The Roy Green Show

In the trade war between the United States and China, will countries who trade with both nations be forced to suffer and be forced to pick sides? What is the threat to the global economy? Guest: John Thayer, Founder and CIO of JAT Capital Partners, Dallas, TX. Photo: (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There was a lot of response to our segment  yesterday concerning reports that Justin Trudeau acted sexually inappropriately in B.C. at a festival when he was 28. Trudeau, through his press secretary, sent the reply that he does "not recall any negative interactions," to the request by Buzzfeed.com reporter Ishmael Daro, for information about what took place at the B.C. festival. Trudeau at the tim...

The Roy Green Show Podcast Scott Moe on provincial equalization, reporter Ishmael Daro chased down the story of a sexual harrasment accusation against Justin Trudeau, and Professor Cheryl Benard's insight on the issues of migrants in Germany. - Provincial equalization payments have been extended in their current form to 2024 by federal Minister of Finance Bill Morneau. But Saskatchewan Premier Sco...

It’s time for Beauties and the Beast, your weekly booster of non-politically correct discussion. Guests: Catherine SwiftLinda LeatherdaleMichelle Simson (Photo: Ron Ward/The Canadian Press/File) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many in Germany have not been happy with Chancellor Merkel’s handling of migrants arriving in the country. And distrust of German officials has been fueled by stories of migrants being involved in violent attacks that are not properly addressed. Last year, our guest wrote her article ‘I've Worked with Refugees for Decades. Europe's Afghan Crime Wave is Mind-Boggling.’ Guest: Professor Cheryl Benar...

Upward of 30,000 automotive assembly line workers could lose their jobs in Canada, as a result of the 25% tariff on all vehicles crossing the border into America. And this is just the start of the potential consequences. Guest: Dennis DesRosiers, President of DesRosiers Automotive Consultants (Photo: AP/Gene J. Puskar) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buzzfeed recently revisited the story of a young news reporter from B.C. who accused Justin Trudeau of “groping” her while she was on assignment at the Kokanee Summit music festival in the year 2000. The Prime Minister’s press secretary Matt Pascuzo stated in an email to Buzzfeed News that Trudeau “doesn't think he had any negative interactions” but that he has apologized. We are joined by the Buz...

Provincial equalization payments have been extended in their current form to 2024 by federal Minister of Finance Bill Morneau. But Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe disagrees with this move and has his own formula for supporting less wealthy provinces. Guest:  Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan - There is no shortage of strong opinions on equalization payments, and callers are ready to share theirs w...

The Roy Green Show Podcast Maria Hudspith, the executive director of Pain BC, discusses the dangers of the new rules being propsed by the BC Medical Quality Initiative. Joe Warmington gives his candid take on the problem of gun crime in Toronto, and what needs to be done. And 19-year-old Lilly Coleman, whose article 'Political Correctness and Language' impressed Roy a great deal, joins the show to...

After being impressed by an article on political correctness, Roy was surprised to find that he did not recognize the name of the author, Lilly Coleman. He contacted her to invite her on the show, and discovered that this was her first published piece. She joined Roy on air to discuss the atmosphere of political correctness in schools and our culture. Guest: Lilly Coleman (Photo: Thinkstock) Learn...

The surge in gun crimes continues in Toronto, with some of the latest victim being two children, ages 5 and 9. They were innocent bystanders who were playing in a park when the shots were fired at an unrelated man. Mayor John Tory has spoken on the shooting and gun crime in Toronto but is he and the city doing enough? Guest: Joe Warmington, Toronto Sun columnist (Photo: Global News) Learn more abo...

Andrew Scheer might have committed a fundamental error by removing Maxime Bernier from his shadow cabinet, and it might have cost him support he needs. Roy ran a poll on Twitter to ask who would have had a better chance of defeating Trudeau, Scheer or Bernier? 71% said Bernier. Now Roy talks with callers about the conservative party under Scheer’s leadership, and how confident they feel about the...

