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The Todd Veinotte Show

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The Todd Veinotte Show is a dynamic and engaging talk radio program that covers a wide range of topics including politics, current events, and community issues. Hosted by Todd Veinotte, a seasoned broadcaster known for his thoughtful analysis and approachable style, the show invites listeners to join the conversation through call-ins and social media.

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02:07:11

The Todd Veinotte Show | July 11, 2025

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2025/07/11

In Hour 1, Chris Di Liberatore, Regional Executive Vice-President for PSAC Atlantic, shares PSAC's reaction to deep public service spending cuts planned by the Carney government. John Gilchrist, director of communications for Therapsil, discusses how the court battle over psilocybin-assisted therapy is a turning point. Weekly chat with Tim Powers, Summa Strategies, Abacus Data. Hope Swinimer, who runs Hope for Wildlife, shares how her animal rehab centre is dealing with an influx of raccoons. In

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02:10:37

The Todd Veinotte Show | July 10, 2025

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2025/07/10

Hour 1 Todd starts the program with a look at the offshore gas industry in Nova Scotia. He then chats with the President of MADD Canada about the dismissal of a drunk driving charge that was levelled against a star junior hockey player. Today then explores return to work programs with the chair of Chartered Professionals in Human Resources Canada and a look at the possibility of repealing EV mandates in Canada. In Hour 2 is the Open Hour! Todd takes your calls. In Hour 3, Todd kicks off the hour

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02:07:42

The Todd Veinotte Show | July 9, 2025

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2025/07/09

In Hour 1, Dr. Shelly McNeil, president of Doctors Nova Scotia, shares how Doctors Nova Scotia joins voices opposed to expanding booze sales in Nova Scotia. Janice MacMillan, who started the South Shore Chronic Pain Support Community, shares how peer support helps people with chronic pain. Christine Saulnier, Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia, discusses a new report that suggests the federal government and Canada's premiers are greatly overselling the benefits of

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02:08:34

The Todd Veinotte Show | July 8, 2025

The Todd Veinotte Show ·

2025/07/08

In Hour 1, Kevin Russell, executive director of Rental Housing Providers of Nova Scotia, joins Todd to discuss the vacancy rates and rent prices continue to rise in Halifax. Tony Makoul, co-owner The Bedford Beer Garden, shares how their beer garden has reopened after having to close for failing to meet parking regulations. US politics with Mark Brewer, University of Maine. William Pellerin, a trade lawyer and partner at the firm McMillan LLP, discusses a new law aimed at protecting supply

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02:06:53

The Todd Veinotte Show | July 7, 2025

The Todd Veinotte Show ·

2025/07/07

In Hour 1, Cathy Deagle Gammon, District 1- Waverley - Fall River - Musquodoboit Valley and Janet Steele, District 12- Timberlea - Beechville - Clayton Park - Wedgewood join Todd for Councillors on the Hot Seat. In Hour 2, Todd takes your calls during the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Chris Giacomantonio, director at the Clairmont Centre for Community Safety Research at Dalhousie University, joins Todd to discuss the mixed reviews on the government's plan to change Nova Scotia policing. Senator Marilou

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02:09:02

The Todd Veinotte Show | July 4, 2025

The Todd Veinotte Show ·

2025/07/04

In Hour 1, Tim Rissesco, Chief Executive Officer, Downtown Dartmouth Business Commission, joins Todd to share how the 'Buy local' momentum led to business growth in Nova Scotia. Moshe Lander, an economist from Montreal's Concordia University, discusses Carney's meeting with automotive sector CEOs as U.S. trade talks continue. Weekly chat with Tim Powers, Summa Strategies, Abacus Data. Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin, MLA for Cumberland North, stresses the urgency of Chignecto Isthmus infrastructure

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02:10:17

The Todd Veinotte Show | July 3, 2025

The Todd Veinotte Show ·

2025/07/03

In Hour 1, Robert Huish, Dalhousie, Associate Professor, Department of International Development Studies, joins Todd to discuss the digital sales tax climbdown and ongoing trade negotiations. Paul D'Eon, the director of The Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service, announces that the service has observed its first possible case this season of a shark causing swimmers to leave the water. Colin Robertson, a former career diplomat and fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute in Ottawa, hosts the Global

