Roy Green Show

On Wednesday night, former Ontario PC Leader Patrick Brown appeared on television to defend himself against accusations of sexual misconduct. He appeared nervous and unsteady, which did not help the public’s opinion of him. Former Liberal cabinet minister Kent Hehr of Calgary is also defending himself against accusations. He'll remain in his position as MP for Calgary Centre.Had these two engaged the services of a crisis management/public relations firm, how might things be different?   Guest: Alyn Edwards, partner at Peak Communications in Vancouver, award winning public relations and crisis management firm​(Photo: Fred Chartrand/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An 8-year-old boy has died from a flesh-eating bacteria infection, days after falling off his bike. A series of amputations failed to save his life. Is this tragedy an example of antibiotic-resistant bacteria taking its toll?   Guest: Jason Tetro, “The Germ Guy,” microbiologist and author of ‘The Germ Code’ and ‘The Germ Files’​(Photo: E.J. Harris/East Oregonian via AP) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua Boyle is now facing additional criminal charges, including sexual assault with ropes and criminal harassment. What will be the fallout from this development? Guest: Scott Newark, Former Alberta Crown Attorney, executive officer of the Canadian Police association, security advisor to the governments of Canada and Ontario, adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University(Photo: Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Both Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown and former federal Liberal cabinet minister Kent Hehr have been anonymously accused of sexual misconduct.What happens when anonymous allegations lead to public condemnation?   Guest: Jeff Manishen, former Ontario Crown Attorney, now criminal law specialist and partner at Ross McBride in Hamilton​(Photo: Peter Power/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Roy Green Show Podcast   Canadian politicians didn’t wait for police to finish their investigation before they publicly condemned an alleged attack on an 11-year-old girl, who claimed a man cut her hijab while she was on her way to school. Of course, police concluded that the incident was made up and didn’t actually happen.   Following this, a column was published in the Washington Post – “Phony Islamophobia panic is ruining Canadian politics” by J.J. McCullough.   Guest:  J.J. McCullough, Canadian political columnist, commentator and cartoonist, http://www.jjmccullough.com - Roy brings Scott Newark in to speak on the subject of whether or not there should be concern about children’s well-being in the homes of troubled families.   In particular, should children’s aid be involved in the case of the children of Joshua Boyle? What about the children in the Khadr home?   Guest: Scott Newark, former Alberta crown prosecutor, executive officer of the Canadian Police Association, security adviser to

Our weekly “Smart Living & Entertainment” from Marilisa Racco, Global News lifestyle reporter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever spent time in a traffic court? Roy and callers share their experiences of dealing with bureaucracy.(Photo: Dean Twardzik/Global News) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of South Africa’s largest cities, Cape Town, could be the world’s first major municipality to run out of water due to an unprecedented drought. The dams are drying up and contingency plans are rolling out very slowly.  April 21st will be "Day Zero" when the water supply will be cut off because there’s simply not enough water left in the reservoirs. What happens when the taps are shut off for millions of people? Guest: Giovanna Gerbi, journalist, and resident of Cape Town(Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We may soon find out whether an appeal of the Equitas lawsuit dismissal by the B.C. Court of Appeal will be registered.   When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Hamilton, Ont. a couple of weeks ago, 900 CHML’s Bill Kelly asked for the prime minister to comment on the lawsuit. Guest: Major Mark Campbell, PPCLI, lost both legs in an IED attack in Afghanistan, and a member of the Equitas lawsuit(Photo: Adrienne South/Global News)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy asks callers - are you worried about the implications of the House of Lords representative refusing to clarify what constitutes a hate crime in terms of expressing one's belief in Christianity? Is this infringement upon freedom of speech and freedom of religion?(Photo: Thinkstock) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lord Pearson of Rannoch, a member of the British House of Lords and former leader of the UKIP party, asked the House of Lords whether Christians could be arrested for a hate crime by saying that Jesus is the only son of the one true God. The government representative refused to comment on the question.   Guest: Sam Hailes, Editor for Premier Christian magazine and commentator on Premier Christian radio in the U.K.(Photo: Andrew Medichini/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy brings Scott Newark in to speak on the subject of whether or not there should be concern about children’s well-being in the homes of troubled families. In particular, should children’s aid be involved in the case of the children of Joshua Boyle? What about the children in the Khadr home? Guest: Scott Newark, former Alberta crown prosecutor, executive officer of the Canadian Police Association, security adviser to the Canadian and Ontario governments, adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University(Photo: Haqqani Network/Handout)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadian politicians didn’t wait for police to finish their investigation before they publicly condemned an alleged attack on an 11-year-old girl, who claimed a man cut her hijab while she was on her way to school. Of course, police concluded that the incident was made up and didn’t actually happen.   Following this, a column was published in the Washington Post – “Phony Islamophobia panic is ruining Canadian politics” by J.J. McCullough. Guest:  J.J. McCullough, Canadian political columnist, commentator and cartoonist, http://www.jjmccullough.com(Photo: Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Roy Green Show Podcast   David Livingston, chief of staff for former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, has been found guilty of destroying politically sensitive documents. The documents related to a controversial Liberal government decision to scrap two gas plants ahead of the 2011 election. Guest: Alex Pierson, host of ON Point with Alex Pierson on Global News Radio - Small business owners from across Canada have been reaching out to Roy over the past couple of weeks to share their frustrations in dealing with their provincial governments and the federal government. The Ontario government, in particular, has been firing back at businesses who are struggling with the recent minimum wage increase, with the premier referring to some business owners as “bullies”. Are small business owners giving up on Canada? What happens if they do? Guest: Dan Kelly, president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business - Days after an 11-year-old girl in Toronto claimed that a man attacked her and c

Roy and the Beauties discuss some key issues from the past week, including the unprecedented level of debt faced by Canadians and the ongoing political turmoil below the border. Guests: Catherine Swift Michelle Simson Linda Leatherdale(Photo: Mark Blinch/Reuters) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The War on so-called “superbugs” is beginning. The World Health Organization and England’s Chief Medical Officer are on the record, saying that we may be facing the end of health care as we know it, with antibiotics losing their effectiveness. But some are fighting back against this “post-antibiotic apocalypse” with, of all things, dirt. Sean Brady, a chemist, is one such person, and he is being backed by Bill and Melinda Gates. Guest: Peter Andrey Smith, who wrote the cover story for WIRED magazine this month, ‘How Dirt could save Humanity from an Infectious Apocalypse’ ​(Photo: Bayne Stanley/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy asks callers - why are political leaders so eager to throw their own nation's people under the proverbial bus whenever 'Islamophobic' attacks occur?He also asks callers if they feel they're Islamophobic and whether or not there is an Islamophobia problem in Canada.(Photo: Juni Kriswanto/AFP/Getty Images) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy asks callers - why are political leaders so eager to throw their own nation's people under the proverbial bus whenever 'Islamophobic' attacks occur?He also asks callers if they feel they're Islamophobic and whether or not there is an Islamophobia problem in Canada.(Photo: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy asks callers - why are political leaders so eager to throw their own nation's people under the proverbial bus whenever 'Islamophobic' attacks occur?(Photo: Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Days after an 11-year-old girl in Toronto claimed that a man attacked her and cut her hijab on the way to school, Toronto police concluded that the attack did not actually happen. Political leaders in Canada were quick to condemn the alleged incident, calling it the result of Islamophobia.Why did they issue these condemnations so quickly?Guest: Thomas Quiggin, Canadian Court certified expert on terrorism/security, who has worked with the RCMP, the CAF and the United Nations; author of ‘Submission: the Danger of Political Islam to Canada: (with a Warning to America)’​(Photo: Global News) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices