The Roy Green Show

Canada is a country at the crossroads? Emotional and powerful listener calls (including Stefano from British Columbia) yesterday. We continue today.

Guest: Celina Caesar Chavannes. Former MP for Whitby, Ontario and parliamentary secretary to PM Trudeau in 2015 prior to leaving the Liberal Party caucus and sitting as an independent. Author: Can You Hear Me Now?

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Data on Household Food Insecurity 2022, from PROOF. Utoronto.ca reveals 1.8 million Canadian children are living in a food-insecure household struggling to afford the food they need. This is an increase from the 1.4 million children living under such circumstance in 2021.

Guest: Professor Valerie Tarasuk. Professor Emerita in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto. PROOF shows food insecurity in Canada remains at record highs.

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This is the first full weekend of the 2023 NFL season. What do our guests predict the season's outcome will look like? Which team likely to win the Super Bowl? Which team may make a surprise appearance in the Super Bowl? Which team likely to be the surprising disappointment for the '23 season? We'll also fit in the CFL and it's 2023 Season.

Guests: Greg Mackling, breakfast show host, CJOB radio, Winnipeg and member of Blue Bombers broadcast crew.  

 Rick Zamperin, breakfast show host and host of Tiger Cats 5th Quarter post-game program

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Now a Quebec judge has been named to head the public inquiry into foreign (China) interference in Canadian federal elections (and more) - and the CPC Convention in Quebec City ended, we speak with former CPC B.C. MP Kenny Chiu about both issues.

Guest: Kenny Chiu. Former B.C. CPC MP who was targeted for federal election interference by Beijing in 2021 and lost his seat to the Liberal candidate. Also attended the Conservative Party of Canada convention in Quebec City

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During a call segment on the September 9th Show, a listener Stefano from the West Coast opened up and shared his concerns about the future of the country.

Guest: Stefano. A concerned citizen.

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Today’s podcast:

Peter MacKay talks about the Conservative Party of Canada’s convention in Quebec City. He gave an endorsement speech for Pierre Poilievre. Will MacKay run in the next federal election?

Guest: Peter MacKay. Former Attorney General/Minister of Justice - Foreign Affairs Minister - Minister of National Defence.

Global News: Ottawa taps Quebec judge to lead foreign (China) interference inquiry. China's Embassy in Ottawa warns of "consequences" for "the Canadian side."

 AND

The Tamara Lich and Chris Barber criminal trial with Justice Heather Perkins-McKey calling a recess and scolding the prosecution over the timing of the Crown's release of text messages to the defense attorneys. Expressed concern the trial could go "off the rails.".

Guest: Ari Goldkind. Criminal lawyer/media commentator. 

According to hurricane specialist Michael Lowry, fewer than 1% of all tropical cyclone fixes ever attain Category 5 strength. Hurricane Lee is the farthest southeast ever observed for a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic since records began 172 years ago. Another report has Lee intensifying by 75 knots in one 24hr period placing it in the top .04% of all 24hr intensity changes in the Atlantic. What may lie ahead as Lee churns forward? As well, the 2023 hurricane season and what may lie ahead in the years immediately to come and is it expected hurricanes will increasingly impact Canada's Atlantic provinces and central Canada's weather? 

Guest: Professor Mark Bourassa, hurricanes and tropical cyclones expert, Florida State University.

BOC holds the line on the interest rate at 5% and news reports suggest there will be no more interest rate hikes as the national economy is slowing and the unemployment rate held at 5.5%.- A listener sent email asking "what exactly does it mean that 'Canada's economy is slowing'? We'll deal with it.

Health of Canada's economy and national prosperity is what? - Successive governments have taken Canada's economic security for granted (Business Council of Canada) - In 2021 an OECD report concluded Canada's will be the worst performing advanced economy through 2030 and for the three decades after that. In real terms what does that OECD outlook forecast for Canada and Canadians?

Guest: Professor Eric Kam. Macroeconomics. Toronto Metropolitan University.

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Host/Content Producer – Roy Green

Content Co-Producer – Michael Downey

Technical Producers – David Hunter and Santiago Bedoya

Podcast Producer – Tom Craig

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Tasha Kheiriddin discusses her op. ed. from the National Post: Freedom Convoy Trial Won't Help Trudeau's Tanking Poll Numbers.

Guest: Tasha Kheiriddin. Author and political columnist. 

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Journalist Alex Boutilier brings us additional reporting on the CPC Convention in Quebec City.

Guest: Alex Boutilier, senior national journalist online, politics. Focus includes the Conservative Party of Canada.

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Peter MacKay talks about the Conservative Party of Canada’s convention in Quebec City. He gave an endorsement speech for Pierre Poilievre. Will MacKay run in the next federal election?

Guest: Peter MacKay. Former Attorney General/Minister of Justice - Foreign Affairs Minister - Minister of National Defence

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Global News: Ottawa taps Quebec judge to lead foreign (China) interference inquiry. China's Embassy in Ottawa warns of "consequences" for "the Canadian side."

 AND

The Tamara Lich and Chris Barber criminal trial with Justice Heather Perkins-McKey calling a recess and scolding the prosecution over the timing of the Crown's release of text messages to the defense attorneys. Expressed concern the trial could go "off the rails.".

Guest: Ari Goldkind. Criminal lawyer/media commentator. 

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