The Todd Veinotte Show

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 tra...

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 t...

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 Sm...

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 fo...

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...

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...

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 Bec...

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.

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 pro...

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 Dalhou...

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...

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, A...

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 fe...

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...

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...

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 ge...

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 t...

In Hour 1, Colin Sproul, president of Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance, a group that represents commercial fishers, joins Todd to discuss how a Mi'kmaq band has dropped a legal case alleging the federal government was violating its treaty rights in the lobster fishery after hopes were raised of a historic deal. Howard Epstein, Friends of Halifax Common, discusses the meeting at Halifax City...

In Hour 1, Bette El-hawary, executive director of Swim Nova Scotia, shares how the organization continues to fight to keep Acadia's pool open. Patrick Hickey, a PhD candidate in Dal's Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, shares a new study that examines how the rise in discrimination and harmful rhetoric targeting 2SLGBTQ+ people is affecting their mental health. Franco Terrazzano, Federal D...

In Hour 1, Former diplomat Gar Pardy, says "catastrophic", "horrific", and "intolerable" are not words usually used to describe the policies and actions of a state with which there are close relations. But they are increasingly used in describing the policy and actions of Israel in its policies affecting Palestinians. Dr. Neil Hammerschlag, founder of Atlantic Shark Expeditions,  says great white...

In Hour 1, Councillors on the Hot Seat with Nancy Hatling, District 13, Prospect Road - St. Margarets and Billy Gillis, District 15- Lower Sackville - Beaver Bank. In Hour 2, it's the Open Hour, and Todd takes your calls! In Hour 3, Author Paul Palango shares his new book called Anatomy of a Cover Up – The Truth about the RCMP and the NS Massacres'.  Kiefer Van Mulligen, senior economist at the Co...

In Hour 1, Tim Allenby, chair of the Dartmouth chapter of tenant group ACORN, discusses how Halifax real estate listings advertise fixed-term leases as financial assets for buyers. NDP leader Claudia Chender is calling for action following the Nova Scotia Power breach. David Chaundy, president and CEO of the Atlantic Economic Council, introduces their new research series that explores the intricac...

In Hour 1, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics at Dalhousie University, discusses the evolving landscape of beef consumption in Canada as many consumers are seeing shockingly high prices at the grocery store. Ted Bartlett, advocate and past President of Transport Action Atlantic, shares how removing the GST from intercity bus and rail fares would be a climate-friendly, sim...

In Hour 1, Mayor Andy Fillmore joins Todd to discuss the special meeting of the Halifax council, with just one item on the agenda: a first look at a new regional plan for the municipality. Duncan Robertson, CFIB Director of Legislative Affairs for Nova Scotia, discusses how close to 8 in 10 Nova Scotia small businesses support expanding alcohol sales to convenience and grocery stores. Chad Pothier...

In Hour 1, Ross Jefferson, President and CEO of Discover Halifax, joins Todd to discuss how tourism continues to flourish post-pandemic. Heather Mulligan, Senior Manager of Advocacy, Atlantic Canada and Strategic Initiatives at the Canadian Cancer Society, shares a letter sent to Premier Houston and Members of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly, sharing their concerns regarding the proposed expa...