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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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SNC – No Grey Area 01.04.2019 13:11

The JWR tape between her and Wernick is proof that she is telling the truth. So now what?? Andrew Coyne, national columnist for Postmedia joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unleash your LESAs 01.04.2019 8:46

The city of Calgary has launched an application process for people who would like to have livestock emotional support animals (LESA). Calgarians will be allowed to keep a LESA on their property if they meet the requirements. Aalika Kohli, Business and Policy Analyst for Calgary Community Standards joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pipelines and Energy 28.03.2019 12:27

Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission has released a new report, 10 Myths about Carbon Pricing in Canada. Bev Dahlby, Commissioner of the Ecofiscal Commission and Distinguished Fellow and Research Director in the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Citizen's Election Panel - Week 1 28.03.2019 45:47

Rob chats with the four members of our “Citizen’s Panel” about the election and issues that matter to them. This same panel will join Rob every Thursday until the election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quebec's proposed new "secularism" law 28.03.2019 14:52

We spoke with Beryl Wajsman - publisher of The Metropolitain, editor-in-chief of The Suburban Newspaper Group, and founder & president of the Institute for Public Affairs of Montreal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alberta's trucking industry after Humboldt 27.03.2019 15:54

Chris Nash, president of the Alberta Motor Transport Association, joins Rob to discuss the state of the industry after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash and the criminal lawsuits against the driver and trucking company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple Streaming 26.03.2019 10:22

Apple announced Monday they are launching a new streaming service that will compete with the likes of Netflix etc. Is another streaming option good or bad for Canada? Daniel Bernhard, executive director of Friends of Broadcasting joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alberta Teachers Association respond to UCP platform 26.03.2019 12:33

Alberta Teachers Association president Greg Jeffrey joins Rob to discuss the issues the Association has with class sizes, standardized testing, GSAs and charter schools for the next Alberta government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Decision Alberta: Women's issues 26.03.2019 10:14

Sue Tomney, CEO of YWCA Calgary, joins Rob to discuss the issues that affect women that could be determined in the provincial election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Omar Khadr Officially Free 25.03.2019 10:06

An Alberta judge in Edmonton decided today Khadr’s 8-year sentence, imposed in 2010, has expired. The former Guantanamo Bay prisoner accused of killing an American soldier in Afghanistan in 2002 has completed his sentence and is now as free as any other Canadian citizen. Scott Newark, Adjunct Professor in the TRSS Program in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University; Former Alberta Crow...

Mueller Report 25.03.2019 12:23

Donald Trump is clean as a whistle…or is he? We dive into the dirt of the Mueller Report with Ken White, Contributing Writer at the The Atlantic; Attorney - Brown, White & Osborn LLP in Los Angeles; and Former federal prosecutor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Restaurants Canada take their concerns to Alberta political parties 25.03.2019 11:57

Mark von Schellwitz, VP Western Canada with Restaurants Canada, joins Rob to discuss some of the concerns the restaurant industry has in Alberta, after a recent study showed one-third of restaurateurs have considered closing their doors due to the current labour legislation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shaun Majumder 23.03.2019 21:43

We spoke with Canadian comedian and actor Shaun Majumder, who is appearing this weekend at the Laugh Shop https://www.laughshopcalgary.com/events/list/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadian Music Icon Corey Hart 23.03.2019 14:23

We spoke with singer-songwriter Corey Hart about his remarkable career, his induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, and the "Milestones: Corey Hart" exhibition at the National Music Centre in Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No, it's not time to "turn the page" on SNC Lavalin. Quite the opposite 21.03.2019 14:18

Rob's thoughts on the bombshell interview Jane Philpott gave to Maclean's magazine where the former cabinet minister suggests that there's much more on the SNC Lavalin affair that Canadians need to learn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will North-Central Calgary ever get LRT service? 21.03.2019 8:49

We spoke with Ward 3 city councillor Jyoti Gondek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wait times in Alberta 21.03.2019 12:39

Bacchus Barua of the Fraser Institute joins Rob to discuss the state of wait times in the health care system in Alberta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Media critic Jesse Brown on Ottawa's ill-conceived media bailout 21.03.2019 15:11

We spoke with Jesse Brown, host & publisher at Canadalandshow.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MRU cancels speech by ex-Muslim atheist activist 21.03.2019 15:36

We spoke with Armin Navabi, ex-Muslim, secular activist, author, and founder of Atheist Republic. Also joining us was Lois Edwards, board member with the Atheist Society of Calgary and a secular representative with the Interfaith chaplaincy at MRU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diversifying Alberta's economy 20.03.2019 13:26

Andrew Leach, energy and environmental economics professor at the University of Alberta, joins Rob to discuss the challenges in diversifying Alberta's economy, a point of contention in this spring election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Budget 2019 20.03.2019 12:36

We'll talk about the new Liberal mortgage plan with Thomas DavidoffAssociate Professor (Stanley Hamilton Professorship in Real Estate Finance) andDirector of the UBC Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate at theSauder School of Business, University of British Columbia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hockey Calgary Boundary Changes 19.03.2019 11:23

In an announcement made last night, two associations were dissolved and major changes implemented. Kevin Kobelka, Executive Director of Hockey Calgary joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Federal Budget Day 19.03.2019 6:57

Why is it important we come to balanced books before the scheduled 2040? Mathieu Bédard, economist at the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do we combat white supremacist ideology? 18.03.2019 13:02

A former white supremacist & neo-nazi,Brad Galloway, now a fourth year criminology student shares his story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We need to stop labeling everyone! 18.03.2019 15:55

Author Irshad Manji discusses this theory in her new book, “Don’t Label Me.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices