Podcast: The Todd Veinotte Show May 17th, 2023

The Todd Veinotte Show airs Monday thru Friday on CityNews Halifax

By Vanessa vandeNes

Posted May 17, 2023 01:00:08 PM.

Last Updated May 17, 2023 12:07:08 PM.

Hour 1: Founder of Air Passenger Rights, Gabor Lukacs, joins Jordi to discuss how a possible WestJet strike will affect travellers. Managing Director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Brian Lee Crowley, discusses the reaction from Trudeau regarding Chinese diplomat accused of targeting MP Michael Chong’s family. Dr. Stan Kutcher, Canadian Senator and Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University, discusses the government’s response to AI. Downtown Halifax Business Commission Placemaking Manager Jonathan Goldson shares how the DHBC is looking for artists to apply for their 2023 Gritty to Pretty Placemaking Grant Program.

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Hour 2: House Calls with Dr. John Gillis.

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Hour 3: It’s the Mid-Week Meltdown. Jordi takes your calls!

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