Alberta Minister of Energy on TMX; Tennis Canada's President and CEO on Bianca's triumph; Global's Anthony Farnell on Dorian's assault on Atlantic Canada; CJOB's Richard Cloutier on Manitobans voting Tuesday; Ron Foxcroft on receiving the Order of Canada; The family of NHL star Don Edwards fear the release of their parents’ killer

The Roy Green Show Podcast
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To start of the show, Roy and Alberta’s Energy Minister Sonya Savage discuss this week's TMX federal Court of Appeal news. On top of this, they address the Kenney government replacing board members of Alberta's energy regulator, and Alberta engaging in the federal election concerning energy/pipelines.

Guest: Sonya Savage, Energy Minister for Alberta

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At the age of 19, Bianca Andreescu has become a United States Open women's tennis champion. Roy

Guest: Michael Downey ,President and CEO of Tennis Canada

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Roy checked in with Anthony Farnell, Global News Chief Meteorologist, for an update on Hurricane Dorian’s effect on Atlantic Canada

Guest: Anthony Farnell, Chief meteorologist with Global News

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Manitoba’s provincial election will be held this Tuesday. Will the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba repeat their '16 majority government results? What will this election mean for the Federal election?

Guest:  Richard Cloutier, Co-host of 'News on 680 CJOB' and senior reporter with Global News, from Winnipeg.

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On Thursday, Hamilton businessman and entrepreneur Ron Foxcroft was inducted into the Order of Canada. He joined Roy to describe what it is like to be chosen for such an honour.

Guest: Ron Foxcroft, Hamilton businessman, entrepreneur and Chairman of FOX40 companies, philanthropist, Canada's only multi-decade NCAA Division 1 basketball referee, named to the list of the world's Top 50 sports officials

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Don Edwards is the former Buffalo Sabres/Calgary Flames/Toronto Maple Leafs and Team Canada goaltender whose parents – Donna and Arnold Edwards – were murdered in 1991 by George Lovie in Hamilton, Ontario.

Lovie had been dating Don's sister Michele, who wanted to end the relationship. Lovie proceeded to stalk Michele, who alleged that Lovie raped her in her home several weeks prior to the murders. On March 21, 1991, Michele Edwards was leaving her home when George Lovie appeared from under her porch with a powerful hunting rifle and large knife. In terror Michele ran to her parents’ home with Lovie following. Donna and Arnold Edwards attempted to keep Lovie out, but he broke into the house. Lovie shot and killed Donna and plunged the knife into the chest of Arnold repeating "how do you like me now?" Lovie was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and one count of attempted murder.  He was not charged with raping Michele Edwards. Since then, George Lovie has threatened the Edwards family and they fear that threat today.

Now Lovie has just been granted the beginnings to his freedom and will be moving (or already has moved) to a Sudbury, Ontario halfway house on day parole. That day parole will be reviewed in six months and full parole hearing will follow.  

Don Edwards and his wife Tannis, as well as Michele and other members of the Edwards family were present and were instructed on how long their Victims Impact Statements could be (by the parole board) and were ordered to remove certain passages, or the board would redact what they didn't like.

Roy has known the Edwards family since those days in Hamilton and served on the board of the national victims’ rights organization CAVEAT with Don and Michele Edward’s sister Jessie.Former Alberta prosecutor Scott Newark has also known and provided support and advice for the Edwards family for many years.  He is also the former head of the Ontario government Office for Victims of Crime.

The Edwards family is determined to fight the release of George Lovie and challenges the manner in which the parole board (and CSC) have behaved and treated the victims of George Lovie's murderous assault. They share their story.

Guests: 

Don and Tannis Edwards

Scott Newark

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