The Roy Green Show

Today’s podcast: Holocaust Remembrance Day tomorrow. - attempts continue to negotiate a permanent ceasefire with Israel. Israel demands the return of hostages abducted by Hamas last October 7 as precondition. Guest: Iddo Moed. Israel Ambassador to Canada. Toronto Maple Leafs lose in overtime in Game 7 of the first Stanley Cup series to the Boston Bruins. The Leafs now begin the 58th consecutive year of the team rebuild in pursuit of the Stanley Cup. Leafs fans equally "bewildered, despairing and thoroughly p----d off" according to a listener email this morning. Guest: Greg Brady. Host of Toronto Today on our Corus radio station AM 640. It is so-called Boycott Loblaws month in Canada. Challenges of providing food for Canada. Guest: Gary Sands. VP Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers. Universities occupations continue. In Canada, McGill, U of Ottawa, U of T, UBC with new one scheduled for UMB this week. How does one of Canada's most prominent academics interpret? Who is behind these protests and how to view rising antisemitism. Guest: Professor Ken Coates. Professor emeritus University of Saskatchewan. Now at Yukon University, chair of Indigenous governance program. Consultant to Indigenous groups and governments in Canada, New Zealand and Australia, as well as the United Nations. Books include: From Treaty Peoples, to Treaty Nation. --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig 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

Holocaust Remembrance Day tomorrow. - attempts continue to negotiate a permanent ceasefire with Israel. Israel demands the return of hostages abducted by Hamas last October 7 as precondition. Guest: Iddo Moed. Israel Ambassador to Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Toronto Maple Leafs lose in overtime in Game 7 of the first Stanley Cup series to the Boston Bruins. The Leafs now begin the 58th consecutive year of the team rebuild in pursuit of the Stanley Cup. Leafs fans equally "bewildered, despairing and thoroughly p----d off" according to a listener email this morning. Guest: Greg Brady. Host of Toronto Today on our Corus radio station AM 640. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is so-called Boycott Loblaws month in Canada. Challenges of providing food for Canada. Guest: Gary Sands. VP Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers. And: Professor Sylvain Charlebois. Director Dalhousie University Agri-Foods laboratory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Universities occupations continue. In Canada, McGill, U of Ottawa, U of T, UBC with new one scheduled for UMB this week. How does one of Canada's most prominent academics interpret? Who is behind these protests and how to view rising antisemitism. Guest: Professor Ken Coates. Professor emeritus University of Saskatchewan. Now at Yukon University, chair of Indigenous governance program. Consultant to Indigenous groups and governments in Canada, New Zealand and Australia, as well as the United Nations. Books include: From Treaty Peoples, to Treaty Nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MacDonald Laurier Institute paper: Canada's Resource Sector: Protecting the Golden Goose. Co-authored by Jack Mintz, Distinguished Fellow MLI. Philip Cross, Senior Fellow MLI. Guest: Philip Cross, former chief economics analyst at Statistics Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following yesterday's conversation with B.C. father Greg Sword who's 14-year-old daughter died of a drug overdose, today it is a British Columbia businesswoman's fight against decriminalization of illicit drugs and the 'safer drugs' program. She has faced discrimination from the provincial government, when walking her 10- and 12-year-old children has been subjected to half peace sign (in duplicate) from passersby. Her business has been boycotted (restaurant/bar) and writes to me: "I see so many people muzzled to speak and I see why businesses do not. This has been an awful experience. I would not wish it on anyone." And: A caller from Penticton B.C. who works with the unhoused community takes us through the impact of drug decriminalization from his perspective. Guest: Tanya Finley. In addition to being a business owner with more than 40 employees she is an active volunteer with the Nelson, B.C. Chamber of Commerce and Nelson police foundation. Soccer coach for years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s podcast: From the interim report concerning foreign interference in Canada's elections - to B.C.'s premier David Eby's request the criminal code be modified to once again permit police to intervene in illicit public drug use, while Eby simultaneously insists the 3 year drug decriminalization pilot program will continue - to his op ed in the National Post challenging Canada's corporations to stop engaging lobbyists to seek favour from the federal government - to Tuesday's expulsion from parliament for using the word "wacko" in relation to Justin Trudeau and the B.C. Safe Supply program we speak with the federal leader of the official opposition. Guest: Pierre Poilievre. Leader, Conservative Party of Canada Justice Marie Josee Hogue interim report on foreign (China) election interference in Canada. Guest: Michel Juneau Katsuya. Former CSIS Chief of the Asia-Pacific unit. Following MJK's warning of China interference in Canada his CSIS unit was shut down. MJK wrote the preface and afteword for The Mosaic Effect: How the Chinese Communist Party started a hybrid war in America's backyard. Greg Sword is a British Columbia resident whose 14 year old daughter Kamilah overdosed and died on hydromorphone, a drug her friends reportedly said they obtained from drug users who were defrauding Vancouver's safer drugs supply program. Guests: Greg Sword. And: Elenore Sturko. MLA BC United Party. Has worked with Mr. Sword as the party repeatedly calls for an end to the safer supply --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig 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

From the interim report concerning foreign interference in Canada's elections - to B.C.'s premier David Eby's request the criminal code be modified to once again permit police to intervene in illicit public drug use, while Eby simultaneously insists the 3 year drug decriminalization pilot program will continue - to his op ed in the National Post challenging Canada's corporations to stop engaging lobbyists to seek favour from the federal government - to Tuesday's expulsion from parliament for using the word "wacko" in relation to Justin Trudeau and the B.C. Safe Supply program we speak with the federal leader of the official opposition. Guest: Pierre Poilievre. Leader, Conservative Party of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justice Marie Josee Hogue interim report on foreign (China) election interference in Canada. Guest: Michel Juneau Katsuya. Former CSIS Chief of the Asia-Pacific unit. Following MJK's warning of China interference in Canada his CSIS unit was shut down. MJK wrote the preface and afteword for The Mosaic Effect: How the Chinese Communist Party started a hybrid war in America's backyard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Sword is a British Columbia resident whose 14 year old daughter Kamilah overdosed and died on hydromorphone, a drug her friends reportedly said they obtained from drug users who were defrauding Vancouver's safer drugs supply program. Guests: Greg Sword. And: Elenore Sturko. MLA BC United Party. Has worked with Mr. Sword as the party repeatedly calls for an end to the safer supply Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Decriminalization of possession/use of small quantities of otherwise illicit drugs continues to be an issue of pro and con debate in Canada. What is the national police perspective? Guest: Tom Stamatakis. President, Police Association of Canada (from Vancouver). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the pro-Palestine, pro-Hamas, Jew-hatred demonstrations continue and occupations exist at universities and colleges in Canada and the U.S. our guest's op ed asks 'Why is only Israel wrong when it defends itself?' Guest: Dr. David Bercuson. Director emeritus of the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary. Member of the Aristotle Foundation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The University of Toronto occupation. Students? Mostly not? Why are the tents still there? What next? Guest: Joe Warmington. Toronto Sun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two Ontario byelections this week and in both cases premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives won easily over the Liberal and NDP candidates. A precursor to the upcoming federal election? Will area codes 416 and 905 in the federal go-round, be it later this year or next year not be sending Liberals or NDP candidates in any appreciable numbers to Ottawa? Will 416 and 905 align with Western Canadian voters who often complain Canada's most populous province pushes aside the voting of the West? We asked this question of Darrell Bricker, CEO of IPSOS Public Affairs. Then, we take calls from the 905 and 416 area codes in Ontario, who are firm in voting intent in the next federal election. Guest: Darrell Bricker. CEO, IPSOS Public Affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kenny Chiu, former CPC MP for the B.C. riding of Steveston - Richmond East. China interference could have impacted the result of of the 2021 election in the riding which saw Mr. Chiu lose his seat according to yesterday's interim report. Beijing targeted Mr. Chiu on social media, etc. Guest: Kenny Chiu. Former CPC MP, Steveston-Richmond Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s podcast: Just released Dalhousie Agri-foods laboratory study shows almost 60% of Canadians regularly eat food beyond its 'best before' date, with 23% doing so regularly. Among Millenials 41% believe they have become ill after eating potentially unsafe food products in the past year. And Canada's food sector falling behind that of the U.S. in wholesale and industrial prices. Might Canadian companies pull the plug and exit Canada for the United States? Guest: Professor Sylvain Charlebois. Director Dalhousie University Agri-Foods laboratory. Jew-hatred continues to roil across Canada. Guests: Melissa Lantsman. CPC Deputy leader and Jewish Toronto