Shift (NB)

This week on Shift's political panel, we talk about the Premier's views on policy 713, and the growing dissent in his party about his words and the policy review.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is downplaying no mow may --- in favour of a more ambitious approach. Just don't mow! And replace the grassy lawn with plants that can feed the pollinators all year long. But that can be a daunting task. Thankfully, host Khalil Akhtar got some tips from local gardener Bob Osborne.

No Mow May has caught on around the world in recent years, but is letting your dandelions grow long really good for the bees? We'll chat with the Nature Conservancy about it.

New Brunswick's former minister of education says policy 713 didn't elicit opposition from caucus back when it was introduced. So what has changed since then? Dominic Cardy takes us back to when the policy was signed, and what may have changed in the government's view.

It's baby season for the Atlantic Wildlife Institute. We'll check in with our wildlife expert Pam Novak.

CBC's resident gaming expert Jonathan Ore has spent dozens of hours playing the much anticipated Tears of the Kingdom. He’s here to tell us if you should play it, too.

A new program from the Saint John newcomers centre will help international students stay in the province post-graduation, by helping them find meaningful employment. We'll get the details from managing director Mohamed Bagha.

The province's four anglophone district education councils may go to court to fight legislation taking away their powers. And they may have a novel constitutional argument on their side. The CBC's Jacques Poitras will bring us that story.

The 8th Canadian Hussars are marking their 175th anniversary next week. They were originally formed as a volunteer cavalry regiment years before New Brunswick became a province. Historian Lee Windsor is himself a former Hussar. He wrote a book about the regiment's contributions during World War II and he'll be speaking during the commemoration events. We speak with him.

Alain Clavette speaks with the illustrator of a new field guide about flycatchers, a group of birds that are notoriously difficult to identify.