The Roy Green Show

Russia and Nuclear weapons. Russia's deputy foreign minister this week spoke of "catastrophic consequences" if the West continues to arm Ukraine with the objective of seeing Russia defeated. Should the world consider Putin's and his regime's repeated reference to the use of nuclear weapons a real threat? What we learned from the Cold War and Canada's role role with nuclear weapons.

Guest: Professor Sean Maloney. Professor of History at Royal Military College. Served as the Historical Advisor to the Chief of Land Staff during the war in Afghanistan. Maloney is the first Canadian civilian military historian to go into combat since the Second World War. Expert on the issue of nuclear weapons. Author of American's War Plan: The American Doomsday Machine.

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This past week in Ottawa through the lens of Blacklock's Reporter. From feds spending $-millions advertising on Tik Tok to banning the app from government-issued mobile phones ... to ticking the box on a government website becoming all that will be required to replace the traditional in-person swearing of an Oath of Allegiance to Canada.

Guest: Tom Korski. Executive editor: Blacklock's Reporter

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This week opposition party members of the parliamentary Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) voted to support a non-binding motion calling for a public inquiry into China's interference in Canadian federal elections of 2019 and 2021. Liberal MPs on the committee voted against and the PM continues to refuse to engage a public inquiry.

Guest: Michael Cooper, CPC MP for St. Albert-Edmonton and member of PROC.

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Kenny Chiu was a CPC MP for the B.C. riding of Steveston - Richmond East when he was, he insists, targeted for election defeat by Beijing on Chinese language social media in Canada and eventually defeated in 2021.

Guest: Kenny Chiu. Will detail how and why Beijing he believes he was targeted by Beijing for loss in Canada's 2021 federal election.

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Fierce fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops in a virtually destroyed city named Bakhmut. - Also, stories of competing interests at the top of the Ukrainian military - And the need for the delivery of Western heavy weapons and armaments for Ukraine is increasing.

Guest: Oleksander Scherba. Former Ukraine Ambassador to Austria. - Author, Ukraine vs Darkness: Undiplomatic Thoughts.

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Global News: Milton, Ont. man accused of murdering armed intruder released on bail. 22-year-old Ali Mian allegedly shot and killed an armed intruder during a home invasion two weeks ago. What are the limits to actions permissible as self-defence under Canadian criminal law? Self defence laws are very different in Canada to those which exist in the United States.

Guest: Ed Burlew, criminal lawyer, Toronto. Specializes in firearms-related cases. Has defended more than 700 cases involving licenced firearms owners since beginning this work in 1999.

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Today’s podcast:

Global News' investigative journalist Sam Cooper has done incredible work breaking stories about China's invasive behaviours/interference in Canada's federal elections, including this week reporting "Trudeau briefed multiple times since 2022 on election interference adviser testifies." In this case the testimony before a parliamentary committee was delivered by Trudeau's national security adviser Jody Thomas. - There is also the issue of Chinese police stations operating in Canada and Canadian university researchers conducting weapons research with members of China's Peoples Liberation Army.

Guest: Sam Cooper. Investigative reporter online, Global News. Author, Willful Blindness: How a network of narcos, tycoons and CCP agents infiltrated the West.

Might the confidence and supply agreement between the federal Liberals (Justin Trudeau) and the federal NDP (Jagmeet Singh) be hitting rough waters? Singh is now calling for Trudeau to announce a public inquiry into China's interference in Canada's 2019 and 2021 federal elections. If Trudeau continues to refuse might Singh end the agreement? What will it take for the NDP to decide the Liberals are not acting in the best interests of Canadians, as defined by the NDP?

Guest: Jagmeet Singh. Federal leader, New Democratic Party of Canada.

Former Team Canada, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames and Buffalo Sabres goaltender Don Edwards is writing a book about the murder of his parents Arnold and Donna Edwards in 1991 by George Lovie of Hamilton. Lovie had been dating Don Edwards sister Michelle. When she ended the relationship Lovie stalked Michelle and murdered her parents as she fled from Lovie to her parents home.

Since being found guilty of first-degree murder in the double homicide Lovie was granted day parole and now spends several nights a week not in his prison cell, but in his own apartment. Don Edwards fears full parole will soon follow. 

I have known the Edwards family since 1991 and have broadcast their story. particularly with Don and his wife Tannis. I also served with Don's sister Jessie on the board of national crime victims advocacy organization CAVEAT. 

Guest: Don Edwards. Shares his deep concerns about George Lovie living outside prison as Lovie has threatened the entire Edwards family.

An IPSOS Public Affairs poll conducted for Global News and released just days ago shows a dead heat between the federal Liberals and Conservatives among voters nationally. What might change that dynamic and in the area codes (905, 416, 514, 604, 250) critical to winning a Canadian federal election?

Guest: Darrell Bricker. CEO, IPSOS Public Affairs. Author: NEXT

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China's interference in Canada's federal elections (and other domestic affairs). Standard operating procedure for Beijing and not only in Canada?

Guest: Peter Humphrey. External Research Affiliate at Harvard University's Fairbanks Research Centre. Former Reuters journalist posted to China. Former business owner in China who was arrested and imprisoned for two years by the Beijing regime before being extradited back to England.

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Time to delete Tik Tok from your personal online devices after the federal government's anno it is banning the app from government-issued mobile phones and devices? And how do we best protect ourselves online? - Where are the threats most prevalent to casual online users and how are they disguised?

Guest: MIke Agerbo. Digital media expert and host of the App Show on Corus radio and Global TV news.  Mike has been reporting on breaking technology to us for nearly 20 years.

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Global News' investigative journalist Sam Cooper has done incredible work breaking stories about China's invasive behaviours/interference in Canada's federal elections, including this week reporting "Trudeau briefed multiple times since 2022 on election interference adviser testifies." In this case the testimony before a parliamentary committee was delivered by Trudeau's national security adviser Jody Thomas. - There is also the issue of Chinese police stations operating in Canada and Canadian university researchers conducting weapons research with members of China's Peoples Liberation Army.

Guest: Sam Cooper. Investigative reporter online, Global News. Author, Willful Blindness: How a network of narcos, tycoons and CCP agents infiltrated the West.

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