MP who had a bitter exchange with PM Trudeau during Question Period when Trudeau responded to a challenge by Lantsman by accusing Conservative MPs of "standing with people who wave swastikas." And: David Sachs. Jewish Federation of Ottawa. After leaving a Muslim-Jewish interfaith event on parliament hill, Sachs was identified as Jewish by pro-Palestinian demonstrators and was swarmed, requiring a police escort to leave the area. Sachs is engaged in combatting antisemitism by the Jewish Federation of Ottawa. Global News: "B.C. to ban drug use in all public places in major overhaul of decriminalization." Premier David Eby on Friday made a formal request to Health Canada for changes to its exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act as the 3 year experiment with decriminalization falters. Guest: Dr. Brian Conway. Medical director and infectious diseases specialist at the Vancouver Infectious Diseaes Centre. East-side of Vancouver. A report released on Friday by Statscan shows 8.7 million Canadians, or 22.9 per cent of the national population reported some level of food insecurity in 2022. An increase of almost 1.8 million people from the previous year. Guest: Professor Valerie Tarasuk. Lead investigator of the University of Toronto's household food insecurity research program PROOF. --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig 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

Just released Dalhousie Agri-foods laboratory study shows almost 60% of Canadians regularly eat food beyond its 'best before' date, with 23% doing so regularly. Among Millenials 41% believe they have become ill after eating potentially unsafe food products in the past year. And Canada's food sector falling behind that of the U.S. in wholesale and industrial prices. Might Canadian companies pull the plug and exit Canada for the United States? Guest: Professor Sylvain Charlebois. Director Dalhousie University Agri-Foods laboratory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jew-hatred continues to roil across Canada. Guests: Melissa Lantsman. CPC Deputy leader and Jewish Toronto MP who had a bitter exchange with PM Trudeau during Question Period when Trudeau responded to a challenge by Lantsman by accusing Conservative MPs of "standing with people who wave swastikas." And: David Sachs. Jewish Federation of Ottawa. After leaving a Muslim-Jewish interfaith event on parliament hill, Sachs was identified as Jewish by pro-Palestinian demonstrators and was swarmed, requiring a police escort to leave the area. Sachs is engaged in combatting antisemitism by the Jewish Federation of Ottawa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global News: "B.C. to ban drug use in all public places in major overhaul of decriminalization." Premier David Eby on Friday made a formal request to Health Canada for changes to its exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act as the 3 year experiment with decriminalization falters. Guest: Dr. Brian Conway. Medical director and infectious diseases specialist at the Vancouver Infectious Diseaes Centre. East-side of Vancouver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A report released on Friday by Statscan shows 8.7 million Canadians, or 22.9 per cent of the national population reported some level of food insecurity in 2022. An increase of almost 1.8 million people from the previous year. Guest: Professor Valerie Tarasuk. Lead investigator of the University of Toronto's household food insecurity research program PROOF. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While taking calls after our interview with Prof. Tarasuk, we spoke with a man identifying himself as Derek from Edmonton. He told us about a family he knows in rural Alberta struggling so greatly with food insecurity that the parents often skip meals to make sure their kids can eat. The story touched Roy's heart, and the hearts of our listeners. Guest: Derek, a caller from Edmonton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global News reported this past Tuesday "Budget 2024 failed to spark 'political reboot' for Liberals, polling suggests." Guest: Darrell Bricker. CEO, IPSOS Public Affairs. Conducted exclusive polling on the issue for Global news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Canadian Medical Association continues to insist the capital gains tax changes introduced in the 2024 federal budget will ham physician recruitment and retention across Canada. Guest: Dr. Joss Reimer. President-elect, Canadian Medical Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are the Edmonton Oilers positioned to dispatch the Los Angeles Kings from the Stanley Cup playoffs? And what makes the Oilers a special team this year with the potential to end the 30-year drought of Canadian NHL teams winning the Cup? Guest: Cam Moon. regular season NHL play-by-play voice of the Oilers on 630 CHED. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast: PM Justin Trudeau on Wednesday challenged Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe saying "good luck with that" concerning the premier's decision to no longer collect the federal carbon tax and remit to Ottawa, adding CRA is "very, very good at getting money it is owed." What does the Saskatchewan premier say in response to the challenge be Mr. Trudeau? Guest: Scott Moe. Premier. Saskatchewan. Replies to PM. Questions linger over the Umar Zameer first degree murder charge in the death of Toronto police Detective Constable Jeffrey Northrup and reaction to the trial of Mr. Zameer which came to an end last Sunday with a not guilty jury verdict, as well as the trial judge's "deepest apologies" expressed to Mr. Zameer. Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw's statement following the verdict that police "were hoping for a different outcome" has caused the Canadian Civil Liberties Association to engage and on Thursday the CCLA wanted to know what steps the Toronto Police Services Board will take to ensure the Chief and other police members will not "publicly malign bail decisions or criminal verdicts in the future." Toronto Police Service has responded, saying the chief "has stated numerous times that he supports the justice system and accepts the decision by the jury." Comments made by Ontario premier Doug Ford, who described bail issued to Mr. Zameer as "completely unacceptable." Ford has since said his statement was based on "limited information" about the case. We speak to the head of the Toronto Police Association, representing rank and file officers. This after Umar Zameer advised "police should not commit perjury, or put up people prepared to commit perjury." Guest: Jon Reid. President Toronto Police Association. Why are university students in both Canada and the United States, as well as in Europe particularly engaging in "Jew hatred?" The clinical term is antisemitism, but really in the post secondary environments it is blatant Jew hatred which I for one never expected to experience at all in Canada, let alone at the level we're witnessing. We're going to speak with Jewish Canadians both today and tomorrow and one of our guests tomorrow was the specific target of vicious and intimidating Jew hatred. Guest: Professor Eric Kam. Usually our go-to macroeconomics professor dealing with our national and personal economies, but today back to speak about Jew hatred on university campuses and one in particular. His university campus. Toronto Metropolitan University. Three weeks ago Professor Kam joined us with Emma, a Jewish student of his who feels empowered after discussing the issue of antisemitism at TMU with Professor Kam. --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig 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

PM Justin Trudeau on Wednesday challenged Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe saying "good luck with that" concerning the premier's decision to no longer collect the federal carbon tax and remit to Ottawa, adding CRA is "very, very good at getting money it is owed." What does the Saskatchewan premier say in response to the challenge be Mr. Trudeau? Guest: Scott Moe. Premier. Saskatchewan. Replies to PM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Questions linger over the Umar Zameer first degree murder charge in the death of Toronto police Detective Constable Jeffrey Northrup and reaction to the trial of Mr. Zameer which came to an end last Sunday with a not guilty jury verdict, as well as the trial judge's "deepest apologies" expressed to Mr. Zameer. Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw's statement following the verdict that police "were hoping for a different outcome" has caused the Canadian Civil Liberties Association to engage and on Thursday the CCLA wanted to know what steps the Toronto Police Services Board will take to ensure the Chief and other police members will not "publicly malign bail decisions or criminal verdicts in the future." Toronto Police Service has responded, saying the chief "has stated numerous times that he supports the justice system and accepts the decision by the jury." Comments made by Ontario premier Doug Ford, who described bail issued to Mr. Zameer as "completely unacceptable." Ford has since said his statement was based on "limited information" about the case. We speak to the head of the Toronto Police Association, representing rank and file officers. This after Umar Zameer advised "police should not commit perjury, or put up people prepared to commit perjury." Guest: Jon Reid. President Toronto Police Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are university students in both Canada and the United States, as well as in Europe particularly engaging in "Jew hatred?" The clinical term is antisemitism, but really in the post secondary environments it is blatant Jew hatred which I for one never expected to experience at all in Canada, let alone at the level we're witnessing. We're going to speak with Jewish Canadians both today and tomorrow and one of our guests tomorrow was the specific target of vicious and intimidating Jew hatred. Guest: Professor Eric Kam. Usually our go-to macroeconomics professor dealing with our national and personal economies, but today back to speak about Jew hatred on university campuses and one in particular. His university campus. Toronto Metropolitan University. Three weeks ago Professor Kam joined us with Emma, a Jewish student of his who feels empowered after discussing the issue of antisemitism at TMU with Professor Kam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A different Trudeau on the Green Show. Two weeks ago we pre-recorded an interview with Sophie Gregoire Trudeau about her new book "Closer Together, Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other. The interview was embargoed until this past Tuesday, April 23, the publication date for the Sophie Gregoire Trudeau's book. We posted the interview to the program web page and to 'X'. She, by the way, did not say "no" to my invitation that she co-host one program with me. Guest: Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, author, Closer Together, Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three weeks ago we spoke with Toronto Metropolitan University Jewish student Emma and her Jewish professor and our program economics contributor Eric Kam about blatant antisemitism Jewish students at TMU are subjected to. Since then a lawsuit has been launched by a student and former employee of TMU against the university claiming $1.3 million in damages arguing TMU has become a "poisoned antisemitic learning and working environment." Last November Toronto law firm Diamond and Diamond initiated a class action lawsuit against Toronto Metropolitan University and its student union alleging both groups repeatedly have failed to address a "well-documented history of antisemitism on the TMU campus." This lawsuit represents all current Jewish TMU students, as well as Jewish students who attended TMU between 1998 and 2021. Guest: Sandra Zisckind, founding partner, at Diamond and Diamond LLP (DiamondLaw.ca) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Stanley Cup playoffs continue with four Canadian teams still in the running, the Winnipeg Jets among them. Let's talk about the Jets and their chances of going deep into the playoffs this year. Not a great experience for the Jets last night as the Colorado Avalanche scored 5 times in the third period to take a 2-1 games lead in the series with the Jets. Guest: Paul Edmonds. Play-by-play voice of the Winnipeg Jets on 680 CJOB, Winnipeg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What kind of week has it been in the nation's capital? We find out from Blacklock's Reporter's editor. Guest: Tom Korski, editor, Blacklock's Reporter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy Green's interview with Sophie Grégoire Trudeau on her newly-released memoir "Closer Together: Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s podcast: Antisemitism growth/expansion in Canada. https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/kinsella-anti-israel-protesters-becoming-more-radical-openly-embracing-terror-groups Guest: Warren Kinsella. Was special assistant to Jean Chretien, now president/CEO of the Daisy Group, crisis management/communication @WarrenKinsella on Twitter/X. Opion columnist. The Taylor Swift domination of pop music. New release Tortured Poets Department with more than a dozen unexpected tracks. Why Taylor Swift? Other acts who matched or came close to matching her appeal, current and/or past. And her legion of international 'Swifties' fans. Name origin and why do they wear the number 13? Also, we get to speak with an actual Swiftie. Taylor, the aptly named sister of our show’s technical producer, gives the fan’s perspective on the draw of Taylor Swift. Guests: Alan Cross. Host of the syndicated The Ongoing History of New Music and A Journal of Musical Things. New podcast: Uncharted crime and mayhem in the music industry. https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ And: Taylor, longtime Swiftie, and the sister of Roy Green Show Technical Producer, Tom. Professor Sylvain Charlebois, @foodprofessor, posts to X/Twitter about online posters and calls to organize a "Steal from Loblaws Day" on May 12. Professor Charlebois reminds "this is not only ridiculous. It's criminal." We will, on this program, describe this as an outageous attempt to organize a 'national day of looting.' Then: What do you say about the attempt to organize a "Steal from Loblaws Day" across Canada? Do you believe you have a responsibility to intercede if any theft occurs in your presence? Guest: Professor Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri Foods lab at Dalhousie University. https://x.com/FoodProfessor/status/1781424299405889635 And: Callers. Usually we might expect national reaction to a federal budget to have run its course several days following the budget's release. Not so this time as this past week's budget remains a topic of direct engagement and challenge. From doctors to Canada's business community, the federal budget is being hammered as a prime jewel of financial misfires. Guest: Professor Eric Kam. Macroeconomics. Toronto Metropolitan University. https://thebusinesscouncil.ca/publication/tax-and-spend-budget-will-inhibit-growth/ --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig 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

Antisemitism growth/expansion in Canada. https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/kinsella-anti-israel-protesters-becoming-more-radical-openly-embracing-terror-groups Guest: Warren Kinsella. Was special assistant to Jean Chretien, now president/CEO of the Daisy Group, crisis management/communication @WarrenKinsella on Twitter/X. Opion columnist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Taylor Swift domination of pop music. New release Tortured Poets Department with more than a dozen unexpected tracks. Why Taylor Swift? Other acts who matched or came close to matching her appeal, current and/or past. And her legion of international 'Swifties' fans. Name origin and why do they wear the number 13? Also, we get to speak with an actual Swiftie. Taylor, the aptly named sister of our show’s technical producer, gives the fan’s perspective on the draw of Taylor Swift. Guests: Alan Cross. Host of the syndicated The Ongoing History of New Music and A Journal of Musical Things. New podcast: Uncharted crime and mayhem in the music industry. https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ And: Taylor, longtime Swiftie, and the sister of Roy Green Show Technical Producer, Tom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor Sylvain Charlebois, @foodprofessor, posts to X/Twitter about online posters and calls to organize a "Steal from Loblaws Day" on May 12. Professor Charlebois reminds "this is not only ridiculous. It's criminal." We will, on this program, describe this as an outageous attempt to organize a 'national day of looting.' Then: What do you say about the attempt to organize a "Steal from Loblaws Day" across Canada? Do you believe you have a responsibility to intercede if any theft occurs in your presence? Guest: Professor Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri Foods lab at Dalhousie University. https://x.com/FoodProfessor/status/1781424299405889635 And: Callers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Usually we might expect national reaction to a federal budget to have run its course several days following the budget's release. Not so this time as this past week's budget remains a topic of direct engagement and challenge. From doctors to Canada's business community, the federal budget is being hammered as a prime jewel of financial misfires. Guest: Professor Eric Kam. Macroeconomics. Toronto Metropolitan University. https://thebusinesscouncil.ca/publication/tax-and-spend-budget-will-inhibit-growth/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leger national poll of recent immigrants to Canada (past 10 years) reveals interesting views from these immigrants about federal Liberals immigration targets. 42% say immigration target numbers are too high. Slightly more than 1/3rd say numbers are about right, 7% said numbers are too low and 17% expressed no opinion. In your view are Canada's immigration numbers too high and impact too heavily on healthcare, housing and social programs, or would you and your family benefit from an increase in the annual influx of newcomers to Canada? Guest: Andrew Enns, executive vice president, Leger Marketing, from Winnipeg. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/recent-immigrants-think-canada-s-immigration-targets-are-too-high-prefer-tories-to-liberals-poll/ar-AA1netyd And: Callers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stanley Cup playoffs underway and the first Canadian team which saw action, the Maple Leafs were spanked 5-1 by the Boston Bruins last night. What's ahead? What are the most unforgettable moments in SC playoffs over the years? And how knowledgeable are you about the pursuit of the Stanley Cup? And do you have a Stanley Cup playoffs question you believe you might be able to stump our guest with? Guest: Liam Maguire, as seen on Hockey Night in Canada. The world's #1 NHL historian, author of four books, including his most recent The Real Ogie. Story of Goldie Oglethorpe. @Liams_hockey on X. https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2022/03/16/local-hockey-legend-liam-maguire-parlays-love-of-hockey-into-a-one-of-a-kind-career-5159456/ And: Callers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s podcast: Did Israel attack Iran Thursday in retaliation for Iran's missile and drone strike against Israel. Israel is not saying and Iran claims drones launched from within its borders were shot down, thereby setting aside a requirement for the shooting by the two principal regional opponents to continue. Perhaps. Guest: Israel's Ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed. In this week's federal budget the commitment by the Liberals and Justin Trudeau was made to build 4 million homes by 2031. Is that even remotely possible? Guest: Shane Wenzel. President/CEO of Shane Homes in Calgary. Shared with us last year that home buyers who had placed down payments on new homes were so financially stressed they were walking away from their under construction homes and willing to forfeit their deposits which Shane Wenzel was refunding his stressed buyers. Frontline Canadian doctors are fed up with being forced by government bureaucrats/bureaucracy into turning more money over to government (witness capital gains change in 2024 fed budget). Doctors letter writing campaign begins, led by our guest. Guest: Dr. David Edward-Ooi