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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Episodes
Hour 1, Segment 1 and 2 - Omar Khadr gets $10.5 million and an apology.
July 08, 2017 18:49 - 19 minutesOmar Khadr got a payout of $10.5 million and an apology from the federal government. Guest: Scott Newark. Former Alberta Crown Prosecutor, Former executive director of the Canadian Police Association, Vice Chair of Ontario Office for Victims of Crime, Director of Operations for Investigative Project on Terrorism (Washingon, D.C.) and security policy advisor to the Governments of Canada and Ontario. Photo : (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
What does the NDP/Greens coalition's win in B.C. signify for the rest of Canada? Has U.S. President Donald Trump gone too far on Twitter? And more on chronic pain in Canada
July 02, 2017 22:23 - 58 minutesThe Roy Green Show Podcast There has been upheaval in British Columbia as Christy Clark’s Liberal government is replaced by an NDP/Greens coalition with a one seat majority. Guest: Charles Adler, talk host with the Corus Radio Network - U.S. President Donald Trump has been using Twitter to attack MSNBC morning show hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough. One of the panelists on the MSNBC morning show challenged Donald Trump to a fist fight behind a school.Two out of the three Beauti...
Hour 3, Segment 4 - Richard Lawhern
July 02, 2017 21:09 - 8 minutesRichard Lawhern is an activist for chronic pain patients in the U.S. His wife and daughter suffer from chronic pain.Guest: Richard Lawhern PhD(Photo: Toby Talbot/AP Photo) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 3, Segment 1, 2 and 3 - Dawn Rae Downton, Catherine and Marvin Ross
July 02, 2017 21:03 - 31 minutesA woman in a pain support group committed suicide because her medication for dealing with her crippling pain had been taken away. She was 30 years old. Guests: Dawn Rae Downton, chronic pain patient and journalist Catherine, chronic pain patient Marvin Ross, health columnist for the Huff Post Canada, author of the column: “B.C.'s New Opioid Standards Don't Respect Our Right To A Pain-Free Life”(Photo: Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...
Hour 2, Segment 4 - Callers
July 02, 2017 20:02 - 6 minutes - 5.84 MBRoy asks callers if they think Trump's tweeting is too much or if it hasn't changed their opinion of his abilities as a leader. (Photo: Evan Vucci/AP Photo) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 2, Segment 3 - Callers
July 02, 2017 19:52 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBRoy asks callers if they think Trump's tweeting is too much or if it hasn't changed their opinion of his abilities as a leader. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 2, Segment 2 - Callers
July 02, 2017 19:50 - 3 minutes - 3.62 MBRoy asks callers if they think Trump's tweeting is too much or if it hasn't changed their opinion of his abilities as a leader. (Photo: Evan Vucci/AP Photo) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 2, Segment 1 - Catherine Swift and Michelle Simson
July 02, 2017 19:45 - 15 minutesU.S. President Donald Trump has been using Twitter to attack MSNBC morning show hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough. One of the panelists on the MSNBC morning show challenged Donald Trump to a fist fight behind a school.Two out of the three Beauties join Roy to discuss the ongoing drama between Trump and the media.Guests: Catherine Swift and Michelle Simson(Photo: Andrew Harnik/The Associated Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 1, Segment 4 - Callers
July 02, 2017 18:57 - 5 minutes - 4.8 MBRoy asks callers if they're satisfied with the premiers of their respective provinces or Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (Photo: Justin Tang/The Canadian Press) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 1, Segment 3 - Callers
July 02, 2017 18:54 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBRoy asks callers if they're satisfied with the premiers of their respective provinces or Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (Photo: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 1, Segment 2 - Callers
July 02, 2017 18:32 - 3 minutes - 3.6 MBRoy asks callers if they're satisfied with the premiers of their respective provinces. (Photo: Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 1, Segment 1 - Charles Adler
July 02, 2017 18:25 - 15 minutesThere has been upheaval in British Columbia as Christy Clark’s Liberal government is replaced by an NDP/Greens coalition with a one seat majority. Guest: Charles Adler, talk host with the Corus Radio Network(Photo: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What is it like to be a Canadian by choice? Why is Canada appealing to newcomers? And more on our nation and the 150th anniversary of confederation
July 01, 2017 22:15 - 57 minutesThe Roy Green Show Podcast This is Roy Green's story about arriving in Canada as a 'reluctant' 13-year-old to becoming a 100% very proudly self-identified Canadian. - Following Iranian revolution in 1979, Marina was arrested at 16 years of age and spent two years in the notorious Evin political prison in Tehran where she was tortured and came very close to being executed. Eventually released, Marina came to Canada in 1991 and wrote her memoir, Prisoner of Tehran. In 2007 Marina recei...
