Hour 1: • Sean Kirby, Mining Association of Nova Scotia • Bob Bancroft, retired wildlife biologist • Energy Minister Trevor Boudreau • Amy Janzwood, McGill University Hour 2: • It's the Open Hour. Todd takes your calls! Hour 3: • The Science Files with Dr. Rob Thacker
In Hour 1, Sean Kirby, Executive Director of the Mining Association of Nova Scotia, shares how miners praise the Nova Scotia premier's call to lift the uranium ban. Still, environmentalist calls it a 'dead end'. Bob Bancroft, retired wildlife biologist, discusses Nova Scotia's bat population showing signs of recovery after years of decline. Energy Minister Trevor Boudreau joins Todd to discuss the "Green Choice" program, which is expected to help the province have 78 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2028. Amy Janzwood, a McGill University professor and an expert in the politics of energy and the environment, says revived Canada pipeline talks are 'wishful thinking'. In Hour 2, Todd opens the phone for the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Dr. Rob Thacker is back in the studio for the Science Files.