The interview about deliberative democracy as practiced some places and how it might help elsewhere
Maritimes and Beyond: Is New Brunswick at Breaking Point with the Affordability Crisis?
Nichola welcomes back Randy Hatfield, the Executive Director of the Human Development Council, to address the pressing affordability crisis and whether New Brunswickers are at breaking point. They discuss critical issues such as social assistance, housing challenges, energy poverty and food insecurity and how they impact low income people trying to survive.
Wade’s World: Holman. Local Boards
The interview on the power of appointed governmental boards on the local level, how they control land use, and have promoted and enabled segregation
Maritimes and Beyond: How the UNB Legal Clinic Helps Tenants in NB.
Jeanette Savoie, the director of the UNB legal clinic, has a wealth of knowledge in tenant rights and tenancy laws specific to New Brunswick. In a discussion with host Nichola, Jeanette highlights the legal clinics scheduled for this summer in the province, and addresses the common challenges faced by tenants. She also shares her insights on potential reforms she would like to see implemented in the Residential Tenancy Act to better protect tenant interests.
Wade’s World: Sexton. Ag
The interview on the problem of global hunger and what it takes to produce the food we will need