The Roy Green Show Podcast - Irregular border crossing, Where your gas money goes, And Ontario's Auditor General on the provincial deficit

The Roy Green Show Podcast

The Financial Accountability Office says Ontario's deficit will jump to almost $12 billion this year as a result of higher spending in the Liberal government’s 2018 budget and weak revenue gains.

This announcement comes a week after Ontario’s auditor general declared that the provincial deficit is nearly double the amount stated by the Wynne government.

Guest: Bonnie Lysyk, Ontario auditor general
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Michelle Rempel, Conservative Member of Parliament and Immigration critic, is accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of failing to take the issue of illegal border crossers seriously. She joins Roy to share her insight on the issues surrounding the Canadian border, including the new refugee camp Canada is creating.

Roy and Michelle Rempel also discuss her confrontation with federal Minister of Finance Bill Morneau at a Status of Women committee hearing on the gender based analysis of a national carbon tax.

Guest: Michelle Rempel, Canadian Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament
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Toronto Sun columnist Candice Malcolm is reporting on the Trudeau government’s controversial Canada Summer Jobs Grant allegedly funding Islamic groups with ties to terrorism. She also went to the Quebec-New York border crossing at Roxham Road to see just how severe the illegal border crossing issue is.

Guest: Candice Malcolm, Toronto Sun columnist
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TD Bank research shows that over a 7 year period, the Canadian economy lost $117 billion by being essentially forced to sell our oil at a major discount to the United States. This apparently happened because Canada lacks the pipeline infrastructure to directly transport exportable oil to ports on the East and West coasts.

Guest: Frank McKenna, Deputy Chair of TD Bank, former Canadian Ambassador to the U.S., former Premier of New Brunswick​
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While all of Canada is suffering from soaring gas prices, it's hitting consumers in Vancouver particularly hard. Mike Smyth explains why prices are so high and gives his input on the issue.

Guest: Mike Smyth, talk host with CKNW, and Columnist for The Province

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