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‘If we listen, we’ll learn’: Retired social worker lending an ear to strangers across Canada

May 21, 2025

Life can feel like it's moving pretty quickly, and it can often feel like we're caught up in the blur of it all. Heidi Petracek looks at why a retired Nova Scotia social worker is on a listening tour across Canada, where he's taking time to hear what strangers have to say.

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