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Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

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Join host, Rob Breakenridge, as he offers his unique perspective on the most talked-about stories of the day every weekday afternoon.

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Why it's a mistake for Canada to ban paid plasma donations 04.07.2019 17:46

We spoke with Peter Jaworski - Assistant Teaching Professor (Ethics) - Georgetown University and co-founder - DonationEthics.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The fight for retail freedom 04.07.2019 12:22

We spoke with Ramsey Zeid, manager of Winnipeg grocery store Food Fare - they're fighting a provincial law which mandates that certain retailers must remain closed on holidays Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Foreign election meddling, LNG & emissions, e-scooter sharing, Boeing's $100-million payout 03.07.2019 50:08

Growing concern about foreign meddling in Canada’s upcoming election Guest: Stephanie Carvin, Assistant Professor of International Relations - Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (Carleton University) A pragmatic environmentalist’s case for LNG Guest: Blair King - BC-based Environmental Scientist with an interest in energy policy As Calgary prepares to roll out an e-scooter sharing...

"Why Young Men" author Jamil Jivani, Competition Bureau smacks down Ticketmaster, more reaction and fallout from the Lethbridge/police/deer story 27.06.2019 41:07

“Why Young Men” – what leads young men down a dangerous and violent path and how to stop it Guest: Jamil Jivani, author - "Why Young Men: Rage, Race and the Crisis of Identity" Visiting professor - Toronto’s Osgoode Hall Law SchoolFounder - Citizen Empowerment Project Ticketmaster faces $4.5-million in penalties after Competition Bureau investigation Guest: Josephine Palumbo - Deputy Commissione...

Canada vs. China, Neo-Nazi groups added to banned terror list, no charges for police officer who ran over a deer, the case for diet soda 26.06.2019 47:37

China has banned all Canadian meat imports. Should Canada be fighting back? Guest: Matt Gurney – National Post columnist List of banned terrorist organizations now includes two neo-Nazi groups Guest: Leah West - former counsel with the Dept. of Justice, National Security Litigation & Advisory Group; soon-to-be part of the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University fa...

The IOC shows us that nothing has really changes, the Canadian Forces does a reversal on an Afghan War memorial, the problem with “taxing the rich” 25.06.2019 32:03

IOC decision on 2026 Winter Olympics shows that it’s business-as-usual Guest: Christopher Dempsey - Founder and former co-chair - No Boston Olympics / Co-Author - "No Boston Olympics: How and Why Smart Cities Are Passing on the Torch" Following controversy, Canadian military plans to rededicate Afghan War memorial Guest: David Pugliese - Ottawa Citizen reporter, covering the Canadian military W...

Senate passes C-69 & C-48, Elections Canada backtracks, Concern over e-cigarettes, Is technology ruining sport? 21.06.2019 56:00

Senate passes C-69 and C-48 – Alberta Senator Paula Simons on why she voted as she did Guest: Paula Simons – Independent Senator, Alberta Elections Canada NOT paying influencers…anymore Guest: Amanda Connolly – Global News politics reporter E-cigarettes: balancing the harm reduction benefits with the concern about underage use Guest: David Sweanor – Adjunct professor, faculty of law – Universi...

Calgary releases previously secret Olympic documents 21.06.2019 10:55

Guest: Moshe Lander – Economist, Concordia University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guilty on all counts for NXIVM leader, "One Giant Leap" - reflecting on 50 years since the moon landing, the search for ET - why is it so quiet out there? 20.06.2019 44:52

Guilty on all counts for NXIVM leader Keith Raniere Guest: Rick Ross - Cult Expert; Executive Director of Cult Education Institute; author, “Cults Inside Out: How People Get In and Can Get Out” “One Giant Leap” – 50 years after the moon landing, a reflecting on the legacy of Apollo 11 Guest, Charles Fishman – author of “One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission that Flew us to the Moon” Finding...

The environmentalist’s case for TMX, “350 Days” – new pro wrestling documentary, cannabis tax revenues, cannabis border issues 19.06.2019 51:13

The environmentalist’s case for TMX Guest: Ed Whittingham - environmental policy expert, former Pembina Institute executive director “350 Days” – A revealing look at the realities of the professional wrestling business Guest: Fulvio Cecere, producer/director – “350 Days” Cannabis tax revenues – are Canadian governments collecting as much as they expected? Guest: Michael Armstrong, associate pr...

How Canadians feel about MMIWG report using the word “genocide,” Quebec’s controversial Bill 21, How to break the pipeline logjam, Final tally of Calgary’s Olympic spending, The Hong Kong protests, New study on sexting risks 17.06.2019 55:54

New poll on whether Canadians agree with the MMIWG inquiry report on whether Canada guilty of “genocide” / Quebec’s Bill 21 and the implications for religious freedom Guest: Jack Jedwab – president and CEO, Association for Canadian Studies How to Break the Pipeline Logjam Guest: Joseph Quesnel – Program Manager, MacDonald-Laurier Institute We now know how much Calgary spent in exploring an Oly...

Unlimited data plans, veteran homelessness, "stalkerware", THC & crash risk 13.06.2019 48:43

Unlimited data plans now available… but are there strings attached? Guest: Shruti Shekar, reporter – MobileSyrup.com House of Commons kills, and then resurrects and accepts, a motion on ending veteran homelessness Guest: Abigail Bimman, Global National – Ottawa correspondent Guest: Ray McInnis, Royal Canadian Legion The dangers of “stalkerware” Guest: Christopher Parsons, senior research assoc...

