Roy Green Show
6,422 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsRoy Green’s resume is outstanding. He is a three time consecutive winner of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters national Gold Ribbon award, Canada’s most prestigious broadcast award. Listeners need not read his resume to know that Roy is a passionate advocate for the average Canadian, with an unshakable desire for justice and a deep and abiding love for his country. No wonder Roy’s show has been cited by Canada’s parliamentary newspaper as required listening for federal politicians. You can also listen to the Roy Green Show live on these stations: 900 CHML Hamilton, Global News Radio 640 Toronto, 980 CFPL London, 680 CJOB Winnipeg, 630 CHED Edmonton, 770 CHQR Calgary, 980 CKNW Vancouver, 650 CKOM, 980 CJME, & Radio NL.
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June 10: Bill from BC, Living in a Car with his Spouse for the Last Year Plus
June 10, 2023 21:22 - 6 minutesBill and his wife are also living in their car in B.C. and have been for the last year-plus Guest: Bill. Bill and his wife are also living in their car in B.C. and have been for the last year-plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 10: Tim Danson, How do we in Canada Feel About Capital Punishment for the Worst of the Worst?
June 10, 2023 21:20 - 9 minutesOntario premier Doug Ford mused about Bernardo "this SOB needs to be in maximum security 23 hours a day. As a matter of fact, I'd go one step further. That one hour he's out should be in the general population (intent is clear. Inmates committee at Joyceville prison told me during a live broadcast inside the prison about what happens to mass child killers if released into a general population, speaking then about B.C. child serial killer Clifford Olson "he would be murdered." How do we in C...
June 10: Prof Sylvain Charlebois, Bank of Canada Raises Interest Rate to 4.75%.
June 10, 2023 21:18 - 10 minutesBank of Canada raises interest rate to 4.75%. Highest in 22 years and Canadians are hurting and worrying. How is this affecting food security? Guest; Professor Sylvain Charlebois. Founder of the AgriFoods lab and professor at Dalhousie University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 10: Borys Wrznewskyj, Trudeau is meeting with Zelenskyy in Ukraine during surprise visit.
June 10, 2023 21:16 - 10 minutesGlobal News: Trudeau is meeting with Zelenskyy in Ukraine during surprise visit. Guest: Borys Wrznewskyj. Former Liberal MP. Invited to sith with Trudeau during president Zelenskyy's address to the Canadian parliament last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 10: John Wright, Canadians Don't Intend to Retire
June 10, 2023 21:14 - 8 minutesCanadians don't intend to retire. Maru poll. Guest: John Wright. Snr Vp, Maru poll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 10: John Zogby, Donald Trump First U.S. President in History to Face Criminal Indictment
June 10, 2023 21:12 - 7 minutesDonald Trump becomes the first U.S. president in history to face criminal indictment and if convicted could receive prison time. Guest: John Zogby. Founder of John Zogby Strategies multi decade polling firm in the U.S. Op ed contributor to Forbes and the Washington Examiner, co-host with his son Jeremy of The Zogby Report podcast and author of We Are Many, We Are One. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 10: Lorne Rubenstein, PGA/LIV Tours Merger and the Canadian Open Enters the Weekend with Canadians in Contention
June 10, 2023 21:10 - 10 minutesThe PGA/LIV tours merger and the Canadian Open enters the weekend with Canadians in contention. Guest: Lorne Rubenstein. Inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. Golf columnist and author. Books include: Unprecedented, The Masters and Me, Tiger Woods and Lorne Rubenstein. - Moe and Me: Encounters with Moe Norman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Guest: Michael Cooper. CPC shadow minister for Democratic Renewal and member of the parliamentary procedures committee (quizzed Johnston)
June 10, 2023 21:08 - 11 minutesGrowing fear and reality of homelessness. Homeowners facing major mortgage increases if variable. - Rents are hugely more expensive and rental properties dwindling in number. Last Sunday we spoke with B.C. former business owner Peter now living in his car. Guest: Michael Cooper. CPC shadow minister for Democratic Renewal and member of the parliamentary procedures committee (quizzed Johnston) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 10: Tim Richter CAEH, Growing Homelessness in Canada
June 10, 2023 21:06 - 8 minutesGrowing fear and reality of homelessness. Homeowners facing major mortgage increases if variable. - Rents are hugely more expensive and rental properties dwindling in number. Last Sunday we spoke with B.C. former business owner Peter now living in his car. Guest: Tim Richter. Founder/CEO Canadian Association to End Homelessness (CAEH) (may have good news about Peter in Kelowna by then) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 10: Don Edwards, Fmr NHL/Team Canada Goalie, His Parent’s Killer Out of Prison
June 10, 2023 21:03 - 16 minutesAs the national outrage continues over the moving of Paul Bernardo from Millhaven maximum security prison in Ontario to a medium security institution in Quebec where mainly sex offenders are incarcerated, it must be brought into and remain in the mind of Canadians that Canada's justice system is opening prison doors to convicted murderers. Or preparing to. Guest: Don Edwards. Former NHL star goaltender with the Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs and Team Canada is writing his...
June 10: Prof Michael Mehta, Wildfires in Canada
June 10, 2023 21:03 - 6 minutesWildfires in Canada: Public perceptions of risk, air quality and health, disaster preparedness and lessons learned from previous wildfires. Guest: Professor Michael Mehta. Geography and Environmental Studies. Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, B.C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Roy Green Show Podcast, June 4: Pierre Poilievre, on Johnston Report, Election Interference & More. – Yves Giroux, Responds to Fed Gov Saying His Reports are Unbalanced. – Jason Tetro, The Germ Guy. – Peter, Fmr Business Owner in BC, Living in His Car.
June 04, 2023 21:30 - 55 minutesToday’s podcast: Discussion of issues such as the Johnston Report, Carbon tax, Election issues and more. Guest: Pierre Poilievre. Conservative Party of Canada leader. The Clean Fuel Regulation of the Trudeau government analyzed by the Parliamentary Budget Officer. The PBO calls the CFR "broadly regressive" and says its price increase for gasoline and diesel will by the time it's fully implemented in 2030 be more hurtful to lower-income households in Canada. Environment Minister Steven Guilbe...
June 4: Scott Newark. Fmr Prosecutor on Bernardo and Bail Reform.
June 04, 2023 21:22 - 17 minutesMore on Paul Bernardo being moved from maximum security prison in Ontario to medium security institution in Quebec. Following the trail established by Bernardo's ex-wife and abductor and killer of teenage girls Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy? We’ll also get into bail and justice reform initiatives. Also: China's interference in Canada. Scott Newark has long issued concerns about Beijing activities Guest: Scott Newark. Fmr Alberta Crown Prosecutor, exec officer Canadian Police Association, ...
June 4: Vice-Adm Mark Norman, On the Incident Involving a Chinese Warship's near Collision with a US Destroyer.
June 04, 2023 21:18 - 4 minutesGlobal News: “China nearly hitting U.S. warship is ‘clearly provocative’: ex-navy head.” Guest: Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. Former Commanding Officer, Royal Canadian Navy. Former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 4: Paul Palango, on the Nova Scotia Wildfires - Including the Halifax Fire Which Destroyed up to 200 Structures
June 04, 2023 21:14 - 6 minutesNova Scotia wildfires. Massive wildfires, including the Halifax fire which destroyed up to 200 structures, including 150 subdivision homes is now 85% contained, although the province's largest wildfire, Shelburne County south of Halifax, continues to burn out of control. The province was blessed with heavy rain yesterday. What was it like for citizens who faced evacuation? Guest: Paul Palango. Joins us from Chester, N.S. He faced evacuation and has strong criticism of the Nova Scotia governme...
June 4: Tom Korski, Blacklock's Reporter, On the Week in Ottawa.
June 04, 2023 21:10 - 18 minutesBlacklock's Reporter. On the week in Ottawa. (And what a week). Guest: Tom Korski. Exec editor. Blacklock's Reporter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 4: Pierre Poilievre. Leader Conservative Party of Canada
June 04, 2023 21:03 - 15 minutesDiscussion of issues such as the Johnston Report, Carbon tax, Election issues and more. Guest: Pierre Poilievre. Conservative Party of Canada leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 4: Yves Giroux, The Clean Fuel Regulation of Trudeau Gov analyzed by Parliamentary Budget Officer.
June 04, 2023 21:02 - 16 minutesThe Clean Fuel Regulation of the Trudeau government analyzed by the Parliamentary Budget Officer. The PBO calls the CFR "broadly regressive" and says its price increase for gasoline and diesel will by the time it's fully implemented in 2030 be more hurtful to lower-income households in Canada. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault calls the PBO report "unbalanced" and Gerald Butts, Justin Trudeau's former advisor ripped the report as "incompetence on climate change." - As well, Guilbeault ac...
June 4: Jason Tetro. The Germ Guy.
June 04, 2023 21:01 - 11 minutesIn 2013, England's chief medical officer warned of a health "armageddon" as bacteria learn to overcome antibiotics and new drugs aren't available to counteract the situation. She said "antibiotics are losing their effectiveness at a ratte that is both alarming and irreversible, similar to global warming. TGhe apocalyptic scenario is that when I need a new hip in 20 years I'll die from a routine infection because we've run out of antibiotics." Ten years later the World Health Organization warn...
June 4: Peter, Fmr Business Owner in BC, Living in His Car
June 04, 2023 21:00 - 15 minutesWe'll call him Peter in B.C. A former business owner who sent me a disturbing email about an issue not talked about on radio "when China interference and Alberta election dominates". He wrote about how housing unaffordability and household debt is talked about a great deal, as are maxxed out credit cards, etc. Then Peter wrote "I hear nobody talking about all the Canadians who are ALREADY living in their vehicles. I am one of those Canadians living in vehicle. It's brutal! It's tiring. And it...
Roy Green Show Podcast, June 3: Jeff Storey, Makes 911 Call to Save Roy’s Life. – SK Prem Scott Moe, Challenges Trudeau Gov. – CPC MP Michael Cooper, Opposition Calls on Johnston to Step Down. – Dr. Shayegun, Men’s Health: Danger of Ignoring Symptoms.
June 03, 2023 21:30 - 48 minutesToday’s podcast: Signing on again after 2+ months. Two hospital stays, 4 days in ICU and surgery. On March 31, Jeff Storey saved my life by making a 911 call for a police wellness check on me. Police officers had me rushed to hospital where E.R. doctors initially weren't sure I would survive. I have zero recollection of any of this or the three days leading to Jeff making the 911 call. Jeff Storey did what he does so well and that is make a decision and take action. Jeff stepped forward in a...
June 3: Duff Conacher, Democracy Watch to File a Complaint Against the Appointment of David Johnston
June 03, 2023 21:19 - 10 minutesDemocracy Watch to file a complaint against the appointment of David Johnston as special rapporteur on the question of a public inquiry into China interference in Canada's election process Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder of Democracy Watch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 3: David Akin, Chief Political Correspondent for Global News, on Chinese Warship's Near Collision with American Destroyer
June 03, 2023 21:16 - 8 minutesGlobal News: “Chinese warship nearly hits U.S. destroyer in Taiwan Strait during joint Canada-U.S. mission” David Akin. Chief political correspondent Global News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 3: Scott Newark, Fmr AB Crown Prosecutor, National Outrage Over Convicted Murderer Paul Bernardo Transfer Quietly from Maximum Security Prison
June 03, 2023 21:13 - 6 minutesNational outrage over convicted murderer of teens Kristen French, Leslie Mahaffy and Tammy Homolka, Paul Bernardo transferred quietly from maximum security prison in Ontario to medium security institution in Quebec. (I know the French and Mahaffy families well and moderated the memorial service for Kristen and Leslie at Leslie's mother's request at a church in Burlington, Ontario). Guest: Scott Newark. Fmr AB Crown Prosecutor, Vice Chair and Special Counsel for the Ontario Office for Victims ...
June 3: Olexander Scherba, Fmr Ukraine Ambassador to Austria, Ukraine is Ready to Launch its Counteroffensive Against Russia
June 03, 2023 21:10 - 15 minutesIn an interview published by the Wall Street Journal today Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky stated Ukraine is ready to launch its counteroffensive against Russia's military in Ukraine. "We strongly believe we will succeed".... "we are going to do it and we are ready" Zelensky told the WSJ. Guest: Olexander Scherba. Former Ukraine Amnbassador to Austria, Ambassador at Large following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014 and author of "Ukraine vs Darkness: Undiplomatic Thoughts." Joins u...
June 3: Jeff Storey makes 911 call. Saves Roy Green's life
June 03, 2023 21:04 - 10 minutesSigning on again after 2+ months. Two hospital stays, 4 days in ICU and surgery. On March 31, Jeff Storey saved my life by making a 911 call for a police wellness check on me. Police officers had me rushed to hospital where E.R. doctors initially weren't sure I would survive. I have zero recollection of any of this or the three days leading to Jeff making the 911 call. Jeff Storey did what he does so well and that is make a decision and take action. Jeff stepped forward in a situation he asse...
June 3: SK premier Scott Moe challenges Trudeau Gov
June 03, 2023 21:04 - 16 minutesA testy exchange between federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe. Guilbeault stating if SK refuses to follow environmental edicts from Ottawa concerning the operation of coal plants in the province beyond 2030, it will be a violation of Canadian Criminal Law. Premier Moe responds he will make sure the people of Saskatchewan, when they flip a switch, will have access to heat and hydro during the worst of winter and if that's a criminal law violation th...
