The B.C. LNG megaproject, and Jagmeet Singh’s by-election try; A UK parliamentary vote Tuesday may turn Brexit upside down; B.C. couple charged for hogtying man they accuse of grooming 13-year-old daughter for sex; police at your door 2 hours after you've driven demanding a breathalyzer

The Roy Green Show Podcast

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What impact may last week's protests against the British Columbia LNG megaproject have, along with images of heavily armed police removing First Nations protesters?  And how will these events affect Prime Minister Trudeau and Premier Horgan? They both have enthusiastically tied their flags to the project. And what should we expect from the upcoming by-election in Burnaby for federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. Could Singh lose and throw the party into leadership chaos?

Tuesday's vote in the British parliament could sink the government of Prime Minister Theresa May and possibly lead to a general election and a repeat of the Brexit referendum.  Some of May's own Conservative MPs and the speaker of the British parliament have turned on her. Canada is meanwhile holding informal trade talks with the U.K. which would become formal if Britain exits the EU at the end of March.

A B.C. couple is criminally charged after hog-tying a man they accuse of trying to lure their 13-year-old daughter into sex. Former Alberta Prosecutor Scott Newark weighs in on the story, and shares his experience working with the Toronto Sex Crimes division of the Toronto police. And then we turn our attention to Canada's new drunk driving law.
Yesterday Toronto criminal lawyer Ari Goldkind defended police having the right to demand a breathalyzer at your home up to two hours after you're alleged to have driven.  If you drove sober, had a drink or two in the two hours after you arrived home and a breathalyzer is required by law, you could find yourself charged with DUI.

Guests:

Mike Smyth, Political columnist with the Vancouver Province, host on CKNW Global News Radio

Professor emeritus Alan Sked, with London School of Economics; founder of UKIP, the political party which gave birth to the Brexit movement

Scott Newark, Former Alberta prosecutor, former executive director of the Ontario Office for Victims of crime and former executive director of the Canadian Police Association, now Professor at Simon Fraser University.

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