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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.
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Power Play #2281: Sources: Canada-U.S. trade talks gaining momentum
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Oct 26, 2026 |
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Power Play #2280: Trump says trade deal with Canada close
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Oct 23, 2026 |
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Power Play #2279: Military officials provide update on CFB Wainwright tragedy
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Oct 22, 2026 |
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Power Play #2278: Smith to UCP: Accept referendum results or join a different party
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Oct 21, 2026 |
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Power Play #2277: Alberta votes to stay in Canada
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Oct 20, 2026 |
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Power Play #2276: Albertans vote in historic referendum
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Oct 19, 2026 |
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Power Play #2275: Alberta referendum three days away
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Oct 16, 2026 |
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Power Play #2274: Carney in Calgary ahead of referendum
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Oct 15, 2026 |
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Power Play #2273: Hoekstra sends stern warning to Canada ahead of U.S. midterms
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Oct 14, 2026 |
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Power Play #2272: Freeland spills tea in new memoir
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Oct 13, 2026 |
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Power Play #2271: Canada loses 68,000 jobs
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Oct 09, 2026 |
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Power Play #2270: Will cost of flying go up if Canada’s four largest airports are privatized?
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Oct 08, 2026 |
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Power Play #2269: Federal government won’t expand MAID for mental illness
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Oct 07, 2026 |
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Power Play #2268: Parti Québécois forms minority government in Quebec
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Oct 06, 2026 |
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Power Play #2267: EXCLUSIVE: Michael J. Fox weighs in on Canada-U.S. relations
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Oct 02, 2026 |
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Power Play #2266: New west coast pipeline named project of national interest
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Oct 01, 2026 |
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Power Play #2265: LNG Canada greenlights Phase 2 expansion
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Sep 29, 2026 |
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Power Play #2264: Former top soldier’s new tell-all
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Sep 28, 2026 |
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Power Play #2263: U.S. military threat to Canada is ‘not zero’, Scaramucci says
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Sep 25, 2026 |
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Power Play #2262: Carney tells NYT he studied risk of U.S. invasion
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Sep 24, 2026 |
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Power Play #2261: British Columbians head to snap election
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Sep 23, 2026 |
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Power Play #2260: Snap election called in British Columbia
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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Power Play #2259: Parliament returns
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Sep 21, 2026 |
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Power Play #2258: Feds to introduce new labour legislation as soon as next week: sources
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Sep 18, 2026 |
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Power Play #2257: Carney says new EU partnership will be voted on in Parliament
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Sep 17, 2026 |
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Power Play #2256: EU chief opens door for Canada to become associate member
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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Power Play #2255: Three of Canada’s top CEOs join Power Play
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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Power Play #2254: Canada’s investment summit kicks off
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Sep 14, 2026 |
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Power Play #2253: 25 years since 9/11
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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Power Play #2252: Carney reveals he’s talked to Trump
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Sep 10, 2026 |
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Power Play #2251: U.S. bans slew of Canadian goods as trade war intensifies
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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Power Play #2250: Kerry-Lynne Findlay speaks with Power Play after nine caucus members quit
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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Power Play #2249: Liberals launch public competition to restore 24 Sussex
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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Power Play #2248: Carney shares details of phone call with Trump
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Power Play #2247: Feds considering listing three northern projects in ‘national interest’
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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Power Play #2246: Exclusive: U.S. Ambassador to Canada speaks with CTV
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Power Play #2245: Police officer and two others dead in Montreal shooting
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Power Play #2244: MPs debate party policies heading into summer
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Power Play #2243: House rises for the summer
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Power Play #2242: Committee recommends against MAID expansion for mental illness
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Power Play #2241: Liberal bail reform bill becomes law
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Power Play #2240: U.S. and Iran reach tentative deal
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Power Play #2239: Liberals table bill on forced labour following U.S. tariff threat
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Power Play #2238: Gordie Howe International Bridge opening postponed indefinitely
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Power Play #2237: Liberals introduce bill regulating social media for kids under 16
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Power Play #2236: Carney says Gordie Howe International Bridge will open this week
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Power Play #2235: Louise Arbour becomes Canada’s 31st Governor General
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Power Play #2234: Canada adds 88,000 jobs in May
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Power Play #2232: Liberals unveil national A.I. strategy
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Power Play #2231: U.S. proposes tariff on Canada over forced labour concerns
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Power Play #2230: Leblanc meets with Trump’s trade czar
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Power Play #2229: Tories call for emergency debate on recession
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Power Play #2228: China’s foreign minister in Ottawa for first time in decade
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May 29, 2026 |
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Power Play #2227: Carney says a strong Canada will help ‘make America great again’
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May 29, 2026 |
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Power Play #2226: Outgoing Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault speaks with CTV News
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May 28, 2026 |
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Power Play #2225: Steven Guilbeault to resign as an MP
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May 27, 2026 |
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Power Play #2224: Western premiers meet in Alberta
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May 26, 2026 |
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Power Play #2223: Alberta adds question on separation to fall referendum
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May 22, 2026 |
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Power Play #2222: Premier Danielle Smith to address Albertans
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May 21, 2026 |
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Power Play #2221: Will Alberta Premier Smith address referendum question soon?