Hour 3, Segment 3 and 4 - Beauties and the Beast
July 01, 2017 21:02 - 19 minutesTalking Canada for Canada 150. Guests: Catherine Swift. WorkingCanadians.ca Guest: Linda Leatherdale. Former 'Money' editor Toronto Sun. Guest: Michelle Simson. Former Liberal MP and Justin Trudeau seatmate during Question Period. Photo: (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sue Bailey) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 3, Segment 3 and 4 - Beauties and the Beast
July 01, 2017 21:02 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBTalking Canada for Canada 150. Guests: Catherine Swift. WorkingCanadians.ca Guest: Linda Leatherdale. Former 'Money' editor Toronto Sun. Guest: Michelle Simson. Former Liberal MP and Justin Trudeau seatmate during Question Period. Photo: (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sue Bailey) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 3, Segment 1 and 2 - Margot Young and Maxwell Cameron
July 01, 2017 20:36 - 19 minutesReflections of Canada: Illuminating our Opportunities and Challenges at 150 years. A book published by the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Thinking at the University of British Columbia. It contains 41 essays by some of Canada's most critical thinkers of the nation in which we live. The positive and the not so positive. Guest: Margot Young. Professor of law at UBC and co-editor of Reflections of Canada. Guest: Maxwell Cameron. Political science professor UBC. Learn more about you...
Hour 2, Segment 4 - Stacy and Kevin
July 01, 2017 20:11 - 6 minutesA year ago the massive wildfire which caused an evacuation and destruction of much of Fort McMurray resulted in Canadians donating $50 million through the Red Cross to their fellow Canadians from the Alberta community. Guests: Stacy and Kevin. Fort Mac residents and evacuees. Photo: (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 2, Segment 3 - Callers
July 01, 2017 19:51 - 14 minutesDo multi-generational Canadians support immigration numbers at 300,000 annually and are newcomers making a real effort to assimilate into Canada? Callers Photo: (Shelby Thom/Global News) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 2, Segments 1 and 2 - Mario Canseco
July 01, 2017 19:34 - 19 minutesImmigration is a constant issue in Canadian debate. What makes Canada appealing to newcomers? What countries were you considering applying to as an immigrant and what made you decide to choose Canada? Also; do multi-generational Canadians support immigration numbers at 300,000 annually and are newcomers making a real effort to assimilate into Canada? Guest: Mario Canseco. Immigrant from Mexico and vice president of Insights West polling firm. Photo: (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck) Learn ...
Hour 1, Segment 4 - Billy Bishop poster controversy.
July 01, 2017 19:09 - 4 minutesRoy addresses the controversy surrounding the poster at Billy Bishop Airport. Photo courtesy of Jenny McQueen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 1, Segment 3 - Marina Nemat
July 01, 2017 18:54 - 15 minutesFollowing Iranian revolution in 1979, Marina was arrested at 16 years of age and spent two years in the notorious Evin political prison in Tehran where she was tortured and came very close to being executed. Eventually released, Marina came to Canada in 1991 and wrote her memoir, Prisoner of Tehran. In 2007 Marina received the inaugural Human Dignity Award from the European Parliament. In '09 she wrote her second book, After Tehran: A Life Reclaimed. What is it like to be a Canadian by choi...
