Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

Mike Baker from the Calgary Police Association also called in today with his thoughts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob gets a call from Jessica, who self identifies as being married to a Calgary Police Officer.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calgary Police Inspector Chris Butler has penned an opinion piece saying that Calgarians should feel free to question the police. You can read it here: http://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/butler-calgarians-must-feel-free-to-question-the-performance-of-their-police-officers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are we on the path to a cashless society? And would that be a bad thing? Stephen Gordon, University of Laval Economist has written a piece about it. http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/stephen-gordon-when-the-government-comes-for-your-cash-it-can-be-costly-but-effective   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Australia had a carbon tax, but now they don't. The Canadian Taxpayer's Federation has invited Australian Chris Berg, Senior Fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs to Canada to discuss the Australian experience with a Carbon tax.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob had an interesting caller today. Mark wanted to chat about chants of "lock her up," freedom of speech and expression, political correctness, and the next election in Alberta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The conservatives have raised a motion calling for the House of Commons to rescind the PM's statement on Castro. Rob plays some audio from Michelle Rempel in the house.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tomorrow is Pledge day! BJK herself popped in to the Rob Breakenridge show to chat about it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MP Blake Richards was a member of the electoral reform committee, he joins Rob to chat about what the committee learned and recommended. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does putting the calorie count of a food item on a menu really make a big difference to people? Andrew Breck is a doctoral candidate at NYU WAgner Graduate School of Public Service who co authored a study investigating the efficacy of calorie counts on menus.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Martha Hall Findlay, CEO of the Canada West Foundation, former Liberal MP & leadership candidate.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Libin of the financial post chats about the pipeline announcement, and the activists who swear to oppose the line at all costs.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A father in Hamilton has lost a challenge in court to be warned in advance to pull his kids out of class any time something he considered "false teachings" were discussed.  Joining Rob to chat about parental control of topics in the classroom, Charles McvetyPresident of Canada Christian College, Evangelical Christian leader conservative activist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

Ramit Kar, GM of Uber joins Rob to chat about their upcoming 2nd launch and Rob takes callers who may be interested in driving for Uber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob connected with the father of Ryan Lovett whose mother Tamara Lovett is facing charges of criminal negligence causing death and failing to provide the necessities of life.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob is joined by Duff Conacher, President and Founder of Democracy Watch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump's Campaign manager Kellyanne Conway is coming to Alberta as a guest of the Alberta Prosperity Fund. Director and President Barry Mcnamar explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We may see Uber operating in Calgary very shortly after a new bylaw passed today. Councillor Evan Wooley joins Rob.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tamara Lovett is before the courts with failing to provide the necessaries of life and criminal negligence in the death of her son in 2013. Should adults who witnessed the boy's sickness but failed to alert authorities be held to account as well? With Bioethicist and Assistand Prof at the U of C, Juliet Guichon.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can read his letter here : http://therecoveringpolitician.blogspot.ca/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob reads the statement issued by Human Rights Watch on the death of Fidel Castro. And then Stan calls in, Stan thinks Castro saved Cuba and is a sort of hero.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bruce Steele, former Talk show host, producer, exec producer, and much more has co authored a report with other former CBC execs to ask for a future of commercial free CBC,you can see their submission here:  https://www.scribd.com/document/332097303/PBC21-Submission-PDF#from_embed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Newstalk 770 reporter Aurelio Perri Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shafak Sajid, policy analyst at the Canada West Foundation, she co-authored this report and conducted 3 western case studies.  more here: http://cwf.ca/research/publications/a-matter-of-trust-the-role-of-communities-in-energy-decision-making/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the Conservatives changed the elections act in 2014 the Council of Canadians along with the Canadian Federation of Students launched a legal challenge calling the changed unconstitutional and an ipediment to voting for students. Joining Rob to chat about the new changed by the Libs, Garry Neil, executive Director of the Council of Canadians.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....