Nova Scotia Today | April 30, 2026

In Hour 1, Lori Turnbull, political science professor at Dalhousie University, joins Dan to reflect on Prime Minister Carney’s first year in office. Armağan Özbilge, Assistant Professor, Management Science and Information Systems Rowe School of Business, Dalhousie University, breaks down new findings from Dalhousie’s Canadian Food Sentiment Index, showing that while panic is easing one in three households still struggles to afford food, the pain clearly isn’t. Scott Ingram, the municipality service delivery coordinator, outlines a new “One Membership” pilot program aimed at improving access to municipally operated and multi-district recreation facilities. Dr. Rachel Brickner, Professor at Acadia University in the Department of Politics and a Research Associate of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, discusses a new report based on a first-of-its-kind survey that finds nearly one in three Nova Scotia workers is in precarious job. In Hour 2, Dan takes your calls during the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Dr. Jeff Goodall is back for Ask the Vet.