''The West Block'' is a

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news and political affairs television series that debuted on November 6, 2011 on the

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."CTV’s Question Period to face competition"
''

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'', September 9, 2011. The name of the program is taken from the

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. The series follows a

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format. The series was hosted by Tom Clark from 2011 until his retirement from journalism in 2016, and then by

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in 2017 and 2018 until she left the network to become host of

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's '' Power & Politics''. On June 25, 2018 Mercedes Stephenson, previously the host of '' Power Play'' on CTV News Channel, was named Global's Ottawa bureau chief and host of ''The West Block''."Mercedes Stephenson joins Global News as Ottawa bureau chief, host of ‘The West Block’"

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, June 25, 2018. '' Global Sunday'', a previous Sunday public affairs show from Global, aired from 2001 to 2005.

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