Roy Green Show

A report released on Friday by Statscan shows 8.7 million Canadians, or 22.9 per cent of the national population reported some level of food insecurity in 2022. An increase of almost 1.8 million people from the previous year.  Guest: Professor Valerie Tarasuk. Lead investigator of the University of Toronto's household food insecurity research program PROOF. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While taking calls after our interview with Prof. Tarasuk, we spoke with a man identifying himself as Derek from Edmonton. He told us about a family he knows in rural Alberta struggling so greatly with food insecurity that the parents often skip meals to make sure their kids can eat. The story touched Roy's heart, and the hearts of our listeners. Guest: Derek, a caller from Edmonton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global News reported this past Tuesday "Budget 2024 failed to spark 'political reboot' for Liberals, polling suggests." Guest: Darrell Bricker. CEO, IPSOS Public Affairs. Conducted exclusive polling on the issue for Global news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Canadian Medical Association continues to insist the capital gains tax changes introduced in the 2024 federal budget will ham physician recruitment and retention across Canada. Guest: Dr. Joss Reimer. President-elect, Canadian Medical Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are the Edmonton Oilers positioned to dispatch the Los Angeles Kings from the Stanley Cup playoffs? And what makes the Oilers a special team this year with the potential to end the 30-year drought of Canadian NHL teams winning the Cup? Guest: Cam Moon. regular season NHL play-by-play voice of the Oilers on 630 CHED. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast: PM Justin Trudeau on Wednesday challenged Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe saying "good luck with that" concerning the premier's decision to no longer collect the federal carbon tax and remit to Ottawa, adding CRA is "very, very good at getting money it is owed." What does the Saskatchewan premier say in response to the challenge be Mr. Trudeau? Guest: Scott Moe. Premier. Saskatchewan. Replies to PM. Questions linger over the Umar Zameer first degree murder charge in the death of Toronto police Detective Constable Jeffrey Northrup and reaction to the trial of Mr. Zameer which came to an end last Sunday with a not guilty jury verdict, as well as the trial judge's "deepest apologies" expressed to Mr. Zameer. Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw's statement following the verdict that police "were hoping for a different outcome" has caused the Canadian Civil Liberties Association to engage and on Thursday the CCLA wanted to know what steps the Toronto Police Services Board will take to ensure the Ch

PM Justin Trudeau on Wednesday challenged Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe saying "good luck with that" concerning the premier's decision to no longer collect the federal carbon tax and remit to Ottawa, adding CRA is "very, very good at getting money it is owed." What does the Saskatchewan premier say in response to the challenge be Mr. Trudeau? Guest: Scott Moe. Premier. Saskatchewan. Replies to PM  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Questions linger over the Umar Zameer first degree murder charge in the death of Toronto police Detective Constable Jeffrey Northrup and reaction to the trial of Mr. Zameer which came to an end last Sunday with a not guilty jury verdict, as well as the trial judge's "deepest apologies" expressed to Mr. Zameer. Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw's statement following the verdict that police "were hoping for a different outcome" has caused the Canadian Civil Liberties Association to engage and on Thursday the CCLA wanted to know what steps the Toronto Police Services Board will take to ensure the Chief and other police members will not "publicly malign bail decisions or criminal verdicts in the future." Toronto Police Service has responded, saying the chief "has stated numerous times that he supports the justice system and accepts the decision by the jury."  Comments made by Ontario premier Doug Ford, who described bail issued to Mr. Zameer as "completely unacceptable." Ford has since said his statement was base

Why are university students in both Canada and the United States, as well as in Europe particularly engaging in "Jew hatred?" The clinical term is antisemitism, but really in the post secondary environments it is blatant Jew hatred which I for one never expected to experience at all in Canada, let alone at the level we're witnessing. We're going to speak with Jewish Canadians both today and tomorrow and one of our guests tomorrow was the specific target of vicious and intimidating Jew hatred.  Guest: Professor Eric Kam. Usually our go-to macroeconomics professor dealing with our national and personal economies, but today back to speak about Jew hatred on university campuses and one in particular. His university campus. Toronto Metropolitan University. Three weeks ago Professor Kam joined us with Emma, a Jewish student of his who feels empowered after discussing the issue of antisemitism at TMU with Professor Kam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A different Trudeau on the Green Show. Two weeks ago we pre-recorded an interview with Sophie Gregoire Trudeau about her new book "Closer Together, Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other. The interview was embargoed until this past Tuesday, April 23, the publication date for the Sophie Gregoire Trudeau's book. We posted the interview to the program web page and to 'X'.  She, by the way, did not say "no" to my invitation that she co-host one program with me. Guest: Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, author, Closer Together, Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three weeks ago we spoke with Toronto Metropolitan University Jewish student Emma and her Jewish professor and our program economics contributor Eric Kam about blatant antisemitism Jewish students at TMU are subjected to. Since then a lawsuit has been launched by a student and former employee of TMU against the university claiming $1.3 million in damages arguing TMU has become a "poisoned antisemitic learning and working environment." Last November Toronto law firm Diamond and Diamond initiated a class action lawsuit against Toronto Metropolitan University and its student union alleging both groups repeatedly have failed to address a "well-documented history of antisemitism on the TMU campus." This lawsuit represents all current Jewish TMU students, as well as Jewish students who attended TMU between 1998 and 2021.  Guest: Sandra Zisckind, founding partner, at Diamond and Diamond LLP (DiamondLaw.ca) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Stanley Cup playoffs continue with four Canadian teams still in the running, the Winnipeg Jets among them. Let's talk about the Jets and their chances of going deep into the playoffs this year. Not a great experience for the Jets last night as the Colorado Avalanche scored 5 times in the third period to take a 2-1 games lead in the series with the Jets. Guest: Paul Edmonds. Play-by-play voice of the Winnipeg Jets on 680 CJOB, Winnipeg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What kind of week has it been in the nation's capital? We find out from Blacklock's Reporter's editor. Guest: Tom Korski, editor, Blacklock's Reporter.        Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy Green's interview with Sophie Grégoire Trudeau on her newly-released memoir "Closer Together: Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s podcast: Antisemitism growth/expansion in Canada. https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/kinsella-anti-israel-protesters-becoming-more-radical-openly-embracing-terror-groups Guest: Warren Kinsella. Was special assistant to Jean Chretien, now president/CEO of the Daisy Group, crisis management/communication @WarrenKinsella on Twitter/X. Opion columnist.   The Taylor Swift domination of pop music. New release Tortured Poets Department with more than a dozen unexpected tracks. Why Taylor Swift? Other acts who matched or came close to matching her appeal, current and/or past. And her legion of international 'Swifties' fans. Name origin and why do they wear the number 13? Also, we get to speak with an actual Swiftie. Taylor, the aptly named sister of our show’s technical producer, gives the fan’s perspective on the draw of Taylor Swift. Guests: Alan Cross. Host of the syndicated The Ongoing History of New Music and A Journal of Musical Things. New podcast: Uncharted crime and mayhem in the music indus

Antisemitism growth/expansion in Canada. https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/kinsella-anti-israel-protesters-becoming-more-radical-openly-embracing-terror-groups Guest: Warren Kinsella. Was special assistant to Jean Chretien, now president/CEO of the Daisy Group, crisis management/communication @WarrenKinsella on Twitter/X. Opion columnist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Taylor Swift domination of pop music. New release Tortured Poets Department with more than a dozen unexpected tracks. Why Taylor Swift? Other acts who matched or came close to matching her appeal, current and/or past. And her legion of international 'Swifties' fans. Name origin and why do they wear the number 13? Also, we get to speak with an actual Swiftie. Taylor, the aptly named sister of our show’s technical producer, gives the fan’s perspective on the draw of Taylor Swift. Guests: Alan Cross. Host of the syndicated The Ongoing History of New Music and A Journal of Musical Things. New podcast: Uncharted crime and mayhem in the music industry. https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ And: Taylor, longtime Swiftie, and the sister of Roy Green Show Technical Producer, Tom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor Sylvain Charlebois, @foodprofessor, posts to X/Twitter about online posters and calls to organize a "Steal from Loblaws Day" on May 12. Professor Charlebois reminds "this is not only ridiculous. It's criminal."  We will, on this program, describe this as an outageous attempt to organize a 'national day of looting.' Then: What do you say about the attempt to organize a "Steal from Loblaws Day" across Canada? Do you believe you have a responsibility to intercede if any theft occurs in your presence? Guest: Professor Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri Foods lab at Dalhousie University. https://x.com/FoodProfessor/status/1781424299405889635 And: Callers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Usually we might expect national reaction to a federal budget to have run its course several days following the budget's release. Not so this time as this past week's budget remains a topic of direct engagement and challenge. From doctors to Canada's business community, the federal budget is being hammered as a prime jewel of financial misfires. Guest: Professor Eric Kam. Macroeconomics. Toronto Metropolitan University.  https://thebusinesscouncil.ca/publication/tax-and-spend-budget-will-inhibit-growth/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leger national poll of recent immigrants to Canada (past 10 years) reveals interesting views from these immigrants about federal Liberals immigration targets. 42% say immigration target numbers are too high. Slightly more than 1/3rd say numbers are about right, 7% said numbers are too low and 17% expressed no opinion. In your view are Canada's immigration numbers too high and impact too heavily on healthcare, housing and social programs, or would you and your family benefit from an increase in the annual influx of newcomers to Canada? Guest: Andrew Enns, executive vice president, Leger Marketing, from Winnipeg. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/recent-immigrants-think-canada-s-immigration-targets-are-too-high-prefer-tories-to-liberals-poll/ar-AA1netyd And: Callers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices