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Roy Green’s resume is outstanding. He is a three time consecutive winner of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters national Gold Ribbon award, Canada’s most prestigious broadcast award. Listeners need not read his resume to know that Roy is a passionate advocate for the average Canadian, with an unshakable desire for justice and a deep and abiding love for his country. No wonder Roy’s show has been cited by Canada’s parliamentary newspaper as required listening for federal politicians. You can also listen to the Roy Green Show live on these stations: Global News Radio 640 Toronto, 980 CFPL L...

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Hour 3, Segments 1 and 2 - Professor Cheryl Benard 25.11.2017 19:34

Germans may be going to the polls again in a national election in the Spring, just months after the most recent vote. Are 1 million-plus refugee claimants from the ME and N Africa the reason? A federal coalition of political parties is proving impossible because the Green Party insists families of refugee claimants should be permitted to enter Germany and reunify with their refugee claimant fami...

Hour 2, Segment 4 - Lior Samfiru 25.11.2017 7:09

Should you use your smart phone to record meetings focused on you and your performance and called by your manager and possibly senior management of the organization you work for? Is this a wise manner to protect yourself? Guest: Lior Samfiru. Senior partner and employment law specialist, Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2, Segment 3 - Callers 25.11.2017 14:01

Roy takes calls regarding how Lyndsay Shepherd was treated by professors and the administration of Laurier University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2, Segments 1 and 2 - Dr. Jordan Peterson 25.11.2017 19:37

Freedom of Expression. Canadians enraged over how teaching assistant Lyndsay Shepherd was treated by professors and the administration of Laurier University over her plan to include in the classroom positions taken by U of Toronto psychology Professor Jordan Peterson concerning his refusal to address transgender students using non-existing pronouns they prefer over the standard his/her, him/she....

Hour 1, Segment 4 - CFL Referee Dave Foxcroft 25.11.2017 9:32

The 105th Grey Cup! We speak with the referee of the 2017 CFL Championship game. Guest: Dave Foxcroft. Referee of tomorrow's Grey Cup in Ottawa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1, Segments 2 and 3 - Callers 25.11.2017 17:18

Roy asks callers if governments must enact laws to protect employees on the bottom rung of the economic ladder from greedy business owners? Or .... is raising minimum wage to $15.00 a crass grab at votes from Canadians who will cheer a raise of minimum wage and an unfair attack on small business in the province? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1, Segment 1 - Julie Kwiecinski 25.11.2017 14:16

It's law. Bill-148. Ontario minimum wage ($15.00 per hour as of January 1, 2019 ....$14,00 per hour as of January 1, 2018). At the beginning of this winter Premier Kathleen Wynne expresses concern for the economically disadvantaged. One year ago today there was zero such concern as the Premier simply watched the poorest in the province fall by the wayside, unable to pay their hugely increased hy...

What is it like to go to prison for a crime you did not commit? What are the aims of the Equitas lawsuit? Should some information be kept from parents? 19.11.2017 58:34

The Roy Green Show Podcast Military veterans – including those who are seriously wounded – are in a battle with their own government for adequate post-career support. The Equitas lawsuit aims to have disability pensions and benefits for veterans restored and protected after the federal government put an end to those pensions in 2006. Guests: Major Ken Campbell, PPCLI, lost his legs to an IED attac...

Hour 3, Segment 5 - Marilisa Racco 19.11.2017 5:03

Our weekly “Smart Living & Entertainment” from Marilisa Racco, Global News lifestyle reporter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 3, Segments 3 and 4 - Gord Bibby 19.11.2017 16:05

While in the Philippines, Justin Trudeau referred to Canadians Robert Hall and John Ridsdel, who were kidnapped and beheaded by terrorists. He claimed that most of the terrorists who committed the brutal murders have been killed, but seemed unable to remember the names of Robert Hall and John Ridsdel. Guest: Gord Bibby, Robert Hall's cousin(Photo: HO via Youtube/The Canadian Press) Learn more abou...

Hour 3, Segments 1 and 2 - Anthony Hanemaayer 19.11.2017 20:05

Anthony Hanemaayer spent years in prison for a crime committed by serial killer/rapist Paul Bernardo. Anthony eventually accepted a plea bargain. What is it like to go to prison for a despicable act that you were not responsible for? Guest: Anthony Hanemaayer(Photo: Thinkstock) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2, Segment 4 - Callers 19.11.2017 5:46

Roy asks callers - do parents have the right to know if their daughters are getting abortions? Do parents have the right to know if their children are in gay/straight alliances at school?(Photo: Matthew Busch/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2, Segment 3 - Callers 19.11.2017 15:54

Roy asks callers - do parents have the right to know if their daughters are getting abortions? Do parents have the right to know if their children are in gay/straight alliances at school?(Photo: Thinkstock) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2, Segments 1 and 2 - Scott Taylor 19.11.2017 20:14

In Alberta, gay/straight alliances must be allowed in all schools. In Ontario, a 12 year old girl is legally permitted to have an abortion. In both of these situations, if their children prefer it, the parents are not informed. Why is this, and is this policy necessary? Guest: Scott Taylor, family lawyer in Vancouver(Photo: Nikolay Doychinov/AFP/Getty Images) Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Hour 1, Segment 4 - Callers 19.11.2017 6:31

Roy asks callers to weigh in on the federal government's failure to take care of Canada's veterans.(Photo: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1, Segment 3 - Callers 19.11.2017 15:13

Roy asks callers to weigh in on the federal government's failure to take care of Canada's veterans.(Photo: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1, Segments 1 and 2 - Major Mark Campbell and John Brassard 19.11.2017 20:07

Military veterans – including those who are seriously wounded – are in a battle with their own government for adequate post-career support. The Equitas lawsuit aims to have disability pensions and benefits for veterans restored and protected after the federal government put an end to those pensions in 2006. Guests: Major Ken Campbell, PPCLI, lost his legs to an IED attack in Afghanistan John Brass...

How destructive could an electromagnetic pulse be? Why raise minimum wage? What is happening to chronic pain sufferers in Canada? 18.11.2017 54:45

The Roy Green Show Against a backdrop of overdose deaths caused by illegal opioids, there are chronic pain patients who have long been prescribed opioids in order to make life bearable. Many are experiencing difficulty renewing their opioid prescriptions because doctors fear retribution from medical organizations and governments for taking care of their patients. Guests: Marvin Ross, writer on hea...

Hour 3, Segments 3 and 4 - Beauties and the Beast 18.11.2017 20:13

Roy and the Beauties chat about the Liberal federal government's self-congratulatory grading of its performance, absurdly high gas prices and more. Guests: Catherine Swift Linda Leatherdale Michelle Simson(Photo: Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 3, Segments 1 and 2 - Dr. Peter Vincent Pry 18.11.2017 20:05

If an electromagnetic pulse – or EMP – were detonated high above the United States and/or Canada, it would destroy power grids, as well as civilian critical infrastructure and bring an end to 21st century life as we know it. The projection is that 90% of life would be wiped out. Is North Korea capable of this kind of attack on North America? Guest: Dr. Peter Vincent Pry, executive director of the...

Hour 2, Segment 4 - Doug Kaplan 18.11.2017 6:17

A Gravis Marketing poll was conducted in Alabama in relation to the sexual assault accusations against Republican candidate for Senate, Judge Roy Moore. Guest: Doug Kaplan, President and CEO of Gravis Marketing(Photo: Marvin Gentry/Reuters) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2, Segment 3 - Callers 18.11.2017 15:03

Roy asks callers - are significant increases in minimum wage necessary, or are they political strategies that are putting unnecessary pressure on small business owners?(Photo: Mark Blinch/Reuters) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2, Segment 2 - Callers 18.11.2017 6:28

Roy asks callers - are significant increases in minimum wage necessary, or are they political strategies that are putting unnecessary pressure on small business owners?(Photo: Denis Beaumont/The Canadian Press Images) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 2, Segment 1 - Julie Kwiecinski 18.11.2017 14:38

Raising the minimum wage is a controversial issue in a number of Canadian provinces, notably Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. Guest: Julie Kwiecinski, Ontario director of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, sits on the CFIB's national minimum wage committee(Photo: Thinkstock) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hour 1, Segment 4 - Callers 18.11.2017 7:42

Roy asks callers who suffer from chronic pain about their experiences trying to renew their opiod prescriptions to deal with their pain.(Photo: Rich Pedroncelli/The Canadian Press/AP) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices