Roy Green Show

Today's podcast: Is Canada again staring down the barrel of a Bloc Quebecois official opposition in parliament? Seems that way. Might such a result in the national election cause the sovereignist sentiment to rise again in QC? Guest: Nino Colavecchio. Montreal post-secondary instructor, marketer, radio talk show host, Parti Quebecois member and former candidate.  The federal Liberal Party will have a new leader on March 9, but do Canadians care at all? Does that new Federal Liberal leader, whoever it may turn out to be, have a snowball's chance of winning the upcoming federal election?   Guest: Darrell Bricker. CEO of IPSOS Public Affairs U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said he plans to use economic force to make Canada the '51st state' claiming both the United States and Canada would be better off with that reality. Meanwhile, Kevin O'Leary has spoken publicly about combining the economies of Canada and the U.S. and negotiating with Donald Trump to do so. Guest: Kevin O'Leary. Chairman, O'Leary Ventu

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said he plans to use economic force to make Canada the '51st state' claiming both the United States and Canada would be better off with that reality. Meanwhile, Kevin O'Leary has spoken publicly about combining the economies of Canada and the U.S. and negotiating with Donald Trump to do so. Guest: Kevin O'Leary. Chairman, O'Leary Ventures and Beanstox, 5 Emmy Awards as Mr. Wonderful on Shark Tank Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The federal Liberal Party will have a new leader on March 9, but do Canadians care at all? Does that new Federal Liberal leader, whoever it may turn out to be, have a snowball's chance of winning the upcoming federal election?   Guest: Darrell Bricker. CEO of IPSOS Public Affairs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Canada again staring down the barrel of a Bloc Quebecois official opposition in parliament? Seems that way. Might such a result in the national election cause the sovereignist sentiment to rise again in QC? Guest: Nino Colavecchio. Montreal post-secondary instructor, marketer, radio talk show host, Parti Quebecois member and former candidate.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s podcast: Trudeau remains silent on his plans concerning the Liberal Party of Canada caucus revolt against his leadership.  Guest: Ujjal Dosanjh. Former BC premier and federal Liberal Party health minister More on Trudeau's silence, with a special Liberal Party national caucus meeting scheduled for Wednesday. MPs are set to confront Trudeau on his unwillingness (so far) to resign as PM. Guest: Brian Lilley, Post Media columnist.  Since the beginning of the RGS our go-to guest on issues concerning the Canadian justice system, Correctional Service Canada and the Parole Board of Canada has been a former Alberta crown attorney, executive director of the Canadian Police Association, senior policy advisor to a federal Minister of Public Safety, Scott Newark. In the 90's this included so-called "Club Fed" prisons like Ferndale in B.C. which included a 9 hole golf course inmates were allowed to use. In recent years the Canadian justice system has come under significant criticism for the easy (instant) parole

On September 11, 2002, the first anniversary of 9/11, we took the show to New York City for a Corus radio network broadcast where we rented studio space at WOR radio. Americans repeatedly told us how grateful they were Canadians had come to share the day with them. RGS producer Rick Zamperin and I walked the perimeter of St. Paul's Chapel, across the street from where the World Trade Center buildings had stood. St. Paul's was undamaged in the terror attack and thousands of people had placed memorial messages on the iron fence surrounding the chapel. One in particular remains seared in memory. A piece of cardboard on which, in a child's writing, were the words "I love you Daddy." - Rick decided to engage on his adventures in NYC where there was concern of a possible repeat terror attack. He attended a NY Yankees game and visited the observation deck of the Empire State Building. Our first guest on the national broadcast was former prime minister Brian Mulroney. Guest: Rick Zamperin, Former Producer of the Roy

Since the beginning of the RGS our go-to guest on issues concerning the Canadian justice system, Correctional Service Canada and the Parole Board of Canada has been a former Alberta crown attorney, executive director of the Canadian Police Association, senior policy advisor to a federal Minister of Public Safety, Scott Newark. In the 90's this included so-called "Club Fed" prisons like Ferndale in B.C. which included a 9 hole golf course inmates were allowed to use. In recent years the Canadian justice system has come under significant criticism for the easy (instant) parole granted dangerous individuals, for the moving of convicted serial rapist, kidnapper and murderer Paul Bernardo from a maximum to medium-security prison. We took our program inside two federal prisons, Joyceville and Warkarth, for live shows with the inmates committees. At Joyceville, we asked the inmates committee what would happen to Clifford Olson, British Columbia serial child/youth murderer if he were transferred into the general popu

