Roy Green Show Podcast, Dec 16: SK premier Scott Moe. Battle with Trudeau gov continues. – Prof Eric Kam. Interest rate and inflation down in '24? – Israel Amb. Iddo Noed. Israel war with Hamas. – Adm. Mark Norman. under equipped CAF a danger to Canada.

Today’s podcast:
A strained relationship between the province of Saskatchewan and the federal government continued to become increasingly challenged in 2023, resulting in the province passing the Saskatchewan First Act, designed to protect the province from constitutional overreach by the federal government. Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe told us repeatedly the Trudeau government was engaged in attacks on the province over Ottawa's energy policy which was endangering national unity. - Has the situation eased at all, or should we expect ever more acrimony in 2024?
Guest: Scott Moe. Premier. Saskatchewan.
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem yesterday said inflation may be getting close to the bank's target of 2% by the end of next year, and while not making a commitment did say as well the BOC is increasingly confident interest rates will not have to be moved higher in order to get prices back under control. The Canadian economy shuddered in 2023 with the Bank of Canada repeatedly raising interest rates and inflation climbing so significantly a many Canadians told pollsters they are "tapped out" and 40% lose sleep each night worrying about their personal financial reality, Canadian homeowners in large numbers have concerns they will not be able to afford their homes as mortgage rates climb. Canadians are living with $2.4 trillion debt according to Equifax as 2023 comes to a close. Are we headed into a 2024 recession? Are we experiencing a recession now (even if its not technical)? Is the BOC's Governor's prognosis real or pie in the proverbial sky?
Guest: Professor Eric Kam. Macroecnomist. Toronto Metropolitan University.
As Israel, in response to the October 7 Hamas murder, rape and kidnapping assault inside its borders continues its war on Hamas and faces an increasingly hostile international response with calls supporting Genocide of Jews and annihiliation of Israel, Canada voted this week in support of a U.N. resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire. A motion which did not mention Hamas, a designated by Canada terrorist organization by name. Nevertheless, does Israel have concern it is, by the nature of its military assault on Gaza in pursuit of Hamas' leaders, becoming increasingly isolated internationally and compromising positive engagement with governments in the region developed over decades?
Israel's Ambassador to Canada declared the Trudeau government's support of the U.N. motion to be "naive."
Guest: Iddo Moed. Israel's Ambassador to Canada.
Canadian armed forces (CAF) lack of world class war-fighting equipment in this increasingly unstable world significantly alarms one of Canada's most decorated and respected military leaders.
(CAF members forced to purchase off the shelf personal gear)..
In March of this year our guest delivered a major speech at the annual Conference of Defence Associations Institute in Ottawa to which he provided me exclusive access and during which he warned "we are not taking defence and secuirity seriously in this country and our way of life is jeopardy as a result."
Guest: Vice Admiral Mark Norman (ret'd). Former Commander, Royal Canadian Navy and Vice Chief of the Defence Staff.
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Host/Content Producer – Roy Green
Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay
Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor
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Today’s podcast:

A strained relationship between the province of Saskatchewan and the federal government continued to become increasingly challenged in 2023, resulting in the province passing the Saskatchewan First Act, designed to protect the province from constitutional overreach by the federal government. Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe told us repeatedly the Trudeau government was engaged in attacks on the province over Ottawa's energy policy which was endangering national unity. - Has the situation eased at all, or should we expect ever more acrimony in 2024?

Guest: Scott Moe. Premier. Saskatchewan.

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem yesterday said inflation may be getting close to the bank's target of 2% by the end of next year, and while not making a commitment did say as well the BOC is increasingly confident interest rates will not have to be moved higher in order to get prices back under control. The Canadian economy shuddered in 2023 with the Bank of Canada repeatedly raising interest rates and inflation climbing so significantly a many Canadians told pollsters they are "tapped out" and 40% lose sleep each night worrying about their personal financial reality, Canadian homeowners in large numbers have concerns they will not be able to afford their homes as mortgage rates climb. Canadians are living with $2.4 trillion debt according to Equifax as 2023 comes to a close. Are we headed into a 2024 recession? Are we experiencing a recession now (even if its not technical)? Is the BOC's Governor's prognosis real or pie in the proverbial sky?

Guest: Professor Eric Kam. Macroecnomist. Toronto Metropolitan University.

As Israel, in response to the October 7 Hamas murder, rape and kidnapping assault inside its borders continues its war on Hamas and faces an increasingly hostile international response with calls supporting Genocide of Jews and annihiliation of Israel, Canada voted this week in support of a U.N. resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire. A motion which did not mention Hamas, a designated by Canada terrorist organization by name. Nevertheless, does Israel have concern it is, by the nature of its military assault on Gaza in pursuit of Hamas' leaders, becoming increasingly isolated internationally and compromising positive engagement with governments in the region developed over decades?

Israel's Ambassador to Canada declared the Trudeau government's support of the U.N. motion to be "naive."

Guest: Iddo Moed. Israel's Ambassador to Canada.

Canadian armed forces (CAF) lack of world class war-fighting equipment in this increasingly unstable world significantly alarms one of Canada's most decorated and respected military leaders.

(CAF members forced to purchase off the shelf personal gear)..

In March of this year our guest delivered a major speech at the annual Conference of Defence Associations Institute in Ottawa to which he provided me exclusive access and during which he warned "we are not taking defence and secuirity seriously in this country and our way of life is jeopardy as a result."

Guest: Vice Admiral Mark Norman (ret'd). Former Commander, Royal Canadian Navy and Vice Chief of the Defence Staff.

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Host/Content Producer – Roy Green

Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay

Podcast Co-Producer – Matt Taylor

If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast!

https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/

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