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.... more

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Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge episodes:

August 20, 2024 Gas Tax Honesty Report; Growing concern over possible rail strike; Progress on inflation; New resource for patients
Today's guests:
Kris Sims – Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Keyli Loeppky – Director of Alberta and Interprovincial Affairs for the CFIB
Michael Davenport – Economist with Oxford Economics Canada
Colin Craig - President of SecondStreet dot Org

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41min
August 16, 2024 Expert who warned of Jasper fire worried about Banff & Canmore; Ensuring a safe return to campus; The problem with the Temporary Foreign Worker program; Why the growing concern over Mpox?; The "New Censorship: Regulatory Creep"
Today's guests:
Ken Hodges – Former Professional Forester
Anthony Housefather – Liberal MP for the Riding of Mount Royal, Quebec – Special Advisor to the PM on Jewish Community Issues and Anti-Semitism
Dr. Mike Moffatt – Economist / Founding Director for the PLACE Centre at the Smart Prosperity Institute
Dr. Jason Kindrachuk – Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair at the University of Manitoba
Christine Van Geyn – Litigation Director for the Canadian Constitution Foundation

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1h 2min
August 14, 2024 The implications of Ukraine’s bold incursion into Russia; Re-Thinking the Green Line; What was unusual about Alberta's 2023 wildfire season; The ideological leanings of municipal politicians
Today's guests:
Ian Garner – Assistant Professor of Totalitarian Studies at the Pilecki Institute in Warsaw, Poland
Steve Allan – Member of the Rethink the Green Line group
Jen Beverly – Associate Professor of Wildland Fire at the University of Alberta
Jack Lucas – Professor of Political Science at the University of Calgary

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52min
August 13, 2024 How TMX delays caused higher fuel prices; CIJA reacts to Birju Dattani's resignation as CHRC chief commissioner
Today's guests:
Kent Fellows – Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Calgary / Associate Program Director of the Canadian Northern Corridor research program at The School of Public Policy / Fellow-in-Residence at the CD Howe Institute
Richard Marceau – Vice President of External Affairs and General Counsel for the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs

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24min
August 12, 2024 The Canadian Dream is on Life Support; The Olympics are inevitable
Today's guests:
Omer Aziz – Former foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Trudeau, Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard University, Author of "Brown Boy: A Memoir"
Scott Stinson – Toronto-based Writer and author of the Unobstructed Views newsletter

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29min
August 09, 2024 How did Calgary end up in this water mess?; ISIS terror plot leads to cancellation of Vienna Taylor Swift concerts; New Alberta vaccine policy coming?
Today's guests:
Roy Brander – former Calgary Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Ariella Kimmel – Canadian who traveled to Vienna for the Taylor Swift Concert

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39min
August 08, 2024 Calgary water woes continue; Jasper businesses in dire straits; Canada-Alberta Job Grant faces cut; One year since Meta’s Canadian News ban; The numbers around medical assistance in dying
Today's guests
Michael Montanaro – Representative for EcoAi Water Solutions Canada Inc, distributor of SmartAcqua AI technology solution in Canada
Brett Ireland – Chair of Tourism Industry Association of Alberta and Co-Founder of Jasper Brewing Co. and Maligne Distilling (which was meant to open July 24th)
Bill Black – President and COO of the Calgary Construction Association
Sara Parker – Analyst at the Media Ecosystem Observatory
Rebecca Vachon - Program Director at CARDUS

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55min
August 06, 2024 Iran's connection to anti-Israel protests in Canada; The impact of short-term rentals on Calgary's housing market; The fight for democracy in Venezuela; "The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards"
Today's guests:
Negar Mojtahedi – Canadian Iranian Journalist and Documentary Filmmaker
Dr. Lindsay Tedds – Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Calgary
Josue Ramirez – Former Founder and President of the Canada-Venezuela Democracy Forum, Former Venezuelan Diplomat and Minister of Agriculture in Miranda State, Venezuela
Jessica Waite - Author, "The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards"

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49min
July 19, 2024 Crowdstrike Outage; Covert Chinese police stations in Canada; Melanie Joly visits Beijing; How movie theatres are adapting to the new reality
Today's guests:
Ritesh Kotak, Cybersecurity and tech analyst
Laura Harth, Campaign Director Safeguard Defenders
Charles Burton, Senior Fellow - Sinopsis / former diplomat at Canada’s embassy in Beijing
Barry Hertz, Film Editor - Globe and Mail

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41min
July 18, 2024 Latest Alberta economic snapshot; A decriminalization proponent has second thoughts; Costs of Ottawa's plans to further reduce emissions; Founder of Harvey's & Swiss Chalet passes away
Today's guests:
Mike Holden, Chief Economist Business Council of Alberta
Ross McKitrick, Professor of Economics - University of Guelph / Senior Fellow - Fraser Institute
Larry Campbell, Former Vancouver Mayor / Former BC Chief Coroner / Former Senator
Danny Gallagher, Author, writer and Montreal Expos historian / Author of the book “Genius” (Biography of Rick Mauran)

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45min

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