Roy Green Show

As the pro-Palestine, pro-Hamas, Jew-hatred demonstrations continue and occupations exist at universities and colleges in Canada and the U.S. our guest's op ed asks 'Why is only Israel wrong when it defends itself?' Guest: Dr. David Bercuson. Director emeritus of the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary. Member of the Aristotle Foundation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The University of Toronto occupation. Students? Mostly not? Why are the tents still there? What next? Guest: Joe Warmington. Toronto Sun.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two Ontario byelections this week and in both cases premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives won easily over the Liberal and NDP candidates. A precursor to the upcoming federal election?  Will area codes 416 and 905 in the federal go-round, be it later this year or next year not be sending Liberals or NDP candidates in any appreciable numbers to Ottawa? Will 416 and 905 align with Western Canadian voters who often complain Canada's most populous province pushes aside the voting of the West? We asked this question of Darrell Bricker, CEO of IPSOS Public Affairs. Then, we take calls from the 905 and 416 area codes in Ontario, who are firm in voting intent in the next federal election. Guest: Darrell Bricker. CEO, IPSOS Public Affairs.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kenny Chiu, former CPC MP for the B.C. riding of Steveston - Richmond East. China interference could have impacted the result of of the 2021 election in the riding which saw Mr. Chiu lose his seat according to yesterday's interim report. Beijing targeted Mr. Chiu on social media, etc. Guest: Kenny Chiu. Former CPC MP, Steveston-Richmond  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s podcast: Just released Dalhousie Agri-foods laboratory study shows almost 60% of Canadians regularly eat food beyond its 'best before' date, with 23% doing so regularly. Among Millenials 41% believe they have become ill after eating potentially unsafe food products in the past year. And Canada's food sector falling behind that of the U.S. in wholesale and industrial prices. Might Canadian companies pull the plug and exit Canada for the United States?  Guest: Professor Sylvain Charlebois. Director Dalhousie University Agri-Foods laboratory.   Jew-hatred continues to roil across Canada.  Guests: Melissa Lantsman. CPC Deputy leader and Jewish Toronto MP who had a bitter exchange with PM Trudeau during Question Period when Trudeau responded to a challenge by Lantsman by accusing Conservative MPs of "standing with people who wave swastikas."  And:  David Sachs. Jewish Federation of Ottawa. After leaving a Muslim-Jewish interfaith event on parliament hill, Sachs was identified as Jewish by pro-Palestinian

Just released Dalhousie Agri-foods laboratory study shows almost 60% of Canadians regularly eat food beyond its 'best before' date, with 23% doing so regularly. Among Millenials 41% believe they have become ill after eating potentially unsafe food products in the past year. And Canada's food sector falling behind that of the U.S. in wholesale and industrial prices. Might Canadian companies pull the plug and exit Canada for the United States?  Guest: Professor Sylvain Charlebois. Director Dalhousie University Agri-Foods laboratory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jew-hatred continues to roil across Canada.  Guests: Melissa Lantsman. CPC Deputy leader and Jewish Toronto MP who had a bitter exchange with PM Trudeau during Question Period when Trudeau responded to a challenge by Lantsman by accusing Conservative MPs of "standing with people who wave swastikas."  And:  David Sachs. Jewish Federation of Ottawa. After leaving a Muslim-Jewish interfaith event on parliament hill, Sachs was identified as Jewish by pro-Palestinian demonstrators and was swarmed, requiring a police escort to leave the area. Sachs is engaged in combatting antisemitism by the Jewish Federation of Ottawa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global News: "B.C. to ban drug use in all public places in major overhaul of decriminalization." Premier David Eby on Friday made a formal request to Health Canada for changes to its exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act as the 3 year experiment with decriminalization falters. Guest: Dr. Brian Conway. Medical director and infectious diseases specialist at the Vancouver Infectious Diseaes Centre. East-side of Vancouver. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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