Roy Green Show Podcast (w guest host Arlene Bynon), April 30: Prof Christian Leuprecht, Recaps Politics of the Week. – Matt Hatfield, Bill C-11 Becomes Law. – Walter Shapiro. Trump, Biden & State of American Politics. – Michael Kempa, Policing in Ontario.

Today’s podcast:

Sudan, Ukraine, Defense, a look into the politics of the week.

Guest: Christian Leuprecht, political science professor at Queen’s University.

The controversial Bill C-11 has passed its final vote in the Senate this past Thursday, and when becoming law will force digital platforms like Netflix and YouTube to contribute financially to Canadian content. The bill has seen a lot of push back from many platforms including YouTube, but what is the effect on Cdns and what their favourite platforms?

Guest: Matt Hatfield, Campaigns Director with Open Media.

Looking down to the political landscape of the United States. President Joe Biden saying he’s going to run for a second term. At the same time, former president Donald Trump looking like he is going to get the nomination for the Republican Party. What’s going on in American Politics?

Guest: Walter Shapiro, American journalist, writer and columnist.

The Ford government has said they’ll introduce a number of new measures to boost lagging police recruitment numbers this Tuesday, including eliminating a post-secondary education requirement to be hired as an officer, along with covering the costs of mandatory training.

Guest: Michael Kempa, Associate Professor of Social Science and Criminology at the University of Ottawa.

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Host – Arlene Bynon  

Executive Producer – Kelsey Campbell  

Content Producer – Demi Knight

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor

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