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CTV QP Podcast #521: Examining the disruption to oil the war in Iran is causing

March 15, 2026·46 min·5 clips

The episode starts with a global energy shock. Vashi Capellos frames the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran as a direct threat to oil production and shipping, then turns right to whether emergency reserve releases will be enough. The economics come first. Amanda Lang and Heather Exner-Piro bring the market and policy angles into view, tying the conflict to prices, supply, and the size of the disruption. The conversation never stays abstract for long. It keeps coming back to what the shock means for Canadians, for governments trying to respond, and for the political fallout from rising costs. Opposition criticism arrives quickly. The episode presents the view that the Liberal government has done absolutely nothing to stop the Iranian regime’s presence and threat here in Canada. The public safety file gets a turn. The show brings in Public Safety Minister Gary Anandisangri to answer that criticism and lay out the government’s side of the argument. Then the focus widens again. Carney abroad again becomes part of the political conversation, with attention on how leaders signal steadiness while the situation around them shifts. The program also pauses on electoral math. The discussion moves through polling, floor crossing, and the familiar tension between what leaders can do now and what voters might decide later. That tension stays in the background throughout. The guests and hosts keep circling back to whether Canadians want action, reassurance, or a longer runway before the next election. The final stretch returns to markets. The closing comments look ahead to how the oil shock could shape interest-rate expectations later in the year. The hour ends in a political register. Pierre Poliev’s trip to the United States adds one more file to watch as the story moves forward.

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A Canadian politics hour that follows the energy crisis into oil, rates, and election talk.

Question Period follows the Middle East energy crisis into Canadian politics, starting with the war with Iran and emergency oil reserves before turning to the questions that land at home.

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