In Hour 1, Richard Matern, Director of Research at Food Banks Canada, joins Dan to discuss Food Banks Canada’s latest report on poverty and what it reveals about the growing challenges facing Canadians. Allison Sandmeyer-Graves, CEO of Canadian Women & Sport, shares findings from new national and provincial research examining women’s leadership across Canada’s sport system, with a particular focus on Nova Scotia. Dr. Howard Chertkow, a leading research scientist at Baycrest, discusses a new study linking everyday exposure to air pollution with poorer brain function and cognitive performance. In Hour 2, Dan takes you calls during the Open Hour. In Hour 3, Dr. Rob Thacker is back for The Science Files.