Hour 1, Segment 2 - A shout out to Canada's military.
July 01, 2017 18:31 - 4 minutesRoy offers a shout out to Canada's military on Canada 150. Photo: (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 1, Segment 1 - How Roy became a proud Canadian.
July 01, 2017 18:25 - 15 minutesThis is Roy Green's story about arriving in Canada as a 'reluctant' 13-year-old to becoming a 100% very proudly self-identified Canadian. Photo: (THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Sean Kilpatrick) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What training did the world record-breaking Canadian sniper go through, as a member of Joint Taskforce 2? What should Roy expect when he challenges a traffic ticket in court? How can Canadians prepare for treatment if they have been diagnosed with Cancer?
June 25, 2017 21:40 - 1 hourThe Roy Green Show Podcast Roy is going to traffic court, fighting a ticket alleging he failed to stop at a stop sign. Also, a Regina man was charged with speeding through construction zone at 183 kilometres per hour. What would be the penalty for that? Guest: Doug Morton, retired police officer from London, Ontario and paralegal - This week, the Canadian Cancer Society reported that nearly one in two Canadians is expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Guest: Dr. Davi...
Hour 3, Segments 3 and 4 - Dawn Rae Downton and Bob Haagenson
June 25, 2017 21:09 - 19 minutesDawn Rae Downton has revealed on the show that she has a suicide plan in place if the fentanyl she uses to deal with her chronic pain is significantly reduced or withheld. Her husband is aware of her plan. Guests: Dawn Rae Downton, journalist and chronic pain patient Bob Haagenson, Dawn’s husband and pain researcher(Photo: Tom Gannam/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 3, Segment 2 - Roy solo
June 25, 2017 20:53 - 2 minutes - 2.74 MBRoy reads correspondence from chronic pain patients. (Photo: Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 3, Segment 2 - Roy solo
June 25, 2017 20:53 - 3 minutesRoy reads correspondence from chronic pain patients.(Photo: Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 3, Segment 1 - Dr. Mary Redmond
June 25, 2017 20:32 - 16 minutesDoctors have been contacting Roy ever since he began tackling the issue of chronic pain patients being forced to endure reduced access to the medication they need to live a normal and pain-free life. Guest: Dr. Mary Redmond, pain specialist in the Ottawa area(Photo: Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 2, Segments 3 and 4 - Lt. Col. Steve Day
June 25, 2017 20:03 - 19 minutesA sniper from Canada's elite Joint Taskforce Two counter-terrorism unit shot dead an ISIS terrorist from a distance of 3540 meters (or 2.1 miles). It was a world record shot, beating the previous world record by more than 1000 meters. How does someone become accepted for Joint Taskforce Two and what are the special operators trained for? Guest: Lt. Colonel Steve Day, former Commanding Officer of Joint Taskforce Two(Photo: Getty Images/MILpictures by Tom Weber) Learn more about your ad cho...
Hour 2, Segments 1 and 2 - Dr. David Palma
June 25, 2017 19:31 - 19 minutesThis week, the Canadian Cancer Society reported that nearly one in two Canadians is expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Guest: Dr. David Palma, oncologist, cancer researcher at the Ontario Institute of Cancer Research, and author of "Taking Charge of Cancer: What You Need to Know to Get the Best Treatment"(Photo: Gerry Broome/AP Photo) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 1, Segment 3 - Callers
June 25, 2017 18:47 - 8 minutes - 7.64 MBRoy asks callers - have you been issued a traffic ticket you knew was unearned? And if so, did you fight it in court? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 1, Segment 2 - Callers
June 25, 2017 18:35 - 3 minutes - 2.9 MBRoy asks callers - have you been issued a traffic ticket you knew was unearned? And if so, did you fight it in court? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 1, Segment 1 - Doug Morton
June 25, 2017 18:30 - 16 minutesRoy is going to traffic court, fighting a ticket alleging he failed to stop at a stop sign. Also, a Regina man was charged with speeding through construction zone at 183 kilometres per hour. What would be the penalty for that? Guest: Doug Morton, retired police officer from London, Ontario and paralegal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Roy Green Show - June 24th, 2017
June 24, 2017 21:12 - 58 minutesDoctors have been contacting Roy ever since he began tackling the issue of chronic pain patients being forced to endure reduced access to the medication they need to live a normal and pain-free life. Guest: Dr. Mary Redmond, pain specialist in the Ottawa area A Canadian, Amor Ftouhi, was responsible for the terrorist knife attack on a police officer in Flint, Michigan. Guests: Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, former US Navy Lieutenant Commander, founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy a...
Hour 3, Segments 3 and 4 - Beauties and the Beast
June 24, 2017 21:10 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBRoy and the Beauties discuss the report of a Canadian sniper in Iraq shattering the world record for the longest confirmed kill, among other topics from the past week in news. Guests: Catherine Swift Linda Leatherdale Michelle Simson (Photo: Lars Hagberg/The Canadian Press) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 3, Segments 1 and 2 - Dr. Adrian Owen
June 24, 2017 20:57 - 19 minutesThe dying are still capable of seeing, hearing and understanding all that is said in their presence, even though it appears they cannot. 20% of patients who appear uncommunicative are able to see, hear and understand what is going on around them. Guest: Dr. Adrian Owen, Ph.D., Canadian Excellence Research Chair in Neuroscience and Imaging at the Brain and Mind Institute at Western University in London, Ontario and author of “Into the Grey Zone” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...
Hour 2, Segment 4 - Catherine Galliford
June 24, 2017 20:10 - 7 minutesFollowing one of a series of interviews with RCMP employed women – police officers & civilians – who have dealt with sexual harassment, a listener named Bob sent a dismissive email about the women, calling them "snowflakes." This angered Catherine Galliford, a former RCMP Corporal who sued and settled out of court a sexual harassment suit. Guest: Catherine Galliford(Photo: Global News file photo) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 2, Segment 3 - Colonel Peter Mansoor
June 24, 2017 19:54 - 12 minutesNorth Korea is about to launch another nuclear test. This comes after the North sent 22-year-old Otto Warmbier back to United States in a deep coma after sentencing him to hard labour for stealing a poster from a hotel wall. Upon arriving back in the U.S., Warmbier died. Will the U.S. have to deal with North Korea militarily? Guest: Colonel Peter Mansoor, former executive officer to U.S. Coalition Commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus(Photo: Jon Chol Jin/AP Photo) Learn more about your a...
Hour 2, Segments 1 and 2 - Gloria Allred
June 24, 2017 19:34 - 19 minutesBill Cosby's sexual assault trial ended in a mistrial with a hung jury. Now Cosby is planning a speaking tour on the subject of sexual assault. Guest: Gloria Allred, famed civil rights and women's rights lawyer from Los Angeles (one of her clients testified during the Cosby trial)(Photo: Matt Rourke/AP Photo) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 1, Segments 3 and 4 - Dr. Zuhdi Jasser and Raheel Raza
June 24, 2017 19:03 - 19 minutesA Canadian, Amor Ftouhi, was responsible for the terrorist knife attack on a police officer in Flint, Michigan. Guests: Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, former US Navy Lieutenant Commander, founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy and author of “Battle for the Soul of Islam” Raheel Raza, president of the council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow, Pakistani-Canadian journalist, and author of “Their Jihad, Not My Jihad”(Photo: Paul Sancya/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
Hour 1, Segment 1 - Dr. Mary Redmond
June 24, 2017 18:30 - 17 minutesDoctors have been contacting Roy ever since he began tackling the issue of chronic pain patients being forced to endure reduced access to the medication they need to live a normal and pain-free life. Guest: Dr. Mary Redmond, pain specialist in the Ottawa area(Photo: Rich Pedroncelli/The Canadian Press/AP) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why could the jury not reach a verdict in the trial of Bill Cosby? Is the United States in danger of real societal violence? How will the Canadian Government handle the resistance to their Opioid Guidelines?