Poon. Family physician, Public Health and Preventative Medicine physician. Founder, Professional Corporation Advocates. Beginning letter-writing campaign by MDs. We talk Stanley Cup playoffs which begin tonight, leading to the opening game of the Stanley Cup final series on June 3. There is increased hope that a Canada-based NHL team will hoist the Stanley Cup. That has not happened since 1993, when the Montreal Canadiens, led by their Captain Guy Carbonneau won the final series against the Los Angeles Kings 4 games to 1, after having eliminated the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres and Quebec Nordiques, winning 16 games and losing only 3. Guest: Guy Carbonneau. Captain. Montreal Canadiens, 1993. --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig 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

Did Israel attack Iran Thursday in retaliation for Iran's missile and drone strike against Israel. Israel is not saying and Iran claims drones launched from within its borders were shot down, thereby setting aside a requirement for the shooting by the two principal regional opponents to continue. Perhaps. Guest: Israel's Ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's federal budget the commitment by the Liberals and Justin Trudeau was made to build 4 million homes by 2031. Is that even remotely possible? Guest: Shane Wenzel. President/CEO of Shane Homes in Calgary. Shared with us last year that home buyers who had placed down payments on new homes were so financially stressed they were walking away from their under construction homes and willing to forfeit their deposits which Shane Wenzel was refunding his stressed buyers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frontline Canadian doctors are fed up with being forced by government bureaucrats/bureaucracy into turning more money over to government (witness capital gains change in 2024 fed budget). Doctors letter writing campaign begins, led by our guest. Guest: Dr. David Edward-Ooi Poon. Family physician, Public Health and Preventative Medicine physician. Founder, Professional Corporation Advocates. Beginning letter-writing campaign by MDs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk Stanley Cup playoffs which begin tonight, leading to the opening game of the Stanley Cup final series on June 3. There is increased hope that a Canada-based NHL team will hoist the Stanley Cup. That has not happened since 1993, when the Montreal Canadiens, led by their Captain Guy Carbonneau won the final series against the Los Angeles Kings 4 games to 1, after having eliminated the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres and Quebec Nordiques, winning 16 games and losing only 3. Guest: Guy Carbonneau. Captain. Montreal Canadiens, 1993. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How is the rising tension in the Middle East being viewed by western nations and by NATO? What are the fears and is the situation less tense today? Guest: Dr. Christian Leuprecht. Professor at Queen's University and the Royal Military College. Fellow at the NATO College in Rome. Author: Polar Cousins: Comparing Antarctic and Arctic Geostrategic Futures. Published by the University of Calgary Press. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not quite the Tower of London, but the first time since 1913 a Canadian citizen was escorted by the parliamentary Sergeant-at-Arms, replete with sword, to the house of commons to be "admonished" by the parliamentary speaker and 'forced' to answer questions from MPs and after the RCMP had executed a search warrant at his property. This time it was the partner at GC Strategies Kristian Firth and over the ArriveCan app questions he refused to answer at the ethics committee earlier this year. Guest: Michael Barrett. CPC MP and shadow minister for ethics and accountable government. Was present for Kristian Firth's admonishment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allan Schoenborn, who killed all three of his children, Kaitlyn 10, Max 8 and Corden 5 years of age 16 years ago, was declared 'not criminally responsible' because of mental illness and has been held the last 14 years at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam, British Columbia. Schoenborn's first hearing before the'annual' review board in two years this week descended into chaos, including seeing his lawyer walking out of proceedings. Schoenborn has also changed his name and wants a publication ban on his new name placed into effect. Meanwhile, according Dave Texeira, family friend and representative for the children, Schoenborn remains violent, but with already granted 28 days unescorted passes into the community. What's next? Guest: Dave Texeira. Family friend and representative for the interests of Kaityln, Max and Corden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ready to fill up your vehicle with gas or diesel? Stand by for prices not seen since 2022. Partly due to the higher cost of summer blended gasoline, partly due to the rising price of oil and partly due to the April 1, rising carbon tax. Guest: Dan McTeague. President: Canadians for Affordable Energy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices