First-hand memories of the Civil Rights movement, Tougher sentences for drunk driving, Developments in the Barry and Honey Sherman homicide investigation

The Roy Green Show

"Why are we still fighting certain veterans groups in court? Because they're asking for more than we are able to give right now."

 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said those words during his town hall in Edmonton on Thursday. He was referring to the Equitas lawsuit, which sought to restore and protect disability pensions and benefits for veterans but was struck down late last year.

 

Now the veterans and legal team behind the lawsuit are looking to take their class action complaint to the Supreme Court of Canada.

 

 

Guests: Don Sorochan, lawyer who represented Canadian veterans in the Equitas lawsuit

Major Mark Campbell, PPCLI, lost both legs to an IED attack in Afghanistan, member of the Equitas lawsuit

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Roy is joined by Toronto Sun columnist Joe Warmington, who has written about a number of compelling stories recently.

 

Some of his columns have covered the latest developments in the homicide investigation into the deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman, as well as accused serial killer Bruce McArthur and how Toronto police allegedly found a man tied up on a bed in McArthur’s apartment when he was arrested.

 

Guest: Joe Warmington, Toronto Sun columnist

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Desiree is a former athlete, a mother of three and a chronic pain patient in the United States. Although she was functioning well on opioid medication, her prescription was recently cut dramatically and the pain has destroyed her ability to cope. Desiree says she plans to take her own life because the pain is unbearable.

 

 

 

Guest: Desiree and her husband Dave

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After Markita Kaulius lost her 22-year-old daughter to a drunk driver who served next to no time in prison, she formed the national Families for Justice Organization.

 

Kaulius and Alberta Conservative MP Michael Cooper have launched a national petition demanding tougher sentencing for anyone who takes a life while driving under the influence.

 

 

 

Guests: Markita Kaulius, from British Columbia

 

Alberta Conservative MP Michael Cooper

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(Contains Sensitive Language)

As Black History Month begins, race and racial issues are at the core of a great deal of unrest in the world.

 

Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals, icon of the U.S. Civil Rights movement, shares memories of being one of nine African American students who took part in the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, despite facing armed members of the National Guard in 1957.

 

Guest: Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals, Civil Rights activists, author of ‘March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine’ and ‘Warriors Don’t Cry’​

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