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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: Jan. 21, 2022

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Canada offers Ukraine $120 million loan as threat of Russian invasion grows
1:07:30
Ontario announces 3-step plan to ease pandemic restrictions
1:01:49
Canada's cost of living increased 4.8% in December, the fastest rate since 1991
1:00:26
New Brunswick issues call for volunteers to help with COVID-19 response
53:30
Health Canada approves use of Pfizer's antiviral pill to treat COVID-19
1:07:33
Canada's top doctor warns of an 'intense' Omicron-driven surge
1:06:00
Quebec to lift overnight curfew starting Monday
56:21
Ontario unveils plan to get kids back in classrooms on Monday
1:15:07
Quebec to charge unvaccinated adults without medical exemptions a 'health-care contribution'
1:04:28
Trudeau and premiers hold virtual call to discuss the Omicron-driven pandemic wave
54:30
NATO foreign ministers warn further aggression against Ukraine would carry a 'heavy price for Russia'
1:10:39
United States marks one year since angry Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill
57:59
Federal government sending 140M rapid tests to the provinces, territories this month
57:32
Ottawa, First Nations leaders reach child welfare compensation agreement-in-principle
58:40
Ontario moves school online until at least Jan. 17th as part of sweeping new COVID-19 measures
48:33
New gathering limits as of Boxing Day as Quebec posts more than 9K new cases
1:00:32
Canadians express frustration over wait times for booster shots, rapid tests
59:17
COVID-19 cases driven by Omicron variant continue to rise across Canada
1:00:02
Federal government announces $28M fund to support P.E.I. potato producers
1:09:57
Federal government re-introducing pre-arrival molecular tests for all travelers
1:02:24
Ontario science table calls for 'circuit breaker' pandemic restrictions
53:45
Federal ministers advise Canadians to avoid all non-essential international travel
57:40
Federal government commits much more money to fighting COVID-19
1:05:05
Defence minister, top commander formally apologize to victims of military sexual misconduct
1:02:55
Canada threatens trade action if U.S. electric vehicle tax credit isn't dropped
52:31
Canadians should expect to pay a lot more for groceries in 2022, says new report
1:00:44
Canada joins other nations in diplomatic boycott of Olympics in China
1:03:32
Liberals retable bill to end some mandatory minimum sentences
48:22
U.S. announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights abuses
57:25
Canadian delegation holds dozens of meetings with U.S. officials over EV tax credit
1:03:32
Trade minister, opposition trade critics in D.C. to push back against electric vehicle tax credit
1:01:04
U.S. expected to update its omicron response strategy tomorrow
45:09
Canada re-introducing arrival testing for all travellers to Canada, except those from U.S.
1:10:28
Toronto's top doctor recommends decriminalizing possession of small amounts of illegal drugs
46:52
Canada limits travel from southern Africa over concerns about COVID-19 variant Omicron
1:01:42
Gen. Wayne Eyre named permanent chief of defence staff
1:13:38
Freeland tables bill to extend some pandemic support programs, create new ones
52:07
Liberals promise to end pandemic, fight climate change and rebuild economy in throne speech
51:45
Ontario Liberal MP Anthony Rota re-elected as Speaker of the House
57:09
Health Canada approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children aged 5 to 11
53:48
North American Leaders' Summit takes place in Washington
1:03:25
Hundreds of Canadian Armed Forces personnel being mobilized to assist in B.C.
42:01
Floodwaters breach dike, submerge parts of Princeton, B.C.
1:06:39
Relentless rain causes severe floods, road closures and evacuations in British Columbia
59:29
Trudeau, Biden and López Obrador to meet in person next week in Washington
1:01:31
Crowds return to the National War Memorial after last year's virtual ceremony
41:14
Trudeau, Biden and Lopez Obrador to meet in person next week in Washington
53:35
Five of Saskatchewan's transferred ICU patients have died in Ontario
58:53
Liberal MPs discuss priorities for Parliament when it returns in two weeks
1:01:30
Flags on federal buildings will rise before being lowered for Indigenous Veterans Day and Remembrance Day
55:32
Defence Minister Anand moving military sexual misconduct cases into civilian justice system
1:05:40
Shelly Glover seeking court order declaring PC leadership election invalid
51:31
Ontario to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour next year
1:01:19
Trudeau tells COP26 that Canada will put a hard cap on oil and gas sector emissions
53:40
Ottawa will appeal ruling on Indigenous child welfare, but says it's pursuing compensation deal
46:50
Ontario government tables bill aimed at improving conditions in long-term care homes
1:02:13
New ministers Guilbeault, Wilkinson discuss priorities for their new portfolios
1:14:01
Major cabinet shakeup sees Anand move to defence, Joly to foreign affairs
1:06:45
Premier Moe says adding more health measures wouldn't be fair to those already vaccinated
1:01:52

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