Ctv Question Period Podcast

U.S. President Donald Trump’s global trade war is roiling markets and overshadowing the Canadian election. Vassy is joined by the Sunday Strategy Session, Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman, former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. David MacNaughton and former national security and intelligence adviser Jody Thomas, and a special election edition of The Scrum.

U.S. President Donald Trump upended the first week of the Canadian federal election. Vassy is joined by the Sunday Strategy Session, reporters on the campaign trail, former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Derek Burney and a special edition of The Scrum.

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne speaks on fiscal responsibility, political strategists Kathleen Monk, Scott Reid, Kory Teneycke discuss Carney’s cabinet picks, David Frum on the looming tariff deadline, plus, journalists weigh in on when Canadians will be heading to the polls. 

Federal Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc discusses Trump's actions against Trump, B.C. Premier David Eby on countermeasures being taken against the U.S., political strategists weighs in on the Liberal leadership race; plus, the Sunday Scrum panel discusses the federal political landscape.

March 2: Reaction to the fiery meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy.

Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. discusses the efforts being taken to secure Canada’s border; a one-on-one interview with Liberal candidate Karina Gould; Sir Richard Sherriff on the impact Trump will have on the Ukraine-Russia war; plus, political strategist share their take on what to watch for in the upcoming Liberal leadership debates. 

Premier Andrew Furey says Canadians have to stand firm on their sovereignty; Germany’s ambassador to Canada Tjorven Bellmann weighs in on Europe’s response to Ukraine and NATO defence spending; David Cohen, former U.S. ambassador to Canada, comments on Trump’s push to make Canada the 51st state; Strategists Scott Reid, Shakir Chambers and Kathleen Monk discuss how the political parties are doing amid the Liberal leadership campaign; Robert Fife, Nik Nanos and Robert Benzie discuss how Mark Carney leading the Liberal leadership race, and the threat to the Conservatives.

Industry Minister Francois Philippe Champagne, Former BoC governor Stephen Poloz Rubicon, Germany's defence chief Gen. Carsten Breuer, CTV News Political Analyst Scott Reid, Monk + Associates' Kathleen Monk, former cabinet minister James Moore, La Presse’s Joël-Denis Bellavance, The Globe and Mail’s Stephanie Levitz and pollster Nik Nanos. 

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Industry Minister Francois Philippe Champagne, Rubicon Strategy's Kory Teneycke, CTV News Political Analyst Scott Reid, Monk + Associates' Kathleen Monk, CEO of Abacus Data David Coletto, senior reporter for The Globe and Mail Stephanie Levitz and Queen's Park bureau chief for the Toronto Star Rob Benzie.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Rubicon Strategy's Kory Teneycke, CTV News Political Analyst Scott Reid, Monk + Associates' Kathleen Monk, Ottawa Bureau Chief for the Globe and Mail Robert Fife, Queen's Park bureau chief for the Toronto Star Rob Benzie and President of the Angus Reid Institute Shachi Kurl.

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with CTV News Political Analyst Scott Reid, Monk + Associates' Kathleen Monk, Rubicon Strategy's Kory Teneycke, Ottawa Bureau Chief for the Globe and Mail Robert Fife, chief data scientist and founder of Nanos Research Nik Nanos and executive communications officer at Global Public Afffairs Hannah Thibedeau.

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Former finance minister Bill Morneau, Rubicon Strategy's Kory Teneycke, CTV News Political Analyst Scott Reid, Monk + Associates' Kathleen Monk, The Globe and Mail's Robert Fife, reporter for The Canadian Press Nojoud Al Mallees and Nik Nanos with Nanos Research. 

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Cohen, Rubicon Strategy's Kory Teneycke, CTV News Political Analyst Scott Reid, Monk + Associates' Kathleen Monk, reporter for The Canadian Press Nojoud Al Mallees, Ottawa Bureau Chief for La Presse Joel-Denis Bellavance, BNN Bloomberg’s Paul Bagnell.

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Industry Minister Champagne, CTV News Political Analyst Scott Reid, Monk + Associates' Kathleen Monk, James Moore, journalists Robert Fife, Nojoud Al Mallees and pollster Nik Nanos. 

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Women and Gender and Youth Minister Marci Ien, Ohio Republican Representative Mike Turner, Former Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Rubicon Strategy's Kory Teneycke, CTV News Political Analyst Scott Reid, Monk + Associates' Kathleen Monk.

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Derek Burney, Monk + Associates Kathleen Monk, CTV News political analyst Scott Reid, Rubcon Strategy's Kory Teneycke, Ottawa Bureau Chief for La Presse Joel-Denis Bellavance, Senior political reporter for The Globe and Mail Stephanie Levitz and The Canadian Press reporter Nojoud Al Mallees.

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Canada's ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman, Former Minister of Labour of Canada Rona Ambrose, Former Minister of Finance of Canada Bill Morneau and Polish ambassador to Canada Witold Dzielski. 

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. David McNaughton and former U.S. ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft; Monk + Associates Kathleen Monk, CTV News political analyst Scott Reid, Rubcon Strategy's Tory Teneycke, former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore, Senator Hassan Yussuff, Author Stephen Maher, The Globe and Mail's Marieke Walsh and the Toronto Star's Robert Benzie. 

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme, N.S. Liberal MP Wayne Long, CTV News political analyst Scott Reid, Monk + Associates' Kathleen Monk, Rubicon Strategy's Kory Teneycke, former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Frank McKenna and former U.S. ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman. 

Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with India's High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma, Canada's former high commissioner to India Cameron MacKay, former director of communications to the late Jack Layton Kathleen Munk, Doug Ford’s former campaign manager Kory Teneycke and former communications director Scott Reid.