The Todd Veinotte Show

The Todd Veinotte Show | January 2, 2025

Episode Summary

Hour 1: • Laura Mackenzie, Screen Nova Scotia • Ken Bagnell, Canadian Sport Institute Atlantic • Sydnee Blum, Dalhousie Legal Aid • Mark Selvidge Hour 2: • It's the Open Hour. Todd takes your calls! Hour 3: • Ask the Pharmacist with Pam Kennedy • Kelsey Green, Complex Trauma Canada • Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Episode Notes

In Hour 1, Executive Director of Screen Nova Scotia, Laura Mackenzie, shares how Nova Scotia increases film funds to support creative industries and grow the economy. Ken Bagnell, CEO of Canadian Sport Institute Atlantic, discusses Canada's efforts to combat abuse in sports, which saw slow progress this year. Sydnee Blum, community legal worker with Dalhousie Legal Aid, shares how tenants are fighting evictions from Halifax apartment buildings. Mark Selvidge, a Nova Scotia man with a disability, is frustrated by driver evaluation delays. In Hour 2, Todd takes your calls for the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Pam Kennedy, Pharmacist & Pharmacy Owner, is back for Ask the Pharmacist. Kelsey Green, Co-Founder of Complex Trauma Canada, discusses addressing gaps in homelessness and trauma services in Nova Scotia. Franco Terrazzano,  Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, releases Naughty and Nice List.