Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

With Dr. Hakique Virani public health and preventative medicine and addiction medicine specialist, and clinical assistant professor in the faculty of medicine at the University of Alberta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Alberta court of appeal has ruled that judges can overturn church edicts such as excommunication and shunning. What sort of implications does this have for the relationship between church and court? With guest Howard Kizlowicz, assistant professor in the faculty of law at the University of New Brunswick.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Children leagues seem to be getting the short end of the stick when it comes to ice time. Featuring Hockey Calgary Executive Director Kevin Kobelka as well as callers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With National Post Columnist Christie Blatchford and thoughts from callers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Sylvain Charlebois, dean of the faculty of management, Prof in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Alberta Party has calculated that the balancing pool budget is going to run out of money by the end of this year. With Alberta Party leader and Calgary Elbow MLA Greg Clark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Edmonton news outlets are pushing to be allowed to air the Travis Vader verdict live. Cameras have only been allowed in Alberta courtrooms twice before.  With Edmonton Journal columnist Paula Simons.  You can read her column here: http://edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/paula-simons-public-deserves-right-to-learn-travis-vader-verdict-from-the-judge-himself   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

At what point does the right for self defence become a criminal act? With Edmonton Sun Columnist Lorne Gunter. His full column is here:  http://www.torontosun.com/2016/09/06/self-defence-is-an-ancient-right Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donna Kennedy-Glans has thrown her hat into the Alberta PC leadership ring.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With City Councillor Diane Colley-Urquhart and callers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Continued discussion about Rob's interview with Kellie Leitch featuring guest Matt Gurney, columnist for the National Post Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Kellie Lietch, conservative MP and leadership candidate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Muslim father in Ontario is in a fight with his local school board as he wants to pull his kids from music class due to his religious beliefs. Joining us to discuss this is Zarqa Nawaz, creator of Little Mosque on the Prairie and author of Laughing all the way to the mosque. You can read her column on the issue here http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/to-the-muslim-music-banning-father-reject...

The Wildrosers have unveiled a new plan to help the industry, with guest MLA Derek Fildebrandt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: R. Michael Warren is a former Canada Post CEO, former corporate director, Ontario deputy minister, and TTC chief general manager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With guest Danuta Skowronski MD, Epidemiology Lead, Influenza & Emerging Respiratory Pathogensat the BC Centre for Disease Control     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With grade 4 teacher Eric Armitage, who doesn't send homework home anymore.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some Brentwood residents, including Dr. Ellen Burgess would rather the city NOT plant any trees in their park.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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With Edmonton Journal columnist David Staples. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How "toxic" is vaping and where to? With guest David Sweanor Public health advocate / Adjunct professor in the Centre for Health Law, Policy & Ethics at the University of Ottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Ontario man is paying $65,000 to clone his recently deceased dog Woofie. Would you pay for a copy of your best four legged friend? With Kerry BowmanBioethicist and conservationist with University of Toronto and clinical ethicist for Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You may be noticing some price hikes on dairy products in Canada. Why is that? Guest: Vincent Geloso Associate Researcher at the Montreal Economic Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Jordan Kerbel from the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Devin Dubois is now providing paperwork to prove to the CRA, for the second time, that his family and kids exist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices