The Roy Green Show

Use of nuclear weapons by Russia over war in Ukraine and annexing of Ukraine territory a real possibility? U.S. president Joe Biden expresses great concern. Our guest says Putin, whose 70th birthday was yesterday, had a plan for Ukraine that he was prepared to engage on his birthday and a more ambitious objective for just a few pages along the calendar. - Unrest continues to grow within Russia says our guest and will detail.

Guest: Ambassador Olexander Scherba. Former Ukraine Ambassador to Austria and Ambassador at large following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014, during which Putin annexed Crimea after conducting a staged referendum.

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Empire, Loblaws and Metro, Canada's 3 largest grocers summoned unanimously to appear before the parliamentary agriculture committee on suggestions by some MPs that they are profiteering during inflationary times. - Meanwhile 23.6% of Canadians cutting back on food purchases and 7.1% report skipping meals because of the cost of food (Survey)

Guest: Professor Sylvain Charlebois. Dalhousie University. Director Agri-Foods Analytics Laboratory.

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A 16 year old girl in Iran was taken into custody during public protests after she burned her headscarf. She died while in custody. The Tehran government refused to disclose her whereabouts, stole her body for a secret burial and pressured relatives to make false statements about how she died, according to the 16 year old's family. - Public unrest and protests continue in Iran. - Meanwhile Trudeau government bans 10K members of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from entering Canada, but does not declare the IRGC a terrorist entity.

Guest: Masih Alinejad. U.S./Iranian journalist. Leading protests against Tehran regime. Book: The Wind in my Hair: My Fight for Freedom in Mondern Iran.

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Today’s podcast:

Half the children in Canada needing surgery are facing waiting times which by far exceed recommendations for treatment. This could have serious and lifelong consequences. Pediatric surgical chiefs of Canada speak about immense strain experienced by pediatric facilities, including overcrowded hospitals, record emergency-waits and delayed diagnosis and treatment. - This mirrors the reality of healthcare generally across Canada as adults as well are facing major delays in diagnosis, treatment and surgical interventions.

Guests: Emily Gruenwoldt. President/CEO of Children's Healthcare Canada and executive director of Pediatric Chairs of Canada.

Dr. Alika Lafontaine. President, Canadian Medical Association. First indigenous CMA president.

Parliamentary Budget Officer: report on house price assessment and a household's capacity to borrow and pay for their homes in selected cities across Canada. - PBO told Senate banking committee the impact of rising interest rates will double government debt charges within 4 years and supercede the military budget. - PBO says Canada would need to spend an additional $75 billion on the military over the next five years in order to meet our NATO obligation of spending 2% of GDP on defence. - the PBO also has made available to political parties a public debt calculator which costs their suggested initiatives/programs. - As well something called the Ready Reckoner.

Guest: Yves Giroux. Parliamentary budget officer.

Attawapiskat First Nation national award winning and best-selling singer and songwriter Adrian Sutherland's new music video 'Walk With Me' is the result of school teacher Steve Pritchard of Beachburg, Ontario speaking with his grade 6 & 7 students about ideas relating to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. They had heard Adrian Sutherland's song Walk With Me and reached out to him. What emerged was a project creating a mural tracing hands and feet and creation of a heart, with posters and statements reflecting the 94 calls to action.

Guest: Adrian Sutherland. The song, which Adrian co-wrote with Serena Ryder in 2019, is about going on a journey together and sharing the same path, even if you come from different places and pays tribute to Adrian Sutherland's grandparents and traditions of the past. the song was included on Adrian's 2021 JUNO-nominated album When The Magic Hits - We'll also speak with Adrian about life at Attawapiskat today and what much-reported on nationally community still requires as far as basic services and housing is concerned.

What is the future of Canadian Nuclear Energy and why is it different from Solar or Wind energy sources? The President of Canadians for Nuclear Energy joins us to answer those questions and more.

Dr. Chris Keefer, Pres. Canadians for Nuclear Energy.

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Host/Content Producer – Roy Green

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor

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Half the children in Canada needing surgery are facing waiting times which by far exceed recommendations for treatment. This could have serious and lifelong consequences. Pediatric surgical chiefs of Canada speak about immense strain experienced by pediatric facilities, including overcrowded hospitals, record emergency-waits and delayed diagnosis and treatment. - This mirrors the reality of healthcare generally across Canada as adults as well are facing major delays in diagnosis, treatment and surgical interventions.

Guests: Emily Gruenwoldt. President/CEO of Children's Healthcare Canada and executive director of Pediatric Chairs of Canada.

Dr. Alika Lafontaine. President, Canadian Medical Association. First indigenous CMA president.

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Parliamentary Budget Officer: report on house price assessment and a household's capacity to borrow and pay for their homes in selected cities across Canada. - PBO told Senate banking committee the impact of rising interest rates will double government debt charges within 4 years and supercede the military budget. - PBO says Canada would need to spend an additional $75 billion on the military over the next five years in order to meet our NATO obligation of spending 2% of GDP on defence. - the PBO also has made available to political parties a public debt calculator which costs their suggested initiatives/programs. - As well something called the Ready Reckoner.

Guest: Yves Giroux. Parliamentary budget officer.

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Attawapiskat First Nation national award winning and best-selling singer and songwriter Adrian Sutherland's new music video 'Walk With Me' is the result of school teacher Steve Pritchard of Beachburg, Ontario speaking with his grade 6 & 7 students about ideas relating to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.  They had heard Adrian Sutherland's song Walk With Me and reached out to him. What emerged was a project creating a mural tracing hands and feet and creation of a heart, with posters and statements reflecting the 94 calls to action.

Guest: Adrian Sutherland. The song, which Adrian co-wrote with Serena Ryder in 2019, is about going on a journey together and sharing the same path, even if you come from different places and pays tribute to Adrian Sutherland's grandparents and traditions of the past. the song was included on Adrian's 2021 JUNO-nominated album When The Magic Hits - We'll also speak with Adrian about life at Attawapiskat today and what much-reported on nationally community still requires as far as basic services and housing is concerned.  

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What is the future of Canadian Nuclear Energy and why is it different from Solar or Wind energy sources? The President of Canadians for Nuclear Energy joins us to answer those questions and more.

Guest: Dr. Chris Keefer, Pres. Canadians for Nuclear Energy.

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As the destruction of hurricane Ian is totaled in Florida and South Carolina, we follow up a week after the destruction caused by FIONA to Atlantic Canada. What are two of the region's most devasted communities experiencing? Both of our guests were on air with us last Sunday immediately following their emergency/disaster declarations.

Guest: Gordon MacDonald. District 1 councillor, CBRM (Cape Breton Regional Municipality)

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As the destruction of hurricane Ian is totaled in Florida and South Carolina, we follow up a week after the destruction caused by FIONA to Atlantic Canada. What are two of the region's most devasted communities experiencing? Both of our guests were on air with us last Sunday immediately following their emergency/disaster declarations.

Guest: Nadine Osmond. Town clerk. Port aux Basques, Newfoundland.

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