The Roy Green Show

Today’s podcast: Before Donald Trump, the Biden administration wrote to PM Justin Trudeau, and Congress had The Northern Border Caucus as Americans had real concerns about the proliferation of threats from Canada to the U.S. - Is it all posturing by Donald Trump that Canada is not fulfilling our agreement to have each other's back? Our guest says, indeed not only posturing by Trump. - On border security, the premiers are stepping up with their own plans, in the absence of federal leadership. And the premiers' plans can actually be implemented, while the federal plan "isn't really worth the paper it's written on." And on the subject of tariffs, does it make any sense for Canada to threaten retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.?   Guest: Christian Leuprecht. Distinguished professor at Royal Military College How many do you remember? Might you have forgotten a few? RIGHT DISHONOURABLE: Scandals that defined the Trudeau era is a piece by Bryan Passifiume Post Media national politics reporter. Guest: Bryan Passifiume, Post Media national politics reporter  As we wind down the program, longtime guests and friends join us. Tim Danson has been the lawyer for the French and Mahaffy families for 30+ years in their battle for whatever justice Canada's offender-friendly system deems acceptable. Tim was also the lawyer of Jim and Anna Stephenson whose 12-year-old son Christopher was abducted from a Brampton, Ontario shopping mall by convicted child sexual psychopath Joseph Fredericks who would murder Christopher. During the inquest into Christopher's death, the federal government refused to fund Stephenson's legal expenses, suggesting federal government lawyers could properly represent Stephenson's concerns. After a program with Jim Stephenson, Christopher's father, and Tim Danson, the federal Minister of Justice and Attorney General Doug Lewis demanded to be on our program to 'set us straight.' The next morning Lewis spent two painful (for him) hours in-studio. The following morning, the Minister of Justice called in to say the federal government had been wrong and that Ottawa would not pay the Stephenson family's legal costs. Tim Danson had not sent the Stephenson's one invoice. Guest: Tim Danson, lawyer for the French and Mahaffy families U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said he would not use military force to annex Canada, but that he will use economic force to create an economic union between the U.S. and Canada. - But, the United States did have a detailed plan for a military invasion of Canada in 1935 and today, near Watertown, New York, some 10 miles from the New York/Ontario border and some 50 or so miles from Ottawa sits a massive U.S. military installation, Fort Drum, home of the 10th Mountain Division of the U.S. Army. A rapid deployment military unit. The question is periodically asked "why is this military unit stationed in such proximity to the seat of Canada's national government? Might the U.S. have plans to invade Canada under specific circumstances? Guest: Dr. Tim Cook. Chief historian and Director of Research at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical Producer - Leonardo Coelho Podcast Producer - Jonathan Chung 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

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said he would not use military force to annex Canada, but that he will use economic force to create an economic union between the U.S. and Canada. - But, the United States did have a detailed plan for a military invasion of Canada in 1935 and today, near Watertown, New York, some 10 miles from the New York/Ontario border and some 50 or so miles from Ottawa sits a massive U.S. military installation, Fort Drum, home of the 10th Mountain Division of the U.S. Army. A rapid deployment military unit. The question is periodically asked "why is this military unit stationed in such proximity to the seat of Canada's national government? Might the U.S. have plans to invade Canada under specific circumstances? Guest: Dr. Tim Cook. Chief historian and Director of Research at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we wind down the program, longtime guests and friends join us. Tim Danson has been the lawyer for the French and Mahaffy families for 30+ years in their battle for whatever justice Canada's offender-friendly system deems acceptable. Tim was also the lawyer of Jim and Anna Stephenson whose 12-year-old son Christopher was abducted from a Brampton, Ontario shopping mall by convicted child sexual psychopath Joseph Fredericks who would murder Christopher. During the inquest into Christopher's death, the federal government refused to fund Stephenson's legal expenses, suggesting federal government lawyers could properly represent Stephenson's concerns. After a program with Jim Stephenson, Christopher's father, and Tim Danson, the federal Minister of Justice and Attorney General Doug Lewis demanded to be on our program to 'set us straight.' The next morning Lewis spent two painful (for him) hours in-studio. The following morning, the Minister of Justice called in to say the federal government had been wrong and that Ottawa would not pay the Stephenson family's legal costs. Tim Danson had not sent the Stephenson's one invoice. Guest: Tim Danson, lawyer for the French and Mahaffy families Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How many do you remember? Might you have forgotten a few? RIGHT DISHONOURABLE: Scandals that defined the Trudeau era is a piece by Bryan Passifiume Post Media national politics reporter.  Guest: Bryan Passifiume, Post Media national politics reporter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before Donald Trump, the Biden administration wrote to PM Justin Trudeau, and Congress had The Northern Border Caucus as Americans had real concerns about the proliferation of threats from Canada to the U.S. - Is it all posturing by Donald Trump that Canada is not fulfilling our agreement to have each other's back? Our guest says, indeed not only posturing by Trump. - On border security, the premiers are stepping up with their own plans, in the absence of federal leadership. And the premiers' plans can actually be implemented, while the federal plan "isn't really worth the paper it's written on." And on the subject of tariffs, does it make any sense for Canada to threaten retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.?   Guest: Christian Leuprecht. Distinguished professor at Royal Military College; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Ventures and Beanstox, 5 Emmy Awards as Mr. Wonderful on Shark Tank --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical Producer - Leonardo Coelho Podcast Producer - Jonathan Chung 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

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 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 population of the prison, as Olson had been requesting. The chairman of the committee said bluntly "he would be murdered."   Guest: Scott Newark, former Alberta crown attorney, executive director of the Canadian Police Association, senior policy advisor to a federal Minister of Public Safety 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 Green Show and former host of Good Morning Hamilton on 900 CHML --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical Producer - Leonardo Coelho Podcast Producer - Jonathan Chung 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

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 Green Show and former host of Good Morning Hamilton on 900 CHML Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 population of the prison, as Olson had been requesting. The chairman of the committee said bluntly "he would be murdered."   Guest: Scott Newark, former Alberta crown attorney, executive director of the Canadian Police Association, senior policy advisor to a federal Minister of Public Safety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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-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 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 --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical Producer - Leonardo Coelho Podcast Producer - Jonathan Chung 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

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 about issues of concern to all Canadians 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

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