Why is gasoline more expensive in Canada than in the U.S.? Has the Liberal government kept its promises to First Nations communities? And an exclusive interview with Bonice Thomas

The Roy Green Show

Roy talks to Bonice Thomas and Gord Bibby in an exclusive interview with the family of Robert Hall, the man who was beheaded by the ISIS-affiliated terror group Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines.

 

Recently, Robert Hall's sister Bonice was flown to Ottawa for meetings with cabinet ministers and senior RCMP officers. She met with Trudeau, as well as Global Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland. Both of them made promises to make changes and improve how they deal with these situations.

 

How well are those commitments being kept?

 

Guests: Bonice Thomas, sister of Robert Hall      

Gord Bibby, cousin of Robert Hall

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Two years ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to visit the Attawapiskat First Nation, but that visit has yet to happen.

 

For years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal government have promised to offer help improve the living conditions in Canada’s First Nations communities, but many find that the efforts that have been delivered on have been underwhelming.

 

Guest: Bruce Shisheesh, former chief of Attawapiskat

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Why is money from American organizations going toward Canadian environmental groups that oppose the building of new pipelines?

 

Vivian Krause followed the money trail. She joins us to detail who in the U.S. is contributing to Canadian anti-pipeline groups and how this is harming the Canadian economy.

 

Guest: Vivian Krause, @FairQuestions, wrote on the topic for the Financial Post

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Why is gasoline so much more expensive in Canada than gasoline in the U.S.?  Is it just taxes? If so, is it just that Americans would not put up with gasoline taxes the way Canadians seem to?

 

Guest: Dan McTeague, Principal analyst with GasBuddy.com

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