Over six million Canadians live with chronic pain. For many, the pain is so severe that their lives may sink into depression and suicidal thoughts can become a regular occurrence. One of the struggles that those with chronic pain face is finding suitable doctors and treatment. The BC Medical Quality Initiative is now reviewing their guidelines on pain management. Their proposed rules would require...

The Roy Green Show Podcast Dan McTeague of GasBuddy.com offers his insight on the federal carbon tax that has been threatened, Colonell Peter Mansoor has doubts about Trump's meeting with Kim Jong-un, Tom Quiggin offers what would happen if North Korea denuclearizes, Professor Christopher Adams discusses Trump's relationships with Trudeau and Kim Jong-un, and the weekly Beauties and the Beast segm...

The Beauties and the Beast have a lot to get to this week: from the federal carbon tax to Trudeau and Trump, there is no room for pollitical correctness in this discussion.  Guests: Catherine SwiftLinda LeatherdaleMichelle Simson (Photo: REUTERS/Chris Wattie) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report on the FBI Hillary Clinton email investigation confirms former FBI Director James Comey is guilty of "gross misconduct.” However, the report still apparently finds no political bias in the actions of Comey and other senior FBI officials. Guest: Sidney Powell, lead counsel in more than 500 federal appeals, 350 of them as an Assi...

Roy asks callers whether they believe Donald Trump or Justin Trudeau regarding the question of whether a NAFTA sunset clause would be required. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump says he's going to punish Canada because of Trudeau's statements. Is Justin Trudeau being truthful with Canadians about assurances provided by Trump regarding a NAFTA sunset clause? Guest: Professor Christopher Adams, Political scientist and author based at St. Paul's College in Winnipeg(Photo: Leah Millis/Reuters) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If Kim Jong Un does in fact move to denuclearize North Korea, what kind of arms inspection will be required? Guest: Tom Quiggin. Canadian. Primary contributor to the podcast The Quiggin Report. Was an arms control inspector under the Vienna Document & the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty. (Photo: Susan Walsh/Pool via Reuters) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did U.S. President Trump’s meeting with Kim Jong-un of the D.P.R.K. result in a win or a loss for the west? An agreement was signed, and the two leaders seemed to get along well. But what did the U.S. ultimately gain? Guest:  Colonel Peter Mansoor, former executive officer to Gen David Petraeus in Iraq, Professor at Ohio State University and author of ‘Surge: My Journey With General David Petraeus...

The federal government has threatened to impose a federal carbon tax on any province that does not have their own cap-and-trade scheme by September. Meanwhile Doug Ford is move to drop gas prices by 10 cents a litre in Ontario, do away with Ontario’s current cap-and-trade deal and challenge the federal carbon tax. But how might tax-based increases in the cost of gasoline hurt Canadians on the indi...

The Roy Green Show Podcast More reaction to Trump’s attack on Trudeau as well as an assessment of the tariffs, the G7 and the competing interests that were at play before the meeting began. Guest:  John Thaler, Founder and CIO of JAT Capital Partners, Asset management & wealth management specialists What of significant economic achievements came out of the G7 conference? Was the focus of the meeti...

Celebrated conservative author, columnist and broadcaster Charles Krauthammer released an announcement on Thursday, saying that he has perhaps only weeks to live as cancer has metastasized throughout his body. Krauthammer has a strong connection to Canada, having attended school in Montreal as well as graduating from McGill. In 2014, Roy spoke with Karthammer about a variety of topics. Here are pa...

If you're flying this summer, what are the most common questions you would want to ask the captain of the plane you're on? Roy talks to Captain Patrick Smith to get answers to the questions that most commonly preoccupy our worries when we are in the sky. Guest:  Patrick Smith. Airline captain, Author of Cockpit Confidential, who also hosts Ask The Pilot online (Photo: AP Photo Seth Wenig, File) Le...

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia issued a news release in which it instructs B.C. doctors to not refuse chronic pain patients and to not refuse prescribing opioid pain medication to such patients, because to do so violates human rights law. Meanwhile, the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences released a study concerning newly prescribed opioids. The study was led by...