The Todd Veinotte Show | May 8, 2025

In Hour 1, Kevin Russell, Executive Director of Rental Housing Providers Nova Scotia, discusses fixed-term leases and the recent changes to the tenancy law. Dr. Leigh Vanderloo, PhD, scientific director at ParticipACTION, talks about the mental health tool most Canadians aren't using. Paul W. Bennett, Director of Schoolhouse Institute, Adjunct Professor of Education at Saint Mary's University, and Chair of research at ED Canada, discusses school smartphone bans and how to curb social media addiction in teens. Barry Mackenzie, Monarchist League of Canada, discusses how King Charles will visit Ottawa to deliver the speech from the throne at the end of this month. In Hour 2, Todd opens the phones for the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Nadeem Esmail, a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute, discusses how medical wait times cost Atlantic Canadian patients up to $6,592 in lost wages in 2024, the highest in Canada. Robert Parker, Warden of Pictou County gives an update on the search for Lily and Jack Sullivan. Peter McInnis, president of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, shares how academic leaders condemned the Nova Scotia bill, An Act Respecting Advanced Education and Research, which allows the province to restructure universities. Halifax-based Director Jason Buxton joins the show to talk about his new film Sharp Corner.