Roy Green Show

How a Canadian Jewish school addresses the war between Israel and Hamas.  Guest, Dr. Jon Mitzmacher, heads the Ottawa Jewish Community School. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bank of Canada argues Canadians perception of inflation rate is wrong. - Surveys of economists show both an expectation BOC will raise the interest rate again this year. Different news story suggests central banks may begin lowering interest rates in 2024 - CPC leader Pierre Poilievre is urging finance minister Chrystia Freeland to reject a proposed RBC takeover of HSBC Canada. Guest: Dr. Eric Kam. Professor of Macroeconomics, Toronto Metropolitan University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Jerusalem Rabbi Raphael Shore. Originally from London, Ontario, Rabbi Shore has had three children serve in the IDF with a fourth to enter the IDF shortly. The Rabbi is also a friend of a family whose child was shot and killed October 7, at the Israeli music festival. Guest: Rabbi Raphael Shore, Canadian-Israeli film writer, producer. Founder of OpenDor Media, a Jewish educational organization Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the IDF trained/equipped for urban warfare and does Israel have sufficient troops for a 2 front war? Will U.S. send troops back into the Middle East if Hezbollah engages the IDF? - Did the hastily arranged Peace Summit in Egypt accomplish anything? Guest: Dr. Christian Leuprecht. International security expert. Professor at Queen's University and Royal Military College. Fellow at the NATO College in Rome. Book: Security, Cooperation, Governance. (University of Michigan Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Israel closer to ground military action against Hamas in Gaza. Guest: Lt. Colonel Jonathan Conricus. Spokesman for IDF. (we weren't able to connect with this guest yesterday) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Podcast: Israel at war with Hamas as wider unrest/war looms in the Middle East. Guest: Dr. Christian Leuprecht, international security expert. In Canada, Democracy Watch challenges the RCMP is in violation of the Access to Information Act, releasing less than half of promised records into obstruction of any SNC-Lavalin prosecution by the Trudeau cabinet. Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder Democracy Watch.   When Israel launches a ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza what are the greatest challenges/obstacles the IDF will face? - Should a wider war break out with Hezbollah engaging Israel from Lebanon to the north and possibly Syria with Israel fighting on at least three fronts what are the most likely scenarios? And as powerful as the IDF is can it engage successfully on three fronts simultaneously (and perhaps more)? Would the U.S. and perhaps other Israel allies respond with boots on the ground support? And as far as continued material and unabated support for Ukraine is concerned, what does our g

As war looms in the Middle East and Israel is poised to engage against Hamas on the ground, in Ukraine that country's war with Russia is now over 600 days and ongoing with ferocity. Ukraine's president is calling on the world to not forget Ukraine's fight for survival against Putin's invaders. Guest: From Kyiv, Olexander Scherba. Former Ukraine Ambassador to Austria and Ukraine Ambassador at Large following Russia's 2014 invasion of Ukraine and annexing of Crimea. Book: Ukraine vs Darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Post Op. Ed.: Trudeau Liberals leave world questioning whose side Canada is on - the terrorists or their victims? Guest: Avi Benlolo. Author of the op ed. Founder and chairman of the Abraham Global Peace Initiative (AGPI). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is a full regional war in the Middle East likely? Possible? Unlikely? What will determine actions in the next days and weeks? Guest: Professor Daniel Pipes. Historian, Mid East, Islamism and U.S. foreign policy analyst. Founder of the Middle East Forum (MEForum.org). Book: Israel Victory, Zionist Acceptance, Palestinian Liberation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Israel launches a ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza what are the greatest challenges/obstacles the IDF will face? - Should a wider war break out with Hezbollah engaging Israel from Lebanon to the north and possibly Syria with Israel fighting on at least three fronts what are the most likely scenarios? And as powerful as the IDF is can it engage successfully on three fronts simultaneously (and perhaps more)? Would the U.S. and perhaps other Israel allies respond with boots on the ground support? And as far as continued material and unabated support for Ukraine is concerned, what does our guest say is absolutely essential?  Guest: General Rick Hillier. CAF (ret'd) Former Chief of the Defence Staff. Books: A Soldier First / Leadership.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Canada, Democracy Watch challenges the RCMP is in violation of the Access to Information Act, releasing less than half of promised records into obstruction of any SNC-Lavalin prosecution by the Trudeau cabinet. Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder Democracy Watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Israel at war with Hamas as wider unrest/war looms in the Middle East. Guest: Dr. Christian Leuprecht, international security expert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s podcast: Israel on the cusp of a ground military action against Hamas. Israel's message to Canada and Canadians. Guest: Israel Ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed.   The Supreme Court of Canada in a perhaps surprising decision declared the Trudeau government's Impact Assessment Act (no more pipelines Act) to be unconstitutional and infringing on constitutionally guaranteed provincial rights on resource development. Guest: Danielle Smith. Premier, Alberta   Is a wider Middle East war involving Israel, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon and perhaps others possible/likely? Might that draw in the U.S. and other allies of Israel already supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia? Would Canada have a role of any kind? - Simultaneously CAF members relying on charity to supplement food and housing costs. Guest: Vice Admiral Mark Norman, former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff.   Many questions about airline flight availability in Israel this past week. Former Air Canada Captain (Boeing 777's) joins us to speak about A.C.

Connecting with Blacklock's Reporter senior editor Tom Korski on this week's goings-on in the nation's capital. Guest: Tom Korski. Snr editor, Blacklock's Reporter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Toronto businessman Gil Abrahami in Israel at the time of the Hamas assault. Made his way to Miami from Tel Aviv. Not impressed with lack of responsiveness by the Canadian Embassy in Israel. Guest: Gil Abrahami. Toronto businessman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We take a moment to replay an emotional speech delivered on Tuesday by New York Mayor Eric Adams, regarding the situation in Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many questions about airline flight availability in Israel this past week. Former Air Canada Captain (Boeing 777's) joins us to speak about A.C. operations in general in and around trouble spots such as war zones. - Also his personal experience in Israel during prior hostilities, including being evacuated from Israel - Extensive travel to the south and staying at a Kibbutz near the Gaza border. - As well, visit to Ramallah during hostilities of the second Intifada. - Current airline and government policies and recommendations regarding travel inside or near Israel's borders with Egypt, Lebanon, Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan and travel to Syria. Air Canada and European and U.S. airlines have suspended flights to and from Israel until further notice. Guest: Captain Raymond Hall, Air Canada (ret'd). Lawyer and former head of the Air Canada Pilots Association.       Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is a wider Middle East war involving Israel, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon and perhaps others possible/likely? Might that draw in the U.S. and other allies of Israel already supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia? Would Canada have a role of any kind? - Simultaneously CAF members relying on charity to supplement food and housing costs. Guest: Vice Admiral Mark Norman, former Vice Chief of the Defence Staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Supreme Court of Canada in a perhaps surprising decision declared the Trudeau government's Impact Assessment Act (no more pipelines Act) to be unconstitutional and infringing on constitutionally guaranteed provincial rights on resource development.  Guest: Danielle Smith. Premier, Alberta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Israel on the cusp of a ground military action against Hamas. Israel's message to Canada and Canadians.  Guest: Israel Ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices