The Todd Veinotte Show

The Todd Veinotte Show | March 18, 2026

Episode Summary

Hour 1: • Larry Hughes, Research Fellow at the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy at Dalhousie University, • Kristin Welbourn • Janessa Williams, the Nova Scotia Non-Profit Directors Association and executive director of Needham Early Learning Centre Hour 2: • Sportscaster Simon Bennett • Cormac MacSweeney, Parliament Hill Bureau Chief for CityNews & News Radio • Niki Jabbour is here to answer your gardening questions! Hour 3: • It's the Mid-Week Meltdown. Dan takes your calls!

Episode Notes

In Hour 1, Larry Hughes Research Fellow at the MacEachen Institute for Public Policy at Dalhousie University, discusses the challenges surrounding energy security in Atlantic Canada. Kristin Welbourn explains how school librarians in Halifax are facing budget uncertainty and fear their jobs may be at risk. Janessa Williams, co-chair of the Nova Scotia Non-Profit Directors Association and executive director of Needham Early Learning Centre, addresses concerns about the province withholding millions of dollars in wages dating back as far as two years. In Hour 2, Sportscaster Simon Bennett joins Dan with the latest updates from the Baseball Classic. Dan turns to politics with Parliament Hill Bureau Chief for CityNews & News Radio Cormac MacSweeney. Niki Jabbour is here to answer your gardening questions! In Hour 3, Clinton Wilkins is back with a Bank of Canada rate announcement. Dan to take your calls during the Mid-Week Meltdown.