Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

How will the federal plan to put a price on carbon effect large emitters?  Joining Rob is Jennifer Winter, Assistant Professor of Economics and Scientific Director of the Energy and Environmental Policy research division at The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new report says commercial property taxpayers are carrying more than their fair share of the tax burden. Rob talks with Zoe Addington, Director of Policy, Research and Government Relations at the Calgary Chamber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alberta's health minister says it's unacceptable that a terminally ill patient at a Catholic care centre was wheeled off the property near a busy street to have an assessment for a doctor-assisted death. Rob talks about the matter with Ubaka Ogbogu, Assistant Professor - Law, Assistant Professor - Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, and Member - Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta....

It's been a day where suspicious packages have shown up addressed to a wide range of addresses -- from the Clintons to the Obamas to George Soros and even CNN.  James Flippin with NBC News Radio joins Rob to talk about what we know so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are food bans legally required to accommodate those with food allergies at schools?  A new report out says that might not be the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The political debate over what to do with Canadians who were part of the so-called Islamic State returned to Parliament on this week, with the Conservatives demanding a federal strategy on the matter. Michelle Rempel speaks with Rob to share her perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Much is being made about a new political action committee, its advertising and its donors.  Keith Gerein from the Edmonton Journal joins Rob to talk about the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are crunching the numbers on the federal carbon tax with economist Trevor Tombe, Associate Professor at the University of Calgary and research fellow at the school of public policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Kay from Quillette Magazine joins Rob to talk about the Steven Galloway matter at UBC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dashcams. They catch weird happenings on the road (and in Calgary there are many) and they could serve as easy-to-upload-evidence to Calgary police. But what are the privacy concerns surrounding the electronic eyes on the road? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What kind of damage could a Canada Post strike inflict on small business in Canada – especially as we head into the Christmas season? Monique Moreau, Vice President of National Affairs at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business joins Rob to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of his two-night engagement this Friday and Saturday in Calgary, SNL alum Kevin Nealon joins Rob for a conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

40% of the CBE’s ninth-graders failed the math portion of the Provincial Achievement Test.  We get perspective from two angles - education minister David Eggen, and Sarah Bieber with the group Kids Come First. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fixing up Canada’s six official residences will come at a price tag of $83M over 10 years, plus nearly $25M a year in maintenance costs.  What does that money buy – especially in the case of 24 Sussex which is in a bad state of disrepair?  Rob speaks with Dr. Nigel Shrive from the University of Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the turning points of the Second World War was the dams raid of 1943, involving Commonwealth aircrews who flew a daring, nighttime, treetop-level raid all the way from Britain to Germany to bomb the Ruhr River dams with a never-before-tried bounding bomb. In the U.K. the air raid is celebrated as if it were a national holiday. Most don't realize, however, a quarter of the 130 men who flew t...

Kyle Matthews is the executive director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies at Concordia University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mayor of Ottawa is facing legal pressure after three people say he has blocked them from seeing his Twitter feed.  Lawyer Paul Champ represents the blocked trio, and joins Rob to explain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bill intended to tighten up rules on animal cruelty doesn’t go far enough according to the group Animal Justice.  Executive director Camille Labchuk joins Rob to share her perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should there be limits on the number of visitors to Banff?  Rob talks with Peter Zimmerman, parks program supervisor with CPAWS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cannabis is big business. And for those with big bucks, there are investment opportunities out there. One Calgarian has placed a bet on green…we talk with W. Brett Wilson about the future of legal weed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 years ago, Ross Rebagliati was a household name in Canada – first for winning the gold in Nagano in Giant Slalom and then for being disqualified when a blood test revealed THC in his system. Since the Olympics, he has become a cultural icon in the cannabis community. We hear his thoughts on legalization day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Tuesday, we learned more graphic and grisly details about what likely happened to Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Turkey.  But how critical is it for all the details to come out?  We speak with PEN Canada executive director Brendan de Caires for perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weed is legal.  For the longest time, the Emerys were the names most closely linked to the fight against prohibition in Canada. But while the battle for legalization is over, Jodie Emery says there are still issues that need to be addressed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ottawa has announced plans today to move away from solitary confinement in Canada's prisons.  Josh Paterson is the executive director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, and joins Rob to provide perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission is urging municipalities and provinces to make solid waste management systems more efficient by getting incentives right. Rob speaks with Lindsay Tedds, Commissioner, Ecofiscal Commission and Associate Professor & Scientific Director, Fiscal and Economic Policy, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...