Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

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Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge episodes

June 19, 2024 Calgary’s water problems go much deeper; Why Canada’s Cuban port visit was such a disaster; Alberta operators threaten to opt out of $10/day childcare
Today's guests:
Micheal Montanaro, Director at Trade Services Alliance Inc.
Richard Shimooka, Senior Fellow - Macdonald-Laurier Institute (specializing in Defense Policy)
Krystal Churcher, Chair - Association of Alberta Childcare Entrepreneurs

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40 min
June 18, 2024 Alberta to ban cellphones in classrooms; Coal now officially gone from Alberta's grid; Canada's housing affordability continues to erode; "Reservations: The Pleasures & Perils of Travel"
Today's guests:
Paige MacPherson, Associate Director of Education Policy - Fraser Institute
Blake Shaffer, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and School of Public Policy - University of Calgary
Wendell Cox, principal of Demographia/ founding senior fellow - Urban Reform Institute / Senior Fellow - Frontier Centre for Public Policy
Steve Burgess, Author - "Reservations: The Pleasures & Perils of Travel"

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49 min
June 13, 2024 Jewish professor speaks out on campus protests; Capital gains tax impact on family farms; How dynamic pricing could help reduce water usage; Growing Arctic interest from Russia & China; Shackleton’s last ship is found
Today's guests:
Kelly Sundberg, Associate Professor and Criminologist - Mount Royal University
Kyle Larkin, Executive Director - Grain Growers of Canada
Daria Crisan, Economist & Senior Research Associate - School of Public Policy, University of Calgary
Alexander Dalzeil , Senior Fellow - Macdonald Laurier Institute
John Geiger, Expedition Team Leader / CEO - Royal Canadian Geographical Society & Canadian Geographic Enterprises

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57 min
June 11, 2024 Analyzing the impact of changes to capital gains tax; Why the government needs to level with Canadians on foreign interference
Today's guests:
Dan Kelly, President - Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses
John Manley, Former Federal Finance Minister / Senior Fellow - CD Howe Institute
Stewart Prest, Lecturer in the Department of Political Science - University of British Columbia

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41 min
June 07, 2024 Can we release the names of compromised MPs?; A GST bump to pay for defence spending; What to do with Canada Post; The economics of the Stanley Cup Final
Today's guests:
Philippe Lagasse, Associate Professor & Associate William and Jeanie Barton Chair – Norman Paterson School of International Affairs – Carleton University
John Ibbitson, Writer-at-Large - The Globe & Mail
Glen Hodgson, Fellow-in-Residence - CD Howe Institute
Dan Mason, Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta

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43 min
June 06, 2024 Former Midfield Mobile Home Park land being auctioned off; Why recalling Winston Churchill and D-Day should matter to Canadians
Today's guests:
Jeromy Farkas – Former Calgary City Councillor
Mark Milke – President of the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy and the Sir Winston Churchill Society of Calgary

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29 min
June 05, 2024 BOC announces rate cut; CRTC demands streamers pay up; How the Senate might reaction to a Conservative government; Canada's productivity problem; Hot spots in Alberta for auto theft
Today's guests
Doug Porter, Chief Economist and Managing Director with BMO
Dr. Michael Geist, Law Professor at the University of Ottawa / Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law
Paula Simons, Independent Alberta Senator
Mike Martens, Alberta President -Independent Contractors and Businesses Association
Aaron Sutherland, Vice President of Western and Pacific Regions - Insurance Bureau of Canada

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56 min
June 03, 2024 Jewish organizations concerned about ongoing anti-Israel protests; NCR defence in serial killer case; Canadians losing interest in EVs; Economic impact of C-58
Today's guests:
Jaime Kirzner-Roberts, Senior Director of Advocacy and Policy of Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies
Anita Szigeti, Principal Lawyer of Anita Szigeti Advocates, a Toronto firm that focuses on mental health and the law. She is also an author of the Canadian Anthology on Mental Health and the Law
J.D. Ney, Director of automotive practice at J.D. Power Canada
Renaud Brossard, Vice President of Communications for the Montreal Economic Institute

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48 min
May 31, 2024 Ali Velshi, "Small Acts of Courage"; Stephen Maher, "The Prince"; Terry Glavin on residential school graves and "anomalies"
Today's guests:
Ali Velshi, Chief Correspondent – MSNBC / Author - “Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy”
Stephen Maher, veteran political journalist / Author “The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau”
Terry Glavin, Author/ Journalist/ National Post Columnist

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48 min
May 30, 2024 Alberta's political landscape a year after the election; Nahlah Ayed - "The War We Won Apart"
Today's guests
Janet Brown, owner- Janet Brown Opinion Research
Nahlah Ayed, Award-winning writer & broadcaster / Author - "The War We Won Apart: The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII,"

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26 min