Power & Politics
1,073 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★ - 20 ratings<p>Every weekday afternoon, Power & Politics guides Canadians through the country's political news, with a regular cast of political panellists and the continuously unfolding drama of the Canadian political scene.</p>
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Kenney implements restrictions, proof-of-vaccination program to curb COVID-19 spread
September 16, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBPower & Politics for Thursday, September 16th with political strategists Melissa Caouette, Corey Hogan and Leah Ward, Calgary Sun columnist Rick Bell, Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley, Regina General Hospital Infectious Diseases Physician Dr. Alex Wong, Alberta Medical Association's Emergency Medicine Section President Dr. Paul Parks, Ontario Liberal Candidate Jennifer O’Connell, Alberta NDP Candidate Heather McPherson, Ontario Conservative Candidate Michael Barrett
Former prime ministers appear on campaign trail days before Canadians cast their ballots
September 15, 2021 04:10 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBPower & Politics for Wednesday, September 15th with Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner, Deloitte Canada Chief Economist Craig Alexander, Conference Board of Canada Chief Economist Pedro Antunes, British Columbia Liberal Candidate Jonathan Wilkinson, British Columbia Conservative Candidate Dan Albas, Manitoba NDP Candidate Daniel Blaikie, and the Power Panel.
Post-debate Leger poll says Liberals and Tories are tied with 32 per cent support each
September 14, 2021 04:10 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBPower & Politics for Tuesday, September 14th with Leger Executive Vice President Christian Bourque, Janet Brown Opinion Research Principal Janet Brown, Elections Canada Spokesperson Natasha Gauthier, International Vaccine Access Center Director Rupali Limaye, and the Power Panel.
Protests against COVID-19 measures held outside hospitals across the country
September 13, 2021 04:10 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBPower & Politics for Monday, September 13th with The Writ author & publisher Éric Grenier, Canadian Nurses Association President Tim Guest, Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy Chief Economist Mostafa Askari, and the Power Panel.
Bloc leader outraged, Quebec Premier demands apology over Bill 21 debate question
September 10, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBPower & Politics for Friday, September 10th with Le Devoir Columnist Emilie Nicolas, La Presse Columnist Yves Boisvert, Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, U.S. Chargé d’affaires in Canada Arnold Chacon, youth panelists Anushka Kurian, Hannan Mohamud, and Daniel Perry, and the Power Panel.
Five main party leaders take the stage tonight for final debate of the campaign
September 09, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBPower & Politics for Thursday, September 9th with Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy Chief Economist Mostafa Askari, Open Media’s Laura Tribe, Alberta ER physician Dr. Paul Parks, St. John’s Morning Show Host Ramraajh Sharvendiran, CBC News Network Reporter Omayra Issa, debate strategists Jenni Byrne, Tim Murphy, and Brad Lavigne, and the Power Panel.
Leaders of the five main federal parties face off tonight in first official French debate
September 08, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBPower & Politics for Wednesday, September 8th with Canadian Civil Liberties Association Executive Director and General Counsel Michael Bryant, former British Columbia NDP Premier Ujjal Dosanjh, former Newfoundland & Labrador Liberal Premier Dwight Ball, former debate prep strategists Michele Cadario, Yan Plante and Karl Bélanger, and the Power Panel.
Party leaders continue to spar over plans for firearms, tackling gun violence
September 07, 2021 04:10 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBPower & Politics for Tuesday, September 7th with Ontario Conservative Candidate Eric Duncan, Ontario Liberal Candidate Pam Damoff, B.C. NDP Candidate Rachel Blaney, former RCMP deputy commissioner Pierre-Yves Bourduas, Dr. Anna Banerji, Dr. Fatima Kakkar, and the Power Panel.
Polls suggest Conservatives lead but Liberals are narrowly favoured in seat count
September 06, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBPower & Politics for Monday, September 6th with The Writ’s Éric Grenier, Regina General Hospital Dr. Alex Wong, Canadian Anti-Hate Network Executive Director Evan Balgord, Canadian Labour Congress President Bea Bruske, the Power Panel, and the Prime Time Panel.
Canada could see 15,000 cases daily by October if vaccinations don't increase: Dr. Tam
September 03, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBPower & Politics for Friday September 3rd with Canadian Medical Association President Dr. Katharine Smart, Liberal Candidate & Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, Halifax Mayor Mike Savage, Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark, Youth Panelists Shanice Scott, Anthony Koch and Riley Yesno, and the Power Panel.
After weeks of without a public appearance, Alberta Premier hosts Facebook chat
September 02, 2021 04:10 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBPower & Politics for Thursday, September 2nd with Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley, The Writ’s Éric Grenier, Canadian Taxpayers Federation Federal Director Franco Terrazzano, and the Power Panel.
