What needs to change in the culture of the RCMP? How will the U.S. handle its opioid "public health emergency"? What can Albertans expect from Jason Kenney's United Conservative Party?
The Roy Green Show · Global News / Curiouscast
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The Roy Green Show
Former federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney has won the leadership of Alberta's United Conservative Party.
Guest: John Himpe, Corus Alberta reporter
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Canadian Neil Bantleman has been imprisoned in Indonesia since 2014. He was convicted of sex crimes against three minors who attended the Jakarta Intercultural School where he taught.
However, some crucial pieces of evidence in the case have come into question, throwing significant doubt on Bantleman’s guilt.
Recently, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Bantleman’s family and has promised to take action.
Guest: Guy Bantleman, brother of the convicted Canadian
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President Donald Trump has declared the opioid crisis a “public health emergency” in the United States.
But what kind of action will be taken and how will it affect up to 110 million Americans who are suffering from chronic pain?
Guests: Richard Lawhern, PhD. Corresponding Secretary, Alliance for the Treatment of Intractable Pain, http://www.face-facts.org/lawhern
Jessica, cardiology nurse practitioner in Texas and a pain patient who is longer allowed to prescribe certain pain medications in an outpatient setting
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Two Canadian long-time chronic pain patients share their stories of enduring terrible pain and the difficulties they’ve faced obtaining the only medication that provides relief and quality of life.
Guests: Dan, military veteran in Ontario
Barb, Saskatchewan
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RCMP Inspector Stephen Gloade has come forward with concerns about our national police force. He believes that senior management is failing employees, and that mental health issues are not being properly addressed.
Meanwhile, Atoya Montague’s court date has been repeatedly set back, seriously impacting her finances. But she has continued her legal challenge against the RCMP for the sexual harassment and sexual abuse that she has accused management of tolerating.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is preparing to appoint a new RCMP Commissioner. Will this bring a change to the organization’s culture, or will the issues raised go unaddressed?
Guests: RCMP Inspector Stephen Gloade
Atoya Montague
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