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02:07:02

The Todd Veinotte Show | July 2, 2025

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2025/07/02

In Hour 1, Dr. Luís Adriano Anholeto, a Post-doctoral Fellow at Acadia University, joins Todd to delve into groundbreaking research revealing the potential of fungus as an effective tick killer. Greenwich Fire Department Chief Jason Ripley urges caution after charging e-bike leads to house fire. Lori Turnbull, political science professor at Dalhousie University, answers the questions about what a digital services tax is, why Canada is cancelling it, and why did the US hate it. NDP Leader Claudia

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02:11:29

The Todd Veinotte Show | June 30, 2025

The Todd Veinotte Show ·

2025/06/30

In Hour 1, Laura White, District 7- Halifax South Downtown and Shawn Cleary, District 9- Halifax West Armdale, are back for Councillors on the Hot Seat. In Hour 2, With Canada Day approaching, Dr. Hugh Chisholm, Founder of Fireworks Hurt, discusses how numerous studies have documented the negative effects of fireworks, yet most people are unaware of the human respiratory health dangers, especially to children. Duncan Robertson, Director of the Canadian Federation Independent Business, shares CFIB's

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02:09:43

The Todd Veinotte Show | June 27th, 2025

The Todd Veinotte Show ·

2025/06/27

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

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02:06:15

'The Todd Veinotte Show | June 26, 2025

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2025/06/26

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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02:08:12

'The Todd Veinotte Show | June 25, 2025

The Todd Veinotte Show ·

2025/06/25

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

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02:05:33

The Todd Veinotte Show | June 24, 2025

The Todd Veinotte Show ·

2025/06/24

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

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02:09:59

The Todd Veinotte Show | June 23, 2025

The Todd Veinotte Show ·

2025/06/23

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

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02:07:40

The Todd Veinotte Show | June 20, 2025

The Todd Veinotte Show ·

2025/06/20

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

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02:04:17

The Todd Veinotte Show | June 19, 2025

The Todd Veinotte Show ·

2025/06/19

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

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02:07:03

The Todd Veinotte Show | June 18, 2025

The Todd Veinotte Show ·

2025/06/18

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

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02:07:19

The Todd Veinotte Show | June 17, 2025

The Todd Veinotte Show ·

2025/06/17

In Hour 1, Parliamentary reporter Cormac Mac Sweeney joins Todd to discuss the G-7 summit. Cara Clairman, CEO of Plug'n Drive, shares how three provinces dominate EV registrations and how the suburbs may be the sweet spot in terms of needing a vehicle and having options to charge. Anne Atkinson, Project Lead, Health Systems Analytics, Canadian Institute for Health Information, shares a study that shows an increase in surgeries being performed, but wait times remain longer than before the pandemic

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02:09:57

The Todd Veinotte Show | June 16, 2025

The Todd Veinotte Show ·

2025/06/16

In Hour 1, Kathryn Morse, District 10- Halifax - Bedford Basin West and Trish Purdy, District 4- Cole Harbour - Preston - Westphal - Cherry Brook join Todd for Councillors on the Hot Seat! In Hour 2, It's the Open Hour, Todd takes your calls! In Hour 3, Wayne MacKay, law professor emeritus at Dalhousie University, discusses how malpractice lawsuits are challenging to win when Canadian hospitals get it wrong. Shelly McNeil, the new president of Doctors Nova Scotia, shares that her top priority is

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02:06:14

The Todd Veinotte Show | June 13, 2025

The Todd Veinotte Show ·

2025/06/13

In Hour 1, Mark Brewer, University of Maine, joins Todd for a chat on US politics. Bonnie Sutherland, Executive Director at Bonnie Sutherland, Director at Nova Scotia Nature Trust, shares how the organization has launched a bold new campaign to accelerate urgent conservation action in the face of rapidly growing threats to nature. Weekly chat with Tim Powers. Todd chats with the new president of the Canadian Medical Association Dr. Margot Burnell. In Hour 2, It's the Open Hour, Todd takes your

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