More on Trudeau's silence, with a special Liberal Party national caucus meeting scheduled for Wednesday. MPs are set to confront Trudeau on his unwillingness (so far) to resign as PM. Guest: Brian Lilley, Post Media columnist.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trudeau remains silent on his plans concerning the Liberal Party of Canada caucus revolt against his leadership.  Guest: Ujjal Dosanjh. Former BC premier and federal Liberal Party health minister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s podcast: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been described as the now de facto PM of Canada. She is among Western premiers demanding a better equalization deal from Ottawa as the equalization fund hits $26.2 billion. Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia will receive not one cent of those monies to which the three provinces have contributed significantly.  Justin Trudeau will also face a national caucus on Wednesday as more Liberal MPs are demanding he resign as prime minister. Alberta's and Canada's relationship with incoming U.S. president Donald Trump and the premier accepting an invitation to attend the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20. Guest: Danielle Smith. Premier of Alberta As 2025 begins, news stories appear to ricochet across the nation and certainly Ontario, the most populous province which is also the seat of the national government. How do two prominent members of the Ontario media view their reporting responsibilities and are so-called 'legacy' media facing an ever-incre

National Liberal Party of Canada caucus chair Brenda Shanahan has announced that next Wednesday the Liberal caucus will meet to address mounting party calls for PM Justin Trudeau to resign and now. What is likely to take place? What is it like inside a governing party when there is an internal demand for a change of prime minister? Guest: Dan McTeague. 18 years a Liberal Party MP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As 2025 begins, news stories appear to ricochet across the nation and certainly Ontario, the most populous province which is also the seat of the national government. How do two prominent members of the Ontario media view their reporting responsibilities and are so-called 'legacy' media facing an ever-increasing credibility deficit? Guests:  Alex Pierson, Host of The Alex Pierson Show on 640 Toronto and 980 CFPL in London.   Joe Warmington, Featured columnist wth the Toronto Sun and National Post Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been described as the now de facto PM of Canada. She is among Western premiers demanding a better equalization deal from Ottawa as the equalization fund hits $26.2 billion. Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia will receive not one cent of those monies to which the three provinces have contributed significantly.  Justin Trudeau will also face a national caucus on Wednesday as more Liberal MPs are demanding he resign as prime minister. Alberta's and Canada's relationship with incoming U.S. president Donald Trump and the premier accepting an invitation to attend the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20. Guest: Danielle Smith. Premier of Alberta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2024 year end review of Canada's most impactful economy stories and challenges Guest: Dr. Eric Kam. Professor of macroeconomics, Toronto Metropolitan University The evolving relationship with Canada and the U.S Guest: Dr. Zuhdi Jasser. Medical internist/nuclear cardiologist in Phoenix, Arizona. Forner physician for members of the U.S. Congress and the Supreme Court of the United States. Also, former Lt. Commander, United States Navy. Founder and president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy. Author: Battle for the Soul of Islam. Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump is making it painfully clear to the federal government of Canada that we have to step up to the plate Guest: Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, former Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy and former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff. The 2024 stories from Ottawa we haven't and cannot leave behind Guest: Tom Korski. Editor. Blacklock's Reporter  For years three Canadian women with significant profiles have joined us to clearly speak their minds abo

Guests: Catherine Swift. President: Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada. Economist who Maclean's magazine described as the "most powerful woman in Canada." Michelle Simson. Former Liberal member of parliament and seatmate to Justin Trudeau during Question Period. Linda Leatherdale. Former MONEY editor at the Toronto Sun and vice president of Cambria Canada.              Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Tom Korski. Editor. Blacklock's Reporter  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, former Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy and former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dr. Zuhdi Jasser. Medical internist/nuclear cardiologist in Phoenix, Arizona. Forner physician for members of the U.S. Congress and the Supreme Court of the United States. Also, former Lt. Commander, United States Navy. Founder and president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy. Author: Battle for the Soul of Islam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dr. Eric Kam. Professor of macroeconomics, Toronto Metropolitan University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Future of Roy Green Show Guest: Mike Bendixen. National director of talk, Corus  The mood of Canadians as we close out 2024. - Canadians want Justin Trudeau to resign Guest: Darrell Bricker. CEO. IPSOS Public Affairs One of Canada's most prominent business and community leaders on what he expects for 2025 for this country Guest: Ron Foxcroft. Chairman FOX40 Industries. Owner FLUKE Transport. Member Order of Canada. Honourary Colonel, Canadian Armed Forces. Inventor of the FOX40 whistle. Official whistle of the NFL, NBA, NCAA, NHL, CFL, used by all referees in the World Cup of Soccer. - Named among the top 50 sports officials of all time, by Referee magazine. - Evaluators of game officials for the NBA. Food issues in 2024 Guest: Professor Sylvain Charlebois. Director of the Agri foods lab at Dalhousie University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices