The Roy Green Show

Today’s podcast: Edward is an RGS listener who sent email detailing how he and his wife are routinely going hungry. Includes: "Waiting for food hampers from food bank. Haven't had a regular meal in 6 days. Snippets here and there. Thank goodness for my kids, they have had us for dinner a few times this week. Paid double for gas, more for mortage and obviously more for food. There is no money left....

Edward is an RGS listener who sent email detailing how he and his wife are routinely going hungry. Includes: "Waiting for food hampers from food bank. Haven't had a regular meal in 6 days. Snippets here and there. Thank goodness for my kids, they have had us for dinner a few times this week. Paid double for gas, more for mortage and obviously more for food. There is no money left. I may have to se...

A Canadian charter airlines crew remains detained in the Dominican Republic accused of smuggling drugs, yet the Canadian CEO of Pivot Airlines says he has obtained a video of a third party loading packages of drugs into the plane during the night while his crew were at their hotel. The plane's crew had reported suspicious packages in the first instance. The Canadian government remains largely iner...

The U.S. midterm elections take place on Tuesday. Some are concerned the result may lead to unrest. What does national polling suggest the outcome of the U.S. midterm elecction may be and what may result? Guest: John Zogby. Senior Partner, John Zogby Strategies national U.S. polling firm. Podcast: The Zogby Report - Real and Unscripted. - Book: We Are Many, We Are One. Learn more about your ad cho...

What really happened and what was behind the firing of two infectious diseases scientists at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg? A committee of MPs from all parties will now see unredacted all secret documents on why Xiangguo Qui and her husband Keding Cheng were fired and physically escorted out of the laboratory in January of 2021. The MPs will also see all secret documents about t...

Canadians going hungry. 5.8 million Canadians, including 1.4 million children suffered from food insecurity in 2021 (University of Toronto study. Author with us last weekend). - This week the Dalhousie University Agri-Food Analytics Lab released its "Canadian Grocers: Measuring Greed in the Era of Consumer Distrust" report. Studies the past five years performance of the three largest grocers and c...

Russia first withdraws from, then returns to the Ukraine grain shipment deal for a hungry world. In the meantime Russia continues to strike Ukraine's power infrastructure with missiles while Ukraine's military continues to push the Russians back."  What is the situation really like on the ground as winter closes in? Guest: Olexander Scherba. Former Ukraine Ambassador to Austria and diplomat in Was...

As COP 27 begins in Egypt today, European nations facing an energy crisis largely of their own making this winter. Those engaged will have to explain increased burning of coal and offshore drilling for natural gas. What is the situation in Europe, what are the expectations and how dire might the situation become through 2023? Guest: Professor Thierry Bros, Sciences Po, Paris. Leading expert on mar...

Blacklock's Reporter and this past week in the nation's capital, at the Rouleau Commission on the E.A. invoking and other developments involving government, politics, health and life decisions in Ottawa. Guest: Tom Korski. Executive Editor: Blacklock's Reporter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s podcast: The Saskatchewan Act tabled this week in the provincial legislature. The ACT confirms exclusive provincial jurisdiction over natural resources and Saskatchewan's economic future within the Canadian Constitution. Guest: Scott Moe. Premier. The premier retweets from Pipelineonline.ca Thou shalt not use coal for power generation post-2030, the federal government hath said. And it's m...

The Saskatchewan Act tabled this week in the provincial legislature. The ACT confirms exclusive provincial jurisdiction over natural resources and Saskatchewan's economic future within the Canadian Constitution. Guest: Scott Moe. Premier. The premier retweets from Pipelineonline.ca Thou shalt not use coal for power generation post-2030, the federal government hath said. And it's moving to do the s...

The future of Twitter under ownership of Elon Musk. Major changes and mass layoffs taking place and more changes to the social media platform inevitable. Guest: Sean Gardner. Named by Forbes as the #1 Social Media Power Influencer for 2013. Co-founded Huff Post "Twitter Powerhouses" series. Experienced massive success through Twitter as keynote global conferences speaker. Of Note: President Obama...

The Rouleau Commission on the invoking of the Emergencies Act continues to hear witnesses. This week organizers/leaders of the Freedom Convoy were cross-examined. and a lawyer for Freedom Convoy leaders testified these leaders received leaks from sympathetic police sources in several different agencies (Ottawa police, OPP, RCMP, as well as CSIS.) Guest: Tom Stamatakis. President: Canadian Police A...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland unveils the fedgov's mini budget. It's pluses and minuses. Guest: Professor Eric Kam. Macroeconomics. Toronto Metropolitan University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trudeau weighing all options on notwithstanding clause during CUPE Ontario strike. Guest wrote op ed titled, In Defence of the Notwithstanding Clause: Why Canada Should Hold Onto It." Published in The Conversation, July 6, 2022. Guest: Geoff Callaghan. Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of Windsor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson expresses her view of the Ontario government engaging the notwithstanding clause of the Charter as it finds itself pitted against education unions CUPE/OPSEU. Provincial NDP and a critical federal Liberal government. Guest: Alex Pierson. Host: Alex Pierson Show. AM640 Toronto, 900 CHML Hamilton, AM 980 London. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Email from a furious small business owner in Calgary about how small business is generically "squeezed" and "screwed over" and being told by feds they may add credit card fees to customer bills. As well TELUS notifying this small business owner she has to pay them an extra fee for credit cards. Guest: Tracy Johnson. Co-owner, Bitter Sisters Brewery, Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Book - Holden after and Before: Love Letter to a Son lost to Overdose. Guest: Tara McGuire. Broadcaster and mother to Holden who suffered from substance abuse and died of a drug overdose. She meets her son's friends, checks his phone, reads his letters and goes to great lengths to understand why her son was suffering from substance abuse. Tara's view of addiction and addicts changed as she investi...

Today’s podcast: Evanne Fisher turned 18 recently. By age 7 Evanne had experienced two heart transplants, the first just weeks after being born. Guests: Evanne Fisher and her mother Tamara. Masi Alinejad is an Iranian/American journalist. She’s the author of “The Wind In My Hair” and a women’s activist. She’s also the target of the Tehran regime which has tried to abduct her on a number of occasio...

Evanne Fisher turned 18 recently. By age 7 Evanne had experienced two heart transplants, the first just weeks after being born. Guests: Evanne Fisher and her mother Tamara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Masi Alinejad is an Iranian/American journalist. She’s the author of “The Wind In My Hair” and a women’s activist. She’s also the target of the Tehran regime which has tried to abduct her on a number of occasions. Earlier this year, the FBI arrested an invidual close to Masi’s home. He was carrying a loaded AK-47 with no serial numbers. Masi Alinejad. Iranian/American journalist. Tehran regime sus...

Let's talk about the situation facing Canada's hugry and Canada's food banks. On Thursday Food Banks Canada released its 2022 Canada HungerCount Report. Food bank use in Canada has risen to its highest level in history in 2022. One third of food bank clients are children. HUNGERCOUNT 2022 also lists solutions which FBC says must be adopted/reached to address rising record food insecurity. Guest: K...

Andy McDonald of Hamilton and end-stage-palliative care patient has legally requested medically assisted death. Waiting for final assent. Mr. McDonald also invited Dr. Stefanie Green, president Canadian Association of MAID Assessors and Providers, medical advisor to the British Columbia Ministry of Health and author of "This is Assisted Dying" to come to Hamilton to do medical rounds and speak to...

Bloc Quebecois leader Yves Franclois Blanchet writes a letter to his Canadian "neighbours" making the case that it's time for Canada to shed its allegiance to the monarchy of a foreign country (England).  - Blanchet also revealed in parliament this week his oath of office was tainted. "my oath to the British crown was insincere." Guest: Nino Colavecchio. Montreal Quebec sovereignist, former PQ can...

Hockey Canada becomes a signatory to the Office of the Sports Integrity Commissioner (OSIC). Is that sufficient to restore confidence in HC and its management team? Same team except for departure of its CEO. Guest: Allison Forsyth. Fmr Canadian national team Olympic skier. 8 times Canadian champion and for 10 years ranked in the top 15 skiers in the world. Victim of sexual assault by the Canadian...