Podcasts about duff conacher

Two years ago, the RCMP closed its investigation into allegations of political interference made by former Justice Minister Judy-Wilson Raybould – but Democracy Watch director Duff Conacher says the case should be re-opened. A new report looks at the costs of implementing a guaranteed basic income, a program Senator Kim Pate says is long overdue. That's on Nation to Nation.

Duff Conacher speaks with guest host Vernon Ramesar about an application filed in a provincial court in Ottawa on February 19th in an attempt to hold Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accountable for "...pressuring, and directing others to pressure, then-Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould to stop the prosecution of SNC-Lavalin in 2018..."

After this week's final report of the Hogue Inquiry into Foreign Interference, a Canadian group feels proper steps aren't going to be taken to safeguard the country against foreign interference threats.Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch, joins Evan to discuss what came of the report and the state of Canadian Parliament.

Duff Conacher is co-founder of Democracy Watch, a non-profit that advocates for government accountability and reform.

What dies on the order paper when parliament is prorogued? Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Duff Conacher from Democracy Watch, who lays out the important pieces of legislation now on the cutting room floor, and why he thinks there needs to be rules for governments to follow around prorogation.

What challenges lay ahead in the wake of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement that parliament is to be prorogued and he is set to resign? Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch, joins Evan to walk through those challenges and the realities of what this means for progress in the House of Commons.

Eric Adams, University of Alberta law professor and Canadian constitution expert and Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch, a non-profit that advocates for democratic reform and government accountability

On the phone-in today: Psychiatrist Dr Jackie Kinley answers questions about managing chronic stress. Dr Kinley is the founder and CEO of the Atlantic Institute for Resilience. And off the top, we speak with Duff Conacher from Democracy Watch about the PC candidate in NS whose campaign gave out Tim Hortons gift cards. We also hear about Maritimers in Toronto for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour.

Democracy Watch says big banks need to be more accountable... and is currently running a campaign demanding just that. We hear what organization's founder and director has to say about bank closures in rural areas - and what needs to happen to hold banks to account. (Krissy Holmes with Duff Conacher)

There are as many as 50 elected officials and staff that have unwillingly or willingly infiltrated our Federal Government to work against our interests. How are we supposed to vote in any election? Host Alex Pierson speaks with Duff Conacher, Co-founder of Democracy Watch & Democracy Education Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: HOPA's digitization initiative and the new trade route with Somerset, NY. Caitlin Clark has broken her silence on reportedly being snubbed from the Team USA roster for this summer's Olympics in Paris. Concession Road Brewing's win at the Canadian Brewing Awards. Canada's leading research universities warn that a proposed foreign influence transparency registry could have an unintended “chilling effect” on international partnerships, meaning Canada misses out on cutting-edge opportunities. Security at City Hall has been an increasing focus over recent years, as the property has undergone defensive changes, but it has had an impact on the budget as well. Circle of Beads, a group of local Indigenous leaders and advocates, has initiated a campaign urging the City of Hamilton to create an Indigenous specific seat among the city's elected officials. The new position would serve to better represent Indigenous peoples throughout the city. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Ian Hamilton, President & CEO, Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority. Michael Narraine, an expert in sport business intelligence and Assistant Professor of Sport Management at Brock University. Jeff Bunton, owner and Brewmaster of Concession Road Brewing Co., in Jarvis, Ontario — Haldimand County's first craft brewery. Dr. Kerry Bowman, Professor with the School of the Environment with the University of Toronto. Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch. Fred Eisenberger, Former Mayor of the City of Hamilton. Liam Midzain-Gobin, Settler Scholar and Assistant Professor of Political Science, Brock University. Franco Terrazzano, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Federal Director. Host – Scott Radley Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay News Anchor – Dave Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After it got revealed that multiple MPs and other government officials were either wittingly or unwittingly helping foreign governments intervene in our democratic process, the Liberals have said they won't reveal who the alleged culprits are. But...shouldn't this be considered treason? Well, Host Alex Pierson had the exact same question and turned to Duff Conacher, the co-founder of Democracy Watch & the Democracy Education Network who helps break down just what qualifies as treason, and why Canadians SHOULD know who was involved in these reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: What does it mean for our democracy, that Canadian politicians “wittingly” assisted in foreign interference? How is Canada impacted by this? What's the reaction from a security perspective? Westdale, one of the peregrine falcons chicks to recently hatch on The Sheraton Hotel, has passed away. How seriously should we be considering turning government offices into housing? Hamilton Arts Week is here and the awards are tomorrow night! The federal New Democrats want a price cap on grocery store staples if the Liberal government can't convince grocers to bring down the prices themselves. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Christa Jackson, Falcon Watch Coordinator. Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch. Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Jen Anisef, Cultural Project Specialist with the City of Hamilton's Culture & Tourism Division. Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with Sinopsis. Daniel Perry, Senior Consultant, Public Affairs, Hill + Knowlton. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute; author of the new book ‘Security. Cooperation. Governance. The Canada-United States Open Border Paradox' from the University of Michigan Press. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor of Food Distribution and Policy, and the Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. Scott Radley, Host of The Scott Radley Show and Columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Public inquiry into foreign election interference. PM Trudeau responds to Commissioner Justice Marie-Josee Hogue's complaint the Liberal government guilty of redacting, as well as refusing to turn over significant numbers of documents to the Inquiry. Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder Democracy Watch.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast: We speak with two mothers of Jewish children in Ottawa. One mother's 5 year-old child on his school bus heard the words "all Jews raise your hands." Shades of 1933?  Another Jewish child in Ottawa was told to go and kill herself and her mother is terrified when her daughter wears the Star of David in public.   Guests: Anna. Grew up in the Soviet Union and came to Canada because this is a "beautiful and peaceful country." Now her daughter has been told to go and kill herself. And: Dr. Tejaswinhi Srinivas. Psychologist who wrote op ed in the Ottawa Citizen. Dr. Srinivas is Indo-American and not usually thought of as Jewish. What she hears in conversation is chilling. Citizen.https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/srinivas-antisemitism-is-becoming-normalized-in-canada-we-must-not-allow-this Ontario premier Doug Ford has been attacked for his remarks on Thursday in the presence of Justin Trudeau and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow when the premier said he's "had it up to here" with attacks on Ontario's Jewish community and urged anyone coming to Ontario to live not do so if they are bringing hatred and vitriol with them. A gratuitous attack on immigrants by Ford, or an elected politician speaking his mind and perhaps echoing what many have been thinking? What do Canadians want from their elected officials? Doug Ford bluntness or statements such as the one made by prime minister Justin Trudeau who following the arson attack on the Shara Tzedeck synagogue in Vancouver offered only "a synagogue was attacked last night in Vancouver in another disgusting act of antisemitism. We cannot let this hate or these acts of violence stand. This is not the Canada we want to be."   What do Canadians want from their politicians as response to Jew-hatred and acts of terrorism such as shooting at Jewish schools and arson at synagogues? Guest: Darrell Bricker. CEO. IPSOS Public Affairs. Following up on the statement by premier Ford. The premier doubled down yesterday on his Thursday statement and we speak with Toronto Sun featured columnist Joe Warmington who has reported extensively on Ford and his Thursday statement. Guest: Joe Warmington.  Public inquiry into foreign election interference. PM Trudeau responds to Commissioner Justice Marie-Josee Hogue's complaint the Liberal government guilty of redacting, as well as refusing to turn over significant numbers of documents to the Inquiry. Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder Democracy Watch.   --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Writing in the National Post, Tasha Kheiriddin says that it may be time to rethink how military service in Canada is handled and consider taking a cue from U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. How will the $5.1 Million donation from the Juravinski Foundation be put to use? Arts graduate education in Canada should be redesigned around students' and society's needs, according to a new piece in The Conversation. The Speaker of the House, Greg Fergus, has kept his post for another day. With the turnover of speakers in recent memory, and the previous trouble around Speaker Fergus, we look at the fallout of this latest vote and the waning support from MPs. The federal Conservatives are offering to team up with the federal Liberals in order to address foreign interference. A new Leger poll shows that 47% of Canadians think Justin Trudeau is hanging on to his office for selfish reasons. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Tasha Kheiriddin, journalist, writer with National Post, GZERO media, and her Substack page ‘In My Opinion'; Author of ‘The Right Path.' Dr. Paul O'Byrne, Chair of the Steering Committee, Juravinski Research Institute, Dean & Vice-President, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University. Jonathan Malloy, holds the ‘Honourable Dick and Ruth Bell Chair in Canadian Parliamentary Democracy' and is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University. Henry Jacek, Professor Emeritus, Political Science at McMaster University. Sean Sparling, retired Deputy Chief of Sault Ste Marie Police, currently the President of Investigative Solutions Network. Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch. Andrew Enns, Executive Vice-President, Central Canada, for Leger. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Lisa Polewski Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Radley: Hamilton's light rail transit project needs more land — extra slivers from at least 122 properties — to make room for “public realm” improvements. Are the Blue Jays okay…? What does the death of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, known to many as “The Butcher of Tehran,” mean for the Middle East at this point in history? Federal Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard says the Trudeau government has cut her budget by 5 per cent, a move that will make it even more difficult to press Ottawa for information that Canadians request or to take the government to court. One-third of Canada's debt will be refinanced this year at elevated interest rates, a significant cost to taxpayers that Conservatives argue could have been avoided if the government had issued more of the country's debt in the form of long-term bonds when rates were lower. New home construction in Ontario has slowed to a pace not seen since 2018, putting Premier Doug Ford's government further off track from hitting its housing targets. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Marvin Ryder, Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. Mike Wilner, Baseball columnist with the Toronto Star, Host of the Deep LF Podcast. Elliot Tepper, Emeritus Professor of Political Science with Carleton University. Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch. Peter Donnelly, Professor Emeritus of Sociology of Sport at the University of Toronto. Colin Mang, assistant professor of Economics, at McMaster University; an expert on fiscal policy, labour economics, and the cost-of-living. Murtaza Haider, Professor of Data Science and Real Estate Management at Toronto Metropolitan University. Host – Scott Radley Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: The Hamilton Street Railway is getting ready to celebrate it's 150th anniversary! This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Mountsberg Raptor Centre. The Raptor Centre officially opened on June 3, 1994, as both an education centre and a bird of prey rehabilitation hospital. Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron this week called on NATO allies to spend more on their militaries, insisting tougher foreign policy is necessary in a world more dangerous “than most of us have ever known.” Artificial Intelligence is being used to comb through job applications. What is to become of City Centre, now an empty shell growing out from Jackson Square and onto the intersection of James North and York Boulevard? Three government contractors involved in developing the ArriveCan app have received hundreds of federal contracts worth more than $1-billion over the past 13 years. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Maureen Cosyn Heath, Director of Transit with the City of Hamilton. Sandra Davey, Coordinator, Animal Care and Programs at Mountsberg Raptors Centre. Brian J. Karem, journalist and author, White House correspondent for Playboy and political analyst for CNN. Richard Shimooka, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (expertise in Canadian and American foreign and defence policy, Defence procurement, and Modern airpower.) Carmi Levy Technology Analyst & Journalist. Marvin Ryder, Professor, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. Bob Bratina, Former CHML broadcaster, Former Mayor of Hamilton, former Liberal MP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek. Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch. Scott Radley, host of the Scott Radley show and columnist with the Hamilton Spectator. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard & Jen McQueen Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Friday, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre published an op-ed criticizing Canadian businesses' use of lobbyists. He's also called out the Liberals for high-priced fundraisers and "undue handouts” to the business lobby.But since Poilievre became leader, dozens of federal lobbyists have also paid to attend the roughly 50 private fundraising events he's spoken at.So despite all the critiques of big money and lobbying in politics, why do they still seem to be everywhere? How has lobbying shifted power in our democracy? And if parties are concerned, why haven't any of them made bigger efforts to reform it? Duff Conacher has been pushing for MPs to close lobbying loopholes for almost three decades. He's a co-founder of Democracy Watch, a non-profit advocating for government accountability. For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.

The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson: Foreign interference did not change the outcome of Canada's 2019 and 2021 federal elections but did “succeed in part” because it eroded public trust. The theme of this weekend's Doors Open Hamilton event is music and there is lots to see and hear. The Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline “victory” and the future of pipelines in Canada. A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians feel their right to freedom of speech is in danger. We are joined by Pierre Poilievre to discuss drug decriminalization and other top stories from this week. It is all coming up on the Hamilton Today Podcast! Guests: Christian Leuprecht, Professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University, and a Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute; author of the new book ‘Security. Cooperation. Governance. The Canada-United States Open Border Paradox' from the University of Michigan Press. Randall Denley is an author and columnist for the Ottawa Citizen and the National Post; author of mystery novels, including Payback, Spiked, and One Dead Sister. Shannon Kyles, President of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario. Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable Energy, Former Liberal MP. Lisa Covens, Leger's Senior Vice-President in Toronto. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Member of Parliament representing Carleton, Ontario. Charles Burton, Senior Fellow with Sinopsis. Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch. Host – Scott Thompson Content Producer – William Erskine Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom McKay Podcast Co-Producer – Ben Straughan News Anchor – Dave Woodard Want to keep up with what happened in Hamilton Today? Subscribe to the podcast! https://megaphone.link/CORU8835115919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a couple of weeks, voters in Fogo Island-Cape Freels district will go to the polls in a byelection to replace the late Derrick Bragg. Sometime after that, Baie Verte-Green Bay electors will choose a successor to retired MHA Brian Warr. Running elections and byelections isn't cheap, so donors will play a big role in supporting the candidates. But in this province, there are no limits on corporate or union donations, and Democracy Watch says that's a problem. Duff Conacher is a director with the democracy watchdog.He spoke with the CBC's Leigh Anne Power.

First GC Strategies owner Kristian Firth appears before parliamentary ethics committee challenging the federal auditor general's report on the company's spending of massive amounts of federal government funds after delivering the winning bid for the creation of the ArriveCan app. What's ahead and what are the concerns Canadian taxpayers should continue to harbour about the ArriveCan app's creation? Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder, Democracy Watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Canadians found out at parliamentary ethics committee hearings that the RCMP never tried to interview Justin Trudeau as part of the SNC-Lavalin scandal probe. Democracy Watch continues to demand the RCMP Commissioner and a key RCMP officer reveal why it performed a weak "lapdog" Trudeau cabinet/SNC Lavalin investigation and why the RCMP is still hiding 2,200+ pages of investigation records in violation of the Access to Information Act. As well, why the RCMP's national command "rolled over and didn't prosecute anyone."  Then parliamentary ethics commissioner Mario Dion convicted the prime minister of an ethics violation for interfering with federal Minister of Justice and Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould.  The RCMP was to investigate obstruction of justice and intimidation of a justice system participant. As well, Democracy Watch engagement on ArriveCan upheaval. Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder of Democracy Watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Podcast Utah state legislation likely to pass the state legislature within the next week-plus will require children under 18 to receive parental consent in order to log onto websites such as Facebook, Tumblr, Reddit, as well as fan fiction sitesd or similar online services. The same applies to all social media. A legal challenge has caused the legislation to be redrafted.  Our guest has spoken with legislators in two dozen other U.S. states interested in similar legislation and not unlike the 'Protecting Young Persons from Exposure to Pornography Act' legislation under consideration in Canada which would require a user to verify his/her age before being able to access pornography websites. We speak with a state legislator prominent in creating the Utah law.   Guest: Jordan Teuscher. Utah State Representative   In October of 2023, the federal government removed the carbon tax from home heating oil for three years, a measure most beneficial to Atlantic Canadians. Justin Trudeau though has refused to provide a similar carbon tax carveout for Canadians heating their homes with natural gas or propane, used by the majority of residents in the prairie provinces. This week Saskatchewan's minister responsible for provincial energy utility announced the province will not remit the carbon levy on home heating fuels to Ottawa, understanding this may lead to fines and potentially prison time for executives of SaskEnergy.  We speak with the premier of Saskatchewan. Guest: Scott Moe. Premier. Saskatchewan.  This week Canadians found out at parliamentary ethics committee hearings that the RCMP never tried to interview Justin Trudeau as part of the SNC-Lavalin scandal probe. Democracy Watch continues to demand the RCMP Commissioner and a key RCMP officer reveal why it performed a weak "lapdog" Trudeau cabinet/SNC Lavalin investigation and why the RCMP is still hiding 2,200+ pages of investigation records in violation of the Access to Information Act. As well, why the RCMP's national command "rolled over and didn't prosecute anyone."  Then parliamentary ethics commissioner Mario Dion convicted the prime minister of an ethics violation for interfering with federal Minister of Justice and Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould.  The RCMP was to investigate obstruction of justice and intimidation of a justice system participant. As well, Democracy Watch engagement on ArriveCan upheaval. Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder of Democracy Watch. --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast: Alberta premier Danielle Smith on AB office opening in Ottawa, visit to D.C., transgender policy, Charlie Angus private members bill concerning oil/gas industry. Guest: Danielle Smith. Premier. Alberta   Safer supply of drugs program. How effective? Perspectives on open availability of drugs like heroin and opioids to those addicted. A success? A dangerous failure? Guest: Dr. Brian Conway, Medical Director and infectious diseases specialist at the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre. Then: There are chronic pain patients (more than a million Canadians) often suffering debilitating pain and sometimes driven to suicide because continuing successful opioid pain medication regimens through a physician increasingly difficult. Guest: Barry Ulmer. Executive director: Chronic Pain Association of Canada.   Ontario Superior Court this past week heard a challenge begun in 2017 against the Safe Streets Act prohibiting panhandling (aggressive) toward a "captive audience" at ATM's or public transit. - Panhandlers at intersections have also been targeted. Could result in up to six months imprisonment. Guest: Harini Sivalingam. Director of the Equality Program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.   1: The ArriveCan app. Willful and easy abuse of millions of taxpayer dollars? Auditor general's report tomorrow. 2: Charlie Angus private members bill 372. 3: New developments concerning Canada's interim ethics commissioner. Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder, Democracy Watch. --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1: The ArriveCan app. Willful and easy abuse of millions of taxpayer dollars? Auditor general's report tomorrow. 2: Charlie Angus private members bill 372. 3: New developments concerning Canada's interim ethics commissioner. Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder, Democracy Watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch is very critical of the appointment of von Finkenstein and of his performance as Conflict of Interest (ethics) Commissioner by Trudeau and has much to say about this issue. As well, DM has gone to Federal Court over ethics commissioner rulings or non-rulings. Guest: Duff Conacher, co-founder Democracy Watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Ben Mulroney spoke to Duff Conacher, co-founder Democracy Watch.ca, lawyer and author about ethics in government in regards to Prime Minister Trudeau's recent holiday trip to Jamaica.

Parliamentary Ethics committee meets on Tuesday as the new parl sessions begin this week. Justin Trudeau's $9,300 per night vacation lodgings donated by a 'friend' on the agenda - and interim Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Konrad von Finkenstein to testify. Democracy Watch writes von Finkenstein has one of the worst enforcement records, adding "he has buried 8 ethics complaints, including about PM Trudeau, and gutted 3 key rules - Is he the lapdog Trudeau has been trying to get as Ethics Commissioner?" Guest: Duff Conacher, co-founder Democracy Watch(.ca), lawyer and author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast: Parliamentary Ethics committee meets on Tuesday as the new parl sessions begin this week. Justin Trudeau's $9,300 per night vacation lodgings donated by a 'friend' on the agenda - and interim Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Konrad von Finkenstein to testify. Democracy Watch writes von Finkenstein has one of the worst enforcement records, adding "he has buried 8 ethics complaints, including about PM Trudeau, and gutted 3 key rules - Is he the lapdog Trudeau has been trying to get as Ethics Commissioner?" Guest: Duff Conacher, co-founder Democracy Watch(.ca), lawyer and author.   Two issues with our guest:  Globe and Mail reports: TD Bank facess stiff penalty from FinTrac for faulty controls to prevent money laundering (in Canada) Book: Dirty Money: Financial Crime in Canada. Published by McGill-Queen's University Press.  Co-editors: Christian Leuprecht and Jamie Ferrill. and: Top NATO military leaders in Europe are warning publicly that NATO nations must prepare for war with Russia. Norway's defence chief saying Europe has three years to prepare for war with Putin's Russia. Norway shares a border with Russia. The head of the British Army, Sir Patrick Saunders, this week said Britain should train a "citizen army" of 120,000 soldiers well prepared and equipped to fight the Russians. Hee called as well for modernization and better equipping the British armed forces. Sweden's Chief of Defence has also warned of war with Russia and Christian Moller, a leading voice at the German council for Foreign Affairs has given a maximum timeline of 6 years before a war with Russia, once war in Ukraine comes to an end. Norway's Chief of Defence statement has implications for Canada. Guest: Dr. Christian Leuprecht: Queen's University and Royal Military College. Fellow at the NATO College in Rome. National/international security expert who warned on air with us just weeks ago that this is the most dangerous time the world has experienced in decades. Co-author with Dr. Jamie Ferrill, of Dirty Money which explores how the illicit international political economy affects Canada.   New developments in the story of five members of Team Canada's 2018 junior team facing allegations of sexual assault: Alex Formenton has surrendered to London Ont. police. Criminal defense lawyer Ari Goldkind offers his thoughts on the situation. Guest: Ari Goldkind, Toronto criminal lawyer and media commentator.   Is Canada veering (stumbling) toward a late 2024 federal election of our own? Are federal political parties fairly focusing on the issues driving Canadian views and concerns, or are the parties in it for their own success? We ask a former premier and federal minister for his thoughts? As well, why are more younger Canadians than younger Ameicans and younger Canadian women supporting Donald Trump? Guest: Ujjal Dosanjh. Fmr British Columbia premier and former Liberal federal Minister of Health.  --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig If you enjoyed the podcast, tell a friend! For more of the Roy Green Show, subscribe to the podcast! https://globalnews.ca/roygreen/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Additional questions and issues arise concerning Justin Trudeau's Christmas/new year vacation at a family friend's property in Jamaica. Guest argues federal cabinet is hiding how the interim parliamentary ethics commissioner was appointed to the position and in violation of the Conflict of Interest Act. - Also, the PM and other public office holders are 'not' required to be honest with the ethics Commissioner when seeking advice about gifts or benefits ... and they are permitted to accept gifts in secret from 'friends,' no matter how valuable the gift is. Roy voices his thoughts, with contributions from Duff Conacher of Democracy Watch, and callers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ethics surrounding the prime minister and the Liberal government go well beyond questions about ethical propriety of Justin Trudeau's Christmas/New Year free from a "friend" Jamaica vacation at a property with a usual daily price tag of $9300. - Are the correct questions being asked? Former parliamentary ethics commissioner Mario Dion (a Trudeau selection in 2018), told the NP "the public has to believe that ethics are taken seriously, and they have yet to have any big evidence of that since 2018." Dion found no less than 5 senior Liberal cabinet ministers, including the PM (for a second time) guilty of ethics violations. There are though significant questions to be asked about Trudeau's Jamaica vacay and it being cleared by interim ethics commissioner Konrad von Finkenstein. Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder Democracy Watch. Lays out the concerns.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast:   Alberta premier Danielle Smith joins us from the Council of the Federation meetings on premiers in numbers confronting PM Justin Trudeau on his carbon tax carve out decision, on Alberta's longer term response to the Supreme Court's decision supporting Alberta's challenge to Bill C-69 (no more pipelines Act) and Alberta opting out of the Canada Pension Plan. Guest: Danielle Smith, premier, Alberta   Canada's former Ambassador to Israel rejoins us to speak to growing and virulent antisemitism in Canada, as well as Ottawa's official largely non-response, Shares with me "Jews in Canada terrified and with good reason."  Guest: Vivian Bercovici, Canada's former Ambassador to Israel. stateoftelaviv.com.     According to Democracy Watch, the RCMP non-investigation of the SNC Lavalin scandal continues. Liberals, NDP and BQ committee members shut down Parl ethics committee hearing Oct 23 at which the RCMP Commissioner was to testify. - Later CPC MP Michael Barrett and BQ MP Rene Villemure proposed motions to call the Commissioner and others to testify and the Bloc MP's motion was approved. Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder, Democracy Watch.   The goings-on in the nation's capital over the past week-plus with Tom Korski, exec editor, Blacklock's Reporter. Includes federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan on Canadians nationally challenging the Trudeau government's carve out elimination of the carbon tax on home heating oil benefitting mostly Atlantic Canada. "Everyday folks are just having trouble making things meet and looking for someone to blame."  Guest: Tom Korski --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to Democracy Watch, the RCMP non-investigation of the SNC Lavalin scandal continues. Liberals, NDP and BQ committee members shut down Parl ethics committee hearing Oct 23 at which the RCMP Commissioner was to testify. - Later CPC MP Michael Barrett and BQ MP Rene Villemure proposed motions to call the Commissioner and others to testify and the Bloc MP's motion was approved. Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder, Democracy Watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Podcast: Israel at war with Hamas as wider unrest/war looms in the Middle East. Guest: Dr. Christian Leuprecht, international security expert. In Canada, Democracy Watch challenges the RCMP is in violation of the Access to Information Act, releasing less than half of promised records into obstruction of any SNC-Lavalin prosecution by the Trudeau cabinet. Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder Democracy Watch.   When Israel launches a ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza what are the greatest challenges/obstacles the IDF will face? - Should a wider war break out with Hezbollah engaging Israel from Lebanon to the north and possibly Syria with Israel fighting on at least three fronts what are the most likely scenarios? And as powerful as the IDF is can it engage successfully on three fronts simultaneously (and perhaps more)? Would the U.S. and perhaps other Israel allies respond with boots on the ground support? And as far as continued material and unabated support for Ukraine is concerned, what does our guest say is absolutely essential?  Guest: General Rick Hillier. CAF (ret'd) Former Chief of the Defence Staff. Books: A Soldier First / Leadership.    Is a full regional war in the Middle East likely? Possible? Unlikely? What will determine actions in the next days and weeks? Guest: Professor Daniel Pipes. Historian, Mid East, Islamism and U.S. foreign policy analyst. Founder of the Middle East Forum (MEForum.org). Book: Israel Victory, Zionist Acceptance, Palestinian Liberation. --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Canada, Democracy Watch challenges the RCMP is in violation of the Access to Information Act, releasing less than half of promised records into obstruction of any SNC-Lavalin prosecution by the Trudeau cabinet. Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder Democracy Watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh survived a leadership review on the weekend, though fewer NDP members voted for him than did in his last two reviews. More notably, NDP members adopted a resolution calling on the NDP to withdraw its support of the Liberal government unless the Liberals make good on their promise of a national pharmacare plan. True North's Andrew Lawton weighs in. Also, the federal government withheld documents from the RCMP, preventing the RCMP from fully investigating the SNC-Lavalin scandal. Democracy Watch founder Duff Conacher joins the show to discuss. Plus, what does the Supreme Court of Canada's rebuke of the ‘no more pipelines' law, Bill C-69, mean for the Canadian oil and gas sector? The Canadian Taxpayers Federation's Kris Sims is back to break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Issues with prospective judges perhaps having paid to meet Justin Trudeau before their appointment. In 2019, there was also the issue of Dominic Leblanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs and the ties of 6 New Brunswick judicial appointments to Leblanc, the Liberal Party and the Liberal Riding Association in Leblanc's New Brunswick constituency. and: After 6 months without a parliamentary ethics commissioner, the PMO announced an interim ethics commissioner. Parliamentary law requires the government to consult with opposition parties. Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder Democracy Watch. DW has filed court interventions and ethics complaints. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Podcast: Canadian economy stalls in 2nd quarter, according to Stats Canada. Means what to average Canadian and economic outlook? CIBC reports a 1 million undercount of Canadian residents. Means what to housing crisis? - Impact of housing crisis on provincial and national economies? - B.C. premier Eby calls on BOC to end raising interest rate. - What is most likely scenario for Canadian economy over next 12 months and how might Canadians prepare? Guest: Professor Eric Kam. Macroeconomics. Toronto Metropolitan University The Northwest Territories extended the state of emergency this week, but has announced Yellowknife residents will begin to be permitted to return home next week. Wildfires continue to burn in proximity to Yellowknife. How have evacuees from Yellowknife and elsewhere in the NWT been faring away from their homes and their work/careers? Many have lost salaries and worry about jobs being available on return. Guest: Donna-Lynn Baskin who with her daughter drove from Yellowknife to Calgary two weeks ago and through the night-time flames encroaching on the one highway linking the NWT southward. Kelsey from Hay River, a call-in guest awaiting word on when she can return to her community. Issues with prospective judges perhaps having paid to meet Justin Trudeau before their appointment. In 2019, there was also the issue of Dominic Leblanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs and the ties of 6 New Brunswick judicial appointments to Leblanc, the Liberal Party and the Liberal Riding Association in Leblanc's New Brunswick constituency. and: After 6 months without a parliamentary ethics commissioner, the PMO announced an interim ethics commissioner. Parliamentary law requires the government to consult with opposition parties. Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder Democracy Watch. DW has filed court interventions and ethics complaints. Jess Larochelle passed away this week. The CAF Private who was recommended for Canada's highest military honour, the Canadian Victoria Cross, for his valour in a battle against Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan in 2006. Lt. General Omer Lavoie, the Command Officer on the battlefield that day was a guest with us and described Pvt. Larochelle's valour in detail. General Rick Hillier, former Chief of the Defence Staff also appeared on our program to support the CDN VC for Jess Larochelle, but still there was military and political refusal. Pvt. Larochelle was critically wounded yet kept fighting to cover his fellow CAF soldiers. Pvt. Larochelle as recently as several months ago underwent surgeries related to wounds suffered in the battle. Guest: Bruce Moncur. Fmr CAF member, founder of Afghanistan Veterans Association of Canada and who lead the support for Pvt. Larochelle to receive the CDN VC. Bruce Moncur was also critically wounded in a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan. --------------------------------------------- Host/Content Producer – Roy Green Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have our courts been politized? This investigation began in the summer revealing since 2016, over three times as many Liberal Party donors have been appointed to the bench than Conservative donors. The optics do not look good. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Duff Conacher, Co-founder of Democracy Watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's podcast:  The cost issue surrounding the continued pursuit of Paul Bernardo's presence and movement within the Canadian prison system - Meanwhile the Parole Board of Canada refused to disclose whether it had the composite transcript of the Bernardo videotapes based on Bernardo's privacy rights (upheld by a court decision as the Government of Canada fought to maintain Bernardo's privacy rights) until 5pm the day before the hearing. This proved to be "hell" for the French and Mahaffy families, according to the families lawyer Tim Danson. - Meanwhile the federal government wanted the families to pay over $19,000 in court costs for the government lawyers. Justice Glennys McVeigh sided with the government and ordered the families to pay $4,000 in costs. - The government would walk back the cost order and the battle continues....because Paul Bernardo "has his privacy rights."   Meanwhile a private citizen started a Go Fund Me page to raise money for the French and Mahaffy families to pay the legal bills from Tim Danson incurred over the years he has represented them. Danson spoke with me about this and assured his work for the families always has been and always will be pro bono. Guest: Tim Danson. Lawyer for the French and Mahaffy families.    The coup attempt in Russia by Yevgeny Prighozin and his mercenary Wagner Group which ended as quickly as it began with Prighozin moving to Belarus and charges against him being dropped. Charges also dropped against Wagner Group fighters. How badly has this weakened Putin in Russia? Guest: Yuri Felshtinsky. Russian/American historian. Author of Blowing Up Russia. Book banned in Russia and Felshtinksy's co-author Alexander Litvinenko died after being poisoned in London with radiation substance. British inquiry concluded the order to kill Litvinenko originated in the Kremlin.  Friday was the anniversary (June 23, 1985) of Canada's deadliest terror attack as Air India Flight 182 was bombed on its journey from Vancouver to Delhi, via Montreal and London. 329 passengers were killed, 280 were Canadian. 38 years later the Angus Reid Institute polled Canadians on how much we know about this terrorist attack. 90% of Canadians confess to having little (61%) or no (28%) knowledge and 58% of Canadians under 35 have never heard of the attack.  Guest: Ujjal Dosanjh. Former premier of British Columbia and federal Liberal minister of health. He, his wife and 3 sons had reserved seats on Flight 182 and canceled a few days before departure. Dosanjh wrote about the attack and what led to it in his autobiography JOURNEY AFTER MIDNIGHT: India, Canada and the Road Beyond.  RCMP communication with Democracy Watch confirming it had misled DW by sending a letter dated May 25, 2023 saying it is currently investigating the allegation the Prime Minister and other members of the Trudeau cabinet obstructed the SNC-Lavalin prosecution.  Subsequently the RCMP issued statements that the investigation ended in January of '23, contradicting its own letter to Democracy Watch sent May 25 of this year.  Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder of Democracy Watch.   ---------------------------------------------  Host/Content Producer – Roy Green  Technical/Podcast Producer – Tom Craig  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/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RCMP communication with Democracy Watch confirming it had misled DW by sending a letter dated May 25, 2023 saying it is currently investigating the allegation the Prime Minister and other members of the Trudeau cabinet obstructed the SNC-Lavalin prosecution. Subsequently the RCMP issued statements that the investigation ended in January of '23, contradicting its own letter to Democracy Watch sent May 25 of this year.  Guest: Duff Conacher. Co-founder of Democracy Watch.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The RCMP is investigating allegations that Justin Trudeau, Bill Monreau and staff including Michael Wernick were obstructing justice way back when Jody Wilson back in 2018 , when they tried to pressure her from stopping the prosecution of SNC. Alex Pierson speaks with Duff Conacher, Co-founder of Democracy watch, about the RCMP saying nothing about this situation. Only recently has the RCMP began investigating...4 years later. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duff Conacher is co-founder of the national advocacy group, Democracy Watch.

