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:

August 26, 2021 'We will hunt you down,' says Biden to perpetrators of Kabul airport attack
Power & Politics for Thursday, August 26th with Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, Alberta strategists Leah Ward, Melissa Caouette and Corey Hogan, the Alberta Medical Association’s Dr. Michelle Bailey, and the Power Panel.
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1h 2min
August 25, 2021 Main federal parties say they'll make housing more affordable
Power & Politics for Wednesday, August 25th with Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, retired journalist and broadcaster Kevin Newman, former British Columbia NDP premier Ujjal Dosanjh, former Prince Edward Island Liberal premier Robert Ghiz and the Power Panel.
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1h 1min
August 24, 2021 Biden sticking to Aug. 31 deadline for troop withdrawal but asks for contingency plan
Power & Politics with Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer, Generation Squeeze Founder Paul Kershaw, Canadian Medical Association President Dr. Katharine Smart, Ryerson University Social Media Lab Director of Research Anatoliy Gruzd, and the Power Panel.
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55min
August 23, 2021 What are parties proposing to ensure Canadians have the health-care access they need?
Power & Politics for Monday, August 23rd with NDP candidate Jenny Kwan, Conservative candidate Eric Duncan, Liberal candidate Dr. Doug Eyolfson, Canadian International Council president and research director Ben Rowswell, Baylor College of Medicine professor Dr. Hana El Sahly, and the Power Panel.
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55min
August 20, 2021 Toronto Mayor pens letter to all federal leaders calling for more pandemic relief
Power & Politics for Friday, August 20th with Toronto Mayor John Tory, Retired General Rick Hillier, Youth Panelists Shanice Scott, Anthony Koch and Riley Yesno, and the Power Panel.
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1h 3min
August 19, 2021 How are the federal parties promising to make life more affordable for Canadians?
Power & Politics for Thursday, August 19th with Conservative candidate Eric Duncan, Liberal candidate Sean Fraser, NDP candidate Paul Taylor, Ontario COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force Member Dr. Isaac Bogoch, Retired Major Paul Carroll, Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane, and the Power Panel.
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1h 4min
August 18, 2021 Progressive Conservatives win majority in Nova Scotia election
Power & Politics with Nova Scotia Premier-Designate Tim Houston, Elections Canada spokeswoman Natasha Gauthier, former premiers Ujjal Dosanjh and Dwight Ball, Ashcroft Mayor Barbara Roden, and the Power Panel.
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1h 17min
August 17, 2021 Mandatory vaccination hot topic on federal campaign trail
Power & Politics with Liberal candidate Karina Gould, Conservative candidate Michelle Rempel Garner, NDP candidate Jenny Kwan, former foreign affairs minister John Manley, former New York Times journalist Zahra Nader, and the Power Panel.
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53min
August 16, 2021 Party leaders make economic pitches as first full day of campaigning kicks off
Power & Politics for Monday, August 16th with Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, Bloomberg News White House reporter Josh Wingrove, an Afghan interpreter who helped the Canadian Armed Forces, Wellesley Institute CEO Dr. Kwame McKenzie, and the Power Panel. Plus, a round up of what happened on the campaign trail today.
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59min
August 13, 2021 Federal government will require all federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19
Power & Politics for Friday, August 13th with Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, Ret. Maj-Gen Denis Thompson, University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine's Dr. Noel Gibney, and the Power Panel.
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53min

FAQs about Power and Politics:

How many episodes does Power and Politics have?

The podcast currently has 222 episodes available.