How destructive could an electromagnetic pulse be? Why raise minimum wage? What is happening to chronic pain sufferers in Canada?

The Roy Green Show

Against a backdrop of overdose deaths caused by illegal opioids, there are chronic pain patients who have long been prescribed opioids in order to make life bearable. Many are experiencing difficulty renewing their opioid prescriptions because doctors fear retribution from medical organizations and governments for taking care of their patients.

Guests: Marvin Ross, writer on health issues for Huffington Post Canada, including the column “Ontario’s War on Pain Patients”

Barry Ulmer, Executive Director of the Chronic Pain Association of Canada
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Raising the minimum wage is a controversial issue in a number of Canadian provinces, notably Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.

Guest: Julie Kwiecinski, Ontario director of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, sits on the CFIB's national minimum wage committee
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A Gravis Marketing poll was conducted in Alabama in relation to the sexual assault accusations against Republican candidate for Senate, Judge Roy Moore.

Guest:  Doug Kaplan, President and CEO of Gravis Marketing
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If an electromagnetic pulse – or EMP – were detonated high above the United States and/or Canada, it would destroy power grids, as well as civilian critical infrastructure and bring an end to 21st century life as we know it. The projection is that 90% of life would be wiped out.

Is North Korea capable of this kind of attack on North America?

Guest: Dr. Peter Vincent Pry, executive director of the Congressional Task Force on National and Homeland Security and Chief of Staff of the Congressional EMP Commission

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