Ontario premier unveils vaccine certificate policy, after weeks of rejecting idea
September 01, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 59 MBPower & Politics for Wednesday, September 1st with Ontario MPPs Dave Smith and John Fraser, NDP Campaign Director Jennifer Howard, Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy Vice-President Sahir Khan, former Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal premier Dwight Ball, former British Columbia NDP premier Ujjal Dosanjh, and the Power Panel.
Assembly of First Nations releases key election priorities
August 31, 2021 04:10 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBPower & Politics for Tuesday, August 31st with Assembly of First Nations Chief RoseAnne Archibald, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Arlen Dumas, Alberta Emergency Room Physician Dr. Joe Vipond, and the Power Panel.
Polls show Conservatives moving further ahead as Liberals continue to slide
August 30, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBPower & Politics for Monday, August 30th with The Writ’s Éric Grenier, former Canadian ambassador to Ukraine Roman Waschuk, Samara Centre for Democracy Executive Director Sabreena Delhon, Khadija, Simon Fraser University Sustainable Energy Professor Mark Jaccard, and the Power Panel.
Ontario to announce a proof-of-vaccination program, sources say
August 27, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBPower & Politics for Friday, August 27th with Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson, British Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat, Quebec Parliamentary Assistant Christopher Skeete, youth panelists Anushka Kurian, Daniel Perry and Hannan Mohamud, the Power Panel, and the Prime Time Panel.
'We will hunt you down,' says Biden to perpetrators of Kabul airport attack
August 26, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBPower & 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.
Main federal parties say they'll make housing more affordable
August 25, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBPower & 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.
Biden sticking to Aug. 31 deadline for troop withdrawal but asks for contingency plan
August 24, 2021 04:10 - 54 minutes - 50 MBPower & 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.
What are parties proposing to ensure Canadians have the health-care access they need?
August 23, 2021 04:10 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBPower & 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.
Toronto Mayor pens letter to all federal leaders calling for more pandemic relief
August 20, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBPower & 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.
How are the federal parties promising to make life more affordable for Canadians?
August 19, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBPower & 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.
Progressive Conservatives win majority in Nova Scotia election
August 18, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBPower & 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.
Mandatory vaccination hot topic on federal campaign trail
August 17, 2021 04:10 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBPower & 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.
Party leaders make economic pitches as first full day of campaigning kicks off
August 16, 2021 04:10 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBPower & 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.
Border officers begin work-to-rule action as negotiations with government continue
August 06, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBPower & Politics for Friday, August 6th with former U.S. ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman, British Columbia Liberal MLA Todd Stone, Tourism Association of Canada President Beth Potter, Frontier Duty Association Executive Director Barbara Barrett, Alberta Children's Services Minister Rebecca Schulz, and the Power Panel.
Horwath backtracks, now supports mandatory vaccinations for education and health care workers
August 05, 2021 04:10 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBPower & Politics for Thursday, August 5th with Toronto Star Queen’s Park Bureau Chief Robert Benzie, Queen’s Park Briefing Editor Jessica Smith Cross, NHS Providers CEO Chris Hopson, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw, and the Power Panel.
Ontario education minister announces more details of province's back-to-school plan
August 04, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBPower & Politics for Wednesday, August 4th with Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation President Karen Littlewood, Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association President Barb Dobrowolski, a former Afghan translator who worked for the Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian Medical Association Incoming President Dr. Katharine Smart, Canadian Nurses Association President Tim Guest, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath, Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca, and the Power Panel.
Ontario releases back-to-school plan for upcoming school year
August 03, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBPower & Politics for Tuesday August 3rd with Ontario NDP Education Critic Marit Stiles, Ontario Liberal House Leader & Health Critic John Fraser, Retired Captain Corey Shelson, Small Business Minister Mary Ng, Washington Post reporter Isaac Stanley-Becker, and the Power Panel.
What will it take for the U.S. to get its COVID-19 case surge under control?
August 02, 2021 04:10 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBPower & Politics for Monday, August 2nd with Dr. Henry Bernstein, a member of a U.S. CDC advisory committee, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux, and the Power Panel.
Canada could be seeing the start of a variant-driven fourth wave, Dr. Tam warns
July 30, 2021 04:10 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBPower & Politics for Friday, July 30th with Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, and the Power Panel.
Alberta to end most COVID-19 isolation, testing requirements by mid-August
July 29, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBPower & Politics for Thursday, July 29th with British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix, former Alberta medical officer of health Dr. James Talbot, Retired Colonel Dr. Howard Coombs, and the Power Panel.
First Nations to ask feds for help after 'disappointing' meeting with Ont. over wildfires
July 28, 2021 04:10 - 47 minutes - 44 MBPower & Politics for Wednesday, July 28th with Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, and the Power Panel.
Canada has enough vaccine doses for all eligible Canadians, says Trudeau
July 27, 2021 04:10 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBPower & Politics for Tuesday, July 27th with Procurement Minister Anita Anand, former acting U.S. CDC director Dr. Richard Besser, Ontario Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry Minister Greg Rickford, and the Power Panel.
