Thoughts of a Humboldt Bronco’s father after truck driver sentencing; CPC leader Andrew Scheer on the turmoil among Liberals; Alberta votes; Correcting Ottawa; The U.S. reacts

The Roy Green Show Podcast

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Jaskirat Singh-Sidhu, the semi-truck driver responsible for the crash between the truck he was driving and the Humboldt Broncos bus, was sentenced to eight years in prison. Sixteen people were killed and thirteen more were injured. Scott Thomas, Father of 18 year old Broncos Forward, Evan, spoke with Singh-Sidhu after the truck driver pleaded guilty. Mr. Thomas joins the show to share his thoughts on the sentencing.

Andrew Scheer, leader of the Conservative Party, joins Roy to discuss the tumultuous events in Ottawa over the past week – including the Justice Committee shutting down the SNC investigation, the former parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Celina Caesar-Chavannes leaving the Liberal Party caucus to sit as an independent MP, Jane Philpott’s claim to Paul Wells of Maclean's that there is much more that should be heard about the SNC-Lavalin scandal,  former attorney general Jody Wilson Raybould, and much more.

Scott Newark, head of the Ontario Office for Victims of Crum, give his reaction to the prison sentence for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu.  Appropriate? And then Scott weighs in on the politics of the SNC-Lavalin case, and how to get past them.

The Alberta election campaign is underway as the province readies to choose its next government on April 16. Is launching a personal attack on Jason Kenney the Only realistic chance for the NDP?  What will Albertans focus on?

The Mueller report is filed and no new indictments are to come after a long and very expensive investigation into whether there was collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 U.S. federal election.  There seems to be satisfaction coming from the White House, and frustration coming from mainstream U.S. media and celebrities. Roy gets more on this from Fran Coombs

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Guests:

Scott Thomas

Andrew Scheer,  leader of the Conservative Party of Canada

Scott Newark, Former Alberta prosecutor. Former head of the Ontario Office for Victims of Crime – he was executive officer for the Canadian Police Association, as well as senior policy advisor to a federal Minister for Public Safety

Licia Corbella, columnist with the Calgary Herald.

Fran Coombs, Managing editor of national U.S. polling firm Rasmussen Reports and former editor of the Washington Times

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