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Power Play with Vassy Kapelos on CTV News Channel, talking to people and players who dominate the political scene in Canada. Live at 5pmET/2pmPT Monday-Friday
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U.S. President Donald Trump is terminating all trade negotiations with Canada and is threatening an additional 10% tariff hike over an anti-tariff ad by the Ontario government. @VassyKapelos asks @PattyHajdu what her message is to Canadians who are afraid they are going to lose
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"Team Canada is not acting enough like Team Canada. There does need to be a bit more coordination," says Brian Clow, former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Deputy Chief of Staff, who was the lead on the Canada-U.S. file. #cdnpoli #ctvpp More: https://t.co/xkmE3JKoli
#BREAKING: Trump says trade negotiations with Canada are 'terminated' after Ontario’s anti-tariff ads
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Will the federal government put additional resources in the budget to address overcapacity issues in correctional facilities across Canada? @VassyKapelos asks @SeanFraserMP. Listen to his response below. #cdnpoli #ctvpp More: https://t.co/xkmE3JKoli
Liberals table crime bill to restrict access to bail, impose tougher sentences
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Canada ‘definitely in a rush’ to make a decision on submarine procurement: German defence minister #cdnpoli #ctvpp
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As NATO faces growing threats, Canada is in a hurry to pick a new submarine to replace the country’s ageing Victoria-class vessels, according to Germany’s defence minister.
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German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on reports that the planned meeting in Budapest between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is off: "What [Putin] is doing all the time is gaining time, winning time to gain territory in Ukraine." #cdnpoli
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A new report from the Auditor General has found there is a direct link between the number of agents staffing CRA call centers and their ability to respond to calls. @VassyKapelos asks CRA Secretary of State Wayne Long: "Will you cut call center staff?" Listen to his response
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India never provided their own evidence amid concerns about Sikh separatists in Canada: former NSIAs #cdnpoli #ctvpp
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A former CSIS director and national security adviser to two prime ministers says India never provided evidence to Canada when it would raise concerns about Sikh separatist activity on Canadian soil.
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"The leader was grossly imprecise in his original comments . . . and the danger of something like that is you end up putting offside people who vote for you." Former Conservative Deputy Leader @lraitt on @PierrePoilievre's accusations of political interference by the RCMP during
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EXCLUSIVE: "They never gave us any evidence and we kept trying to explain to them it's not enough for you to just tell us." Three former national security advisors to the Prime Minister detail how India never provided their own evidence amid concerns about Sikh separatists in
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Do you have questions about Canadian politics? We want to hear from you. CTV News Chief Political Correspondent @VassyKapelos will be answering your questions, and yours could be featured next. 📧Send them to dotcom@bellmedia.ca 📝Use the subject line: #AskVassy
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"We need the federal government to step up. We don't want to pit workers against workers. Auto workers matter, steel workers matter, but forestry workers matter just as much. And we're not getting that love from Ottawa," says @rparmar_BC as U.S. tariffs on Canadian lumber
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Prime Minister Carney says bail reform legislation will be introduced next week, which will include reverse-onus bail for major crimes. “Why not go a step further and repeal the codification of the principle of restraint?” @VassyKapelos asks @RachelBendayan. Watch the exchange
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the leadership of the RCMP is "despicable" and accuses them of covering up for former PM Trudeau. @VassyKapelos asks @AndrewScheer: Do you have evidence of that? #cdnpoli #ctvpp Listen to his response below. More:
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Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government plans to hire 1,000 new RCMP personnel. When will they be hired by? @VassyKapelos asks @RachelBendayan. #cdnpoli #ctvpp Listen to her response below. More: https://t.co/xkmE3JKoli
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"This is too important for the future of Newfoundland and Labrador." NL Premier-designate @TonyWakehamNL says he will not proceed on any hydroelectric deal with Quebec on Churchill Falls unless it is approved by voters via a referendum. #cdnpoli #ctvpp More:
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WATCH: @patrickbrownont is calling Stellantis' decision to move Jeep production from Brampton to the U.S. a "punch to the gut", saying he doesn't have clarity on whether the 3,000 jobs at the plant are gone. More: https://t.co/xkmE3JKoli
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