Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

By CHQR / CuriouscastNews

Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge episodes

July 15, 2024 Reclaiming the smartphone generation; Can a bystander smash a window to save a dog?; Do Olympic medals lead to more kids in sports?; Shifting Canada's immigration strategy
Today's guests:
Paul Bennett – Director of the School House Institute, Adjunct Professor of Education at St. Mary’s University, and author of Weapons of Mass Distraction – from MLI
Peter Sankoff – Professor at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Law, and Lead Counsel at Sankoff Criminal Law.
Peter Donnelly – Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education – University of Toronto
Christopher Worswick - Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics at Carleton University – Co-Author of new CD Howe report

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44 min
July 10, 2024 Ukraine's future in NATO; Pressure on Canada to step up defence spending; Why transparency is needed in airline complaint process; Lessons learned from campus encampment protests
Today's guests:
Aurel Braun - Professor of Political Science, and International Relations, University of Toronto; Associate, Davis Center, Harvard University
Christopher Sands - Director, Canada Institute (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC)
Gabor Lukacs -President and Founder, Air Passenger Rights
Andrew Roman - retired lawyer with a half-century of national law practice, has taught as an adjunct faculty member at four Canadian law schools

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49 min
July 08, 2024 Bring the hostages home; Fighting Russian disinformation; Monitoring for bird flu spread; Balancing the conversation on energy & the environment
Today's guests:
Yasmine Magal – Cousin of Israeli Hostage Omer Neutra
Marcus Kolga – Director of DisinfoWatch and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Centre for Advancing Canada’s Interests Abroad
Dr. Jason Kindrachuk – Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of Manitoba
Charles DeLand – Associate Director of Research for the CD Howe Institute

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38 min
July 05, 2024 Fighting antisemitism in Canada; Canada needs to step up for NATO; Water restrictions hitting some industries hard; All things music with Alan Cross
Today's guests:
Anthony Housefather – Liberal MP for Mount Royal (Quebec) / Prime Minister’s Special Advisor on Jewish Community Relations & Anti-Semitism
Eugene Lang – Assistant Professor in the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University & Senior Fellow at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History – Trinity College (UofT)
Kyle Brost – President of the Canadian Prairie Chapter of the Irrigation Association
Alan Cross – Music writer / broadcaster / historian / Host of the Ongoing History of New Music

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51 min
July 04, 2024 Calgary needs a transparent and thorough water review; How a heavy regulatory burden drives down investment; Universities, protests, and property rights
Today's guests:
Jennifer Wyness – Ward 2 Councillor for the City of Calgary
Dr. Kenneth Green – Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute
Josh Dehaas – Counsel with the Canadian Constitution Foundation

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33 min
July 03, 2024 The latest on Israel's war against Hamas & Hezbollah; Is Canada becoming a cashless society?; Uncertain future for Legal Aid Alberta
Today's guests
Eylon Levy -Former Israeli Government Spokesperson, currently heads the Israeli Citizen Spokespersons’ Office and hosts the State of a Nation podcast
Carlos Castiblanco - Economist with the group Option Consommateurs
Pawel Milczarek - Vice President, Criminal Defence Lawyers Association

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35 min
June 28, 2024 Is Canada "broken"?; Why dumping Trudeau won’t save Liberals; "Chaotic" Calgary; Latest GDP numbers; Fixing Canada's productivity woes
Today's guests:
Darrell Bricker – CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs
Andrew Coyne – Columnist for The Globe & Mail
Sonya Sharp – Ward 1 City Councillor for the City of Calgary
Doug Porter – Chief Economist at BMO
Pedro Antunes – Chief Economist with the Conference Board of Canada

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53 min
June 25, 2024 Toronto is Fortress Liberal no more; Concern over new head of Canadian Human Rights Commission; Challenges for Canada to meet 2035 EV targets
Today's guests:
Rahim Mohamed – Political Columnist with the National Post
Shimon Koffler Fogel – President & CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs
Brian Kingston – President & CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association

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38 min
June 24, 2024 What pro-growth tax reform might look like; Naheed Nenshi wins Alberta NDP leadership; How a focus on kids and mental health goes beyond cellphones; Canada needs to make faster major-project decisions
Today's guests:
Trevor Tombe, Professor of Economics - University of Calgary / Director of Fiscal and Economic Policy - School of Public Policy
Deron Bilous, Former NDP Cabinet Minister & MLA / Senior VP of Western Canada - Counsel Public Affairs
Dr. Sheri Madigan, Professor in the Department of Psychology & Member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute – University of Calgary
Charles DeLand, Associate Director of Research - CD Howe Institute / Brad Gilmour, Partner - Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

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50 min
June 20, 2024 Canada to list IRGC as a terrorist organization; Official launch of Calgary’s first municipal political party
Today's guests:
Kaveh Sharooz – Lawyer and Human Rights Activist
Jon Horsman – Spokesperson for the A Better Calgary Party

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25 min