Roy Green Show

Roy wraps up with callers on the topic of Omar Khadr, then speaks with Global National Alberta correspondent Reid Fiest about the situation down in Houston.Guest: Reid Fiest, Global National Alberta Correspondent(Photo: Rick Wilking/Reuters) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy asks callers what they think of Omar Khadr asking for his bail conditions to be eased and the whistleblower who leaked confidential information about the Khadr settlement.(Photo: Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A hearing to determine whether bail conditions for Omar Khadr should be eased has been adjourned. Khadr's lawyer says the crown wasn't prepared.Additionally, the Privy Council Office says it has launched an investigation into who leaked confidential information about settlement money paid to Khadr. Guest: Scott Newark, former crown attorney and adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University, former senior policy adviser to the Federal Minister for Public Safety(Photo: Colin Perkel/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AM980's Andrew Lawton fills in for Roy Green while he's on vacation.     A “free speech on campus” event at Ryerson University was cancelled due to a threat of violence on Facebook.   Guest: Professor Gad Saad, marketing professor at Concordia University and host of the Saad Truth on YouTube   -   A study examining a group of women from a small Muslim sect called the Dawoodi Bohras found that 80% of those surveyed have undergone female genital mutilation and two of the 18 Canadian participants had the procedure done within Canada.   Guest: Shaheeda Tavawalla Kirtane, co-founder of Sahiyo, an initaitve aiming to eliminate the practice of female genital cutting   -   OPSEU president Warren 'Smokey' Thomas says a $75,000 fine against the Brockville Mental Health Centre is a 'slap on the wrist' after a nurse was stabbed repeatedly by a patient in 2014.   Thomas says the fine doesn't properly address workplace violence in health care.   Guest: Warren “Smokey” Thomas, president of the Ontario Pub

A study out of the University of British Columbia finds that nutrition for children suffers during school hours.Guest: Claire Tugault-Lafleur, PhD candidate in UBC's human nutrition program(Photo: Amy Sancetta/AP Photo, File) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17-year-old Noah Irvine lost both of his parents to mental illness. He wrote to every member of parliament in the country, highlighting the need for a national suicide prevention strategy.(Photo: Getty Images) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew takes a moment to share an anecdote about being "volun-told" to take on responsibilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew asks callers what they think about Omar Khadr's plans to ask for eased bail conditions.(Photo: Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Omar Khadr is headed back to court this week to ask for his bail conditions to be eased. Khadr detainee wants unfettered contact with his older sister, who infuriated many Canadians several years ago by expressing pro-al-Qaida views.(Photo: Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew wraps up on the topic of female genital mutilation and why it's so important to speak out about the issue and the injustice of the practice being done within Canada's borders.(Photo: Canada Border Services Agency) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A study examining a group of women from a small Muslim sect called the Dawoodi Bohras found that 80% of those surveyed have undergone female genital mutilation and two of the 18 Canadian participants had the procedure done within Canada. Guest: Shaheeda Tavawalla Kirtane, co-founder of Sahiyo, an initaitve aiming to eliminate the practice of female genital cutting(Photo: Canada Border Services Agency) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew asks callers what they think about the current state of free speech and censorship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew asks callers what they think about the current state of free speech and censorship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AM980's Andrew Lawton fills in for Roy Green while he's on vacation.A “free speech on campus” event at Ryerson University was cancelled due to a threat of violence on Facebook.Guest: Professor Gad Saad, marketing professor at Concordia University and host of the Saad Truth on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AM980's Andrew Lawton fills in for Roy Green while he's on vacation.   Andrew previews what's ahead on today's show and discusses how we address mental health.   -   While appearing on NBC News’ Meet the Press, the author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook” said violence is a “legitimate response” to the “far right’s ideology”.   Guest: Professor Mark Bray, author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook” and visiting scholar at the Gender Research Institute at Dartmouth College   -   Senator Mike Duffy is suing the Senate as well as the Attorney General of Canada for general damages, lost income and benefits, and punitive damages for a total of $7.8 million.   Guest: Michael Taube, Ottawa Citizen columnist and former speechwriter to Stephen Harper   -   A board member with the Canadian Race Relations Foundation is facing expulsion over her contributions for the website Jihad Watch.   Guest: Christine Douglass-Williams, board member with Canadian Race Relations Foundation and author of “Th

Andrew says Canadians should pay close attention to exactly how much they're being taxed and where the money is actually going.(Photo: The Canadian Press/File) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A  new study from the Fraser Institute has found that Canadians pay a whopping 42.5% of their income in taxes – more than the amount they spent on housing and all other expenses combined. Guest: Charles Lammam, director of fiscal studies at the Fraser Institute(Photo: Denis Beaumont/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A board member with the Canadian Race Relations Foundation is facing expulsion over her contributions for the website Jihad Watch. Guest: Christine Douglass-Williams, board member with Canadian Race Relations Foundation and author of “The Challenge of Modernizing Islam: Reformers Speak Out and the Obstacles They Face”(Photo: Courtesy of Canadian Race Relations Foundation) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew wraps up discussion about Senator Mike Duffy's lawsuit, adding that members of the senate should be elected rather than appointed.(Photo: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senator Mike Duffy is suing the Senate as well as the Attorney General of Canada for general damages, lost income and benefits, and punitive damages for a total of $7.8 million. Guest: Michael Taube, Ottawa Citizen columnist and former speechwriter to Stephen Harper(Photo: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices