Power and Politics

By CBC Radio

Every weekday afternoon, Power & Politics host Vassy Kapelos guides Canadians through the country's political news, with a regular cast of political panellists and the continuously unfolding drama... more

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The podcast currently has 222 episodes available.

Power and Politics episodes:

February 23, 2021 Trudeau, Biden talk pandemic recovery, climate change in first bilateral meeting
Power & Politics for Tuesday, February23rd with U.S. Congressman Brian Higgins, former U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman, and the Power Panel.
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27min
February 22, 2021 MPs vote to label China's persecution of Uighurs a genocide
Power & Politics for Monday, February 22nd with Parliamentary Secretary Rob Oliphant, Conservative Foreign Affairs Critic Michael Chong, NDP Foreign Affairs Critic Jack Harris, Uighur Rights Advocacy Project executive director Mehmet Tohti, former U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman, former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Gary Doer, Quebec Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi, and the Power Panel.
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1h 5min
February 19, 2021 New modelling warns COVID-19 variants will drive resurgence without stronger restrictions
Power & Politics for Friday, February 19th with Immunity Task Force Co-Chair Dr. David Naylor, Employment & Workforce Development Minister Carla Qualtrough, International Development Minister Karina Gould, Procurement Minister Anita Anand, Insitut national de santé publique du Québec epidemiologist Dr. Gaston De Serres, and the Power Panel.
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56min
February 18, 2021 Federal government introduces new bill to relax penalties for drug offences
Power & Politics for Thursday, February 18 with Justice Minister David Lametti, Parliamentary Secretary Rob Oliphant, Conservative Foreign Affairs Critic Michael Chong, NDP Foreign Affairs Critic Jack Harris, Liberal MP Wayne Easter, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, and the Power Panel
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57min
February 17, 2021 Toronto, Peel officials ask for lockdown to be extended by two weeks
Power & Politics for Wednesday, February 17th with Infectious Diseases Specialist and Ontario COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force Member Dr. Isaac Bogoch, Newmarket Mayor John Taylor, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former foreign policy adviser Roland Paris, Ontario Parliamentary Assistant David Piccini, Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Sara Singh, Ontario Liberal MPP Michael Coteau, and the Power Panel.
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1h 1min
February 16, 2021 Liberals introduce bill to increase criminal penalties for gun trafficking, buy-back program
Power & Politics for Tuesday, February 16th with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, MPs Rob Oliphant and Michael Chong, and the Power Panel.
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38min
February 15, 2021 Canada and 57 other countries denounce arbitrary detentions
Power & Politics for Monday, February 15th with Ontario Vaccine Task Force Co-Chair Retired General Rick Hiller, Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, former MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes, and the Power Panel.
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51min
February 12, 2021 More Pfizer shots will arrive in 2nd quarter than originally planned, says Trudeau
Power & Politics for Friday, February 12th with Procurement Minister Anita Anand, Sinai Health System & UHN Director of Geriatrics Dr. Samir Sinha, Providence Therapeutics CEO Brad Sorenson, and the Power Panel.
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45min
February 11, 2021 Manitoba makes deal to buy Canadian-made vaccines that just started human clinical trials
Power & Politics for Thursday, February 11th with Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister, Chief Science Adviser Mona Nemer, and the Power Panel.
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46min
February 10, 2021 Trudeau pledges billions in permanent funding for public transit
Power & Politics for Wednesday, February 10th with Doctors David Naylor and Irfan Dhalla, Toronto Mayor John Tory, former Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox, and the Power Panel.
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45min

FAQs about Power and Politics:

How many episodes does Power and Politics have?

The podcast currently has 222 episodes available.