Five former attorneys general call for RCMP investigation into PMO, re: JWR; Trudeau’s approval rating lower than Trump’s; Alberta votes; Crime in Canada; Francois Legault pushes on with Quebec secularism law

The Roy Green Show Podcast

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Five former Canadian attorneys general wrote an open letter to RCMP Commissioner, Brenda Lucki, calling for an investigation into interference by the Prime Minister's Office/Justin Trudeau with former federal attorney general, Jody Wilson-Raybould, concerning criminal charges laid against SNC-Lavalin.
Meanwhile, according to a poll by Ipsos, Justin Trudeau now has a lower approval rating than Donald Trump, with the Tories way ahead. Trudeau appears to have suffered more damage from the SNC-Lavalin scandal than U.S. President Donald Trump has from the Russia collusion investigation.  If the Canadian federal election were held today, the new PM would be Andrew Scheer. 

The Alberta election crosses into April and closes in on the big day. A leading Alberta political science professor, Duane Bratt, offers his reviews of the various party campaigns, the mood and what the intentions of the electorate are. 

Former Alberta Prosecutor and executive officer of the Canadian Police Association, Scott Newark gives his perspective on multiple criminal law cases evolving here in Canada – such as Joshua Boyle’s criminal trial, the SNC-Lavalin case, what is happening with Admiral Mark Norman, and the information that Correctional Service Canada is releasing high risk offenders.

Quebec Premier Francois Legault is pressing ahead with his party legislation which bans the wearing of religious symbols by any public servant in the province. He argues that the legislation enshrines the secular nature of Quebec society, but Federal political leaders have all denounced the law, with the exception of the Bloc Quebecois. Julius Grey is a human and civil rights lawyer in Montreal who represented the Sikh student who argued in court that it was his right to wear a kirpan to school. Roy gets Grey’s take on the ban.

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Guests:

Peter MacKay, Former attorney general/federal Minister of Justice.

Darrell Bricker, Global President/CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs; Co-author of ‘Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline’

Duane Bratt. Professor political science, Mount Royal University, Calgary.  Editor: Orange Chinook (detailing what led to the NDP Alberta win in 2015).

Scott Newark. Formr AB prosecutor, executive officer Canadian Police Association; head of Office for Victims of Crime (ON), adjunct professor Simon Fraser University.

Julius Grey. Human/civil rights lawyer in Montreal

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