A hearing to determine whether bail conditions for Omar Khadr should be eased has been adjourned. Khadr's lawyer says the crown wasn't prepared.

Additionally, the Privy Council Office says it has launched an investigation into who leaked confidential information about settlement money paid to Khadr.

Guest: Scott Newark, former crown attorney and adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University, former senior policy adviser to the Federal Minister for Public Safety

(Photo: Colin Perkel/The Canadian Press)

The Roy Green Show Podcast

A hearing to determine whether bail conditions for Omar Khadr should be eased has been adjourned. Khadr's lawyer says the crown wasn't prepared.

Additionally, the Privy Council Office says it has launched an investigation into who leaked confidential information about settlement money paid to Khadr.

Guest: Scott Newark, former crown attorney and adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University, former senior policy adviser to the Federal Minister for Public Safety

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A study shows that illicit opioids in Hamilton are more responsible for opioids-related deaths than medical prescriptions.

Meanwhile, the 2017 Canadian Guideline for Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain has resulted in doctors dramatically cutting or completely withholding opioid prescription medication across Canada because they're fearful of losing their medical licenses.

Guest:  Professor Jason Busse, editor of the 2017 Canadian Guideline for Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain

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Gasoline prices are spiking across Canada this weekend and it's not just due to Hurricane Harvey.

Guest: Dan McTeague, senior analyst at GasBuddy.com 

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"Environmentalists have hijacked the indigenous agenda," says Joe Dion, chairman and CEO of the Frog Lake Energy Resources Corporation. The Corporation is fully owned and operated by the people of the Frog Lake First Nation.

Guest: Joe Dion, chairman and CEO of the Frog Lake Energy Resources Corporation, an oil and natural gas exploration and production company in Alberta

A study shows that illicit opioids in Hamilton are more responsible for opioids-related deaths than medical prescriptions.

Meanwhile, the 2017 Canadian Guideline for Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain has resulted in doctors dramatically cutting or completely withholding opioid prescription medication across Canada because they're fearful of losing their medical licences.

Guest:  Professor Jason Busse, editor of the 2017 Canadian Guideline for Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain

(Photo: Toby Talbot/AP Photo)

"Environmentalists have hijacked the indigenous agenda," says Joe Dion, chairman and CEO of the Frog Lake Energy Resources Corporation. The Corporation is fully owned and operated by the people of the Frog Lake First Nation.

Guest: Joe Dion, chairman and CEO of the Frog Lake Energy Resources Corporation, an oil and natural gas exploration and production company in Alberta

(Photo: Larry MacDougal/The Canadian Press)

Gasoline prices are spiking across Canada this weekend and it's not just due to Hurricane Harvey.

Guest: Dan McTeague, senior analyst at GasBuddy.com 

(Photo: Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press)

AM980's Andrew Lawton fills in for Roy Green while he's on vacation.

A “free speech on campus” event at Ryerson University was cancelled due to a threat of violence on Facebook.

Guest: Professor Gad Saad, marketing professor at Concordia University and host of the Saad Truth on YouTube

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A study examining a group of women from a small Muslim sect called the Dawoodi Bohras found that 80% of those surveyed have undergone female genital mutilation and two of the 18 Canadian participants had the procedure done within Canada.

Guest: Shaheeda Tavawalla Kirtane, co-founder of Sahiyo, an initaitve aiming to eliminate the practice of female genital cutting

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OPSEU president Warren 'Smokey' Thomas says a $75,000 fine against the Brockville Mental Health Centre is a 'slap on the wrist' after a nurse was stabbed repeatedly by a patient in 2014.

Thomas says the fine doesn't properly address workplace violence in health care.

Guest: Warren “Smokey” Thomas, president of the Ontario Public Sector Employees’ Union (OPSEU)

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A study out of the University of British Columbia finds that nutrition for children suffers during school hours.

Guest: Claire Tugault-Lafleur, PhD candidate in UBC's human nutrition program

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A study out of the University of British Columbia finds that nutrition for children suffers during school hours.

Guest: Claire Tugault-Lafleur, PhD candidate in UBC's human nutrition program

(Photo: Amy Sancetta/AP Photo, File)

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17-year-old Noah Irvine lost both of his parents to mental illness. He wrote to every member of parliament in the country, highlighting the need for a national suicide prevention strategy.

(Photo: Getty Images)

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