The Roy Green Show

Today’s podcast:  Part 2 of our weekend review of healthcare in Canada and possible increase of private healthcare options. Yesterday Dr. Alika Lafontaine, new president of the Canadian Medical Association. Today the founder of Canada's likely most famous private surgical clinic.  Guest: Dr. Brian Day. Founder of the Cambie Surgery Centre, Vancouver.  A customer dissatisfaction story of a car rent...

Part 2 of our weekend review of healthcare in Canada and possible increase of private healthcare options. Yesterday Dr. Alika Lafontaine, new president of the Canadian Medical Association. Today the founder of Canada's likely most famous private surgical clinic.             Guest: Dr. Brian Day. Founder of the Cambie Surgery Centre, Vancouver.  (B.C. Court of Appeals just weeks ago ruled against D...

A customer dissatisfaction story of a car rental gone wrong very badly wrong. Vancouver woman rents a Yukon Denali in Toronto from Avis and developments following the return of the vehicle are off the scale. Instead of perhaps 200 km of driving in 68 hours guest was billed $8,079.76 for a claimed 36,482km driven. To accomplish this the Yukon Denali would have had to keep a speed of 536.5 kilometer...

Nationally prominent Canadians sign a two page letter carried in the Globe and Mail challenging Bell for the removal of Lisa Laflamme as CTV national news anchor, charging sexism and ageism. What is an employment lawyer's advice to Bell Media today?  - And the issue of 'quiet quitting.' Employment lawyer warns of the dangers and possible pitfalls. Guest: Howard Levitt. Employment lawyer. Author: T...

A developing story we have been sharing with listeners. The Canadian Victoria Cross for a Canadian Armed Forces member? Canadian Army Private Jess Larochelle accomplished in Afghanistan on October 14, 2006, what we usually only see in Hollywood movies with the likes of Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Seriously wounded, with two of his fellow troopers dead, he battled insurgents solo...

Trudeau and Scholz. They weren't going to talk Canadian LNG for Germany and appeared to talk about little else except signing non-binding agreement to export hydrogen power from Newfoundland beginning in 2025 (no infrastructure has even begun to be built. Scholz though finally said Germany wants Canadian LNG. --  Meanwhile in Europe the situation continues to deteriorate and the fear of a winter m...

Ontario will require seniors currently in hospitals but deemed well enough to live in LTC facilities to accept an offered space in such a facility even if it is a long distance from the senior's home and family. More details to come. Senior who refuse will be charged significant daily fee for hospital stay, as though they were uninsured patients. Guest: Marc (has been updating us on the situation...

Today’s podcast: According to a survey of Canada's doctors released Thursday by CMA: Canadian physician workforce in despair. And second issue: Introducing more private health care into Canada. Provinces moving in that direction. Does CMA president agree? Plus your experience with healthcare. Have you encountered delays in health testing and diagnosing of your health condition? Had a surgery postp...

According to a survey of Canada's doctors released Thursday by CMA: Canadian physician workforce in despair. And second issue: Introducing more private health care into Canada. Provinces moving in that direction. Does CMA president agree? Plus your experience with healthcare. Have you encountered delays in health testing and diagnosing of your health condition? Had a surgery postponed? Waited many...

Mass Casualty Commission hearing in Nova Scotia with RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki testifying concerning the April 18, 2020 mass shooting and 22 murders in Nova Scotia. Guest has much to say on Lucki's testimony and the Commission's hearing to date. Guest: Scott McLeod. His brother Sean and Sean's partner Alanna were murdered by Gabriel Wortman. Scott McLeod is a corrections officer as was his br...

September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. Extremely concerning information. Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) survey of April of this year shows 18% of Ontario students have seriously contemplated suicide in the past 12 months, 59% report being depressed and 39% say their mental health is worse. As the new school year is about to begin, we address these findings which although base...

Affidavit which formed the basis for search of former U.S. president Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago home released yesterday but heavily redacted. DOJ indicates materials marked "Top Secret" included in what was found at Trump's residence. Materials contained information could threaten national security if exposed. How to interpret the current situation and what to expect as Donald Trump argues his home...

Is a Western Canada 3 province bloc (Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba) which would challenge federal government directives the provinces find unacceptable possible? this was suggested last weekend during our interview by Danielle Smith, should she become Alberta premier. Smith also referenced Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe telling us his province will not be dicatated to on agri/energy issues by...

A national debate ongoing: Best before date on your food packaging....does it equate to expiry date? Should best before date be eliminated? "No" according to a majority of Canadians. And: Guest also posts about report issued this month suggesting Canadians must cut meat and dairy consumption by half by 2050 to reach federal climate targets. Guest: Professor Sylvain Charlebois. Director Agri-Foods...

Today’s podcast: Next premier of Alberta???? Jason Kenney, the outgoing premier said on Corus radio in AB that Danielle Smith's Sovereignty Act would make Alberta a 'laughingstock.' How does the perceived front-runner to replace Kenney respond to his critique and critiques offered by others in federal and Alberta provincial politics? And we do remember the outrageous statements demands of and abou...

Is the U.S. falling apart? Recent op ed headline. U.S. states forming secession movements. Some have already strongly in place. Political parties and leaders at each others throats heading for mid-term elections. Are Americans turning on each other? We first broached this issue with our guest four years ago when he already expressed concern. How much greater are his concerns heading toward the U.S...

Guest Alexandra Chyczij, president, Ukrainian Canadian Congress. Calling on Canada to reverse policy of releasing gas turbines to Germany/Russia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A missing dog was finally found more than 2 months after it went missing. Found some 500 Feet underground in a Missouri Cave System. The dog had been missing since June 9 and likely was in that cave system throughout. Guest: Rick Haley. Caver who with his friend found Abby the dog, emaciated, but alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last weekend I spoke with Bruce Moncur, CAF Afghanistan campaign veteran himself was badly wounded, about the call of his organization Valour in the Presence of the Enemy for the awarding of the Canadian Victoria Cross to Private Jess Larochelle for his heroism in battle in 2006.. Bruce Moncur and General Rick Hillier appeared on air with us a year ago with the same recommendation. This past week...

Today the Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz begins a 3 day tour of Canada with a delegation of German business and energy execs. Germany is facing massive energy and economic deficit/challenges (office and public buildings must keep max heating at 19 degrees Celsius this winter) and rolling blackouts may occur. Why is this happening? Germany's own poor energy planning and management? Is it a leap...

Next premier of Alberta???? Jason Kenney, the outgoing premier said on Corus radio in AB that Danielle Smith's Sovereignty Act would make Alberta a 'laughingstock.' How does the perceived front-runner to replace Kenney respond to his critique and critiques offered by others in federal and Alberta provincial politics? And we do remember the outrageous statements demands of and about Canada by succe...

German Chancellor Scholz in Canada to meet with Justin Trudeau. We're told Canadian LNG for Germany facing a gas/energy crisis will not be discussed. Instead, an agreement concerning future (perhaps 30 years from now) hydrogen exports from Canada will be signed. That would have been like Kim Campbell, in 1992, as PM signing a yet to be developed energy agreement for Canada to take effect now, in 2...

Exit of Lisa LaFlamme from CTV. Sexism/ageism? Different standards for men and women news anchors and men and women generally? Guest: Peter Kent. former host of Global Television's First National newscast, former CBC news anchor, NBC News senior European correspondent. Beauties and the Beast on the exit of Lisa LaFlamme from CTV News. Guests: Linda Leatherdale. VP Cambria Canada. Linda shares what...

Masi Nayem is a Ukrainian soldier fighting the Russians on the front lines of battle, as he did in 2014, when Putin's army annexed Crimea. During those battles Masi Nayem lost an eye in combat. A Ukrainian soldier's war on the front lines as Ukraine battles against Putin's invading army again. Guests: Masi Nayem. Fighting on the front lines of Ukraine's war with Russia. Oleksandra (will act as Mas...

The Federal Court is presented with preliminary arguments in the legal challenge of Justin Trudeau government's invoking of the Emergencies Act. The Liberals insist their action was necessary and challenge reports in documents suggesting they had options.  Guest: Christine van Geyn. Litigation director, Canadian Constitution Foundation. CCF filed an application in late February of a judicial revie...