The Roy Green Show

Late yesterday Andrea Skinner, interim board chair of Hockey Canada resigned her position. Ms. Skinner has been widely criticized for statements she made to the parliamentary heritage committee in which she "100%" supported the HC management team which is hearing public demands to resign or be fired in the wake of the $8.9 million Hockey Canada says it approved in 21 out-of-court sexual assault al...

As the world faces an energy cruch and Europe an energy crisis, we look at what ultimately happened to multi-billlion-dollar energy projects which were set to be built and put into operation in Canada, delivering significant revenue to our national treasury and providing our allies with the energy they and the world still require.  What happened to projects like Teck's Frontier mine, Northern Gate...

Last weekend and this weekend, as well as in the weeks to come WrongfulConvictionDay.com will be acknowledged and spoken about in Canada and in the United States. Canadians who had nothing to do with the vicious crimes, including murder, for which they were convicted and often spent many years imprisoned. It can happen to anyone. Guests: Ronald Dalton, President Innocence Canada. Ron Dalton was wr...

OPEC and what's happening to the price of oil as OPEC cuts back on oil exports and how will this affect Canadian consumers drivers, including the price of gasoline at the pump. - Russia is part of OPEC. Guest: Dan McTeague. Former Liberal MP and president of Canadians for Affordable Energy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ukraine. It's successes, its needs and the West's support as Ukraine continues to fight for its survival against Vladimir Putin's Russian army. How does a leading economist calling for the demise of Vladimir Putin view the situation? What are Ukraine's realities as far as its economy is concerned? And how long/well can Russia withstand economic and other sanctions applied by the West? Guest: Ander...

Today’s podcast: Hockey Canada wobbles badly at parliamentary committee hearing. Testimony by board chair Andrea Skinner, defending HC management does not go over well. Tim Hortons, Bank of Nova Scotia and Telus have withdrawn their HC sponsorships, Hockey Quebec is withholding player registrations fees from Hockey Canada and the Ontario Hockey Federation is poised to do the same. Guest: Anthony H...

Hockey Canada wobbles badly at parliamentary committee hearing. Testimony by board chair Andrea Skinner, defending HC management does not go over well. Tim Hortons, Bank of Nova Scotia and Telus have withdrawn their HC sponsorships, Hockey Quebec is withholding player registrations fees from Hockey Canada and the Ontario Hockey Federation is poised to do the same. Guest: Anthony Housefather. Liber...

Remember what the Hockey Canada scandal began with? A secret fund to pay settlements to victims of sexual abuse by players on national teams. Some $8.9 million had been paid already and in recent days the news became more concerning. Guest: Allison Forsyth. Former Olympic skier (2002), Board member at AthletesCAN (Cdn national teams athletes). Partner/COO at ITP Sport. Safe sport consulting and pr...

Health Canada approves the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster vaccine that targets the BA.4 snd BA.5 strains of the Omicron Covid variant. This is for those 12 years of age and older. Guest: Dr. Isaac Bogoch. Infectious diseases specialist, Toronto General Hospital and associate professor of medicine, University of Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danielle Smith wins UCP leadership race and is Alberta premier-designate. Guest: Professor Duane Bratt. Political science, Mount Royal University, Calgary. Author Blue Storm: The Rise and Fall of Jason Kenney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Use of nuclear weapons by Russia over war in Ukraine and annexing of Ukraine territory a real possibility? U.S. president Joe Biden expresses great concern. Our guest says Putin, whose 70th birthday was yesterday, had a plan for Ukraine that he was prepared to engage on his birthday and a more ambitious objective for just a few pages along the calendar. - Unrest continues to grow within Russia say...

Empire, Loblaws and Metro, Canada's 3 largest grocers summoned unanimously to appear before the parliamentary agriculture committee on suggestions by some MPs that they are profiteering during inflationary times. - Meanwhile 23.6% of Canadians cutting back on food purchases and 7.1% report skipping meals because of the cost of food (Survey) Guest: Professor Sylvain Charlebois. Dalhousie University...

A 16 year old girl in Iran was taken into custody during public protests after she burned her headscarf. She died while in custody. The Tehran government refused to disclose her whereabouts, stole her body for a secret burial and pressured relatives to make false statements about how she died, according to the 16 year old's family. - Public unrest and protests continue in Iran. - Meanwhile Trudeau...

Today’s podcast: Half the children in Canada needing surgery are facing waiting times which by far exceed recommendations for treatment. This could have serious and lifelong consequences. Pediatric surgical chiefs of Canada speak about immense strain experienced by pediatric facilities, including overcrowded hospitals, record emergency-waits and delayed diagnosis and treatment. - This mirrors the...

Half the children in Canada needing surgery are facing waiting times which by far exceed recommendations for treatment. This could have serious and lifelong consequences. Pediatric surgical chiefs of Canada speak about immense strain experienced by pediatric facilities, including overcrowded hospitals, record emergency-waits and delayed diagnosis and treatment. - This mirrors the reality of health...

Parliamentary Budget Officer: report on house price assessment and a household's capacity to borrow and pay for their homes in selected cities across Canada. - PBO told Senate banking committee the impact of rising interest rates will double government debt charges within 4 years and supercede the military budget. - PBO says Canada would need to spend an additional $75 billion on the military over...

Attawapiskat First Nation national award winning and best-selling singer and songwriter Adrian Sutherland's new music video 'Walk With Me' is the result of school teacher Steve Pritchard of Beachburg, Ontario speaking with his grade 6 & 7 students about ideas relating to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.  They had heard Adrian Sutherland's song Walk With Me and reached out to him. Wha...

What is the future of Canadian Nuclear Energy and why is it different from Solar or Wind energy sources? The President of Canadians for Nuclear Energy joins us to answer those questions and more. Guest: Dr. Chris Keefer, Pres. Canadians for Nuclear Energy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the destruction of hurricane Ian is totaled in Florida and South Carolina, we follow up a week after the destruction caused by FIONA to Atlantic Canada. What are two of the region's most devasted communities experiencing? Both of our guests were on air with us last Sunday immediately following their emergency/disaster declarations. Guest: Gordon MacDonald. District 1 councillor, CBRM (Cape Bret...

As the destruction of hurricane Ian is totaled in Florida and South Carolina, we follow up a week after the destruction caused by FIONA to Atlantic Canada. What are two of the region's most devasted communities experiencing? Both of our guests were on air with us last Sunday immediately following their emergency/disaster declarations. Guest: Nadine Osmond. Town clerk. Port aux Basques, Newfoundla...

The NASA DART project which had a spacecraft this past Monday crash into an asteroid/moonlet in order to determine whether such a move might shift the trajectory of future asteroids which may threaten earth. How did it the project turn out?  Guest: Dr. Robert D Braun. Former Director for Planetary Science at NASA's Jet Propulson Lab. Authority in the development of entry, descent and landing syste...

Enbridge will sell stakes in seven pipelines to Indigenous groups in Canada for some $1.12 billion. What is the impact and what do indigenous groups say about this development?  Guest: Ron Quintal. President: Fort McKay Metis Nation (near Alberta oil sands) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Freedom Rally for Iran initiative began in Toronto with ps752justice.com (families of victims of shooting down of Flight 752 by Iran regime). Yesterday, some 50K protesters gathered in Toronto. Other Canadian cities like Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, as well as international cities like Los Angeles participated as well. Guest: Hamed Esmaeilion. One of the organizers of the Freedom Rally for Ir...

OECD predicting a major hit to the world economy. Some $2.3 trillion smaller than was projected last year. If this winter Europe faces energy rationing with gas supplies unavailable to replace those ended from Russia the situation may worsen significantly. Britain, meanwhile is in serious difficulty because of market and bond meltdowns forcing the Bank of England to intervene. OECD warns of "mater...

Today’s podcast: Yesterday was the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Today we again speak a leading young Canadian indigenous Chief who has joined us several times about where we are and how much hope/determination exists to achieve the objectives of truth and full reconciliation. Guest: Chief Cadmus Delorme. Chief of Cowessess First Nation in SK. Russia annexing Ukraine provinces. Meanwh...