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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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Bernardo transfer; David Johnston's testimony; PGA-LIV merger; Canada's debt; Alberta's political divisions 06.06.2023 1:04:55

Today's guests: Shane Martinez, a Toronto-based criminal defence lawyer and adjunct professor of prison law at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University Lori Turnbull, Director of the School of Public Administration and a Professor of Political Science at Dalhousie University Scott Stinson, National Sports Columnist - Postmedia William Robson, CEO of C.D. Howe Institute and chair of the Institut...

Danny Masterson & Scientology; Call to ban gambling ads, Mitigating the risk of AI, Concern over Bill C-18 02.06.2023 55:38

Today's guests: Tony Ortega, investigative journalist/author / Author - The Unbreakable Miss Lovely: How the Church of Scientology tried to destroy Paulette Cooper Karl Subban, Father of 3 NHL players/ educator/ Spokesperson - BanAdsForGambling.ca Jeff Clune, Associate Professor of Computer Science University of British Columbia / Canada CIFAR (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research) AI Chair /...

AB & SK unified front; What next for the NDP?; Big boost to the oilsands; Cost of federal oil & gas emissions cap 01.06.2023 50:19

Today's guests: Brad Wall, former Saskatchewan premier (from 2007 to 2018) / Special Advisor for Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Max Fawcett, columnist - National Observer Andrew Willis, Business columnist for the Report on Business at The Globe and Mail Kenneth Green, Senior Fellow - Fraser Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Election analysis, China interference; Unsolved Pearson gold heist; Keeping former GGs away from controversy; Fixing 24 Sussex Dr.; 100-million Canadians by 2100 30.05.2023 1:14:10

Today's guests: Lorne Gunter, senior political columnist - Edmonton Sun Brian Lee Crowley, Managing director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute Scott Andrew Selby, co-author - "Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History" - Philippe Lagassé, Associate professor and Barton Chair at Carleton University David Flemming, chair - Heritage Ottawa's advocacy committee Lisa Lalande, Chief Executi...

Calgary's Canada Day fireworks debacle; Final few days of the Alberta election campaign 26.05.2023 1:14:37

Today's guests: Dan McLean, Ward 13 city councillor Adam Legge, president of the Business Council of Alberta Leah Ward, Vice Present at Wellington Advocacy and former Director of Communications to Rachel Notley and the NDP Caucus Peter Csillag, Director of Public Affairs at Wellington Advocacy and former UCP advisor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Analysis of the David Johnston report; Calgary's decision to cancel Canada Day fireworks 24.05.2023 52:00

Today's guests: Andrew Coyne, Columnist - The Globe & Mail Matt Gurney, Columnist / Co-Founder - The Line Michelle Rempel-Garner, Conservative MP - Calgary Nose Hill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bail reform; Chinese interference in Canada; Russia's fascist youth 16.05.2023 43:18

Today's guests: Scott Newark, Former Security Policy Advisor to the governments of Ontario and Canada / Former crown prosecutor Michel Juneau-Katsuya, Former chief of the Asia-Pacific Unit- Canadian Security Intelligence Service Ian Garner, historian and Russia analyst / Author: "Z Generation: Into the Heart of Russia’s Fascist Youth" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawrence Krauss, "The Edge of Knowledge"; Controversial passport re-design; CTF's Teddy Awards; Sara Petersen, "Momfluenced" 12.05.2023 48:21

Today's guests: Lawrence M. Krauss, Best-selling author, theoretical physicist, author - "The Edge of Knowledge: Unsolved Mysteries of the Cosmos” Jen Gerson, Co-founder - The Line / contributing columnist - The Globe and Mail. Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director - Canadian Taxpayers Federation Sara Petersen, author - "Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Cu...

Canada & AUKUS; Impact of hockey fighting; Foreign interference; UCP campaign message 11.05.2023 45:08

Today's guests: Vincent Rigby, Former national security and intelligence adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau / Visiting professor - Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University / Senior Advisor (Americas program) - Center for Strategic and International Studies Dr. Charles Popkin, orthopedic sports medicine specialist with the Center for Shoulder, Elbow and Sports Medicine at Columbi...

Alberta election campaign; Songwriting & copyright; MAID in Canadian prisons; Global press freedom 05.05.2023 53:28

Today's guests: Melissa Caouette, Political strategist / public policy analyst / Principal - MC Consulting / Founder - Pocket Lobbyist Kurt Dahl, Partner / Entertainment Lawyer - Coal Harbour Law, Drummer for the band One Bad Son Jessica Shaw, associate professor of social work - University of Calgary Clayton Weimers, Director of Reporters Without Boarders' US Bureau Learn more about your ad choic...

Alberta's top election issues; Internet regulation in Canada; "Agent of Change"; BCHL severs ties with Hockey Canada 04.05.2023 50:48

Today's guests: Kyle Braid, senior vice-president of public affairs at Ipsos Justin Ling, Freelance investigative journalist Huda Mukbil, author "Agent of Change: My Life Fighting Terrorists, Spies, and Institutional Racism" Chris Hebb, CEO - B.C.H.L. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arena deal; Public safety; Defence spending; Russian information warfare; Canadian history 27.04.2023 1:05:12

Today's guests: Jeromy Farkas, Former Calgary City Councillor / Mayoral candidate Dr. Kelly Sundberg, Criminologist / Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University Michel Maisonneuve, Lt.-Gen. (retd.) / spent 35 years in the CAF Marcus Kolga, Founder - DisinfoWatch.org / Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Centre for Advanc...

Who is to blame for Canadian Military apathy and neglect 27.04.2023 12:06

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Wrongful convictions; Canada & the U.S. Civil War; The life and death of Arturo Gatti 25.04.2023 46:11

Today's guests: Kent Roach, law professor - University of Toronto / author - "Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes, and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice" Julian Sher, Investigative journalist / Author - “The North Star: Canada and the Civil War Plots Against Lincoln” Guillaume Carlier, Director - "Thunder: The Life and Death of Arturo Gatti" Learn more about your ad choices....

Equalization reform; Emissions caps; Music & A.I.; CEO salaries 21.04.2023 43:53

Today's guests: Trevor Tombe, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Calgary / Research Fellow - School of Public Policy Alan Cross, Music Writer/Historian/Broadcaster / Host of the Ongoing History of New Music Anthony Schein, director of shareholder advocacy at Share, a Toronto-based research and advisory firm that works with large investors to promote sustainability and incl...

"Blackberry" writer & producer Matthew Miller; Paul Wells- "An Emergency in Ottawa"; The case against spanking 20.04.2023 42:18

Today's guests: Matthew Miller, Screenwriter & Producer - “Blackberry” Paul Wells, Award-winning author and Journalist / Author - “An Emergency in Ottawa: The Story of the Convoy Commission” Tracie O. Afifi, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Childhood Adversity and Resilience - University of Manitoba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Health care & the Charter; Lunar tourism; Runaway black hole; Sizeable candy bar dilemma 11.04.2023 50:05

Today's guests: Dr. Brian Day, orthopedic surgeon, health researcher and Medical Director at Cambie Surgery Centre/ former president - Canadian Medical Association Chris Lewicki, former NASA engineer / Co-Founder & CEO - gravityLab Pieter van Dokkum, professor of astronomy and physics at Yale University Crystal Westergard, Co-founder / Co-owner - Canadian Candy Nostalgia Learn more about your ad c...

Why TV theme songs matter; First dire wolf specimen found in Canada; The link between fiscal policy and inflation 06.04.2023 37:56

Today's guests: Jon Burlingame, Author-"Music for Prime Time: A History of American Television Themes and Scoring" / Teaches film scoring at the University of Southern California Ashley Reynolds, study lead author / PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto and Royal Ontario Museum Philip Cross, former chief economic analyst - Statistics Canada / senior fellow - Fraser Institute Learn more about...

Tara MacLean, "Song of the Sparrow"; UFC-WWE merger; How Alberta can benefit from carbon contracts 04.04.2023 38:51

Today's guests: Tara MacLean, singer & songwriter / Author- "Song of the Sparrow: A Memoir" Alfred Konuwa, Pro Wrestling columnist / contributor - Forbes Adam Sweet, director for Western Canada for Clean Prosperity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PBO on carbon tax costs; David Frum on Trump indictment; Russian disinformation; Rogers/Shaw merger; C-11 31.03.2023 47:08

Today's guests: Yves Giroux, Canada's Parliamentary Budget Officer David Frum. Staff writer - The Atlantic / Author- Trumpocracy (2018), Trumpocalypse (2020) Marcus Kolga, founder of DisinfoWatch.org and a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Centre for Advancing Canada’s Interests Abroad Laura Tribe, executive director OpenMedia.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

NS massacre inquiry report; Electricity prices & the RRO; The conspiracy cult around the "secret" Queen of Canada; Deleting social media 30.03.2023 49:08

Today's guests: Paul Palango, Investigative journalist / Author- "22 Murders: Investigating the Massacres, Cover-up and Obstacles to Justice in Nova Scotia" Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon, an assistant professor at the University of Calgary / research fellow - School of Public Policy Dr. Christine Sarteschi, Associate Professor of Social Work and Criminology at Chatham University Danny Randell, developme...

Understanding China's interference in Canada; How to deal with CSIS whistleblowers; Biden visits Canada; Irresponsible pet owners 21.03.2023 1:03:06

Today's guests: Terry Glavin - Author, journalist. Ottawa Citizen & National Post columnist. Senior Fellow, Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights Cameron Hutchison is a law professor at the University of Alberta who teaches and researches in the area of freedom of expression and the public interest Christopher Sands, Director - Wilson Center's Canada Institute Alessandro Massolo, Department of...

Alberta minimum wage report finally released - so what did it find? 20.03.2023 17:11

Today's guest: University of Alberta professor Joseph Marchand, who chaired the expert panel on minimum wage for the Alberta government. They submitted their report in March of 2020, but that report was only just released last week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Silicon Valley Bank collapse; Jeffrey Dupres case; Foreign interference; Children's mental health 13.03.2023 48:17

Today's guests: Jacob Silverman, author / freelance journalist Anna J. James, private investigator / investigative reporter Gloria Fung, president - Canada-Hong Kong Link Dr. Sheri Madigan, clinical psychologist - Department of Psychology (University of Calgary) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Navalny" documentary; C-18 concerns; Implications of U.S. ending time change; Next steps for Bank of Canada 10.03.2023 47:56

Today's guests: Odessa Rae, producer of the Oscar-nominated documentary "Navalny" Paula Simons, Independent Senator - Alberta Werner Antweiller, Business professor - UBC Steve Ambler, professor of economics at Université du Québec à Montréal and the holder of the David Dodge Chair in monetary policy at the C.D. Howe Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices