Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

The Montreal Economic Institute says fees and taxes are an impediment to growing air travel in Canada.  Alexandre Morneau with the group joins Rob to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug Main, senior writer and editor for National Geographic, joins Rob to discuss the passing of Koko the Gorilla. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nearly 4,000 Canadians died last year from opioid overdoses.  Leigh Chapman lost her brother to a suspected fentanyl overdose in 2015.  She has a PhD(c) in health professions education / health services research at The Wilson Centre.  She joins Rob to provide perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neuroscientist and author Dean Burnett joins Rob to talk about his latest book, "The Happy Brain." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Classrooms are not meeting government-outlined targets in Alberta, and haven't for some time.  Janet French with the Edmonton Journal has been investigating, and joins Rob to share some of what she's learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The story of how US border forces are ripping immigrant children away from their parents at the border has become a lightning bolt of an issue in recent days.  Ilya Somin, professor of law at George Mason University, joins Rob to talk about his latest article -- 'Enforcing the Law' Doesn't Justify Separating Migrant Children from their Parents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

"Bill C-48 is a direct aim at the oilsands and at Albert's ability to refine products and ship them. Right to the heart!" That, according to Senator Doug Black, who joins Rob to discuss the bill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the ramifications of a #BuyCanadian retaliation to Trump's tariffs?  Robert Wolfe, professor emeritus at Queen's University School of Public Policy, joins Rob to share his thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the middle of the night, the American president tweets: “Before taking office people were assuming that we were going to War with North Korea. President Obama said that North Korea was our biggest and most dangerous problem. No longer - sleep well tonight!” Is North Korea really no longer a nuclear threat? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We learned this week there will be more city money required in the Calgary Olympic bid process to set up so-called a city secretariat.  Rob talks with Chris Dempsey who was a co-founder of No Boston Olympics for some perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maxime Bernier was sent to the backbenches by the CPC leader after a chapter from his now-to-remain-unpublished book highlighted his difference of opinion on supply management.  Andrew Coyne joins Rob to make sense of what has gone down on Parliament Hill in the last 24 hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I don’t want to die. But, you know, nothing is for certain. And I’m tired of keeping quiet." Nick Boynton is scared that head trauma from his NHL career has left him irreparably damaged. He’s speaking out in a new article on The Player’s Tribune and on our show today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim McMillan, president and CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers joins Rob Breakenridge to discuss a recent CAPP report expecting the country's oil production to continue to rise through 2035, despite an ongoing "competitiveness gap'' that discourages investment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A ruling has come down saying the province has violated an agreement on internal trade by implementing the Alberta Small Brewers Program.  Derek James From with the Canadian Constitutional Foundation joins Rob to talk about the business they represented in the proceedings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derek From, staff lawyer for the Canadian Constitution Foundation, joins Rob Breakenridge to discuss the latest decision from an Agreement on Internal Trade panel that says Alberta’s Small Brewers Development Program does not comply with the province's free trade obligations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Cross joins Rob to talk about whether the album is about to ride off into the sunset. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We unpack the weekend's events in Quebec with the G7, the American President's Twitter tirade, and what it all means for Canada with Dr. Bob Murray. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UCP leader Jason Kenney reacts to the election of Doug Ford as Ontario's next premier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Washington Capitals captured the Stanley Cup in Las Vegas last night... and what better city could there be to celebrate a Stanley Cup victory?  Ken Boehlke has been tracking the Golden Knights all season and shares his thoughts as his city's team comes up short on their Cinderella story season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alberta premier Rachel Notley reacts to news of the election of Doug Ford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The G7 summit is underway in Quebec.  Christopher Sands, senior research professor and director of Canadian studies at Johns Hopkins University joins Rob to share some thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Gurney from Global News Radio 640 Toronto joins Rob the day after Doug Ford becomes premier-elect of Ontario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Farley - brother of Chris Farley - is among the headliners at this year's Funnyfest Calgary Comedy Festival.  He joins Rob to talk about his life as a stand-up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Calgary and Edmonton start down separate paths on legislating public pot use -- and as the Senate is set to vote on Cannabis -- we talk to one doctor who says we need better education on the topic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robbie Picard is the founder of the oil industry booster group Oilsands Strong.  He was in Edmonton today protesting David Suzuki's honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta. He joins Rob to explain why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices