CBC Maritimes

The main paths to the job market seem to be through community college or university, but what should guide your choice ?

You never know where the discussion that starts on a phone-in will lead.
Monday, we asked for your thoughts on the costs and benefits of a university education. But it ended up ranging into many aspects of post-secondary education in the Maritimes.
Maritime Noon's Producer, Deb Woolway, popped into the studio to go through some of the many responses we received - including those on what it would take to help train enough nurses to end the shortage in that profession.

Family violence can start with a dismissive put-down and escalate to a shove, a slap in the face or even homicide. But why do some people hurt the ones they say they love ?
Over the decades, research into that question has yielded insights into what drives that aggressive behaviour. But how well are we using that knowledge to make life safer in Maritime homes ? What kind of social changes would it take to eliminate domestic abuse ?  Should we concentrate efforts on adults or children or both ?
Our question was, "What's the most effective way to prevent family violence ?"
Our guests were Therese Murray, Executive Director of the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Foundation, and Rina Arsenault, Associate Director of the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research.
And for a link to the "Toolkit" entitled "Family Violence : It's Your Business" (designed to help employers and employees recognize and respond to family violence and how it affects the workplace), click here.