Roy Green Show

IPSOS poll: Tories (41%) open 18 point lead over Liberals (23%), lead in every region except Quebec. With CPC widening its lead over the Trudeau/Singh, Liberal/NDP coalition, are we entering territory which will see it almost impossible for the Liberals and New Democrats to recover from? Guest: Darrell Bricker. CEO. IPSOS Public Affairs.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April is National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Month. The David Foster Foundation is again promoting awareness and highlighting alarming statistics (Canada records one of the worst organ and tissue donor registration rates in the world) and ways people may support.  Guest: Honourary Colonel Michael Ravenhill CEO, David Foster Foundation which provides financial assistance to families of children for all non-medical expenses while their child is going through a major organ transplant process.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An email from a listener we're calling George and read on air two weeks ago continues to generate response/reaction. It was sent to Justin Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland, Jagmeet Singh and Steven Guilbeault, cc: Pierre Poilievre, Roy Green and includes "we (George's family) are pretty much caved in financially, even after I've been working almost 60 hours overtime a month just to keep my family warm this winter and eating $1 noodle cups. Stop the attack on the lower and middle class, just Stop Stop Stop driving us into oblivion. Learn what it means to pump a tank of gas and go to a grocery store."  We again read George's full email. Then, we take your calls: Do you support George and do you perhaps keep and approximate track of your monthly food spending? Are you spending more and receiving less? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the summer of 2006, a young Calgary woman was on top of the world. She had a supportive family, amazing friends and a great job. But life as she knew it came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the night on August 6, 2006. In this episode, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares details of a violent attack- a story that’s every woman’s worst fear. www.calgarycrimestoppers.org - reference case # 06274598 https://newsroom.calgary.ca/sexual-assault-case-from-2006-has-new-lead/ Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Podcast Following this week's much amended non-binding parliamentary motion on Israel and Palestinians Montreal Liberal MP Anthony Housefather is considering his response. Will it be to cross the floor at join the CPC? Guest: Anthony Housefather. LIberal MP. Mount Royal riding, Montreal. Canada's former Ambassador to Israel publishes an op ed in Sapir magazine in which Vivian Bercovici writes about anti-Semitic diplomatic rot within the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs. As well, Ambassador Bercovici on Twitter/X (@vivianbercovivi) challenges Toronto Chief of Police Myron Demkiw for hosting a breakfast for newly arrived Gazan refugees to break Ramadan fast, suggesting the Chief "shut down the (TPS) catering department" and "deal with local pro Hamas 'peaceful protesters' and relocate a planned noisy demonstration through a Jewish neighbourhood this weekend."  The Ambassador adds "what exactly are you doing Chief? Might be easier for you to send out flyers and tell all Jews to get out of town '

Following this week's much amended non-binding parliamentary motion on Israel and Palestinians Montreal Liberal MP Anthony Housefather is considering his response. Will it be to cross the floor at join the CPC? Guest: Anthony Housefather. LIberal MP. Mount Royal riding, Montreal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada's former Ambassador to Israel publishes an op ed in Sapir magazine in which Vivian Bercovici writes about anti-Semitic diplomatic rot within the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs. As well, Ambassador Bercovici on Twitter/X (@vivianbercovivi) challenges Toronto Chief of Police Myron Demkiw for hosting a breakfast for newly arrived Gazan refugees to break Ramadan fast, suggesting the Chief "shut down the (TPS) catering department" and "deal with local pro Hamas 'peaceful protesters' and relocate a planned noisy demonstration through a Jewish neighbourhood this weekend."  The Ambassador adds "what exactly are you doing Chief? Might be easier for you to send out flyers and tell all Jews to get out of town 'cuz no one wants them and on one will protect them."  Guest: Vivian Bercovici. Canada's former Ambassador to Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kate (Middleton) The Princess of Wales, announced Friday she has been diagnosed with cancer and outpouring of support has been international. Canadian Cancer Society executive VP Stuart Edmonds has said public revealing of cancer diagnosis by public figures can help raise awareness and encourage others to be tested early and to seek treatment.  Then, we take your calls. Are you living with cancer? How did you approach the diagnosis and how are you living with your cancer illness? - I continue to live with and be treated for my Stage 4 metastatic cancer diagnosis/illness. We also get a surprise contribution from another Corus radio host. Guest: Playback of Princess of Wales announcement  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada's justice system:  Headlines. Police advise high-risk sex offender living in Belleville (ON) Supervisor sat in car while repeat B.C. sex offender victimized 11-year-old-girl (Kelowna BC) Law Society loses appeal and must let child sex abuser practise law and his name cannot be revealed (Toronto, ON) Convicted child murderer living in Regina halfway house granted extended freedoms. (Regina, SK) Concern raised following arrest of break-and-enter suspect wearing an ankle bracelet. (Charlottetown, PEI) Guest: Scott Newark. Fmr. Alberta crown attorney and snr. policy advisor to federal and Ontario Ministers for Public Safety.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The week in Canada's parliament. The Liberal/NDP motion stopping short of the original draft calling for Canada's support for a State of Palestine but supporting an end of Canadian firms selling military equipment to Israel and the carbon tax April 1 hike inspired non-confidence motion efforts by the CPC which had no chance of being passed. How do two very familiar federal political players assess this time as the country edges toward the next federal election? Guests: Celina Caesar Chavannes. Former Liberal MP for Whitby, Ontario and parliamentary secretary to PM Justin Trudeau who left the party to sit as an independent MP. Mental health advocate, best-selling author (Can You Hear Me Now?) and PhD student. and Karl Belanger. Principal at Traxxion Strategies. Former interim national director of the federal NDP and press secretary/advisor to former federal NDP leader Jack Layton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A recap of Brian Mulroney's funeral at Montreal's Notre Dame Basilica. Guests: Dan Spector. Global News reporter, Montreal, from the Brian Mulroney funeral. John Tory. Former Mayor of Toronto and longtime friend to Brian Mulroney. Also campaign advisor to PM Mulroney and traveled with him to meet with Ronald Reagan in the oval office at the White House.   --------------------------------------------- Host – Roy Green Content Production by - Kelsey Campbell Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig Podcast Co-producers - Lauren O'Neil, Dave Bradley, Hannah Stolz If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our recap of the funeral of Brian Mulroney begins with words from Global News reporter, Dan Spector, who was in Montreal for the ceremony. Guest: Dan Spector. Global News reporter, Montreal, from the Brian Mulroney funeral. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Toronto Mayor John Tory reflects on the funeral of his longtime friend, former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Guest: John Tory. Former Mayor of Toronto and longtime friend to Brian Mulroney. Also campaign advisor to PM Mulroney and traveled with him to meet with Ronald Reagan in the oval office at the White House.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy provides closing remarks for the recap of Brian Mulroney's funeral. Featuring part of the eulogy provided by Pierre Karl Péladeau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Podcast "Axe the tax" Playback of our exclusive interview with Pierre Poilievre on his "axe the (carbon) tax" national election commitment - and separately Poilievre's reply to BC premier David Eby's claim that Poilievre's "axe the tax" messaging is from the CPC leader's "baloney factory." Keeping in mind the majority of Canada's premiers support Poilievre, including the only Liberal premier Dr. Andrew Furey of Newfoundland and Labrador. Guests: Pierre Poilievre (playback) Callers Just days after George Lovie, convicted first degree murderer of the parents of Don Edwards went AWOL while on day parole with an arrest warrant issued for Lovie, he was granted full parole by just two members of the National Parole Board. The parole board also declared the double murderer doesn't need to understand why he is a risk to others. Lovie has been on day parole since 2019, but has for a year-plus been allowed to spend five nights a week in his own apartment near Sudbury, Ontario.  The Edwards family remains ver

"Axe the tax" Playback of our exclusive interview with Pierre Poilievre on his "axe the (carbon) tax" national election commitment - and separately Poilievre's reply to BC premier David Eby's claim that Poilievre's "axe the tax" messaging is from the CPC leader's "baloney factory." Keeping in mind the majority of Canada's premiers support Poilievre, including the only Liberal premier Dr. Andrew Furey of Newfoundland and Labrador. Guests: Pierre Poilievre (playback) Callers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just days after George Lovie, convicted first degree murderer of the parents of Don Edwards went AWOL while on day parole with an arrest warrant issued for Lovie, he was granted full parole by just two members of the National Parole Board. The parole board also declared the double murderer doesn't need to understand why he is a risk to others. Lovie has been on day parole since 2019, but has for a year-plus been allowed to spend five nights a week in his own apartment near Sudbury, Ontario.  The Edwards family remains very much afraid of Lovie and during his being AWOL was warned by police to put their safeguarding practices into play. Guests: Don and Tannis Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Public frustration with and opposition to the carbon tax continues to grow. We heard from CPC leader Pierre Poilievre on his 'axe the tax' national pre-election commitment yesterday and today, as well as BC premier David Eby characterizing Poilievre's challenge of the carbon tax as being from PP's "baloney factory."  Listeners/callers have challenged the BC premier and an email sent by a Green Show listener to Trudeau, Freeland, Guilbeault and Singh, with Poilievre and me cc'd is brief, and describes the pain the carbon tax and misdirection by politicians who do not share the difficulties the average Canadian addresses daily continues to receive positive listener response. - As well, an IPSOS poll for RBC of last October details the distress Canadians, particularly younger adults, are experiences over money woes. A majority of these Canadians told IPSOS their personal relationships are impacted by financial stress and mental health has suffered as well. The Mental Health Commission of Canada previously affirm

This past week in Ottawa with the editor of Blacklock's Reporter. Guest: Tom Korski. Editor. Blacklock's Reporter.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justice issues in Canada: The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear the appeal from Calgary mass killer Matthew de Grood who killed five fellow U of Calgary students at a 2014 house party. De Grood declared NCR (not criminally responsible) because of mental health issues. - As well the scheduled for this Tuesday hearing for another NCR killer, Allan Schoeborn, found delusional after having stabbed and smothered his 10 year old daughter and 8 and 5 year old sons to death has been postponed to possibly April or May. Schoenborn was already in 2022 granted 28 day unescorted leave from the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam, B.C. even though he was assessed as continuing "to constitute a significant threat to the safety of he public."   Guest: Dave Texeira, spokesperson for Schoenborn's victims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices