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The Bank of Canada has said the country is finally going in the right direction when it comes to the fight against inflation. But there's another critical problem: lagging productivity. JP Deveau, an expert on global competitiveness and exports, joins host Jeff Douglas to explain.

Duncan Robertson, a senior policy analyst with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, joins host Jeff Douglas to offer insights into what the federal price on carbon means for businesses.

The Merritt Awards are coming back to Alderney Landing Theatre later this month. The award show celebrates outstanding work by Nova Scotian theatre professionals. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Kat McCormack and Dan Bray, the show's co-producers and co-hosts.

Alex Ripley is the non-binary parent of two adult children who also happen to be transgender. Ripley spoke with Mainstreet's Alex Mason to share their experience being non-binary and to shed light on concerns often heard about gender education in schools and the increased number of young people embracing non-traditional gender identities.

A scientific study released last week finds climate change and the melting of polar ice is increasingly affecting the Earth’s rotation. So does that mean leap seconds will become more common in the coming years? Host Jeff Douglas asks Mainstreet's Oceans Guy Boris Worm.

From housing to food prices to the carbon tax, affordability is proving to be a key issue for Canadians. As the next federal budget draws near, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau join host Jeff Douglas in Studio A amid a series of announcements that provide a glimpse of what his government has in store.

Nova Scotian country music artist Brooklyn Blackmore's deeply vulnerable and personal song, Been There Too, was written out of her personal experience of sexual violence. She has now launched a performance video to accompany the song. She joins host Jeff Douglas to talk about how making that video was an emotionally taxing experience.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced $6 billion for infrastructure to build and upgrade water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste infrastructure to accommodate more home construction across Canada. Miia Soukonautio from YWCA Halifax joins host Jeff Douglas to weigh in on the announcement and what needs to be done to help more Nova Scotians.

Hawksley Workman is out east for a series of concerts. He’s in Truro a week from tomorrow, plays Halifax at the Light House Arts Centre on Saturday, April 6, and has a sold out show in Canning at the Annex on Sunday, April 7. He joins Mainstreet to discuss what’s in store.

Yesterday on the show, we talked with some folks who thought the federal carbon tax was good policy, but that’s not a universal sentiment. The Conservative Party of Canada has been vocal about their wishes to ax the tax. Chris d’Entremont, a Conservative MP from West Nova, spoke to host Jeff Douglas about his party’s position.