apr 22, 2025 – 47:29
Power Play # 2011: Leaders face-off in English-language debate
Apr 18, 2025 – 01:40:03
Power Play # 2010: Leaders face-off in French-language debate
Apr 17, 2025 – 48:09
Power Play # 2009: Looking ahead to Leaders’ Debates
Apr 15, 2025 – 48:00
Power Play # 2008: Federal election campaign enters debate week
Apr 14, 2025 – 47:28
Power Play # 2007: Ontario GM plant shutting down temporarily
Apr 14, 2025 – 47:26
Power Play # 2006: Should Canada drop counter tariffs on U.S.?
Apr 10, 2025 – 47:26
Power Play # 2005: Trump backs down… for now
Apr 9, 2025 – 47:29
Power Play # 2004: Candidates debate growing Canadian economy during Trump presidency
Apr 9, 2025 – 48:30
Power Play # 2003: Trump stands by tariffs
Apr 8, 2025 – 47:28
Power Play # 2002: Trump’s tariffs cause market plunge
Apr 7, 2025 – 47:32
Power Play # 2001: Canada responds to Trump’s global trade war
Apr 4, 2025 – 51:34
Power Play # 2000: White House: Canada dodges new Trump tariffs
Apr 3, 2025 – 01:27:41
Power Play # 1999: Federal election: Campaign day 10
Apr 1, 2025 – 47:19
Power Play # 1998: Federal election: Campaign day 9
Apr 1, 2025 – 47:23
Power Play # 1997: Federal election campaign: Day 6
Mar 31, 2025 – 48:35
Power Play # 1996: Federal election campaign: Day 5
Mar 31, 2025 – 48:14
Power Play # 1995: Federal election: Campaign day 4
Mar 31, 2025 – 01:20:33
Power Play # 1994: Federal election campaign: day three
Mar 26, 2025 – 47:36
Power Play # 1993: Campaign day two: Liberals & Conservative promise tax cuts, NDP pledge new homes
Mar 25, 2025 – 48:36
Power Play # 1992: Carney meets with premiers ahead of Sunday election call
Mar 24, 2025 – 01:39:07
Power Play # 1991: Election call coming Sunday
Mar 21, 2025 – 47:28
Power Play # 1990: 4 Canadians executed in China
Mar 20, 2025 – 51:09
Power Play # 1889: Carney announces arctic security boost as Trump threatens Canada
Mar 19, 2025 – 47:36
Power Play #1888: Carney: there's a 'limit' to Canada matching U.S. tariffs
Mar 17, 2025 – 47:23
Power Play # 1887: Mark Carney becomes Canada’s 24th Prime Minister
Mar 17, 2025 – 48:11
Power Play # 1886: Canada hits U.S. with new dollar-for-dollar retaliation
Mar 13, 2025 – 47:34
Power Play # 1885: Ford pulls electricity tax after Lutnick call
Mar 12, 2025 – 47:33
Power Play # 1884: Carney’s first caucus meeting
Mar 12, 2025 – 47:40
Power Play # 1883: Trump threatens new tariffs, again
Mar 12, 2025 – 47:18
Power Play #1882: Trump pauses tariffs, again
Mar 6, 2025 – 47:59
Power Play #1881: Trade war carve-out for auto sector
Mar 6, 2025 – 57:07
Power Play #1880: Trump launches trade war with Canada
Mar 5, 2025 – 48:40
Power Play #1879: Trump: ‘No room left’ for tariff deal with Canada
Mar 5, 2025 – 51:09
Power Play #1878: Trump lashes out at Zelenskyy in Oval Office
Feb 28, 2025 – 51:14
Power Play #1877: Election Night in Ontario
Feb 28, 2025 – 47:01
Power Play #1876: Election Eve in Ontario
Feb 27, 2025 – 48:39
Power Play #1875: Anita Anand meets with U.S. counterpart
Feb 26, 2025 – 47:32
Power Play #1874: Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly on Three Years of War in Ukraine
Feb 25, 2025 – 48:50

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Host is missing the point

Now you want to vote for the man who is bankrupt Britain. This is so delusional. Who said we’re keeping and funding NATO? You have to step up for that to happen. Don’t YOU? Oh great now you put an old ambassador from Michigan on your episode. That is disturbing and disgusting your audience is playing into your hand. Your not real news. He asked for Prime Justin to grow up. Canada our brothers and sisters are being babies. You’ve been putting us in debt since this clown as been in office forking your bill. 2% and securing the boarder. Now your talking energy and your basically talking a war on the the US. This will not go well for Canada. Your Prime got his feelings hurt. So you go for this baby. Just pay what your supposed to for us funding your bill. You play games and still can’t put money aside for two percent. We’re carrying debt to defend you. Quit bringing in Immigrants that you have to support and you can fund it. Your Prime has been putting US in debt covering you. Make it make sense! Your speaking out of both sides.
lilgen74

Annoying host skills

Evan Solomon needs to stop interrupting his guests when they answer his question