How important are police officers in schools? What do you need to know about Constable John Davidson? Will Canada soon be overwhelmed with refugee claimants?

The Roy Green Show

The Toronto District School Board voted to end a program in which police officers were stationed in Toronto public schools, even though a majority of students and parents expressed a desire for the program to continue.

Guest: Gerri Gershon, TDSB trustee who voted against ending the police in schools program

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Constable John Davidson, a police officer in Abbotsford, B.C., was beloved by high school students whose schools he patrolled.

He was killed while on duty earlier this month and thousands of people attended a memorial in his honour.

Guest: Janet Brown, CKNW reporter in Vancouver

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What should governments do to deal with citizens who go abroad to fight for terrorist organizations like the Islamic State group?

 

The United States, United Kingdom, France and Australia are sending special military forces to Syria and Iraq to hunt down and kill citizens of those countries who joined ISIS before they have the chance to return home.

Meanwhile, Canada’s federal government is offering counseling and has enacted legislation that will safeguard Canadian citizenship for convicted terrorists who are dual citizens.

Guest: Scott Newark, former security adviser to the governments of Canada and Ontario, now a security and justice policy analyst and adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University

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Will Canada have to deal with an overwhelming number of refugee claimants from Haiti and Central America who fear being expelled from the United States by President Donald Trump?

Guest: Richard Kurland, immigration lawyer in Vancouver, has advised both the provincial government of Quebec and the federal government of Canada

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