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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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Recent Rash of Train Derailments 07.03.2019 11:41

Why are all of these trains going off the tracks? Mark Winfield, Professor of Environmental Studies at York University joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who’s who? The History of Those Involved in the Trudeau Scandal 07.03.2019 23:13

Bob Iverach of Action Alberta joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Analysis of Gerald Butts' Testimony 07.03.2019 13:56

Howard Anglin, Executive Director, Canadian. Constitution Foundation, Fellow Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Former Deputy of Staff/Sr Advisor, Legal Affairs & Policy to Prime Minister Stephen Harper joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The problems behind panhandling 06.03.2019 12:25

After a man was struck and killed by a car while apparently panhandling in Calgary Tuesday night, Calgary Homeless Foundation president & CEO Diana Krecsy joins Rob to discuss how those who engage in panhandling are particularly vulnerable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Momo Challenge Hoax 05.03.2019 11:07

Parents are concerned about the Momo Challenge, a creepy doll roumoured to pop up in videos and give instructions to kids to hide or injure themselves. Is this really bigger than what is being made of it and is it a hoax? Laura Hazard owen, deputy editor of The Nieman Lab at Harvard University joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If You Build it, They Will Vote! 05.03.2019 12:37

City Council has approved a draft proposal for four capital projects, including a new arena. Councillor Evan Wooley, who voted against the proposal joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Age is All in Your Mind 04.03.2019 14:18

A new book strikes down myths of aging. Seniors are starting businesses, vacationing, and being more active than ever. Author Carl Honoré discusses his book Bolder: Making the Most of our Longer Lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alberta Families Receiving Disproportionate Carbon Tax Rebate 04.03.2019 12:51

Alberta families are getting a disproportionate carbon tax rebate (lower income families get more back than they spend & vice versa for higher income families). Trevor Tombe, Economist at the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadian Comedians Say Livelihoods at Risk by Sale of Radio Channel 01.03.2019 11:05

Canadian Comedians fear their livelihoods may be at risk as Just for Laughs takes over a Sirius XM Comedy Channel. Sandra Battaglini, an award-winning stand-up comic, actor, and writer joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liberals Move to Grant Pot Pardons 01.03.2019 10:22

Liberals tabled Bill C-93 in the House today, which will provide for pardons for old pot convictions. Kirk Tousaw, BC Lawyer and cannabis advocate joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kim Mitchell Performing at the Grey Eagle 01.03.2019 6:40

Canadian musician Kim Mitchell joins the show to talk about his music and his upcoming performance at the Grey Eagle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RCMP Planning for Return of Canadian ISIS Members 28.02.2019 12:24

Stuart Bell, National Online Journalist, Investigative for Global News joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SNC-Lavalin scandal "stands out in terms of political scandals" 28.02.2019 10:38

Tasha Kheiriddin of Global News Radio 640 Toronto joins Rob to discuss the latest in the SNC-Lavalin scandal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadian Taxpayers Federation Responds to Q3 Outlook 27.02.2019 9:58

Franco Terrazzano, Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calgary Property Tax Gap for Small Businesses 26.02.2019 9:35

The Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses has released its annual Property Tax Gap Report which states that Calgary tops list of most unfair property tax systems for small business. Richard Truscott, Vice President of BC and Alberta for the CFIB joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Organ Donation: Opt-In or Opt-Out? 26.02.2019 9:23

Should organ donation be an opt-out system instead of an opt-in? Michael Ravenhill, CEO of the David Foster foundation joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Schools Experiment with "Rough Play" Zones 26.02.2019 9:46

Two Quebec elementary schools are experimenting with supervised “rough play” zones in the schoolyard. Dr. Mariana Brussoni, Associate Professor for the Department of Pediatrics and School of Population & Public Health at UBC and Investigator at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fluoridation in Calgary 26.02.2019 10:28

Should fluoride be reintroduced to the water in Calgary? Juliet Guichon, President of Calgarians for Kids' Health and Assistant Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Calgary joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada's Child Poverty Rate 26.02.2019 9:38

Trevor Tombe, Associate professor of Economics at the University of Calgary and Research Fellow at the School of Public Policy joins the show to talk about the recent Statistics Canada numbers released regarding child poverty in Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Province Ponders Variable Speeds on Deerfoot 25.02.2019 8:24

The province is considering variable speed limits on Deerfoot saying it could help reduce gridlock. Karan Arora joins the show and is a transportation planning engineer (EIT) with four years of combined experience in traffic engineering, transportation demand modeling, transportation planning, microsimulation, traffic impact assessment and transportation management strategies, highway design and r...

ABVMA Votes to Ban Unnecessary Medical Procedures on Animals 25.02.2019 12:20

Alberta Veterinary Medical Association voted to ban unnecessary surgeries such as, declawing, ear and tail docking, etc.. Dr Darrell Dalton, council member at ABVMA joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Education Minister Bans Seclusion Rooms 25.02.2019 9:20

Inclusion Alberta applauds the Education Minister for banning seclusion rooms, CEO of Inclusion Alberta, Trish Bowman joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Community Revitalization Levies 22.02.2019 13:19

The School of Public Policy released a report that outlines a framework for the effective use and implementation of Community Revitalization Levies and examines the current CRL framework and mechanisms in Alberta. Nancy Wanye, graduate of the Master of Public Policy at The School of Public Policy and co-author of this report joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Kent Hehr's Accusers Willing to Forego Privacy 22.02.2019 13:27

Kent Hehr’s accusers say they’re ready to forego privacy in exchange for laying eyes on findings of a third-party investigation into the Calgary Centre representative’s conduct. Kristin Raworth, Alberta civil servant and one of Hehr's accusers joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Petition Calls for U.S. to Sell Montana to Canada 22.02.2019 9:34

Kristen Inbody, Montana Mystique reporter at the Great Falls Tribune and has traveled Canada from the Yukon to Quebec (at Canada’s excruciatingly slow speed limits) and she joins the show to talk about the petition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices