The Todd Veinotte Show

In Hour 1, Vincent Morley and Kristyn Green share how they pay their staff more and eliminate tips entirely. Weekly chat with Tim Powers, Summa Strategies, Abacus Data. Interview with Lena Metlege Diab, Liberal candidate for Halifax West. Ian Lee, Carleton University, discusses how President Trump says Canada would 'cease to exist' without the U.S. and floats automobile tariff increase.  In Hour 2...

In Hour 1, Iain Rankin, co-leader of the Liberal Party, says they're skeptical of the province's shrinking family doctor wait list as they hear from constituents who've been removed from the list only to wait months for access to primary care. Karen Foster, an associate professor with Dalhousie University who studies food systems and rural communities, discusses how Nova Scotia academics call for...

In Hour 1, Sean Fraser, Liberal candidate for Central Nova, joins Todd to talk about the upcoming federal election. Interview with Michelle Lindsay, PPC candidate Dartmouth-Cole Harbour. Janice Myers, CEO of the Canadian Real Estate Association and one of the housing coalition members shared the new campaign called End the Housing Game, urging all candidates and federal party leaders to prioritise...

In Hour 1, Norm Collins, President and Treasurer of the Crosswalk Safety Society of Nova Scotia joins Todd to raise awareness of crosswalk safety after recent deaths. Interview with Rae Tench, NDP candidate for Halifax West. Interview with Jessica Fancy-Landry Liberal candidate for South Shore St. Margarets. Anatoliy Gruzd, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Privacy Preserving Digital Technolo...

In Hour 1, Patty Cuttell, District 11 Spryfield - Sambro Loop and John Young, District 14- Hammonds Plains - Upper Hammonds Plains - Lucasville - Middle & Upper Sackville join Todd for Councillors on the Hot Seat. In Hour 2, Todd opens the phones for the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director of Agri-Food Analytics at Dalhousie University, says food inflation saw the largest...

In Hour 1, Lori Turnbull, a political science professor at Dalhousie University, joins Todd to give an update on the federal election. Cumberland North MLA Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin reflects on the fifth anniversary of the Portapique mass shooting. Tony Anscombe, Chief Security Evangelist at ESET, an industry-leading IT security software company, answers the question of what will happen to your 23...

In Hour 1, Gary MacLeod, Chair of Advocates for the Care of the Elderly The ACE Team and Bonnie Sherman, ACE Team and a retired nurse, join Todd to share their concerns about the rate of antipsychotic prescription by physicians in Nova Scotia's Long Term Care Facilities have reached an alarming level. Jaclyn Sullivan, Atlantic Director at Hope Air, shares how their charity provides free travel and...

In Hour 1, Patrick Sullivan, President of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, joins Todd to discuss Mayor Fillmore's first State of the Municipality address as Mayor of Halifax. Elizabeth Dubois, Associate Professor and Research Chair in Politics, Communication and Technology at the Department of Communication at the University of Ottawa, shares a report about how influencers could make or break the...

In Hour 1, Jean St. Amand, District 16-Bedford - Wentworth and Sam Austin, District 5- Dartmouth Centre, join Todd for Councillors on the Hot Seat. In Hour 2, Todd opens the phones for the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Dr. Catherine Brown, Regional Medical Officer of Health for Central Zone, shares how Public Health supports measles vaccination in Central Zone. Darren Mastropaolo, Kids Help Phone Vice Pre...

In Hour 1, Garreth MacDonald, the voice of the Halifax Mooseheads, gives an update on the QMJHL playoffs. A chat with HRM Chief of Police Don MacLean. Weekly chat with Tim Powers, Summa Strategies, Abacus Data. Ryan Hartlen, Broker, RE/MAX Nova, discusses how Canada's housing market is experiencing substantial transformations as it adapts to the challenges brought on by increasing tariffs and the...

In Hour 1, Robert Huish, Associate Professor in International Development Studies at Dalhousie University, joins Dan to discuss the Trump tariff pause and how it will affect Canadians.  Lauren Murphy, Provincial Director of Recruitment and Volunteer Services at Nova Scotia Health and Katrina Philopoulos, Director of Physician Recruitment at Nova Scotia Health Authority, share how American doctors...

In Hour 1, Lori Turnbull, a political science professor at Dalhousie University, discusses the latest poll that shows strong voter confidence in Premier Tim Houston and his Progressive Conservative government. Shawn Cleary, District 9- Halifax West Armdale, discusses the vote to remove X as a social media platform for the municipality and the approval of the municipal budget. Tim Guest, executive...

In Hour 1, Gary MacLeod, with the ACE team, Advocates for the Care of the Elderly, discusses how Nova Scotia's reliance on for-profit nursing homes needs to be reviewed. Geoff Irvine, Executive Director at The Lobster Council of Canada, shares how Trump's latest tariffs will affect the lobster industry. Garreth MacDonald, the voice of the Halifax Mooseheads, gives an update on the QMJHL playoffs....

In Hour 1, Laura White, District 7, Halifax South Downtown and Shawn Cleary, District 9- Halifax West Armdale join Dan for Councillors on the Hot Seat. In Hour 2, Dan opens the phones for the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Author Jo-Ann Roberts is back to talk about the election and her book Storm the Ballot. Dr. Jeff Goodall, a veterinarian for Sunnyview Animal Hospital, warns Halifax dog owners of a dead...

In Hour 1, Minister Leah Martin, Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women, joins Dan to share multi-year funding to support victims and survivors of gender-based violence. NSNDP Leader Claudia Chender discusses tariffs and minimum wage increases. Weekly chat with Tim Powers, Summa Strategies, Abacus Data. Lana Payne, President of Unifor, discusses the rollout of a 25 percent tariff on i...

In Hour 1, We are talking tariffs with Lori Turnbull, a political science professor at Dalhousie University; Sylvain Charlebois, the Senior Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University; and Mark Brewer, a Political Science professor at the University of Maine.  In Hour 2, Dan opens the phones for the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Dan continues the tariff with Robert Huish, an associate...

In Hour 1,  Joe Triff, vice President of the International Association of Fire Fighters, discusses the ongoing concerns with derelict buildings in HRM, including the St. Patrick's-Alexandra School and the Bloomfield property. Pest control expert estimate there are more than 100 rats on Kings County property. Jesse Roach, co-owner and operator at Scotia Pest Solutions, advises on pest control. Apri...

In Hour 1,  Lisa Roberts, NPD candidate for Halifax joins Dan in our studio to talk about the upcoming election. Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy.com, discusses the consumer carbon price ending today. Dr. Christine Saulnier, Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia, responds to the minimum wage increase in Nova Scotia. Max Rastelli, owner of HFX e-...

In Hour 1,  Mayor Fillmore joins Dan for Councillors on the Hot Seat. In Hour 2, Dan takes your calls for the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Rhonda Tulk-Lane, CEO of Atlantic Canada of Commerce, shares how Canadians should look at policies during the election and cut through the noise. Garreth MacDonald, the voice of The Halifax Mooseheads shares how the Moosehead are doing in the QMJHL playoffs. Moshe Lan...

In Hour 1, Robert Huish, an associate professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax gives an update on the auto tariffs. Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, discusses how Hudson's Bay managers will get up to $3 million in bonuses, but workers get no severance. Weekly chat with Tim Powers, Summa Strategies, Abacus Data. US politics with Mark Brewer, University of Maine. In Hour 2,...

In Hour 1, NDP leader Claudia Chender joins Todd to discuss the end of the winter session at the Nova Scotia Legislature. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director of Agri-Food Analytics, shares how Loblaw is expanding its body-worn camera pilot to Ontario. Silas Xuereb, a political analyst with Canadians for Fair Taxation, discusses Prime Minister Carney's green funds at Brookfield, which used a Be...

In Hour 1, Politics chat with UPEI Political Science professor Don Desserud. Laura Mackenzie, Executive Director of Screen Nova Scotia, shares how Screen Nova Scotia purchased a soundstage facility to help grow the province's "thriving" film industry. Barret Kurylyk, an engineering professor at Dalhousie University, discusses how climate change means even 'very, very wet' Nova Scotia feels drought...

In Hour 1, Politics with political science professor at Dalhousie University Lori Turnbull. Max Roy, Vice President of Federal & Quebec at Restaurants Canada, discusses how Quebec says it will allow restaurants to charge for no-shows. Chat with Steve Murphy, CTV special correspondent, analyst, commentator and former anchor. In Hour 2, Todd open up the lines for the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Dr. Rob Th...

In Hour 1, Nancy Hartling, District 13, Prospect Road - St. Margarets and Becky Kent, District 3, Dartmouth South - Woodside - Eastern Passage join Todd for Councillors on the Hot Seat. In Hour 2, Todd open up the lines for the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Janetta McKenzie, oil and gas program director at the Pembina Institute clean energy think tank, joins Todd to discuss how energy sector CEOs call on...

In Hour 1, Sean Kirby, Mining Association of Nova Scotia, argues in favour of a government bill that would lift existing uranium mining and fracking bans, saying the risks people associate with uranium exploration and mining may be misconceptions based on outdated information. Cassidy Megan, founder of Purple Day, joins Todd to talk about Purple Day, a grassroots effort dedicated to increasing awa...