Podcast: The Todd Veinotte Show March 4th, 2024

By Vanessa vandeNes

Posted Mar 4, 2024 01:00:00 PM.

Last Updated Mar 4, 2024 07:53:36 AM.

Hour 1: Councillors on the Hot Seat with David Hendsbee, District 2- Preston – Chezzetcook – Eastern Shore and Becky Kent, District 3- Dartmouth South – Eastern Passage

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Hour 2: It’s Manic Monday! Todd takes your calls!

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Hour 3: Stephen Moore, Executive Director, Forest Nova Scotia, joins Todd to discuss a new report by Gardner Pinfold that says in 2022, Nova Scotia’s forestry sector generated $1.8 billion in economic impact. Stacy Rudderham, Nova Scotia Parents for Public Education group administrator, shares a release from “Nova Scotia Parents for Public Education”: The habitual failure of Regional Centres for Education to provide a safe and successful learning and working environment. Jessica Thorpe, President of the Association of Nova Scotia Midwives, explains how the #NovaScotiaNeedsMidwives Campaign is urging Government action to address inadequate access to Midwifery Services in Nova Scotia. NDP Leader Claudia Chender reacts to the budget.

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