The Todd Veinotte Show

In Hour 1, Minister Sean Fraser, joins Dan to discuss the new Regional Defence Investment initiative. Weekly chat with Tim Powers, Summa Strategies, Abacus Data. Dr. Daria Manos, medical director of Nova Scotia Health's lung screening program, explains how the initiative has identified dozens of cancer cases in first two years. In Hour 2, Dan is taking your calls during the Open Hour. In Hour 3, N...

In Hour 1, Devin Drover, General Counsel, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, breaks down the Nova Scotia budget deficit. Dr. Tom Urbaniak, professor of political science at Cape Breton University, discusses Matt Jeneroux leaving the Conservatives to join Liberals, citing 'national unity crisis'. In Hour 2, Dan is taking your calls during the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Scott MacIntosh, Manager of Media Rela...

In Hour 1, Dr. Christine Saulnier, Nova Scotia Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, shares the 2025 Nova Scotia child poverty report card. Professor Larry Hughes, discusses a new report that says the amount of energy Nova Scotia could produce through offshore wind is not as much as some politicians have been projecting. Tony Anscombe, Chief Security Evangelist at ESET, explains...

Hour 1: •NSGEU Denounces Back to Office Mandate Guest: Sandra Mullen, Pres NSGEU *Drop in hotel stays for shelter marks shift in Nova Scotia's response to homelessness Guest: Michael Kabalen, Executive Director of AHANS | Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia •Talks Between CUPE 3912 NSCAD workers Art College reach impasse Guest: Lauren McKenzie, President CUPE 3912 Hour 2: •It's the Open...

In Hour 1, MP Braedon Clark, shares his private Member’s bill, Bill C‑227, has passed a key vote in the House of Commons. Weekly chat with Tim Powers, Summa Strategies, Abacus Data. Greg Caroll joins Dan in the studio to talk about his new album. In Hour 2, Dan is taking your calls during the Friday Free For All. In Hour 3, Angela Bishop, Executive Director of Housing Trust Nova Scotia, shares how...

In Hour 1, Robert Huish, an associate professor of international studies at Dalhousie University, explains how airline cancellations are affecting travel plans to Cuba. Sam Cole, Communications & Marketing Coordinator for Bide Awhile Animal Shelter, discusses the record-breaking adoption rates. Paul Pinchbeck, President/CEO, Canadian Ski Council, share how communities across Canada will celebrate ...

In Hour 1, Mario Baril, Ombudsman, Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence, discusses a report on the Reserve Force, highlighting the fair treatment of ill and injured Primary Reserve members. Animal advocate Tracy Jessiman, speaks about CKC show dogs that were seized by Animal Protection Officers in PEI Canada. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director Agri-Food Analytics Labs at Dalho...

In Hour 1, Katie McNeill, founder of Mycaro discusses developing mushroom roots as sustainable, high-protein food product. Alicia King, President of the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture, explains how farmers across the province are welcoming a new program designed to help producers get established or scale up through expanded financing and agricultural land-leasing. Rev Dave Trio coming to Ha...

In Hour 1, Kathryn Morse, District 10- Halifax - Bedford Basin West and Becky Kent, District 3- Dartmouth South - Woodside - Eastern Passage join Dan for Councillors on the Hot Seat. In Hour 2, Dan is taking your calls for Manic Monday. In Hour 3, CBRE’s Atlantic Region Sales Manager Edwina Govindsamy, discusses why investments in Canadian commercial real estate is expected to rebound in 2026. Dr....

In Hour 1, Sue Uteck, Executive Director Spring Garden Area Business Association, discusses the cancellation of Halifax’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade cancelled due to low participation. Garreth MacDonald gives an update on the Mooseheads. Sarah Rumley, Executive Director Atlantic Canada Cruise Association, reflects on 30 years of collaboration driving Atlantic Canada’s cruise industry forward. In Hou...

In Hour 1, Janet Hazelton, President of the Nova Scotia Nurses' Union, joins doctors and nurses' union and doctors in raising concerns about challenges with the One Person One Record rollout. Iain Rankin, Interim Leader of the Liberal Party, weighs in on Nova Scotia's credit rating downgrade amid ongoing deficit concerns. Jake Fuss, director of fiscal studies at the Fraser Institute, discusses the...

Clinton Wilkins joins Dan to discuss a newly-announced program aimed at addressing one of the key barriers to home ownership. Neal Livingston, weighs in on why the environmental assessments for the proposed Marshdale and Saltspring gas plants in Nova Scotia should be summarily dismissed, and the projects cancelled. Christine Saulnier Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Sco...

In Hour 1, Kaitlin Geiger-Bardswich, Director of Communication and Advocacy at Women's Shelters Canada,  shares why employers have a role in ending domestic violence. Brendan Roberts, Executive Director of Students Nova Scotia, explains how some Nova Scotia universities are facing a potential loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding after failing to hit a provincially imposed target to...