June 3: CPC MP Michael Cooper. Opposition Calls on David Johnston to Step Down.
June 03, 2023 21:04 - 8 minutesThe controversy swirling around the appointment of David Johnston as the federal government's special rapporteur on China interference in Canadian elections. As well, Johnston's refusal to step down from the role after the House of Commons majority vote calling on him to do so. Guest: Michael Cooper. Conservative Party of Canada shadow minister for Democratic Reform Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 3: Dr. Bobby Shayegun, Urologist. Men's Health and Danger of Ignoring Symptoms.
June 03, 2023 21:03 - 15 minutesMen's health and specifically men's prostate health. Where does prostate health and prostate ill health, including cancer, rank as far as men's health is concerned? - What must every man (and the people who care about him) understand about prostate health? - What are the symptoms of prostate ill health? - How is prostate health treated from an initial minor irregularity to metastatic prostate cancer? - New drugs and procedures are increasingly being introduced into treating prostate issues, i...
Roy Green Show Podcast (w guest host Arlene Bynon), May 28: Phil Gurski, Johnston Report Fallout. – Glenn Morrison, Radio Enthusiasts Prep for Disaster. – Marc Henry, Numbers in Alberta Election. – Alan Cross, Legacy of Tina Turner.
May 28, 2023 21:30 - 56 minutesToday’s podcast: The Johnston report and what this means for Canada moving forward Guest: Phil Gurski, President and CEO Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Vintage radio enthusiasts prepping for disaster Guest: Glenn Morrison, president of the Desert Radio Amateur Transmitting Society, a Palm Springs-based club dedicated to everything ham radio. What the numbers are showing right now for the Alberta election Guest: Marc Henry with thinkHQ, a Calgary based polling company A look back in...
May 28: Lori Williams, The Alberta Election, What are we Expecting to See From the Polls?
May 28, 2023 21:10 - 7 minutesAlberta election, what are we expecting to see from the polls? Guest: Lori Williams, political scientist with Mount Royal university Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28: Phil Gurski, The Johnston Report and What This Means for Canada Moving Forward
May 28, 2023 21:03 - 16 minutesThe Johnston report and what this means for Canada moving forward Guest: Phil Gurski, President and CEO Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28: Glenn Morrison, Vintage Radio Enthusiasts Prepping for Disaster
May 28, 2023 21:02 - 16 minutesVintage radio enthusiasts prepping for disaster Guest: Glenn Morrison, president of the Desert Radio Amateur Transmitting Society, a Palm Springs-based club dedicated to everything ham radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28: Marc Henry, What the Numbers are Showing Right Now for the Alberta Election
May 28, 2023 21:01 - 10 minutesWhat the numbers are showing right now for the Alberta election Guest: Marc Henry with thinkHQ, a Calgary based polling company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28: Alan Cross, On the Legacy of Tina Turner
May 28, 2023 21:00 - 15 minutesA look back into the career and legacy of Tina Turner Guest host: Alan Cross, broadcaster with Q107 and 102.1 the Edge and a commentator for Global News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Roy Green Show Podcast (w guest host Arlene Bynon), May 27: Bryan Passifiume, Week in Politics. – Charles Burton, The Johnston Report on Election Interference. – Barry Choi, Household Dept on the Rise. – Allan Melvin, Droughts and Farmer Worries.
May 27, 2023 21:30 - 44 minutesToday’s podcast: The Week in Politics and the Johnston Report. Guest: Bryan Passifiume. National Post Reporter. More Thoughts on the Johnston Report and What Comes Next. Guest: Charles Burton, Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute. According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada now has the highest level of household debt in the G7, with mortgages making up 75% of money owed. Guest: Barry Choi, Finance Expert. A Nova Scotia farming group have raised concerns abou...
May 27: Dave Chetan, Economist, University of Alberta, How Canadians are Dealing with Household Debt.
