Power & Politics is a Canadian television news program focused on national politics, which airs live daily on CBC News Network from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Time weekdays[1] and as a syndicated podcast.[2] The program is produced from the CBC Ottawa Production Centre in Ottawa.
| Power & Politics | |
|---|---|
 Title card since 2016 | |
| Genre | |
| Directed by | Gerry Buffett |
| Presented by | David Cochrane |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | CBC Ottawa Production Centre, Ottawa |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production company | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC News Network |
| Release | October 26, 2009 – present |
History
editThe program launched on October 26, 2009, as a replacement for the long-running CBC News: Politics, which had ended its run the preceding May with the retirement of host Don Newman. The new program was initially hosted by CBC journalist Evan Solomon. In September 2011, Rosemary Barton was added as host of the program's Friday edition after Solomon was also named host of CBC Radio One's The House. Barton also served as substitute host on other days if Solomon was unavailable, and other CBC political journalists occasionally filled in as well.
After Solomon's dismissal from the CBC on June 9, 2015,[3] Barton served as the interim host of the show, with Terry Milewski as a back-up.[4] On January 5, 2016, the CBC officially named Barton as the permanent host of the show.[5] Following Barton's departure from the show in September 2017 upon being named one of the new anchors of The National, the show was hosted by various interim hosts including David Cochrane, Catherine Cullen and Terry Milewski. In March 2018, Vassy Kapelos was named the new permanent host of the show.[6]
Kapelos left the program in November 2022 to join CTV News as host of Power Play and Question Period.[7] After being hosted on a rotating basis by David Cochrane and Catherine Cullen, Cochrane was named as the permanent host on February 16, 2023.[8]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Solomon to host new Newsworld show". The Globe and Mail, July 16, 2009.
- ^ "Power & Politics". CBC Radio. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ "CBC host Evan Solomon fired after Star investigation finds he took secret cut of art deals". Toronto Star, June 9, 2015.
- ^ "CBC Ottawa bureau reeling after loss of Solomon in ‘brutal year’". The Hill Times, June 15, 2015.
- ^ "Rosemary Barton named permanent host of CBC's Power & Politics". CBC News, January 5, 2016.
- ^ "Vassy Kapelos to host CBC's 'Power and Politics'". Canadian Press, February 15, 2018.
- ^ "CBC’s Vassy Kapelos moves to CTV News to host political shows Power Play and Question Period". The Globe and Mail, November 8, 2022.
- ^ "David Cochrane named host of CBC's Power & Politics". CBC News. February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023..