''Power Play'' is a

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which airs weekdays on CTV News Channel. Interviews are conducted with important Canadian political figures as well as political journalists and strategists. The program broadcasts from

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, and debuted on February 2, 2009. Its original host was Tom Clark; upon his departure from the network in September 2010, it was hosted on a week-by-week basis by various

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journalists, including

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and Roger Smith, until CTV announced that Don Martin, a newspaper columnist, would become the new host of ''Power Play'' starting in mid-December 2010. His retirement from the program was announced in November 2019, with the program to be taken over by

Evan Solomon Evan Solomon (born April 20, 1968) is a Canadian columnist, political journalist, radio host, and publisher. Until 2022, he was the host of ''The Evan Solomon Show'' on Toronto-area talk radio station CFRB, a writer for ''Maclean's'' magazine, an ...

Mondays to Thursdays and Joyce Napier on Fridays. Solomon left the show in October 2022 for a publishing role in New York City; in November 2022,

Vassy Kapelos Vassiliki Kapelos (; born May 6, 1981) is a Canadian political journalist, currently serving as the chief political correspondent for CTV News. She formerly was the host of ''Power & Politics'' on CBC News Network from 2018 to 2022. She formerly ...

was announced as his successor."CBC’s Vassy Kapelos moves to CTV News to host political shows Power Play and Question Period"
''

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'', November 8, 2022. ''Power Play'' is the permanent successor to ''

Mike Duffy Live Michael Dennis Duffy (born May 27, 1946) is a former Canadian senator and former Canadian television journalist. Prior to his appointment to the upper house in 2008, he was the Ottawa editor for CTV News Channel. In turning 75 on May 27, 202 ...

'', which aired until December 2008 when Mike Duffy, the host, was appointed to the

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. Following the departure of Duffy, a program called ''On the Hill'', hosted by Graham Richardson, ran for one month until ''Power Play'' premiered.

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