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May 20, 2026 |
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Power Play #2220: U.S. pauses long-standing joint continental defence board
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May 19, 2026 |
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Power Play #2219: Feds, Alberta strike deal on carbon pricing, pipeline timeline
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May 15, 2026 |
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Power Play #2218: Judge rules against Alberta separation petition
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May 15, 2026 |
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Power Play #2217: Sources: Carbon pricing deal likely on Friday
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May 14, 2026 |
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Power Play #2216: Erskine-Smith says he still intends to resign federal seat
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May 12, 2026 |
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Power Play #2215: Trump: Iran ceasefire on ‘life support’
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May 11, 2026 |
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Power Play #2214: Carney and Smith meet in Ottawa
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May 08, 2026 |
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Power Play #2213: Liberals promise faster regulatory approvals
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May 07, 2026 |
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Power Play #2212: Honda halts $15B EV plant in Canada: report
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May 06, 2026 |
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Power Play #2211: Louise Arbour named as Canada’s next Governor General
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May 06, 2026 |
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Power Play #2210: Feds unveil new tariff relief package
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May 04, 2026 |
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Power Play #2209: Alberta separatist group ordered to remove voter database from website
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May 01, 2026 |
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Power Play #2208: Liberals consider privatizing airports
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Power Play #2207: Fallout from the Liberals’ budget update
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Power Play #2206: Budget update
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Power Play #2204: Federal government approves natural gas pipeline expansion in B.C.
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Power Play #2203: A ‘trade’ war of words
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Power Play #2202: Carney says U.S. doesn’t dictate terms of free trade with Canada
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Power Play #2201: Canada-U.S. Trade Minister speaks with Power Play
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Power Play #2200: Ford government grounds jet purchase after backlash
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Power Play #2199: Iran declares Strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Power Play #2198: Day three of Liberal majority
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Power Play #2197: CTV News speaks with President of Finland
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Power Play #2196: Carney secures majority government
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Power Play #2195: Three crucial byelections could secure Liberal majority
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Power Play #2194: MP Gladu speaks to reporters for the first time since crossing floor
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Power Play #2193: Liberals descend on Montreal for national convention
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Power Play #2192: Carney poaches another Conservative MP
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Power Play #2191: Trump threatens Iran: “Whole civilization will die”
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Power Play #2190: Artemis II crew circles the moon in historic flyby
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Power Play #2189: Poilievre calls for gas taxes to be cut until 2027
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Power Play #2188: Countdown to Artemis II launch
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Power Play #2187: Remembering Stephen Lewis
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Power Play #2186: Avi Lewis wins NDP leadership
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Power Play #2185: NDP set to choose new federal leader
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Power Play #2184: Liberal MP’s questioning of committee witness sparks opposition uproar
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Power Play #2183: Air Canada CEO summoned to Ottawa over English-only video
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Power Play #2182: April 1st deadline on Ottawa-Alberta MOU looms
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Power Play #2181: Two dead after Air Canada plane, truck collide
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Power Play #2180: Trump calls NATO allies “cowards”
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Mar 20, 2026 |