Did Russian Intelligence poison Sergei Skripal? What can Ontario Conservatives expect Doug Ford? Why is the Canada Revenue Agency fixated on a British Columbia couple?

The Roy Green Show

Doug Ford is officially the new leader of Ontario's Progressive Conservative party after the race took yet another chaotic turn yesterday. The announcement finally came down after a seven hour delay as party officials reviewed the results of the vote.

 

Christine Elliott is refusing to concede defeat. She's released a statement alleging "serious irregularities" in the vote and is vowing to investigate further.

 

Guests: Alex Pierson, host of "ON Point with Alex Pierson” on Global News Radio, was at the convention yesterday

Tasha Kheiriddin, host on AM 640 in Toronto, political commentator with Global TV

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Many on the left seem to think populists politicians are unable to govern social and civilized societies. But is this an unfair characterization? Have more socialist politicians fared much better?

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Sergei Skripal was an officer of the Russian military intelligence agency FSB. He was convicted of high treason and likely poisoned by nerve gas in the British town of Salisbury.

 

The alleged attempt on Skripal’s life is being compared to the 2006 poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian intelligence agent who died after drinking tea that had been laced with polonium-210.

 

Guest: Dr. Yuri Felshtinsky, Russian history professor, co-authored ‘Blowing Up Russia: Terror from Within’ with Alexander Litvinenko, and author of ‘The Age of Assassins’ and ‘The Putin Corporation’

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New medical guidelines recommend treating opioid addiction with prescription medication like pharmaceutical-grade heroin. Meanwhile, close to 70 million North Americans living with chronic pain continue to face having their opioid medication cut or refused, which severely impacts their ability to live a life without excruciating pain.

 

Guest: Kate Nicholson, Former U.S. Department of Justice human rights lawyer and chronic pain patient who advocates for pain patients​

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The Canadian Revenue Agency has been chastised by a federal court judge for the malicious prosecution of Tony and Helen Samaroo of Nanaimo, B.C. who operated a restaurant, night club and motel. The court ordered the CRA to pay Tony and Helen Samaroo $1.7 million in damages after the agency accused the couple of skimming that amount from their restaurant.

 

But is it over for Tony and Helen?

 

Apparently not. According to the family’s lawyer, the couple now face going through it all again in the Tax Court of Canada, despite being acquitted of all charges in 2010.

 

Guest: Steve Kelliher, lawyer for Tony and Helen Samaroo​

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