The Todd Veinotte Show | August 5, 2025

In Hour 1, Nancy Robinson, Chair of the The Digby & Area Housing Coalition Society, joins Todd to discuss how the Digby affordable housing project on hold as federal funding dries up. Tarek Hadhad, CEO of Peace by Chocolate, shares how US tariffs are giving Canadian chocolatiers more opportunities for Canadian chocolatiers. Stacey Gomez, Executive Director of Centre for Migrant Worker Rights Nova Scotia, discusses afederal government proposal that could allow employers to charge some workers 30 per cent of their income for housing. Report co-author Tim Harper, shares a new survey suggests more than half of Canadians believe they didn’t have enough information or needed more to cast their ballot in the last federal election.In Hour 2, Todd takes your calls during the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Author Paul Palango discusses how the RCMP say they have addressed failures that were identified in mass killing inquiry. Michelle Porter, CEO Souls Harbour Rescue Mission, shares that Souls Harbour Bridgewater triples capacity and opens women's affordable housing! Solitha Shortte, Founder & CEO Soli Productions Management Inc. and Filipino-Canadian designer Caitlin Coo highlights Halifax fashion with THE MILLS Halifax Fashion Week (HFW) 2025 will take place from Sunday, August 10 to Sunday, August 17. Harold Davis, President of the Persian Gulf Veterans of Canada, discusses the 18th Report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.