• The Todd Veinotte Show | February 21, 2025
    Feb 21 2025

    In Hour 1, Nova Scotia Auditor General Kim Adair discusses general warns Houston government's bill threatens independence. Weekly chat with Tim Powers, Summa Strategies, Abacus Data. Christine Saulnier, Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia, shares how the Nova Scotia 2025-2026 Budget isn't bold enough. In Hour 2, Todd opens the lines for the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Helen Kennedy, Egale Canada head, a Canadian LGBTQ+ advocacy group, won't visit the UN forum over concerns about the U.S. border in response to concerns about how their members might be treated at the border under the Trump administration. NDP Leader Claudia Chender discusses the 2025-2026 budget and the push to prevent and address gender-based violence and raises concerns about the Houston government's priorities as Nova Scotians brace for Trump tariffs. Weekend Weather with weather specialist Allister Aalders. Sports Talk with Cecil Wright.

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    2 hrs and 8 mins
  • 'The Todd Veinotte Show | February 20, 2025
    Feb 20 2025

    In Hour 1, Peter Day, Nova Scotia Teachers Union President, discusses Nova Scotia offering a 14-month bachelor of education to ease the province's teacher shortage. Ross Jefferson, CEO of Discover Halifax, shares how Discover Halifax is beginning community engagement sessions as they plan to map the next five years of tourism growth in HRM. Liberal interim leader Derek Mombourquette discusses the budget. Raymond Plourde, wilderness co-ordinator with the Ecology Action Centre, criticizes Nova Scotia's bill to lift bans on fracking and uranium exploration. In Hour 2, Todd opens the lines for the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Colin Robertson, Vice President and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, discusses the ongoing Trump tariff battle. Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, shares a poll that shows that Canadians believe industrial carbon tax makes life more expensive. Steve Joordens, a psychology professor at the University of Toronto, shares how the Toronto plane crash adds to recent accidents that may rattle travellers. Rob Cowley, Canadian Art Specialist and President of Cowley Abbott, shares the nationwide search for art comes to Halifax. Josh McJannett, Dominion City Brewing, shares Glorious and Free, which is a Trans-Canada brewery collaboration project conceived and launched by Ottawa's Dominion City Brewing Co. in partnership with beer makers from coast to coast to coast.

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    2 hrs and 9 mins
  • 'The Todd Veinotte Show | February 19, 2025
    Feb 19 2025

    In Hour 1, Finance and Treasury Board Minister John Lohr joins Todd to talk about Budget 2025-26: Unlocking Our Potential. Sue Uteck, the executive director of the Spring Garden Area Business Association, discusses the proposed HRP budget hike, which was met with opposition as business groups stressed the need for more beat cops. A chat with Steve Murphy. In Hour 2, Dr. John Gillis is back for House Calls. In Hour 3, Todd opens the phones for the Mid-Week Meltdown.

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    2 hrs and 6 mins
  • The Todd Veinotte Show | February 18, 2025
    Feb 18 2025

    On today's edition of the Todd Veinotte Show Todd explores what the Maritime seafood industry in doing in the face of US tariffs. Todd will also will dig into what Canada's response should be should tariffs come. He will also look at the Phoenix pay system and the mess it has caused. Hour 3 today is Science Files with Dr. Rob Thacker.

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    2 hrs and 11 mins
  • The Todd Veinotte Show | February 14, 2025
    Feb 14 2025

    In Hour 1, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director of Agri-Food Analytics at Dalhousie University, shares how Canadian grocers are pivoting away from U.S. products amid tariff threat. Duncan Robertson, CFIB NS, Director of Legislative Affairs, discusses how Nova Scotian small businesses are urging the government to deliver on promised tax cuts ahead of the spring sitting and budget. Weekly chat with Tim Powers, Summa Strategies, Abacus Data. Craig Stewart from the Insurance Bureau of Canada discusses how homeowners are bracing for high insurance rates across Canada and low-risk areas, too. In Hour 2, Todd opens the lines for the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Wilfrid Greaves, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Director, Department of Political Science, University of Victoria, says Canada should block U.S. ambassador while Trump talks annexation. Baris Akyurek, vice president of insights and intelligence at online marketplace AutoTrader, answers the question: Should you speed up your car purchase as Trump imposes metal tariffs? Weekend Weather update with our weather specialist, Allister Aalders. Sports Talk with Cecil Wright.

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    2 hrs and 8 mins
  • The Todd Veinotte Show | February 13, 2025
    Feb 13 2025

    In Hour 1, Sean Kirby, Executive Director of the Mining Association of Nova Scotia, discusses how Nova Scotia is clearing the way for lithium exploration after a land dispute. We chat politics with Dalhousie University's Political Science professor Lori Turnbull. Kate Higgins, CEO of Cooperation Canada, shares how Canadian aid workers warn that a 'catastrophic' USAID halt will put Ottawa's projects in limbo. Auditor General Kim Adair is asking the Province to improve public accountability for the latest $1.38 billion in over-budget spending that was not approved by the legislature. In Hour 2, Todd opens the lines for the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Grant Frost a teacher of 30 years who has been writing about educational issues for more than a decade, discusses how the Trump executive orders will create chaos in U.S. schools. Ecojustice lawyer Matt Hulse discusses Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland's pitch to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to allies and how it draws skeptical reactions. Dr Krista Schultz, Associate Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Alumni and former Associate Dean of Student Experience on the Behavioral Sciences team at Yorkville University, discusses how mental health professionals polled say That puts a spotlight on parental stress. Solitha Shortte House of Soli Inc. and author, poet and educator Moashella Shortte share the showcase The Fabric of our DNA" A Celebration of Black Creativity.

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    2 hrs and 12 mins
  • The Todd Veinotte Show | February 12, 2025
    Feb 12 2025

    In Hour 1, Andrew Tanner, president of the Craft Brewers Association of Nova Scotia, discusses how the Trump tariff talk boosts Nova Scotia's craft beer business. Kurt Sampson, Zero Emission Vehicle Advocate at CAA Atlantic, shares how the Canadian Automobile Association conducted the ultimate stress test in a real-world winter EV performance study. NSGEU President Sandra Mullen discusses the Government funding private mental health care. Authors Darril Fosty and George Fosty share their book "Black Ice The Lost History of the Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes". In Hour 2, Dr. John Gillis is back for House Calls. In Hour 3, Todd opens the phones for the Mid-Week Meltdown.

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    2 hrs and 9 mins
  • The Todd Veinotte Show | February 11, 2025
    Feb 11 2025

    In Hour 1, Geneviève Tellier, a professor at the University of Ottawa's School of Political Studies, shares how Canadian pride is on the rise in the wake of Trump's tariff threat – especially in Quebec. Robert Huish, an associate professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax, discusses how Trump will formally announce steel and aluminium duties on Monday, including in Canada. Pascal Chan, Vice President, Strategic Policy & Supply at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, asks the question: with a 30-day tariff break, will Canada get serious about easing internal trade? Janick Cormier, Vice President of Restaurants Canada Atlantic, shares how Restaurants Canada wants the tax' holiday' made permanent as the end nears. In Hour 2, Todd opens the lines for the Open Hour. In Hour 3, we're keeping the lines open a second Open Hour!

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    2 hrs and 9 mins