May 27, 2023 21:16 - 10 minutesAccording to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada now has the highest level of household debt in the G7, with mortgages making up 75% of money owed. Guest: Chetan Dave. Economist, University of Alberta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 27: Carrie Tait, Globe and Mail Reporter, Outlook on the Alberta Election
May 27, 2023 21:10 - 17 minutesThe ongoing Alberta Election. Guest: Carrie Tait. Globe and Mail Reporter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 27: Bryan Passifiume, The Week in Politics and the Johnston Report
May 27, 2023 21:03 - 7 minutesThe Week in Politics and the Johnston Report. Guest: Bryan Passifiume. National Post Reporter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 27: Charles Burton, More Thoughts on the Johnston Report and What Comes Next
May 27, 2023 21:02 - 14 minutesMore Thoughts on the Johnston Report and What Comes Next. Guest: Charles Burton, Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 27: Barry Choi, Finance Expert, Household Debt is on the Rise in Canada
May 27, 2023 21:01 - 8 minutesAccording to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Canada now has the highest level of household debt in the G7, with mortgages making up 75% of money owed. Guest: Barry Choi, Finance Expert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 27: Allan Melvin, Sixth-Generation Farmer, Droughts and Farmer Worries
May 27, 2023 21:00 - 17 minutesA Nova Scotia farming group have raised concerns about how much water they’ll be able to use for agriculture amid a dry spring. Guest: Allan Melvin, a sixth-generation farmer from the Annapolis Valley and President of the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Roy Green Show Podcast (w guest host Martin Strong), May 21: Simon Harvey, Another Rate Hike? – Prof Éric Lavigne, AB Wildfires & Risks of Bad Air Quality. – Björn Benneke, Did we find a new planet like Earth? – Carmi Levy, The Future of Twitter.
May 21, 2023 21:30 - 48 minutesToday’s podcast: Canada’s economy - will there be another rate hike? Guest: Simon Harvey, Head of FX Analysis at Monex. CBC News reported AB having the worst air quality in the world due to the smoke from the ongoing AB wildfires. Our guest Professor Lavigne was among the authors on an international study which found Canadians have the highest relative risk of respiratory mortality resulting from wildfire pollution. Guest: Éric Lavigne Adjunct Professor, School of Epidemiology & Public Healt...
May 21: Prof Moshe Lander, Concordia University. Why does everyone want to buy the Ottawa Senators?
May 21, 2023 21:10 - 11 minutesWhy does everyone want to buy the Ottawa Senators? Guest: Moshe Lander, economics professor at Concordia University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 21: Simon Harvey, Head of FX Analysis at Monex. Will There Be Another Rate Hike?
May 21, 2023 21:03 - 12 minutesCanada’s economy - will there be another rate hike? Guest: Simon Harvey, Head of FX Analysis at Monex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 21: Prof Éric Lavigne, AB Wildfires, and the Risks of Bad Air Quality
May 21, 2023 21:02 - 15 minutesCBC News reported AB having the worst air quality in the world due to the smoke from the ongoing AB wildfires. Our guest Professor Lavigne was among the authors on an international study which found Canadians have the highest relative risk of respiratory mortality resulting from wildfire pollution. Guest: Éric Lavigne Adjunct Professor, School of Epidemiology & Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, and Part-time Professor in the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences at the University of O...
May 21: Björn Benneke, Professor of Astrophysics, New Earth-Like Planet Discovered by Canadians.
May 21, 2023 21:01 - 6 minutes90 light years away from our solar system, a new exoplanet was discovered covered in volcanoes. The planet is around the same size as Earth, is potentially able to support life and was discovered by Canadian astronomers. Guest: Björn Benneke, Professor of Astrophysics, Head of Astronomy Group, Department of Physics, Université de Montréal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 21: Carmi Levy. The future of Twitter, Elon Musk and the “glass cliff”.
May 21, 2023 21:00 - 17 minutesElon Musk has stepped down as CEO of Twitter, and announced Linda Yaccarino, a highly regarded advertising executive from NBC Universal, will be taking his place. We talk with Carmi Levy on the future of Twitter, Elon Musk and the “glass cliff”. Guest: Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Roy Green Show Podcast (w guest host Martin Strong), May 20: Geraint Harvey, WestJet strike averted. – Blake Lough, Alberta Wildfires Update. – Nooshin Warren, Politics In Advertising. – Pawan Jain, ChatGPT-Powered Wall Street.
May 20, 2023 21:30 - 59 minutesSome good news for travelers this long weekend- WestJet has reached a last minute deal with their pilots yesterday, narrowly avoiding a strike. Guest: Geraint Harvey, DANCAP Private Equity Chair in Human Organization and Professor of Human Resource Management at Western University Alberta wildfires continue to rage across the province this weekend. Global News reporting Alberta parks closed this long weekend over the wildfire risk. This puts a bit of a damper on campers in Alberta, who were a...
May 20: David Macdonald, senior economist at CCPA. What is a Child-Care Desert?
May 20, 2023 21:10 - 17 minutesWith the introduction of $10-a-day child-care programs across Canada, more parents have better access to daycare for their children, though the obvious hurdle is the available space for this recent influx. A Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) study published this past week found almost half of younger Cdn children live in a “child-care desert”. That means a postal code that has more than three children for every single licensed space. David Macdonald, co-author of the study and se...