The Roy Green Show

The new HBO phenomenon ‘The Last of Us’ may not be totally unrealistic – truth is, fungi can infect people – and they’re becoming more resistant.

Guest: Gerry Wright, Professor of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University

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Today’s podcast:

Top secret documents at CSIS reveal China’s sophisticated strategy to influence the 2021 federal election. Some members of Parliament say they have no idea how to spot foreign interference, and they're asking Canada's spy agency for practical advice.

GUEST: Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Distinguished Fellow with the University of Ottawa’s National Security program, and former CSIS analyst.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is seeking legal action against the federal government to reveal who stayed at a $6,000 a night hotel in London, England for Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral.

GUEST: Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

98-year-old Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, is now receiving hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia.

GUEST: Arthur Milnes, Fellow of the Queen's University School of Policy Studies, former speechwriter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and the author of several books, including those about Prime Minister John Turner, and U.S. Presidents George H.W. Bush, Franklin Roosevelt, and Jimmy Carter.

New research shows Canadians have reached a tipping point when it comes to gratuities, and most would scrap tipping for higher service wages.

GUEST: Dave Korzinski, Research Director, Angus Reid Institute.

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Top secret documents at CSIS reveal China’s sophisticated strategy to influence the 2021 federal election. Some members of Parliament say they have no idea how to spot foreign interference, and they're asking Canada's spy agency for practical advice.

GUEST: Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Distinguished Fellow with the University of Ottawa’s National Security program, and former CSIS analyst.

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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is seeking legal action against the federal government to reveal who stayed at a $6,000 a night hotel in London, England for Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral.

GUEST: Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

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98-year-old Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, is now receiving hospice care at his home in Plains, Georgia.

GUEST: Arthur Milnes, Fellow of the Queen's University School of Policy Studies, former speechwriter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and the author of several books, including those about Prime Minister John Turner, and U.S. Presidents George H.W. Bush, Franklin Roosevelt, and Jimmy Carter.

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New research shows Canadians have reached a tipping point when it comes to gratuities, and most would scrap tipping for higher service wages.

GUEST: Dave Korzinski, Research Director, Angus Reid Institute.

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More on the secret CSIS documents that show how China planned to influence Canada’s federal election in 2021. And a day after Justice Paul Rouleau ruled the federal government was justified in invoking the Emergencies Act to clear out ‘Freedom Convoy’ protestors from Ottawa last year, a group of supporters returned to Parliament Hill Saturday to voice their displeasure.

GUEST: Dr. Lori Turnbull, Director of the School of Public Administration, Dalhousie University.

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It has been an interesting week in Ontario politics. The premier received a lot of push back over his daughter’s stag and doe, which was attended by developers. And the fallout in Toronto continues after that city’s mayor resigned after admitting to having an inappropriate relationship with a former staffer.

GUEST: Colin D’Mello, Queen’s Park Bureau Chief, Global News.

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The City of Edmonton has amended a policy and will allow anyone to swim and lounge around its nearly two dozen city-run pools without a shirt on, regardless of their gender identity.

GUEST: Erin Rutherford, Councillor, City of Edmonton.

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According to data from Statistics Canada, the percentage of permanent residents who become Canadians has plummeted by 40% since 2001. The Institute for Canadian Citizenship calls it ‘a wake up call’.

GUEST: Daniel Bernhard, CEO, Institute for Canadian Citizenship.

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