Roy Green Show

Roy asks callers - is our justice system systemically unfair to Indigenous people and is there a way to improve our current system?(Photo: Global News/File) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley was found not guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Colten Boushie, a 22-year-old man from the Red Pheasant Cree Nation.Was this a verdict based on the race of the all-white jury? Is Canada's criminal justice system unfair to First Nations people? Guests: Jean Teillet, lawyer and great-grandniece of historic Metis leader Louis Riel, a defender of indigenous rights, won a Supreme Court of Canada decision for Metis rights Scott Newark, former Alberta prosecutor and executive officer of the Canadian Police Association, now a security and justice policy analyst and adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University(Photo: Ryan Kessler/Global News) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ontario PC leadership candidate Caroline Mulroney shares what she can offer voters and how she plans to set herself apart from the other candidates. Guest: Caroline Mulroney, leadership candidate for Ontario's Progressive Conservative party(Photo: Caroline Mulroney Campaign handout/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Ontario’s PCs deal with the ongoing fallout of sexual misconduct allegations against their former leader, a former Ontario Liberal cabinet Minister has been accused of sexually assaulting a staff member. Premier Kathleen Wynne’s office has stated that they were unaware of the case. Guest: John Nunziata, lawyer for the woman accusing the former Liberal Minister of sexual assault(Photo: Chris Young/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick Brown joined the leadership race for the Ontario Progressive Conservative party yesterday, seeking to reclaim his old job after resigning last month amidst sexual misconduct allegations. Brown had been kicked out of caucus by the interim party leader earlier in the day.Are these developments good for the party? What about Patrick Brown?Guest: Alex Pierson, host of "ON Point with Alex Pierson" on Global News Radio(Photo: Global News) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy introduces the show and shares what's coming up later on in the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Roy Green Show After a reportedly all-white jury found Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley not guilty of the 2016 shooting death of Colten Boushie from the Red Pheasant First Nation, there was outrage from members of First Nations communities across Canada.   Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould responded to the verdict on Twitter, saying the country “can and must do better'” to ensure justice for all Canadians.   Should politicians be publicly commenting on jury trials in this manner?   Guest: David Butt, Toronto criminal lawyer and columnist for the Globe and Mail​ - On Friday, a jury in Battleford, Saskatchewan found Gerald Stanley not guilty of the death of Colten Boushie, who was shot and killed on a farm in 2016.   Continuing with the case of the federal justice minister publicly commenting on the outcome of the Boushie trial, could there potentially be ramifications of politicians making public statements about verdicts in jury trials?   Guest: Scott Newark, former Alberta Crow

Callers share their views on top stories from this weekend. Should Canada welcome Jack “Jihadi Jack” Letts be allowed into the country? Did the Minister of Justice cross a line with comments on the verdict in Colten Boushie trial? What does the conflict between Alberta and British Columbia mean for Canada? Roy and callers take on these opinions.​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Callers share their views on top stories from this weekend. Should Canada welcome Jack “Jihadi Jack” Letts be allowed into the country? Did the Minister of Justice cross a line with comments on the verdict in Colten Boushie trial? What does the conflict between Alberta and British Columbia mean for Canada? Roy and callers take on these opinions.​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Callers share their views on top stories from this weekend. Did the Minister of Justice cross a line with comments on the verdict in Colten Boushie trial? What does the conflict between Alberta and British Columbia mean for Canada? Should Canada welcome Jack “Jihadi Jack” Letts be allowed into the country?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ontario's Progressive Conservative Party will vote to select its new leader in March. As the leadership race heats up, it was announced that the party will hold two new riding nomination votes because of alleged voting irregularities. There's also controversy over how many members the party really has.What would Doug Ford do if he wins the leadership? How would he bring change to the political landscape of the province? Guest: Doug Ford, leadership candidate for Ontario's Progressive Conservative party(Photo: Chris Young/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy was contacted by an Alberta mother of two, who says a genetic disorder is causing her intense chronic pain.  She writes that the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons is trying to force her to stop taking the opioid medication that makes life bearable. Guest: Rachel(Photo: Rich Pedroncelli/The Canadian Press/AP) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

February 6th was the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. Calgary CPC MP Michelle Rempel issued a statement in which she called on the federal government to ensure that the final draft of the new Canadian Citizenship Guide includes a condemnation of female genital mutilation. Guest: Michelle Rempel, Calgary CPC MP and Shadow Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship(Photo: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Friday, a jury in Battleford, Saskatchewan found Gerald Stanley not guilty of the death of Colten Boushie, who was shot and killed on a farm in 2016.Continuing with the case of the federal justice minister publicly commenting on the outcome of the Boushie trial, could there potentially be ramifications of politicians making public statements about verdicts in jury trials?Guest: Scott Newark, former Alberta Crown Attorney, executive officer of the Canadian Police association, security adviser to the governments of Canada and Ontario, adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University​(Photo: Global News/File) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a reportedly all-white jury found Saskatchewan farmer Gerald Stanley not guilty of the 2016 shooting death of Colten Boushie from the Red Pheasant First Nation, there was outrage from members of First Nations communities across Canada. Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould responded to the verdict on Twitter, saying the country “can and must do better'” to ensure justice for all Canadians. Should politicians be publicly commenting on jury trials in this manner? Guest: David Butt, Toronto criminal lawyer and columnist for the Globe and Mail​(Photo: Ryan Kessler/Global News) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy asks callers - is there a case for bringing Jack Letts into Canada as a Canadian citizen? Do you believe he was an ISIS member? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy replays his interview with John Letts. Jack Letts, dubbed 'Jihadi Jack' by U.K. media, is a British-Canadian Muslim convert who found himself in the ISIS capital of Raqqa in Syria. His parents claim their son denounced the terror group and was locked up in nine successive ISIS jails after being put on trial by ISIS for denouncing them as un-Islamic. Letts says that he escaped and managed to make his way to Kurdish territory, where he was arrested as a suspected member of ISIS. The British government doesn’t seem interested in helping him. Should Canada negotiate his release and bring him to our country? Guest: John Letts, Jack’s father(Photo: Facebook) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy replays his interview with John Letts.Jack Letts, dubbed 'Jihadi Jack' by U.K. media, is a British-Canadian Muslim convert who found himself in the ISIS capital of Raqqa in Syria. His parents claim their son denounced the terror group and was locked up in nine successive ISIS jails after being put on trial by ISIS for denouncing them as un-Islamic. Letts says that he escaped and managed to make his way to Kurdish territory, where he was arrested as a suspected member of ISIS. The British government doesn’t seem interested in helping him. Should Canada negotiate his release and bring him to our country? Guest: John Letts, Jack’s father(Photo: Facebook) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy replays his interview with John Letts.Jack Letts, dubbed 'Jihadi Jack' by U.K. media, is a British-Canadian Muslim convert who found himself in the ISIS capital of Raqqa in Syria. His parents claim their son denounced the terror group and was locked up in nine successive ISIS jails after being put on trial by ISIS for denouncing them as un-Islamic. Letts says that he escaped and managed to make his way to Kurdish territory, where he was arrested as a suspected member of ISIS. The British government doesn’t seem interested in helping him. Should Canada negotiate his release and bring him to our country? Guest: John Letts, Jack’s father(Photo: Facebook) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Roy Green Show Jack Letts, dubbed 'Jihadi Jack' by U.K. media, is a British-Canadian Muslim convert who found himself in the ISIS capital of Raqqa in Syria. His parents claim their son denounced the terror group and was locked up in nine successive ISIS jails after being put on trial by ISIS for denouncing them as un-Islamic. Letts says that he escaped and managed to make his way to Kurdish territory, where he was arrested as a suspected member of ISIS.   The British government doesn’t seem interested in helping him. Should Canada negotiate his release and bring him to our country?   Guest: John Letts, Jack’s father - Tensions are rising between Alberta and British Columbia. Both provinces have shut down the importing of crucial resources between each other, and neither B.C. Premier John Horgan nor Alberta Premier Rachel Notley seems interested in soothing the situation.   Does Ottawa have any plans to ease or end the tensions between the two provinces?   Guests: Jon McComb, host of The Jon McC