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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 #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 |
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Power Play #2179: EXCLUSIVE: RCMP says no current clandestine activities linked to India
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Power Play #2178: Pierre Poilievre joins Joe Rogan’s podcast
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Power Play #2177: Gas prices surging across Canada
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Power Play #2176: Trump pressures allies to help open Strait of Hormuz
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Power Play #2175: Canadian economy sheds 84,000 jobs in February
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Power Play #2174: Are Liberals courting more floor crossers?
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Power Play #2173: NDP MP Lori Idlout crosses floor to Liberals
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Power Play #2172: Shots fired at U.S. consulate in Toronto
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Power Play #2171: Trump provides update on operation in Iran
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Power Play #2170: Ottawa, Alberta reach agreement to streamline major projects
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Power Play #2169: Carney: Canada won’t rule out military participation in Middle East conflict
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Power Play #2168: War spreads across Middle East
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Power Play #2167: Carney holds first news conference since leaving for India
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Power Play #2166: Carney says Canada backs Trump on Iran
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Power Play #2165: Carney touches down in India
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Power Play #2164: India no longer targeting Canadians, senior official says
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Power Play #2163: CTV News’ exclusive with OpenAI
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Power Play #2162: Russia’s war on Ukraine enters 5th year
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Power Play #2161: Violence erupts across Mexico following death of cartel leader
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Power Play #2160: Trump pledges new 10% global tariffs after Supreme Court loss
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Power Play #2159: U.S. President Donald Trump mulls leaving CUSMA: reports
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Power Play #2158: MP Matt Jeneroux crosses floor to the Liberals
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Power Play #2157: Carney unveils long-awaited defence industrial strategy
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Power Play #2156: LeBlanc leads massive trade delegation to Mexico
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Power Play #2155: New details in Tumbler Ridge shooting as federal politicians arrive for vigil
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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Power Play #2153: Nine dead, including shooter, following B.C. mass shooting
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Power Play #2154: Tumbler Ridge mayor speaks with CTV News
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Power Play #2152: Trump threatens to block opening of Gordie Howe International Bridge
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Power Play #2151: Jimmy Lai’s son speaks with CTV News
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Power Play #2150: Canada opens new consulate in Greenland
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Power Play #2149: Canada’s EV rebates returning, sales mandate ending
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Power Play #2148: Carney and Poilievre meet one-on-one
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Power Play #2146: Poilievre wins leadership review vote with 87% support
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Power Play #2147: Harper’s official portrait unveiled
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Power Play #2145: Poilievre to face leadership vote
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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Power Play #2144: Trump officials met Alberta separatists
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Power Play #2143: Premiers meet in Ottawa
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Power Play #2142: Carney denies Davos speech walk-back
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Power Play #2141: House returns with GST rebate boost
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Power Play #2140: PM leaves cabinet retreat without taking questions
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Power Play #2139: Trump: Canada...should be grateful
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Power Play #2138: Carney in Davos: the old world order ‘is not coming back’
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Power Play #2137: Trump gunning for Greenland
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Power Play #2136: Carney inks trade deal with China’s Xi
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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Power Play #2135: The cost of ‘buying Canadian’
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Power Play #2134: François Legault quits
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Power Play #2133: Trump to Iranian protesters: "help is on the way"
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Power Play #2132: Carney’s China challenge
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Power Play #2131: Carney heading to China next week
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Jan 10, 2026 |
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Power Play #2130: Vance claims media coverage of shooting ‘irresponsible’, Minnesota Governor accuses White House of promoting ‘propaganda’
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Power Play #2129: Mayor: We do not want ‘ICE’ in Minneapolis
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Power Play #2128: U.S. action in Venezuela sparks pipeline debate in Canada
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Power Play #2127: What’s next for Venezuela with: Former CIA Director David Petraeus & Former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Power Play #2126: Canada, U.S. reps to meet in January to review CUSMA
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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Power Play #2125: Unpacking the top political stories of 2025
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Power Play #2124: Pablo Rodriguez resigns as Quebec Liberal Leader
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Power Play #2124: Can the feds counter trade war by buying Canadian?
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Power Play #2123: Pierre Poilievre one-on-one: doesn’t say more members won’t cross floor
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Power Play #2122: Another MP leaves Conservatives for Liberals
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Power Play #2121: House rises for 2025
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Power Play #2120: Interest rates: Canada holds, U.S. cuts
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Power Play #2119: House defeats CPC pipeline motion & Kirsten Hillman stepping down as U.S. Ambassador
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Power Play #2118: Conservatives to force House vote on pipeline agreement with Alberta
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Power Play #2117: North American leaders hold 45-minute meeting on sidelines of FIFA draw
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Power Play #2116: B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad resigns
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Power Play #2115: Steven Guilbeault speaks to CTV: 2030 emissions targets “impossible”
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Power Play #2114: Algoma Steel CEO: Feds knew business plan before loaning company $400M
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Power Play #2113: Carney shuffles cabinet: Marc Miller back in
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Power Play #2112: Federal-Alberta energy deal fallout
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Power Play #2111: Federal & Alberta governments sign major energy deal
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Power Play #2110: Tariff relief for steel & lumber sectors
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Power Play #2109: Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe ‘disappointed’ in B.C. Premier David Eby
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Power Play #2108: Path to trade war relief?
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Power Play #2107: "They don't know what they're talking about" Eby takes aim at Smith, Moe
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Power Play #2106: Fighter Jet Fight & RCMP Commissioner on Ryan Wedding Investigation
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Power Play #2105: Exclusive: Swedish Deputy PM on royal fight jets sales pitch
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Power Play #2104: Government survives budget confidence vote
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Power Play #2103: Confidence vote countdown
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Power Play #2102: Second round of major projects unveiled
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Power Play #2101: Is Poilievre reflecting on leadership? 'No'
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Power Play #2100: Canada Remembers
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Power Play #2099: Resignation reverberations & Liberals pass second budget vote
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Power Play #2098: CPC MP Matt Jeneroux resigns & first budget confidence vote
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Power Play #2097: Liberal now just two seats short of majority
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Power Play #2096: Federal budget released
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Power Play #2095: Budget eve
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Power Play #2094: Chinese Ambassador one-on-one on Carney-Xi meeting
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Power Play #2093: Oregon Attorney General ahead of Supreme Court Trump tariff challenge
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Power Play #2092: Budget coming next week & government sources say it’s not finalized
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Power Play #2091: Fallout: Canada-U.S. trade talks terminated
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Oct 29, 2025 |