Podcast: The Todd Veinotte Show February 8th 2024

The Todd Veinotte Show airs Monday thru Friday on CityNews Halifax

By Blake Priddle

Posted Feb 8, 2024 01:00:00 PM.

Last Updated Feb 8, 2024 09:16:38 AM.

Hour 1: Sylvain Charlebois, the Lab Director at Dalhousie’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab talks about why grocery prices may be going up in Canada. Max Chauvin Director of Housing and Homelessness for the Municipality addresses the homeless encampments eviction. Cassidy Megan, the founder of Purple Day, a day to address epilepsy awareness. Kevin Russell of IPOAN talks about fixed term leases.

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Hour 2: Open Hour, Todd Takes your calls.

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Hour 3:Ecojustice Lawyer Matt Hulce explains “greenwashing”. Liberal MLA, Lorelei Nicoll talks about getting grants for old hockey rinks. Doug Chiasson, Executive Director of the Fur Institute of Canada talks about Canada’s seal harvest. Author George Elliot Clarke talks about his new book an autobiography of Dr. Howard D McCurdy.

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