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Maritime Noon | Jan 24, 2013 | 53:08

Employment insurance debate and kids and risk feedback

We hear an update on Marlene Geirsdorf, a Monatgue, P.E.I. woman who is protesting after her employment insurance was cut off because of new rules in the system. Then, Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente takes your calls on EI. We ask, what message do you want to send to the rest of Canada about the system? Also, your view on our show about teaching kids about risk.

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