Is gun violence a public health issue? Does Trudeau think Canada is racist? Is Canada prepared for legalized marijuana?

The Roy Green Show

 

The horrific mass shooting at a Florida high school is only one of a multitude of examples of gun violence in recent history.

 

Should gun violence – and violence in general – be treated as a public health issue? One international program is seeing great success by treating violence this way. 

 

Guest:  Dr. Gary Slutkin, professor of epidemiology and international health & infectious disease specialist at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, CEO and founder of CureViolence.org

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School shootings have claimed lives in both the U.S. and Canada. How can we understand why these horrible incidents happen and what makes the shooters commit these acts?

 

Guest: Dr. Frank Farley, L.H. Carnell Professor of Psychological Studies in Education, Temple University, Philadelphia, former president of the American Psychological Association

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On several occasions involving race, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a public remark saying that "Canadians must do better” – or some variation of this phrase. Most recently, he said this after a reportedly all-white jury reached a verdict of not guiltyf or farmer Gerald Stanley in the shooting death of Colten Boushie.

 

"Canadians must do better." What does he mean by this? Is the Prime Minister accusing white Canadians of being racist?

 

Guest: Karlene Nation, senior media & social media specialist with OneNationPR Inc., former CTV diversity reporter in Toronto, decades of experience in Canadian media

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Canadians will now have to wait until August - possibly even September - to legally purchase recreational marijuana. Senator Denise Batters is concerned that the legislation isn’t ready and has questioned the government's argument that regulating marijuana will make it more difficult for young people to get ahold of it. Guest: Senator Denise Batters, Saskatchewan

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After a week of surprising developments in the race for Leadership of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, Roy has a follow-up conversation with candidate Doug Ford.  

 

Guest: Doug Ford, leadership candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

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Should drunk drivers who kill face more severe penalties than they do right now? A national e-petition is calling for the minimum sentencing to be increased.

 

Guest: Markita Kaulius, founder of Families for Justice, her 22-year-old-daughter was killed by a drunk driver who received the usual drunk drivers who kill 'slap on the wrist' sentence

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