Bill C-69, child marriage in Canada, banning single-use plastics, cyberattacks as an offensive weapon of war, Rich Dodson of the Stampeders 12.06.2019 58:16

Trudeau government to reject most of the Senate’s proposed C-69 amendments Guest: Martha Hall Finlay, president & CEO – Canada West Foundation Child marriage in Canada – still very much a reality Guest: Alissa Koski, Assistant Professor - Department of Epidemiology, McGill University Ottawa wants to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021 – but how will that work? Guest: Mark von Schellwitz,...

Calgary's property tax mess; banning straws (and other single-use plastic products); "A Stranded Nation"; Pharmacare; dogs, owners, and stress 10.06.2019 48:30

Calgary business owners rally as city council tackles the property tax mess Guest: Kelly Doody, founder & owners – The Social School The Liberals want to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021 Guest: Tristin Hopper, Edmonton-based National Post contributor “A Stranded Nation” – a new documentary on the Canadian oil and gas sector Guest: Heidi McKillop, Director and Producer of A Stranded Nat...

The latest Senate votes on C-48 & C-69; Calgary small businesses make their voices heard; making cannabis retail more consumer-friendly; marking three years since the legalization of medical assistance in dying 07.06.2019 52:21

Two key Senate decisions regarding Bills C-48 and C-69 Guest: Alberta Senator Paula Simons Calgary small business making their voices heard (Rally outside city hall at 7:30 a.m. Monday) Guest: Jill Belland, co-founder Barre Belle Studios Has cannabis legalization succumbed to “corporate greed and monopolization”? Guest: Patrick Parsons, Media Director of the Calgary Cannabis Club Three years...

Marking 75 years since D-Day; Is Canada's political system in need of a "Teardown"?; Designing safer roads; The stars of "Personal Growth" 06.06.2019 58:43

Marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day – and the role that Canadian troops played Guest: Ted Barris - author, journalist, broadcaster, historian ‘Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up’ Guest: Dave Meslin, author – “Teardown” The connection between road design and road safety Guest: Greg Hart, Co-Founder – Vision Zero YYC Loose Moose Theatre – “PERSONAL GROWTH” Guests: Lindsay Mull...

Charging Canadian ISIS fighters with war crimes, harm reduction and the opioid crisis, 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, how Canadian feel about confederation 05.06.2019 55:39

The RCMP apparently looking into whether war crimes laws can be used to prosecute Canadians who have fought for ISIS Guest: Phil Gurski, President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting How supervised consumption sites have an important role to play in combating the opioid crisis Guest: Dr. Hakique Virani, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Alberta Department of Medicine; Medica...

Calgary's property tax debate, MMIWG report fallout, and how Napster changed the music industry 04.06.2019 49:04

Calgary’s property tax debate Guests: Jeromy Farkas, Ward 11 city councilor Bev Dahlby, Distinguished Fellow and Research Director - School of Public Policy (U of C) MMIWG fallout Guest: Chris Selley, Columnist - National Post Twenty years ago this month, Napster changed the music industry forever Guest: Alan Cross, Broadcaster / Music writer & historian Learn more about your a...

Energy as an election issue, sky-high property taxes, Alberta's wildfire threat, countering medical misinformation 03.06.2019 48:23

CAPP’s federal energy platform Guest: Tim McMillan, President and CEO, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Inglewood businesses get walloped Guest: Kelly Doody, Founder/Owner - Social School Wildfires in Alberta Guest: Mike Flannigan, Professor of Wildland Fire, University of Alberta Medical misinformation Guest: Timothy Caulfield, University of Alberta / Host: “A User's Guide to Che...

Calgary's property tax problem - how much more can small businesses take? 03.06.2019 15:53

We spoke with Kelly Doody, founder and owner of Social School in Inglewood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Countering medical misinformation 03.06.2019 11:48

We spoke with Timothy Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in Health Law & Policy and Research Director at the Health Law Institute (University of Alberta). He's also host of the Netflix show “A User's Guide to Cheating Death” and author of the book "Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Gleib on comedy, politics, and why he's running for president 31.05.2019 22:36

We spoke with comedian, game show host, podcaster, commentator, and presidential candidate Ben Gleib. He's appearing at the Laugh Shop here in Calgary this weekend https://www.laughshopcalgary.com/event/ben-gleib/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The Art of Diplomacy" - Bruce & Vicki Heyman 29.05.2019 17:31

We spoke with former U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman and Vicki Heyman about their new book "The Art of Diplomacy: Strengthening the Canada-U.S. Relationship in Times of Uncertainty" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC court decision outlines provincial vs federal power 24.05.2019 10:15

Dwight Newman, law professor at the University of Saskatchewan, joins Rob to discuss the B.C. court of appeal decision on shipping bitumen in the province. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Owen Hart Revisited, Economic Protectionism, Electric Cars and Economy, and Idaho Stops 24.05.2019 54:17

Owen Hart Revisited Guest: John Pollock, Reporter & Podcaster Economic Protectionism Guest: Vincent Geloso, Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute Electric Cars and Economy Guest: Blake Shaffer, Research Fellow at the School of Public Policy Idaho Stops Guest: Joseph P. Schwieterman, Director, Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul University in Chicago. Learn more about your ad choice...