Host Vassy Kapelos discusses the week's top political stories with Defence Minister Anita Anand, British Commissioner to Canada Susannah Goshko, Polish Ambassador to Canada Witold Dzielski, former deputy prime minister John Manley, Rubicon Strategy's Kory Teneycke, CTV News political analyst Tom Mulcair and Scott Reid, The Globe and Mail's Robert Fife, The Hill Times' Charelle Evelyn and CTV News' Joyce Napier.

CTV QP Podcast #525: Political analysts discuss what the recent defections mean for Pierre Poilievre’s grip on the Conservative leadership
45:02

CTV QP Podcast #524: MacKinnon pushes back on Conservatives’ criticism of high-speed rail
46:29

CTV QP Podcast #523: The next leader of the NDP is chosen
46:27