The Todd Veinotte Show | May 13, 2025

In Hour 1, Karen McKendry, senior wilderness outreach coordinator with Ecology Action Centre, joins Todd to discuss the Nova Scotia government has announced changes to the environmental assessment process for proposed clean-energy projects that will bolster the fight against climate change, foster economic growth, and encourage sustainable development. Bill Van Gorder, spokesperson, Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP), shares how Canadian snowbirds could stay longer in the United States without a visa if a bill recently proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law. Dr. Gregory Knapp, a surgical oncologist at the IWK and Victoria General Hospital, built an IWK breast cancer research team to investigating why Nova Scotia has the lowest survival rate in the country for those diagnosed with breast cancer. Dr. Gehad Gobran, president of Doctors Nova Scotia, discusses how the rollout of electronic medical records system is delayed until December. In Hour 2, Todd opens the phones for the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Dr. Rob Thacker is back for The Science Files.