The Roy Green Show

TICKETS GO ON SALE 4 a.m. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME Aug 31 as OASIS will be rocking it out again in concert next summer!

Old enmities between brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher have been overcome and OASIS, the British Super Band is returning to touring in Ireland, Wales and England, with tours outside Europe being discussed. 

Other bands/rock acts to likely follow?

And which have successfully already done this, or failed in the attempt? Also, what makes certain rock acts impervious to time? Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Burton Cummings come to mind?

Guest: Eric Alper, multi-JUNO Award-winning music publicist. 

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As the Trudeau government scrambles to right the Temporary Foreign Workers Program chaos, with federal finance minister Chrystia Freeland challenging both post-secondary colleges and universities, as well as employers, Professor Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Dalhousie University AgriFood lab expresses concerns that the TFWP will, or already has reached into the food chain.

Guest: Professor Sylvain Charlebois. Director: Agrifood laboratory, Dalhousie University. 

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Are Canada's teachers unions almost invariably opposed to decisions taken by provincial governments on the right side of the political spectrum? Do conservative provincial governments engage in battles with teachers unions in an attempt to satisfy their base?  

Today and following a UNESCO advisory to end the use of mobile phones in classrooms worldwide, Ontario is the canary in the classroom for our discussion.  

As students return to school in Ontario (and elsewhere in Canada) controversy over the ban/partial ban of classroom mobile phone use continues. 

Guest: Karen Littlewood. President. Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation

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B.C. Provincial politics and British Columbians' voting habits during federal elections are often a bit of a mystery to other Canadians. This week the sudden collapse of the BC United Party with leader Kevin Falcon standing beside BC Conservatives leader John Rustad and announcing BCU was suspending its provincial campaign just two months prior to the vote and throwing his support to the Conservatives in order not to split the right-of-center vote. Why? Leaves MLA's for the official opposition BCU in limbo. So, what now on Canada's Pacific Coast? 

Should we expect a merger of the federal Liberal and New Democrat parties before the upcoming national election? We ask a former B.C. NDP premier who became federal Minister of Health in the Paul Martin Liberal government for his view of the British Columbia unexpected development and for his thoughts on an announcement of a federal left-wing party comprised of what are now the LPC and NDP. 

Guest: Ujjal Dosanh. Fmr British Columbia NDP premier and federal Liberal Minister of Health.

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Increasing danger concerning possible terror/ISIS supporter-like attacks in Western nations including Canada.

In Austria, where the CIA informed Austrian intelligence agencies of an ISIS-like plot with the intent to kill "tens of thousands" of Taylor Swift fans attending her concerts in Vienna, was the cause for the concerts this month to be canceled.

In Canada, a parliamentary committee hearing is underway following the arrests and charges against 62 year old Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi and his 26 year old son Mostafa alleged to have been within hours of launching a terror murder attack in Toronto when they were arrested. 

Will there be action or just poli-talk?

Guest: Phil Gurski. President/CEO Borealis Risk Consulting. Former strategic analyist at CSIS specializing in violent Islamist-inspired homegrown terrorism and radicalization

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Today’s podcast:

CIRB orders rail service to resume across Canada at 12:01a.m. tomorrow. Teamsters will appeal decision to federal court.

Guest: Scott Moe. Premier, Saskatchewan

Another one? Air Canada pilots voted by 98% in favour of strike action which could happen in a matter of weeks. A.C. news releases agree appear a mere formality, but is it?

Guest: Raymond Hall. Former Air Canada captain, past president of the Air Canada Pilots Association and lawyer

We revisited with our guests of 24 hours ago the issue of the rail strike/lockout and their dire predictions for Canadians when they joined us yesterday. Are they optimistic, is the delivery of $-billions in goods already too far behind to be resolved quickly? What must be done to end these rotating hits to our national economy and the well-being of Canadians (including holding on to jobs)?

