Trudeau gov crushing energy business; Quebecers prefer AB oil/pipelines; Former Lib MP says Trudeau is destroying social programs/healthcare; BC Mayor calls out federal gov; Ford gov in ON stumbling?

The Roy Green Show Podcast

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Bob Mitchell is an Albertan and a 45-year veteran of the Alberta oil fields. Mr. Mitchell has traveled the world's oil producing regions. After several conversations with him about the challenges of being in the oil sands business, Roy invited him on the show, to share a message for his fellow Canadians.

Last weekend, Premiers Jason Kenney of Alberta and Blaine Higgs of New Brunswick both spoke on the program about equalization payments to Quebec and the Premier of Quebec Francois Legault maintaining he doesn't want oil from the West crossing the province in a new state-of-the-art pipeline (Energy East) delivering such oil & products to New Brunswick’s Irving refinery in St. John.

A look back to last December and a Leger poll of Quebec residents for the Montreal Economic Institute on the issue of Alberta oil and a pipeline crossing the province shows a very different picture as Quebecers support both Alberta oil and a pipeline. It’s time to revisit the results of the Leger poll.

Will TMX be the final pipeline for Canada? And have C-69 and C-48 kneecapped Canada's economy? Running $20 billion deficits with the national debt approaching $700 billion (in supposed good times) where will the revenue come from to pay for Canada's social programs, health care, pensions and more with the Canadian energy industry (AB & SK) locked up, while foreign energy (oil) remains welcome in tanker-happy Eastern Canada?

A Canadian mayor is sounding the alarm … again. Mayor Lori Ackerman of the City of Fort St. John, British Columbia appeared before Canada's Senate on May 13 this year during the Senate hearings on Bill C-69. With the Canadian Senate signing off on C-69 (the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act) and C-48 the oil tanker ban bill (B.C.), what awaits?

Global News broke the story of controversial appointments made by Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office. They include 26-year-old Tyler Albrecht, a friend of the son of, until yesterday, Ford's Chief of Staff Dean French. Albrecht's job would have consisted of being an agent-general for Ontario based in New York City and would came with a $164,000 salary. Global News also found another possible connection exists between French and Taylor Shields, who’s based in London and is a cousin of French's wife. Both appointments were cancelled by the Ontario Premier.
And the Danforth mass shooting in Toronto leaves many questions unanswered. Roy’s guest has focused his coverage on the shooting and subsequent police investigation since it took place.

Guests:

Bob Mitchell

Germain Belzile, Senior Associate Researcher with the Montreal Economic Institute

Dan McTeague. Senior petroleum analyst at Gasbuddy.com, and former Liberal MP of 18 years 

Lori Ackerman, Mayor of Fort St. John, B.C.

Joe Warmington, Columnist with the Toronto Sun.

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