Mary Simon officially becomes Canada's first Inuk Governor General
July 26, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBPower & Politics for Monday, July 26th with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed, Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Richard Wagner, Université Laval's Michèle Audette, Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, and the Power Panel.
Dr. Fauci: Reopening U.S. border to fully vaccinated Canadians part of government talks
July 23, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBPower & Politics for Friday, July 23rd with U.S. President Joe Biden's Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough, and Retired Major-General David Fraser.
More than 6 million eligible Canadians have not yet received their first vaccine dose
July 22, 2021 04:10 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBPower & Politics for Thursday, July 22nd with Health Minister Patty Hajdu, The Writ’s Éric Grenier, Manitoba Wildfire Service Director Dave Schafer, and the Power Panel.
Military personnel deployed to four provinces to assist with wildfire and flood responses
July 21, 2021 04:10 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBPower & Politics for Wednesday, July 21st with Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, Mexican Ambassador to Canada Juan José Gómez-Camacho, Canada's Chief Science Advisor Mona Nemer, Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre Executive Director Kim Connors, and the Power Panel.
Labour action could complicate Canada's plan to relax border measures next month
July 20, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBPower & Politics for Tuesday, July 20th with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, COVID-19 Testing & Screening Expert Advisory Panel co-chair Sue Paish, Official Languages Commissioner Raymond Théberge, former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and the Power Panel.
Fully vaccinated tourists will soon be able to visit Canada
July 19, 2021 04:10 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBPower & Politics for Monday, July 19th with Public Safety Minister Bill Blair,Tourism Association of Canada president and CEO Beth Potter, U.S. Congressman Brian Higgins, Green Leader Annamie Paul, and the Power Panel.
Fully vaccinated Americans could be allowed into Canada by mid-August, Trudeau says
July 16, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBPower & Politics for Friday, July 16th with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marco Mendicino, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens, Angus Reid Institute president Shachi Kurl, Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman, Ontario Solicitor General Sylvia Jones, and the Power Panel.
Former chief of the defence staff Jonathan Vance charged with obstruction of justice
July 15, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBPower & Politics for Thursday, July 15th with Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Arlen Dumas, Ontario Conservative MP John Brassard, Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix and the Power Panel.
More than 300 active wildfires burning across British Columbia
July 14, 2021 04:10 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBPower & Politics for Wednesday, July 14th with B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth, Iranian-American author and human rights activist Masih Alinejad, former Canadian Security Intelligence Service director Ward Elcock, and the Power Panel.
Nova Scotia child care fees to drop to $10-a-day by 2026 under new federal deal
July 13, 2021 04:10 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBPower & Politics for Tuesday, July 13th with Families, Children and Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen, United Nurses of Alberta president Heather Smith, former Canadian ambassador to the United States Michael Kergin, and the Power Panel.
Transport Canada announces new railway safety measures in wake of Lytton, B.C. wildfire
July 12, 2021 04:10 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBPower & Politics for Monday, July 12th with Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, International Development Minister Karina Gould, Pan American Health Organization Assistant Director Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, former U.S. ambassador to Canada David Jacobson, and the Power Panel.
RoseAnne Archibald elected first female national chief of the Assembly of First Nations
July 09, 2021 04:10 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBPower & Politics for Friday, July 9th with Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, Calgary Stampede advisor and public health doctor Dr. Jia Hu, British Columbia Liberal MLA Todd Stone, and the Power Panel.
Haiti needs international support to investigate president's assassination: Michaëlle Jean
July 08, 2021 04:10 - 33 minutes - 31 MBPower & Politics for Thursday, July 8th with former governor general Michaëlle Jean, NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, and the Power Panel.
Trudeau condemns assassination of Haitian president
July 07, 2021 04:10 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBPower & Politics for Wednesday, July 7th with Haiti’s Ambassador to Canada Weibert Arthus, France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty, and the Power Panel.
Inuk leader Mary Simon appointed as Canada's next governor general
July 06, 2021 04:10 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBPower & Politics for Tuesday, July 6th with Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed, former MMIWG National Inquiry Chief Commissioner Marion Buller, and the Power Panel.
Ottawa mobilizing military air transports to aid in B.C. wildfire response
July 05, 2021 04:10 - 27 minutes - 25 MBAs nearly 200 hundred wildfires burn across B.C., the federal government is mobilizing military air transport support for the province. Power & Politics speaks with Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, about the situation. Also on the pod today, we check in on the state of COVID-19 in the U.S. and the Power Panel weighs in on the latest signs a Canadian federal election could be imminent.
Wildfires roar across B.C., destroy 90% of small town
July 02, 2021 04:10 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBHarrowing stories are emerging about the wildfire that ripped through Lytton, B.C. People had to run for their lives and some didn't make it out. P&P speaks with Conservative MP Brad Vis, wildfire specialist Mike Flannigan and the Power Panel weighs in.