The Roy Green Show

The Vancouver port strike. First it was on, then it was off, then it was on again and now it appears it's off again. Impact on the national economy and particularly the sector which pre-pandemic was Canada's number 1 employment sector, small business, which employed some 8 million Canadians in 2019. - What is the health of small business in Canada today?

Guest: Jasmin (Jazzmay) Guenette. VP National Affairs, Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

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Montreal Economic Institute/IPSOS national poll: Canadians are saying they are excessively taxed and less than a quarter of Canadians believe that the federal government is effectively allocating funds to address the most important issues facing Canada today. More Canadians nationally oppose the Trudeau government's carbon tax than support the tax. MEI conclusion: "A disconnect exists between the Department of Finance and the people whose money is entrusted to its care."

Guest: Reynaud Brossard. Communications director, Montreal Economic Institute.

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Global News story: Former USask professor predicts new oil and gas policy will divide Canada. Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe agrees and posted the GN story to his Twitter account. 

Also: Are Canada's premiers collectively and/or for their own reasons turning against Justin Trudeau and his government's policies?  Recently all four Atlantic Canada premiers sent a letter of concern/protest to the prime minister about the carbon tax imposition.   

Guest: Scott Moe. Premier. Saskatchewan 

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Eight former residents and activists in Hong Kong have had bounties of $1 million (HK) placed on them by Hong Kong police. We speak with one of the activists with a price on their heads.   

Benedict Rogers is the author of: The China Nexus: 30 Years in and around the Communist Party's Tyranny. Rogers was denied entry to Hong Kong in 2017 on the orders of Beijing. This was 20 years after he had moved to the city as a journalist and activist. 

Guests: Anna Kwak is one of the eight former residents of Hong Kong and human rights activist with a $1 million (Hong Kong) bounty on her for her opposition to the manner of Beijing's of Hong Kong. Seeking asylum in the U.S.

Benedict Rogers. Human rights activist specializing in Asian policy and geopolitics. Co-founder and CEO of Hong Kong Watch. Deputy Chair of th UK Conservative Party Human Rights Commission. Regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal. Has testified in the UK parliament, the European parliament and the U.S. Congress. 

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Shane Wenzel is a Calgary homebuilder who posted to Twitter a few days ago that 10 confirmed homebuyers walked away from their home purchases when the BOC interest rate hit 5%. The homebuyers had secured financing when the BOC rate was 2-2.5% in early 2022. 

Guest: Shane Wenzel. Calgary homebuilder. Places the blame squarely on the Trudeau government; "You can thank Trudeau and his government. Their out-of-control spending, policies and a tenth consecutive interest rate hike for adding to the housing crisis." 

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All Canadian provinces now permit pharmacists to prescribe medication for relatively minor health issues. Is this a positive step? What are the possible pitfalls? What is the response of Canada's family physicians?

Guest: Dr. Chris Milburn. Family doctor, Sydney, Nova Scotia. 

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Refugees to Canada living on the sidewalks of Toronto.

Immigration number to increase to 500,000 annually by 2025 according to the federal government.

Meanwhile,15-20% of immigrants to Canada leave within the first 10 years of being here. 

At this time an anti-immigrant, anti-migrant backlash is being experienced in Europe. The Netherlands government has fallen on the issue. - Political parties challenging immigration policies have been voted into office, or hold the balance of power in Italy and Finland. In Austria, the Freedom Party, also challenging immigration numbers is leading in the polls. - Similar situation exists in Germany - An anti-immigrant political party is receiving increased backing in Sweden.

So how are Canadians feeling about the issue of immigration? We look at pre-Covid and post-Covid Canada with two IPSOS polls. 2019 IPSOS headline: Canadians becoming more nervous about immigration. 

Guest: Darrell Bricker. CEO, IPSOS Public Affairs

Justin Trudeau just spent days attending the NATO conference making sweeping statements about Canada's commitment to the Alliance. These have been met with eye-rolling and criticism of Canada's meagre commitment to defence-spending. Editorial comment by the Wall Street Journal: 'Canada is a Military Free Rider in NATO.' - John Ivison, NP, "Our NATO allies have little patience left for Trudeau's freeloading."  

Why the criticism? Canada's military stands at just below 63k members with antiquated and out of commission weapons and weapons systems. Canada's soldiers on a training mission for the Ukraine military in Poland were told by DND to eat at restaurants. They have though not been reimbursed for their meal expenses. - An additional 700 members of the CAF in Latvia have been buying their own ballistic helmets, rain gear, as well as vests and belts to carry water and ammunition. The Canadian battle group commander describes the situation as "concerning, verging on embarrassing."  

Guest: Vice-Admiral Mark Norman (ret'd). Fmr Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy and Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.

On Tuesday the U.S. Senate began hearings on whether COVID-19 may have been created in a lab. We speak with Professor Alison Young, author of the new book Pandora's Gamble: Lab Leaks and a World at Risk. She was the first journalist to obtain an exclusive interview with the NIH's Dr. Anthony Fauci in 2020 and writes about supposedly secure bio lab leaks which happen(ed) not only in China, but in places like the U.S. as well. 

Guest: Professor Alison Young, recipient of three National Press Club and three Scripps Howard Awards for investigative journalism. She is Curtis B Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting and the director of the University of Missouri's School of Journalism in Washington, D.C.

Hollywood on strike! What is this strike about and why is this one described as very serious.

And: Another blockbuster for Tom Cruise with the latest Mission Impossible movie. Is he the most successful Hollywood actor ever?

Guest: Murray Pomerance. Is an independent scholar and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at RMIT University, Melbourne. His most recent book, just out in paperback, is COLOR IT TRUE: Impressions of Cinema. One of the most respected authors of books about film and the actors and directors.

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Host/Content Producer – Roy Green

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig

Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor

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Wildfire smoke originating British Columbia, Alberta is affecting the health of residents of the two provinces and thousands of kilometers distant.

Guest: Professor Michael Mehta. Environmental social scientist specializing in science, technology and society with a focus on environmental and health risk issues.

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Justin Trudeau at NATO meetings continued his support for Ukraine in its war with Russia and committed more Leopard II tanks to Ukraine. The question is how many functioning tanks does Canada have remaining for our own defence? - Also the just announced plan by Ottawa of a pathway for Ukrainian citizens seeking permanent residency in Canada.

Guest: Borys Wrzesnewskyj. Former Liberal MP invited to sit with PM Trudeau in parliament during Ukraine president Zelensky's speech to parl. - In 2010, in a speech in Ottawa Wrsesnewskyj predicted the invasion of Ukraine in February of last year and how it would proceed.  

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During the premiers meeting in Winnipeg, public safety and bail reform topped the agenda for the premiers. Mayor Sohi of Edmonton is pleading with federal Justice Minister David Lametti for "immediate action" on bail reform. This after a father of seven was stabbed to death in a random attack at a city LRT station.

What will result from this? What should result from this?  

And: Refugee claimants living on the sidewalk outside the Toronto public shelter intake centre.

 Guest: Ari Goldkind. Criminal lawyer / media commentator.

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