The Roy Green Show

Heading into the Thanksgiving weekend, Federal Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says his drive to lower grocery prices has resulted in discounts, price freezes and price-matching offers, but didn't have any answers on how quickly grocery prices may in fact fall.

Meanwhile in Britain food prices have marginally for the first time in 2 years as grocery chains compete.

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How a $20 minimum wage is reshaping the fast food industry in California where in May of 2024 the minimum wage for fast-food industry workers will be raised to $20 an hour. Not all good news says our guest.

Guest: (on both issues) Professor Sylvain Charlebois. Head of the Dalhousie University Agri-Foods laboratory and Dalhousie Univ professor.

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Teachers across Canada experiencing violence and harassment from students. Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario reports 77% of ETFO members have personally experienced or witnessed violence against staff members. We talk to Britain's 'strictest headmistress' about how students must behave in school or face consequences. Also, how at her inner city London school the emphasis is on the 3R's. The approach is yielding great success. although not without its critics.

Guest: Katharine Birbalsingh. Headmistress, Michaela Community School, Wembley, London, UK. (spent some years of her youth in the Toronto area attending school here)

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From Efrat, suburb of Jerusalem, on the day following the murderous assault on Israel by Hamas.

Guest: Caroline Glick. Senior contributing editor of Jewish News Syndicate and host of the Caroline Glick Show on JNS. Also the diplomatic commentator for Israel's Channel 14, as well as columnist for Newsweek.

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Today’s podcast:

War breaks out following Hamas rocket and ground attack into Israel.

Guest: Iddo Moed. Israel Ambassador-Designate to Canada.

Imprisoned in Tehran's notorious Evin jail where 'inmates' die at the hands of guards, Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Meanwhile, yet another young Iranian woman, 16 year old Armita Geravand entered a subway car not wearing a hijab and was moments later carried out by passengers unconscious. A Kurdish human rights organization claims the teen suffered a "severe physical assault" by Iranian morality police. A beatng similar to that suffered by 22 year old Mahsa Amini who died from that beating? In the case of the 16 year old Armita Geravand, state media claim she lost her balance and fell.

Guest: Masih Alinejad. Iranian journalist/activist. Author, The Wind in my Hair: My Fight for Freedom in Modern Iran. @AlinejadMasih on 'X'

The $250 million civil fraud case against Donald Trump began in New York City this week. If convicted, Trump could lose his control of Trump Tower in Manhattan and other businesses, as well as properties and his licences to conduct business in the state. Yesterday Trump tried to halt the trial, but an appeals judge denied the request of the 45th president of the United States.

Guest: Michael Bachner. Former assistant district attorney in the Rackets Bureau of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.

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On war between Israel and Hamas.

Guest: Phil Gurski. President Borealis. Former strategic terrorism analyst at CSIS.

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National pharmacare plan too high a price to pay to keep Liberals in power. NP op ed by Tasha Khiriddin.

Guest: Tasha Kheiriddin.

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The issue of whether or not to more publicly disclose secret information about the entry into Canada by perhaps several thousand alleged Nazi war criminals in the late 1940's and 1950's is being investigated as federal bureaucrats review the 1980's independent Deschenes Commission report into the matter. This follows the honouring and standing ovation in parliament for Yaroslav Hunka during the visit to Canada by Ukraine president Volodomyr Zelenskyy. Hunka, a Ukrainian had joined the Galicia Division of the Nazi Waffen SS, insisting in order to fight the Soviets who had brutalized Ukraine's people. The Galicia Division was named as committing war crimes during the post WWII Nuremberg trials.

Guest: Anthony Housefather is a Montreal area Liberal member of parliament and is Jewish.

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Hockey Canada mandates players under 18 must wear base clothing (under equipment) to the arena or change in private washroom stalls.

Guest: Allison Forsyth. Former Canadian national ski champion, represented Canada at the Olympic Games. Victim of sexual assault by the national ski team coach. COO of ITP Sport, Canada's first full service safe sport programming agency.

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Two very experienced hikers/campers/outdoors people, Doug Inglis and Jenny Gusse were killed by a Grizzly bear in a remote area of Banff Natonal Park earlier this week. The bear's behaviour has been assessed as predatory and not defensive.

Guest: Kim Titchener. Bear Safety and More (Alberta).

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War breaks out following Hamas rocket and ground attack into Israel.

Guest: Iddo Moed. Israel Ambassador-Designate to Canada.

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