June 18, 2017 21:54 - 1 hourThe Roy Green Show Podcast Dr. Stephen Nadeau is another physician who heard Roy’s interview with Federal Minister of Health Dr. Jane Philpott. Like other experts who have reached out to the show, he agrees with Roy’s position that chronic pain patients are seeing their opioid medications hugely reduced or eliminated with no evidence that these actions are warranted. Guest: Dr. Stephen Nadeau, scientist and neurologist with over 30 years in a U.S. tertiary care centre treating patien...
Hour 3, Segment 3 - Callers
June 18, 2017 21:13 - 9 minutes - 8.76 MBRoy asks callers if they think Bill Cosby guilty or not guilty. (Photo: Matt Rourke/AP Photo) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 3, Segment 2 - Callers
June 18, 2017 20:53 - 5 minutes - 4.73 MBRoy asks callers if they think Bill Cosby guilty or not guilty. (Photo: Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 3, Segment 1 - David Butt
June 18, 2017 20:25 - 14 minutesWhat caused the jury to be unable to reach a verdict in the Bill Cosby trial? How should the next trial be handled by both prosecution and defense counsel? Guest: David Butt, Toronto criminal lawyer and op ed writer for the Globe and Mail(Photo: Matt Rourke/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 2, Segment 4 - Callers
June 18, 2017 20:10 - 6 minutes - 5.57 MBRoy asks callers - is Donald Trump proving to be a danger to the United States and the world, or is Donald Trump a clear target for increasing violence from the left? (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 2, Segments 1, 2 and 3 - Fran Coombs
June 18, 2017 20:08 - 32 minutesIs the United States in danger of real societal violence along racial, religious and political lines?Rasmussen Reports released a new poll saying U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating is at 50%. Guest: Fran Coombs, senior editor of Rasmussen Reports and former editor of Washington Times(Photo: Evan Vucci/AP Photo) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 1, Segments 3 and 4 - Dawn Rae Downton and Marvin Ross
June 18, 2017 19:11 - 20 minutesRoy speaks with Dawn Rae Downton, a journalist who wrote the Globe and Mail column: “I don’t use fentanyl to get high. It lets me live without chronic pain”. They’re also joined by Marvin Ross, a health columnist for HuffPost Canada. His most recent column is called “It's time for Ottawa to listen to the evidence about opioid use”. Guests: Dawn Rae Downton Marvin Ross(Photo: Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 1, Segments 1 and 2 - Dr. Stephen Nadeau
June 18, 2017 18:35 - 19 minutesDr. Stephen Nadeau is another physician who heard Roy’s interview with Federal Minister of Health Dr. Jane Philpott. Like other experts who have reached out to the show, he agrees with Roy’s position that chronic pain patients are seeing their opioid medications hugely reduced or eliminated with no evidence that these actions are warranted. Guest: Dr. Stephen Nadeau, scientist and neurologist with over 30 years in a U.S. tertiary care centre treating patients with non-malignant pain(Phot...
How does social media affect our behaviors? What are the long-lasting effects of asylum claims? And Roy talks to Gloria Allred about the trial of Bill Cosby
June 17, 2017 22:24 - 1 hourThe Roy Green Show Podcast Following the shooting of GOP Congressman Steve Scalise, many people took to social media with flippant and crass remarks about the attack. Guest: Tereza Litza, social media content manager and writer, and author of “Do social media change our behaviors?” - An internal government analysis has found that an increase in asylum claims in Canada could result in an 11-year wait for a hearing and nearly $3 billion in federal social supports for claimants in the mea...