On today’s Viewpoints:

Tiny homes could help solve the housing crisis on Cortes Island. But regulations keep getting in the way. More than half of the people in Canada are struggling and feeling the inflation crush, according to a recent survey. A local food bank in Ontario, managing to keep its head over the water.  High cost of living and staff shortages are also hurting Halifax businesses. The Oysterhead Tavern will stay closed for quite a while. A Dalhousie University student gets $50,000 for his innovation and will represent Canada at 2023 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. And Canadians don’t need to worry about abortion laws being repealed but vigilance is needed to secure abortion rights says a Halifax doctor.

Thanks to our reporters Sara Gouda, Erica Butler, Greg Osoba, Ed Halverson and David Moses. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. National Coordinator, Maureen McEwan. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada in Ottawa.