Épisodes

  • The Todd Veinotte Show | June 27th, 2025
    Jun 27 2025

    In hour 1 Todd looks at why N.S. drops local food strategy, raising concerns over production, access to healthy options, he also chats with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation about their annual tax payer waste awards and a special honor for former PM Justin Trudeau. Todd also has his weekly chat about federal politics with Tim Powers and wraps the hour with a conversation with Justice Minister Becky Druhan about the release of the police review earlier this week.

    Hour 2 is the Friday Free For All open hour. Todd takes your calls

    Hour 3 features the Author of 'Anatomy of a Cover-up, the truth about the RCMP and the NS massacres' and '22 Murders' about the release of the provincial police review. Todd also explores the Celtic Colors festival with it's acting artistic director. Weather specialist Allister Aalders joins Todd to chat about this weekend weather and we end the show with a look at the world of sports with Cecil Wright.

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    2 h et 10 min
  • 'The Todd Veinotte Show | June 26, 2025
    Jun 26 2025

    In Hour 1, Mark Brewer, University of Maine, joins Todd to talk US politics. Alicia Simms shares how she and her partner sold everything and now live in an Airstream trailer. A conversation with Steve Murphy. In Hour 2, Dr. John Gillis is back for House Calls! In Hour 3, Dr. Jeff Goodall back for Ask the Vet.

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    2 h et 6 min
  • 'The Todd Veinotte Show | June 25, 2025
    Jun 25 2025

    In Hour 1, Suzy Hansen, NDP MLA, Halifax-Needham, joins Todd to share the latest delay in the north-end Halifax school reopening. Scott Taylor, Esprit de Corps Magazine, discusses how NATO leaders are expected to decide today whether to more than double the alliance's defence spending target. NS Auditor General Kim Adair says the Province needs to update and improve its school capital planning process to account for the unprecedented growth in student enrolment since the process was created. Paul MacKinnon, from the Downtown Halifax Business Commission, shares that visitation to Downtown Halifax has surpassed pre-COVID numbers by 3.1 per cent. In Hour 2, Dr. John Gillis is back for House Calls! In Hour 3, Tony Mancini, District 6- Dartmouth East - Burnside, discusses the HRM council's decision to initiate a review of the costs associated with bike lanes. And it's time for the Open Hour, Todd takes your calls!

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    2 h et 8 min
  • The Todd Veinotte Show | June 24, 2025
    Jun 24 2025

    In Hour 1, Tony Makhoul, a business owner in HRM currently in the process of trying to open the Bedford Beer Garden, joins Todd to share how HRM has put up roadblocks regarding occupancy permits. Gary MacLeod and Paul Jenkinson of the ACE Team discuss a Nova Scotia man charged with criminal negligence after a senior was left for hours in a mobility van. Laura Eramian, associate professor at Dalhousie University, shares a new StatCan study that says Canadians are spending less time with friends. David Pierce, Vice President of Government Relations at the Canadian Chamber, discusses how Canada won't put a hold on the digital services tax on big tech companies set to take effect on June 30. In Hour 2, it's the Open Hour, Todd takes your calls! In Hour 3, Dr. Rob Thacker is back for The Science Files!

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    2 h et 6 min
  • The Todd Veinotte Show | June 23, 2025
    Jun 23 2025

    In Hour 1, Councillor David Hendsbee, District 2 Preston - Chezzetcook - Eastern Shore, joins Todd to give an update about the brush fire that broke out Sunday afternoon in the Ostrea Lake area of Halifax Regional Municipality forced evacuations and threatened dozens of homes. John Young, District 14- Hammonds Plains - Upper Hammonds Plains - Lucasville - Middle & Upper Sackville and Patty Cuttell, District 11- Spryfield - Sambro Loop are back for Councillors on the Hot Seat. In Hour 2, it's the Open Hour, Todd takes your calls! In Hour 3, Moshe Lander, an economist from Concordia University in Montreal, discusses the potential impact on gas prices and the economic implications of the Iranian conflict. James Cowan, Dying with Dignity, discusses how Ottawa is giving no sign that it intends to amend existing legislation on medical assistance in dying. Kimberly Neary, Co-Founder & Co-President of the Disabled Not Dead Society, is helping others navigate living with disabilities and chronic pain. Road safety advocates Martyn Williams and Dr Sara Kirk are countering allegations about vulnerable road user safety in HRM.

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    2 h et 10 min
  • The Todd Veinotte Show | June 20, 2025
    Jun 20 2025

    In Hour 1, Sydnee Blum, Community Legal Worker at Dalhousie Legal Aid Service, shares how emails obtained through FOIPOP reveal that the Residential Tenancies Program has more data than previously thought. Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, discusses why gas prices have increased recently and whether they will continue to rise. Weekly chat with Tim Powers, Summa Strategies, Abacus Data. Bonnie Harlan, Founder of Prevent Pet Suffocation, shares the risks of food packaging and pets. In Hour 2, it's the Open Hour, Todd takes your calls! In Hour 3, Jim Stanford, Economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work shares how hundreds of experts issued an open letter on the economic benefits of public health care. Matt Hulse, a lawyer with Ecojustice, an environmental law charity headquartered in Vancouver, discusses the federal government's introduction of strengthened anti-greenwashing regulations under Bill C-59, which amends Canada's Competition Act. Weekend weather with weather specialist Allister Aalders. Sports with Cecil Wright.

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    2 h et 8 min
  • The Todd Veinotte Show | June 19, 2025
    Jun 19 2025

    In Hour 1, Councillor Shawn Cleary, District 9 - Halifax West Armdale, shares insights on how fellow councillors are urging Houston to refrain from interfering in municipal matters. Kate Robertson, the author behind the analysis from The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, notes that an organization dedicated to examining the impact of information exchange on human rights believes the new federal border security bill effectively "extends an invitation" for broader data-sharing agreements with the United States and other nations. Scott Taylor, Esprit de Corps Magazine, gives an update on the Middle East. Gar Pardy, a former diplomat and columnist, discusses how there are around 80,000 Canadians in the Middle East amid the Israel-Iran conflict, according to Global Affairs. In Hour 2, it's the Open Hour, Todd takes your calls! In Hour 3, Paul Deegan, President and CEO of News Media Canada, shares how the 'Buy Canadian' push should include ads Earmark 25% of the federal ad budget for Canadian media. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May criticized Prime Minister Mark Carney for pushing his government's significant projects bill swiftly through the House of Commons, calling it a "new low" in terms of disrespect for Parliament. Kenneth Green, Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute, discusses the myths, fallacies and ideological rhetoric that continue to dominate the climate policy discussion, leading to costly and ineffective government policies, according to a new study. Scott Long, Managing Director/Executive Producer of the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo, shares this year's theme.

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    2 h et 4 min
  • The Todd Veinotte Show | June 18, 2025
    Jun 18 2025

    In Hour 1, Lori Turnbull, a political science professor at Dalhousie University, gives a G7 wrap-up. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics at Dalhousie University, discusses when supply management becomes a supply crisis. Mayor Abraham Zebian, West Hants Regional Municipality, discusses how councillors unanimously passed a motion to ask the province to pause before granting any leases for uranium mining exploration in Hants County. That would give council and the public time to become better informed on the issue, and allow the PC government to consult with residents and First Nations. Yarmouth Mayor Pam Mood, shares how ridership numbers drop by 20% on Yarmouth-Bar Harbor ferry due to Canadians not travelling as often to the U.S. In Hour 2, Dr. John Gillis is back for House Calls. In Hour 3, it's the Mid-Week Meltdown, Todd takes your calls!

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    2 h et 7 min