Roy Green Show Podcast, June 25: Tim Danson, Continued Challenges of French&Mahaffy Families. - Yuri Felshtinsky, Does Wagner Invasion Mean Putin Weaker? - Ujjal Dosanjh, Almost on Air India Flight 182. - Duff Conacher, Mixed Messaging on SNC Lavelin - a podcast by Global News / Curiouscast

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.  
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