Profile with Michael Serapio

About Profile with Michael Serapio

Veteran journalist Michael Serapio interviews political leaders and players about their roles and views on the most pressing Canadian questions. Whether he is profiling a person or an issue, Serapio uses his compelling curiosity to foster a greater understanding of the political world’s main challenges. Michael is a renowned television anchor and reporter, whose broadcasting career has spanned more than two decades of covering some of the most challenging news stories in real time. In addition to being the face of CPAC's live programming, he hosts the channel's nightly political round-up, PrimeTime Politics, and is the first Filipino-Canadian male to anchor a national newscast in Canada. In 2023, Michael was recognized with a Canadian Screen Award for his work anchoring a breaking news special on the Ottawa occupation in February 2022. Prior to joining CPAC in 2022, Michael spent 12 years as a host and anchor with CBC News Network. Before that, he was a reporter with CTV British Columbia and CityNews Toronto.

Publisher

Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Feb 2023

Latest episode

25 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Jan 2026

   JDM Stewart | Profile with Michael Serapio

   Historian and author J.D.M. Stewart saw a gap in Canadians’ knowledge of their 24 prime ministers. His new book The Prime Ministers: Canada's Leaders and the Nation They Shaped addresses this problem with a chapter on every Canadian prime minister. In an interview with award-winning CPAC host Michael Serapio. Stewart discusses why he felt the need to write this book and what we can learn from prime ministers past.

2. 

   14 Dec 2025

   Halifax International Security Forum – Defending Democracy | Profile with Michael Serapio

   While the annual Halifax International Security Forum historically focuses on defence, democracy was at the forefront of this year’s agenda. Democracy is being challenged globally with the increasing influence of authoritarian regimes and with the United States — traditionally a democratic leader — signalling a shift away from supporting democratic efforts and protecting the rules based international order. The United States' commitment to democracy and Canada-U.S. relations were main discussions at the Forum, with a large bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation attending alongside Canadian political and military leaders. This episode of Profile explores the defence of democracy through interviews by award-winning CPAC host Michael Serapio featuring Peter Van Praagh, President, HFX; Chris Coons, United States Democratic Senator (Delaware); Janice Gross Stein, Founding Director, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto; and James Bezan, Conservative Shadow Minister for National Defence.

3. 

   13 Dec 2025

   Pete Hoekstra | Profile with Michael Serapio

   With Canada-U.S. trade at an impasse, award-winning CPAC host Michael Serapio sits down with Pete Hoekstra, U.S. Ambassador to Canada. A close political ally of President Trump, Ambassador Hoekstra shares his thoughts on what derailed trade talks in fall of 2025 and offers a glimpse of what a future trading relationship between Canada and the U.S could look like.

Who has been a guest on Profile with Michael Serapio

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Flavio Volpe
• Anne McLellan
• Lisa Raitt

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

106,406,364

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

26

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

27