Alberta's Wildrose and PC parties have merged, what does this mean for the future of Alberta and Canada? Warren Rodwell was held captive by Abu Sayyaf, the same group that beheaded Canadians Robert Hall and John Ridsdel - a podcast by Global News / Curiouscast

The Roy Green Show Podcast

 Alberta's two conservative parties have united.

The Progressive Conservatives and Wildrose voted 95 per cent in favour of merging the two bodies into the United Conservative Party.Guest: Joe McFarland, News Director at News Talk 770 in Calgary

-Alberta's Wildrose party has merged with the province's Progressive Conservative party to form the United Conservative Party.

Guest: Brian Jean, Wildrose leader-

The Trudeau government plans to legalize marijuana consumption by July of 2018.  Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall argue that legalizing pot should be pushed back to 2019. One of their reasons is that the public must be educated about driving while high on pot.

Guest: Ed Wood, founder of DUID Victim Voices. (Driving Under the Influence of Drugs Victim Voices)-

Erika is a 44-year-old mother of two from Minnesota who has suffered from chronic pancreatitis for 8 years. Her pain is agonizing and recently, her opioids – which made her stable – were cut back by 50%.Guest: Erika, pain patient who runs advocacy groups on Facebook and knows seven people who have committed suicide this year

-Warren Rodwell, an Australian citizen, was kidnapped and held captive by the ISIS-associated terror group Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines for 472 days. It is the same terror group that abducted, tortured and beheaded Canadians Robert Hall and John Ridsdel.

The Australian government got involved and was able to arrange what turned out to be a $100,000 ransom.Rodwell had never communicated with any member of Robert Hall’s or John Ridsdel’s families until Roy introduced them to each other. Rodwell accuses Trudeau of "empty chest thumping" over the deaths of the two Canadians.

Guests:  Warren RodwellDr. Bob East, researcher from Australia and author of “472 Days Captive of the Abu Sayyaf: The Survival of Australian Warren Rodwell”

Bonice Thomas, sister of Robert HallGord Bibby, cousin of Robert Hall

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