Guest: Dan Kelly. President/CEO, Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Guest: Ron Foxcroft, Owner FLUKE Transport trucking firm in Hamilton, ON, chaiman of FOX 40 Industries (importer and exporter)

 A British Columbia class-action lawsuit against the B.C. and federal governments over the safer supply drug program is waiting for certification. The suit alleges government-funded 8mg hydromorphone pills (dillies) and other so-called safe supply drugs provided to addicts led to more addictions and death when these safer supply drugs were sold by addicts to mainly teens. One of the lead plaintiffs is Gregory Sword, father of 14-year-old Kamilah who died after ingesting "dillies" purchased from a dealer of safer drugs. Mr. Sword has been a guest on our program.

Also:

The Ford government in Ontario is ordering the closure of safe (drug) consumption sites within 200 meters of schools across the province. Kindly explain what the 'H' these sites were doing within 200 meters of schools in the first instance.

Guest: Adam Zivo. Exec Dir. Centre for Responsible Drug Policy

A point raised repeatedly during yesterday's program as we spoke of the Canada-wide rail shutdown was that food supplies would face increasing difficulty reaching grocery store shelves and that food prices would increase. Got us to thinking about the new Statscan information about the numbers of Canadian families facing food insecurity, The early 2024 numbers are increasingly disturbing. 45% of Canadians reported rising prices were greatly affecting their ability to meet day-to-day expenses (including food). - In 2023, 8.7 million people, including 2.1 million children, lived in households reporting food insecurity in Canada, an increase of 1.8 million people from the previous year. 

Consider the combined populations of Calgary and Edmonton are just over 3 million. 

Guest: Professor Valerie Tarasuk. University of Toronto. Founding investigator of PROOF, U of T effort to identify policy interventions to reduce household food insecurity in Canada

The goings-on in Ottawa and within government bureaucracy just over the past week.

Guest: Tom Korski. Managing editor of Blacklock's Reporter (@mindingottawa)

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The goings-on in Ottawa and within government bureaucracy just over the past week.

Guest: Tom Korski. Managing editor of Blacklock's Reporter (@mindingottawa)

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A point raised repeatedly during yesterday's program as we spoke of the Canada-wide rail shutdown was that food supplies would face increasing difficulty reaching grocery store shelves and that food prices would increase. Got us to thinking about the new Statscan information about the numbers of Canadian families facing food insecurity, The early 2024 numbers are increasingly disturbing. 45% of Canadians reported rising prices were greatly affecting their ability to meet day-to-day expenses (including food). - In 2023, 8.7 million people, including 2.1 million children, lived in households reporting food insecurity in Canada, an increase of 1.8 million people from the previous year. 

Consider the combined populations of Calgary and Edmonton are just over 3 million. 

Guest: Professor Valerie Tarasuk. University of Toronto. Founding investigator of PROOF, U of T effort to identify policy interventions to reduce household food insecurity in Canada.

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A British Columbia class-action lawsuit against the B.C. and federal governments over the safer supply drug program is waiting for certification. The suit alleges government-funded 8mg hydromorphone pills (dillies) and other so-called safe supply drugs provided to addicts led to more addictions and death when these safer supply drugs were sold by addicts to mainly teens. One of the lead plaintiffs is Gregory Sword, father of 14 year old Kamilah who died after ingesting "dillies" purchased from a dealer of safer drugs. Mr. Sword has been a guest on our program.

Also:

The Ford government in Ontario is ordering the closure of safe (drug) consumption sites within 200 meters of schools across the province. Kindly explain what the 'H' these sites were doing within 200 meters of schools in the first instance.

Guest: Adam Zivo. Exec Dir. Centre for Responsible Drug Policy

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We revisit with our guests of 24 hours ago the issue of the rail strike/lockout and their dire predictions for Canadians when they joined us yesterday. Are they optimistic, is the delivery of $-billions in goods already too far behind to be resolved quickly? What must be done to end these rotating hits to our national economy and the well-being of Canadians (including holding on to jobs)?

Guest: Ron Foxcroft, Owner FLUKE Transport trucking firm in Hamilton, ON, chaiman of FOX 40 Industries (importer and exporter)

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