Today on NOW with Dave Brown, Michelle McQuigge of the Canadian Press reflects on former NDP Leader Alexa McDonough who passed on the weekend. In his Atlantic regional report, Ryan Delehanty gives an update on New Brunswick’s mental health care system. Accessibility specialist Marco Pasqua describes the inaccessibility of virtual reality spaces like the Metaverse. Film reviewer Kim Thistle shares her commentary on the Netflix drama “The Lost Daughter” starring Olivia Colman. And Marc Aflalo of Double Tap TV tells us about the global increase of smartphone use in 2021 which resulted in trillions of hours were spent on mobile devices. This is the January 17, 2022 episode.