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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 of the Canadian political scene.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2019

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Canada signs revised North American trade deal
1:04:37
Nearing the NAFTA finish line?
59:59
Liberals repeat vow to ban assault rifles on École Polytechnique attack anniversary
43:18
Throne speech promises tax cut, climate action and ban on military-style firearms
1:06:33
Trump calls Trudeau 'two-faced' over NATO video
1:03:05
Trudeau meets with Trump at NATO summit
51:07
Premiers meet and agree to demands for Ottawa
45:07
Former minister Fast rejects Scheer's shadow cabinet offer
53:13
Former Liberal MP named Tory deputy leader
59:39
Anticipation for trade deal high as ministers gather in Washington
45:01
New calls for Andrew Scheer's resignation
42:02
Ottawa plans to settle First Nations child welfare lawsuit as it battles tribunal order
46:17
Ford seeks unity in meeting with Trudeau
52:56
Departmental review finds no 'credible' link between Saudi arms exports and human rights abuses
1:06:42
PM Trudeau unveils new cabinet
1:07:34
Trudeau to make changes in key cabinet roles
40:36
Escalating job action in Ontario
49:45
Trump tweets attack on impeachment hearing witness
56:29
NDP Leader Singh meets with Prime Minister Trudeau
50:32
First witnesses testify in U.S. impeachment inquiry
1:00:07
Trudeau meets with Scheer, Moe
55:36
Don Cherry fired after making controversial remarks
45:16
Manitoba premier offers advice to the PM on western alienation
38:46
Liberals gather in Ottawa for post-election meeting
1:04:32
Ontario gov't unveils fall economic statement
42:21
China lifting ban on Canadian pork and beef
57:21
Elizabeth May steps down as Green Party leader
1:03:03
Alberta blames Encana move on the federal government
1:01:52
Encana moves headquarters to the U.S.
54:09
MacKay critical of Scheer's election campaign
51:29
Future of the Conservatives?
58:19
Future of the NDP?
47:33
Two-thirds of Canadians back parties that support a carbon tax
46:23
Alberta finance minister tables government's first provincial budget
50:40
Trudeau rules out a coalition government
50:39
Liberals win a minority government
58:59
Strategies for the final day
42:35
Leaders paint menacing minority scenarios heading into final weekend
58:21
Scheer says 'modern convention' means Trudeau must quit if he doesn't win the most seats
58:21
Leaders make pitch to Quebec in final week
1:07:54
Race tightens with just six days to go
57:58
Campaign enters final week
1:01:02
Shifting political landscape
42:30
Scheer and Singh unveil costed platforms
37:06
Final leaders' debate analysis
16:33
Premiers discuss debates then and now
1:02:24
Analysis: Federal Leaders' Debate
50:25
Debate Day
0:42
English debate look-ahead
43:09
Liberal government challenges human rights ruling
1:00:23
Scheer holds dual Canada-U.S. citizenship
1:13:55
Federal leaders prepare for TVA debate
52:34
Calgary votes to condemn Quebec's secularism law
54:15
Election campaign hits the halfway point
1:06:38
Paying to promises?
42:08
Canadians rally across country to call for bolder action on climate change
53:09
Conservatives vow to launch judicial inquiry into SNC-Lavalin controversy
50:37
Greens unveil the cost of promises
55:44
Conservatives move ahead in polls
54:07
Any province could veto a major pipeline under an NDP government, says Singh
44:38
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh | Power Lunch: Leaders Edition
16:32
Dealing with the fallout from the Trudeau blackface scandal
26:11
Liberals promise to prohibit semi-automatic assault rifles
51:43
Trudeau apologizes for blackface incidents
52:57
Special Election Pod - Affordability
1:06:17
Tories, Liberals still neck-and-neck in the polls
46:36
Maxime Bernier to participate in official commission debates
56:23
Parties deal with candidate controversies
43:47
RCMP civilian accused of violating secrets act
1:16:09
Leaders prep for the Maclean's/Citytv debate
40:47

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