The Roy Green Show

Team Canada’s Captain Max Comtois missed a penalty shot during overtime in the World Junior Hockey Championship against Finland in British Columbia. And he soon found himself the target of merciless cyberbullying. Roy talks with Carol Todd, founder of the AmandaToddLegacy.org, about the effects that cyberbullying and what to do if you are the victim of it. Want more insight on the topics that matt...

During the 2018 midterm elections in the U.S., Residents of the State of Washington said "no way, no thanks" to a state-wide carbon tax for a second time. This was decided by a referendum question on the ballot.  This even though politicians and pundits insisted such a tax was good for them.  What did residents of the perhaps most progressive state in the U.S. fear about a carbon tax? Download the...

The Roy Green Show Podcast - Canada's newest Premier worries the Canadian federation is fractured, and is calling on the Trudeau government to not funnel nearly 70% of equalization to Quebec and supports resumption of interest in Energy East and challenges Trudeau's national carbon tax. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe joins the program for a year-end look at the Carbon tax, Western Canada’s energy...

It's the time of year obsessive behaviours seem to occur with increased frequency. But how do you define OCD? Have you ever found yourself checking and rechecking your stove to make certain it is off? Have you ever driven some distance from home wondering if you locked the front door or closed the garage door? Have you turned around and driven home to check?  Are those signs of obsessive compulsiv...

The Roy Green Show Podcast - U.S. troops will withdraw from Syria on the direct order of President Donald Trump. This is a key reason for why General James Mattis resigned as Secretary of Defense this week. Our guest is Former U.S. Navy Lt Commander Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, the President of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy. He says that this is a bad decision which will escalate and cause more tu...

Professor Alan Sked has been called the man without whom there would have been no Brexit movement. He joins Roy to discuss what has become of Brexit and what 2019 holds for Prime Minister Theresa May and the United Kingdom. Later, Professor Sked adds his thoughts on how primary school teachers in one district have been told to teach that boys can have periods too. This is a decision made to transg...

As we reach the end of 2018, what is most needed from Canada's justice system? Scott Newark weighs in. Meanwhile Omar Khadr's request for changes to his bail conditions has been denied. And Dellen Millard is now sentenced to 75 years in prison before obtaining parole opportunity. But will Millard be treated more gently by Correctional Service Canada and the national parole board once the heat dies...

The Roy Green Show Podcast - Roy talked with a clearly frustrated and angry Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan. The Premier had learned that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had stated in a year-end interview that “there is no project on the table” for resuming the Energy East pipeline. The Prime Minister when on to say that “there is clarity under the current approach, there is no support for a pipe...

COP24 has come to a close with a bare consensu on a set of rules to curb climate change. There have been changes in the political world since the 2015 Paris Accord, which may have affected the results of the conference. And there are questions about the proposed "climate damages tax." Dr. Tim Ball explains more.  Guest: Dr. Tim Ball, climatologist and author of 'The Deliberate Corruption of Climat...

The Roy Green Show Podcast - Next Tuesday new federal legislation will allow police to demand a breath sample from a motorist even if there is no suspicion of drinking and driving. Is this a violation of constitutional rights? The Canadian Civil Liberties Association worries the legislation will be discriminatory toward minorities. Our guest Richard Lawhern, Ph. D. Director of Research with the Al...

In a ceremony at the Canadian Warplane Heritage in Hamilton, held in front of one of the last Lancaster bombers, the RCAF NORAD Trophy was awarded to Canadian military author Ted Barris. He earned the trophy for his work on researching and writing ‘Dam Busters.’ The book details the story of the 30 forgotten Canadians who flew an incredible, nearly impossible mission 75 years ago, in WWII. Subscri...

Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna tweeted that Canadian Chamber of Commerce membership agreed that ac carbon price is the most efficient way to battle climate change. But Dan Kelly, President and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, says “we are hearing quite a different message from small business.” Guest: Dan Kelly, President/CEO Canadian Federation of Independent...

@FarmerMegzz is the Twitter handle of a young Saskatchewan woman and farmer who is known for challenging politicians and misconceptions about farming online. We call her Megzz. Last week, in an exchange with Federal Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna, Megzz found herself receiving inappropriate instructions on farming from McKenna. She does not see McKenna’s assumptio...

The Roy Green Show Podcast   Illegal and criminally distributed fentanyl from China is killing Canadians who come in contact with it. This illicit fentanyl is what drives up the number of deaths among those who are addicted. Sam Cooper, an investigative reporter with Global News, traced the spread of this drug and found an underlying concerns surrounding spies, diplomatic relations with China, mon...

Roy looks at the Canadian and U.S. perspectives on the treatment of chronic pain patients. Some who suffer from chronic pain consider suicide because they are being refused their long-standing prescriptions, and meanwhile doctors are afraid that prescribing the medication will lead to them losing their licenses. This is the case in Canada, and a similar struggle is taking place to the south. Guest...

The Roy Green Show Podcast   There are growing tensions in Montreal at the First Ministers’ conference. Brian Peckford, the former Newfoundland & Labrador Premier, gives us his view of the bitterness which exists between Ottawa and provincial capitals today. Is this the way things have always been? Later, Lawrence Solomon joins Roy to discuss what would happen if Alberta turned separatist. In a Fi...

The podcast series When Life Gives You Parkinson's follows CKNW program director Larry Gifford through the experience of living with and facing life with Parkinson's. He joins Roy to discuss how his life ahs chagned since the diagnosis and why he chose to publicly share his journey. When Life Gives You Parkinson's is available wherever you subscribe to the podcasts that matter to you, including Ap...

As protests escalate in Paris, our guest says that the situation is very different from last weekend. Reporter Jerome Godefroy shares his perspective from France. Subscribe to the Roy Green Show Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and anywhere else you find your favourite shows. Guest: Jerome Godefroy, Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Roy Green Show Podcast Suits & Boots is a “grassroots organization that brings together business people from across Canada to support and defend Canada’s resource industry workers and their families.” They sent a letter to the Prime Minister inviting Justin Trudeau to visit Drayton Valley in Alberta. Mining groups in Canada are split on Bill C-69, and our guest is headed to Ottawa to The Parli...

After the closure of the General Motors plan in Oshawa, what lies ahead for the rest of Canada’s auto industry? Guest: Denis DesRosiers, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mueller investigation continues to make headlines. Is Donald Trump in real trouble with the American people, or is he still a wildly popular president with enough support to see him easily winning the presidency in 2020? Guest: John Zogby, founder of the Zogby Poll, author of ‘We Are Many, We Are One’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The dueling realities of climate change: a new IPCC report is due, which could be used as an argument for the Federal government insistence for a national carbon tax. Meanwhile a new poll from the Angus Reid Institute shows that age and political ideology divide Canadian over the cause and threat of climate change. Guest: Schachi Kurl, Vice President of the Angus Reid Institute Learn more about yo...

The Roy Green Show Podcast Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer accused Prime Minister Trudeau of phasing out the energy sector. Sheer joins Roy to explain what it is that the Prime Minister needs to understand about the consequences of his actions. Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen admitted to lying to congress. Is this what the Mueller investigation needed or is it really not a big d...

Following his conversation with former Premier of Saskatchewan Brad Wall, Roy opens the phones to hear from Canadians from east to west, and get their thoughts on what is and is not being done. Hear Roy's interview with Brad Wall and more, in the newest podcast of the Roy Green Show, which is available wherever you get your favourite shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

The Roy Green Show Podcast Is Cannabis impaired driving be addressed effectively? Do police have proper and scientific methods to determine someone is driving high? Our guest says absolutely not. Police Drug Recognition Experts may be guessing, at best, and changing the lives of innocent people through unscientific testing. Since the revelations about the horrendous acts perpetrated in the name of...