Tragic, horrific attacks on mosques in New Zealand; Liberals shut down an emergency meeting looking to call JWR back to speak; The crisis chronic pain patients face daily

The Roy Green Show Podcast

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The world is reeling after a deadly attack on Muslim worshippers in New Zealand. The shootings at two mosques in Christchurch left 50 people dead and dozens injured. First, Roy is joined by Raheel Raza to try and comprehend the senseless violence that unfolded on Friday.
And then Roy is joined by Professor Mohammad Fadel, who is an expert on the subject of islamophobia, to speak about the political climate that has contributed to the rise of racist violence.

And houses of worship have seemingly become targets for those who wish to commit the most evil acts of violence. Imam Luqman Ahmed says that attacks like the ones in New Zealand on Friday are caused by misconceptions about Muslims and the Islamic faith. He joins the podcast to elaborate on this.

A Leger Marketing poll for the Journal de Montreal has found that more Quebec voters are beginning to turn away from the Liberals and are shifting their support to the CPC. The poll also found that support for the Greens has almost doubled, while the NDP, Bloc Quebecois and PPC are all seeing a decline in supporters. Roy gets more on this from Christian Bourque, Executive VP, Leger Marketing.
Meanwhile, the Liberals on the parliamentary justice committee quickly shut down an emergency meeting that was called by opposition parties who were looking to call Jody Wilson-Raybould back to speak before the committee. Yet in a letter to constituents on Thursday, Wilson-Raybould made it clear that she intends to run again as a Liberal Party candidate in the October federal election. Michael Cooper, CPC MP and member of the parliamentary justice committee speaks with Roy about these developments.

Graham is a 31-year-old Canadian who is suffering from chronic pain due to Lyme disease. He wrote a letter to Roy saying that his doctor is retiring and he’s afraid he’s going to become the next victim of the opioid epidemic. A British medical review revealed more than 25 million people globally die every year, spending their last moments in in severe pain because they have little or no access to opioid pain medication.
Kate Nicholson is and activist and former chronic pain patient as well as a former U.S. Justice Department civil rights attorney. She drafted the current regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and authored the op-ed piece: “Clampdown on opioids is hurting pain patients”, and contributed to a critical review "60 Minutes Fails to Represent Pain Patient Perspective.”
Roy has invited both Graham and Kate to share their stories, and their insights on the crisis those with chronic pain face on a daily basis.

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Guests:

Raheel Raza, consultant for Interfaith and Intercultural diversity, first Muslim woman in Canada to lead a mixed gender prayers, received a standing ovation in Canada's parliament for her speech - "Celebrating our differences"

Professor Mohammad Fadel, Associate Professor and Toronto Research Chair for the Law and Economics of Islamic Law, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto

Imam Luqman Ahmed, with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at of Canada

Christian Bourque, Executive VP, Leger Marketing

Michael Cooper, CPC MP and member of the parliamentary justice committee

Graham, chronic pain patient

Kate Nicholson, activist and former chronic pain patient, former U.S. Justice Department civil rights attorney, drafted the current regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, author of the op-ed piece: “Clampdown on opioids is hurting pain patients”, as well as contributing to a critical review "60 Minutes Fails to Represent Pain Patient Perspective

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