A bill before the New Brunswick legislature increases pay levels for the premier, ministers, party leaders and all MLAs. But they'll need to win new mandates from voters first. We spoke with Duff Conacher, co-founder of the national advocacy group Democracy Watch, about taking politics out of the process.

Democracy 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

As websites target the track records of top mayoral candidates, the city's elections watchdog is on high alert and stirring up controversy. Host, Alex Pierson speaks with Duff Conacher about the Toronto Election Investigation that has sparked a fiery debate when it comes to advertising for the Mayoral Race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Piya Chattopadhyay is joined by Robert Fife, and Duff Conacher to unpack the latest allegations of election interference from China and what they could mean for the government, Jihyun Park and Seh-Lyn Chai advocate for Korean reunification though their new memoir, Robert Waldinger shares the key to happiness, and our monthly brain game That's Puzzling! returns. Discover more at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

Trudeau has a new strategy to deflect questions over the election interference. Those asking questions are now spreading anti-Asian hate? Also, Trudeau refused to answer the question on his being alerted about this interference but turn it into an attack on CSIS. Also in this episode, Alex speaks to Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch on the possibility of an independent inquiry. Meanwhile, Tik-Tok is now being banned on all government devices over security concerns Alex speaks to Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at Royal Military College of Canada- expert on security and defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did China interfere in our elections in 2019 and 2021? Are politicians getting paid off by the foreign nation? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been adamant in press conferences and media scrums, that he was never briefed on the matter, and that there was no known interference from China in our elections. Duff Conacher, Co-Founder of Democracy Watch & Democracy Education Network, joined Alex and noted these are public allegations, and we need disclosure on whether or not an investigation is underway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices