Power and Politics

Power & Politics
Title card since 2016
Directed by	Gerry Buffett
Presented by	Vassy Kapelos
Country of origin	Canada
Original language(s)	English
Production
Location(s)	CBC Ottawa Broadcast Centre, Ottawa
Running time	120 minutes 5–7 p.m. ET
Release
Original network	CBC News Network (2009–present)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i 480i (SDTV)
Original release	October 26, 2009 – present
External links
Website

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. EST weekdays and as a syndicated podcast. The program normally originates from the CBC's Ottawa studios.

The 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, Barton served as the interim host of the show, with Terry Milewski as a back-up. On January 5, 2016, the CBC officially named Barton as the permanent host of the show. Since Barton's departure from the show in September 2017 upon being named one of the new anchors of The National, the show has been hosted by various fill-in hosts including David Cochrane, Catherine Cullen and Terry Milewski. In March 2018, Vassy Kapelos was named the new permanent host of the show.