It's a special edition of On the Go as Finance Minister Siobhan Coady tabled her 6th budget today. It did not have a lot of pre-election goodies, with Coady calling it a secure, stable and responsible budget.

During our special coverage we hear parts of the finance minister's speech.and get reaction from the leader of the PC opposition Tony Wakeham, NDP leader Jim Dinn, Rhonda Tulk-Lane, CEO of the Atlantic Chamber of Commerce, Jessica McCormick, president of the NL Federation of Labour, Choices for Youth executive director Jen Crowe, and Trent Langdon, president of the NL Teachers' Association. Additionally, in the first hour we speak with CBC reporter Darryl Roberts, and Larry Short - senior financial advisor at Short Financial - was with us for budget analysis.

Red tape and visa delays are turning Canadian musicians away from working in the U.S. We hear from Newfoundland's international opera singer about his frustrations working south of the border. (Krissy Holmes with David Pomeroy)

It's a mini federal election debate this afternoon on On the Go. We welcome three heavy-hitting frontrunners in the hard-fought battle for St. John's East. David Brazil for the Conservatives and Mary Shortall for the NDP will both try to snag the seat from incumbent Liberal Joanne Thompson. They all joined Krissy Holmes in the On the Go studio.

With his weekly update on all the goings-on in the federal election, the Canada correspondent for The Economist joins us with his thoughts on former Prime Minister Stephen Harper's endorsement of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre... and other news from the campaign trail this week. (Krissy Holmes with Rob Russo)

A conversation about primary care and access to family physicians.: On The Go's usual health contributor joins us for a look at what governments are doing to address the situation... and how having a family doctor supports peoples' access to potentially life-saving health care. (Krissy Holmes with Dr. Iris Gorfinkel)

It's a humorous peak into the realities of caring for a family member with Alzheimer's Disease. We welcome two of the lead cast members of "Bothered and Bewildered" - who play sisters in the latest stage production from the St. John's Players - to the On The Go studio. (Krissy Holmes with Kayte Parnell and Joanna Gillen Mahoney)

The quality of care and government oversight in personal care homes came under heavy fire last week. We welcome the president of the Personal Care Home Owners Association of NL - who's also owner/operator of three of those homes - to the On The Go studio to hear how those businesses are absorbing the contents of that disturbing report. (Krissy Holmes with Shaun Lane)

Local musicians claim hardware at this year's Canadian Folk Music Awards as Rum Ragged takes the award for "Ensemble of the Year." We reach one of the founding members of the band... who are on a tour stop in Calgary. (Krissy Holmes with Mark Manning)

Whether you're dreaming up your next reno, planning a new home or looking for a job in the homebuilding industry... The Glacier Arena in Mount Pearl is where you want to be this weekend. We get the details on the 2025 Home Show from the executive director of the Canadian Home Builders Association - Newfoundland and Labrador. (Krissy Holmes with Alexis Foster)

The auditor general says the the province and the health authority are largely to blame for the state of personal care homes in the province. We take a look at the findings with the CEO of NL Health Services. (Krissy Holmes with DR. Pat Parfrey)