High rents pushing people into homelessness in Nova Scotia; Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on the federal budget; and calls to ban Russia from the 2024 Paris Olympics
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The Current comes to you from Nova Scotia this morning, where the cost of rent is driving people out of their homes. We hear from people experiencing homelessness — and those trying to help. Also, Matt Galloway speaks with Susan Leblanc, the NDP MLA for Dartmouth North.
Then, we talk to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland about Tuesday’s federal budget and how her government intends to help struggling Canadians. We also look at the budget’s fine details with Tonda MacCharles, parliamentary reporter for the Toronto Star; and Nojoud Al Mallees, economics reporter for the Canadian Press.
And in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee is facing increased pressure to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. We talk to Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych; retired Canadian Olympian Perdita Felicien; and David Wallechinsky, a historian and executive board member of the International Society of Olympic Historians.