Shift (NB)

We gather our panel of politics watchers to weigh in on the big stories in provincial politics. In the spotlight this week: Policy 713, and overhauls for both district education councils and regional health boards.

Horizon Health announced yesterday that virtual consultations are now available for patients seeking urgent mental health care in Horizon emergency departments. We'll find out more from Dr. Sanjay Siddhartha, a psychiatrist in Miramichi.

Shakespeare meets Air Supply in Broadway by the Sea's first show of the season. It's called 'Sweet Dreams: An Air Supply Musical.' We'll talk to dynamic Broadway duo director Courtney Hammond and Tony LePage, the show's co-writer and one of its stars.

The Nature Trust of New Brunswick is offering some learning opportunities for anyone interested in stewardship. We'll hear about the Ambassador program from coordinator Pierrette Janes.

A job fair last weekend in St. Andrews brought job seekers and employers together with a goal of doing some job match-making. We'll find out how it went from Julia Halbleib, one of the organizers.

The Higgs government is reforming how district education councils govern the province's schools. Elected Councils in the four school districts will lose their decision-making authority over budgets and superintendents. But in the francophone districts, charter rights mean the councils will keep those powers. We'll speak with the Education Minister Bill Hogan about the changes, and why they're being made.

We're well into spring now, and heading towards summer. And that means it's tick season in New Brunswick. We'll talk to Vett Lloyd, professor of biology and the head of the Lloyd Tick Lab at Mount Allison University in Sackville.

For employers seeking to hire, the job ad is often the first point of contact that candidates have with their company. We'll hear from career expert Shauna Cole about how to create job postings that attract a more diverse range of candidates.

The Higgs government says it is rethinking its school policy on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. And it's causing concern for parents and teachers, who wonder what's really behind the sudden push for a policy review. Jacques Poitras will lay out the controversy for us.

We head back to the Fredericton Library to return a unicycle and borrow something a little less active.