In Hour 1, Nancy Hartling, District 13- Prospect Road - St. Margarets and Cathy Deagle Gammon, District 1- Waverley - Fall River - Musquodoboit Valley join Dan for Councillors on the Hot Seat. In Hour 2, Dan takes your calls during Manic Monday. In Hour 3, Meteorologist Allister Aalders provides an update on the weekend snowfall. Kevin Russell, Executive Director of RHPNS, discusses a new survey r...

In Hour 1, Don Bureaux, President NSCC, discusses a new investment in welding training is helping break down barriers and tackle Nova Scotia skilled- labour shortage. Louis-Philippe Gauthier, Vice-President CFIB, Atlantic, unpacks the 16th annual Red Tape Report Card, released as a part of Red Tape Awareness Week. Weekly chat with Tim Powers, Summa Strategies, Abacus Data. Krysta Hanakowski, Commu...

In Hour 1, Auditor General Kim Adair, joins Dan to discuss the latest audit on Action for Health KPIs. Mary Jane Rodger, Executive Director of Medway Community Forest Co-operative and Nova Scotia Working Woodlands Trust, shares details on the group has completed the first land acquisition in North Queens. Chef Andy Hay, Andy’s East Coast Kitchen, and Colleen Robbins, Co-Chair, Chefs for UNICEF Gal...

In Hour 1, Elizabeth Smith McCrossin, MLA Cumberland North, calls for real primary care access and not registry promises. Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs Twila Grosse, shares this year’s African Heritage Month theme. Minister of Service Efficiency Timothy Halman, announces that Nova Scotia is streamlining its permitting system to cut red tape and reduce costs. NDP Health Critic Rod Wilson...

In Hour 1, Michelle Thompson, Minister of Health and Wellness, gives an update on the Need a Family Practice Registry. Brynn Budden, Senior Communications Advisor at Halifax Regional Municipality, shares an update on the snow clean up. Heather Mulligan, the senior manager of advocacy and strategic initiatives with the Canadian Cancer Society, shares how the province has highest rate in Canada when...

In Hour 1, Virginia Hinch, District 8- Halifax Peninsula North and David Hendsbee, District 2- Lawrencetown - The Lakes - Chezzetcook - Eastern Shore, join Dan for Councillors on the Hot Seat. In Hour 2, Dan takes your calls during Manic Monday. In Hour 3, MLA Becky Druhan joins Dan to discuss the extended and disruptive power outages across Nova Scotia’s South Shore. Meteorologist Allister Aalder...

In Hour 1,Ahsan Habib is a transportation professor at Dalhousie University, joins Lisa to discuss new data ranking Halifax as the third worst city in Canada for traffic congestion. Anthony Pizzino, the CEO of the National Association of Federal Retirees shares why Canadians are feeling less positive about getting older. Weekly chat with Tim Powers, Summa Strategies, Abacus Data. Scott Taylor, Esp...

In Hour 1, Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, says Canada has become the ‘food inflation capital’ of the G7. Renford Farrier, co-chair of the East Coast Prison Justice Society, shares a report that says Indigenous, Black people are overrepresented in federal custody in Nova Scotia. Steve Murphy, CTV special correspondent, analyst and commentator jo...

In Hour 1,Patrick Sullivan, President and CEO at Halifax Chamber of Commerce, joins Lisa to discuss the latest Halifax Business Conditions Report offers a focused analysis of the key trends and pressures shaping the end of 2025 and the year ahead. Ritesh Kotak is a cybersecurity and tech analyst from Toronto, says we need to be careful not to disclose sensitive info through the ’2016′ trend. Ken S...

In Hour 1, Starr Cunningham, President & CEO of Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia, discusses a new investment and continued support of the 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline in Atlantic Canada. January is cervical cancer awareness month, Dr. Craig Earle, CEO of the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, outlines the organization’s action plan and goals to eliminate cervical cancer in Canada. Louis-...

In Hour 1, Deputy Mayor Patty Cuttell, District 11- Spryfield - Sambro Loop and John Young, District 14- Hammonds Plains - Upper Hammonds Plains - Lucasville - Middle & Upper Sackville join Lisa for Councillors on the Hot Seat. In Hour 2, Lisa takes your call during the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Jessica Fancy, MP for South Shore-St. Margarets, breaks down what we need to know about the Canada-China de...

In Hour 1, Auditor General Kim Adair joins Lisa to discuss the 2025 Financial Report. Don Mikel shares his new book Canadian Architectural Styles: A Field Guide. Weekly chat with Tim Powers, Summa Strategies, Abacus Data. Bamidele Bello, Alternate Response Manager with HRM’s Community Safety team and Matt Reid, Director of Mobile Ministries , Souls Harbour Rescue Mission, discusses the expansion o...