The Todd Veinotte Show | July 24, 2025

In Hour 1, Patrick Sullivan, President and CEO of Halifax Chamber of Commerce, shares a new release of its recent survey on the potential introduction of strong mayor Powers in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), conducted between July 17 and July 22. Niki Jabbour, award-winning author of 4 gardening books, discusses how gardeners are enduring Japanese beetle infestation. Ash Avery, executive director of Feed Nova Scotia, shares how Nova Scotia has the lowest food price inflation but food insecurity remains high. In Hour 2, Todd takes your calls during the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Jim Stanford, Director of the Centre for Future Work, discusses how a bad deal with President Trump is worse than no deal at all. NDP MLA Suzy Hansen, discusses how thousands of affordable housing units are needed to meet the need.  Halifax Documentary “ Justin’s Addiction Story: No Family is Immune” won Best International Short Documentary at the Jersey Shore Film Festival. Director Jacob Surette and Tina Surette share their story. Don Mills, President of Crane Cove Holdings, and Partner and Director with CABCO joins Todd to share his and David Campbell’s new book Towards Prosperity: The Transformation of Atlantic Canada’s Economy.