Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge
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Sturgeon Refinery costs; Heated tobacco products; Economy & immigration; State of global democracy; Tax fairness for second incomes
January 11, 2024 22:37 - 56 minutesToday's guests: Richard Masson - Chair of the World Petroleum Council of Canada and member of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary David Sweanor – Adjunct Professor of Law at University of Ottawa Randall Bartlett – Senior Director of Canadian Economics at Desjardins Yana Gorokhovskaia – Freedom in the World report Co-Author and Freedom House’s Research Director for Strategy & Design Jason Dean – Associate Researcher at the Montreal Economics Institute and Associate Profes...
Comedian Taylor Williamson
January 10, 2024 23:33 - 20 minutesToday's guest: Taylor Williamson, Stand-up comedian / Finished 2nd place on season 8 of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT / Named me one of their 5 favorite acts of all time in the 10-year AGT Anniversary Special / Appearing this weekend at the Laugh Shop Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mistakes the BoC needs to avoid in 2024 ; Russian activist Maria Kartasheva faces deportation from Canada; Rescuing memories from old film rolls; A new era of lunar exploration
January 09, 2024 15:22 - 50 minutesToday's guests: Andrew Grantham, Executive Director and Senior Economist for Economics and Capital Markets with CIBC Matthew Light, Associate Professor of Criminology and European Studies at the University of Toronto Gerald Freyer, Film Archivist at Film Rescue International in Indian Head, Saskatchewan Phil Langill, Director of the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory and Associate Professor in the Dept. of Physics and Astronomy at UofC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
Canada increasingly seen as unserious; Future of Canada-China relations; Canada seeks to deport former Iran official; The need for a Plan B on climate policy
January 03, 2024 22:16 - 37 minutesToday's guests: Perrin Beatty - President and CEO Canadian Chamber of Commerce Charles Burton - Senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute / Former diplomat in Canada’s embassy in Beijing Stewart Bell -National Online Journalist, Investigative Global News Charles DeLand - Associate Director of Research and leads the C.D. Howe Institute's energy policy program Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
CEO Pay: How much is too much?; Canada's economic outlook for 2024; How doctors can screen for problem drinking; The impact of vacines on SARS-CoV-2
January 02, 2024 22:15 - 43 minutesToday's guests: David Macdonald – Senior Economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and author of report: Canada’s New Gilded Age: CEO Pay in 2022 Tony Stillo – Director of Canada Economics at Oxford Economics Dr. Jurgen Rehm – Senior Scientist in the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Ryley McClelland – PhD. Candidate in virology at the University of Alberta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
Russia launches aerial attack on Ukraine
January 02, 2024 14:39 - 12 minutesGUEST: Aurel Braun TITLE: Professor of International Relations and Political Science at the University of Toronto Associate, Davis Center, Harvard University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Russia launches massive missile attack on Ukraine; Feds promise "renewed" new housing policy; Canada's population growth
December 29, 2023 22:05 - 33 minutesToday's guests: Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and Political Science - University of Toronto Steve Lafleur, Policy analyst & columnist Jack Jedwab, President / CEO - Association of Canadian Studies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Michael Geist on C-18 & S-210; Senate passes gun control bill; Toronto votes to remove Dundas name
December 15, 2023 22:13 - 41 minutesToday's guests: Michael Geist – Law Professor at the University of Ottawa, and Canada Research Chair in Internet & E-Commerce Law Rod Giltaca – CEO & Executive Director of the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights Lynn McDonald – Former MP, Professor Emerita from the University of Guelph, and member of the Royal Historical Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Israel is winning; Birth tourism on the rise; State of the Oil & Gas Industry; Future of airline industry
December 14, 2023 22:20 - 45 minutesToday's guests: Colonel Richard Kemp, retired British Army officer Andrew Griffith, fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and Environics Institute Gurpreet Lail, CEO of Enserva John Gradek, Former Air Canada executive and currently a Faculty Lecturer and Academic Programs Coordinator, Supply Networks - McGill University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canada's shifting position on Israel, Alberta's electricity market, Inflation Is Easing, Mortgage rates hitting economy, Myths on privacy in the age of AI
December 13, 2023 22:18 - 58 minutesShimon Fogel, President and CEO - Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs Blake Shaffer, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary Jeremy M. Kronick, Associate Vice President and Director of the Centre on Financial and Monetary Policy at the C.D. Howe Institute James Orlando – Director & senior economist at TD Economics Ignacio Cofone, Canada Research Chair in AI Law and Data Governance at McGill University / Author - "The Privac...
Emissions cap a slap in the face to First Nations; Supporting Oct. 7 victims; Long ER Waits in Alberta; Charter confusion
December 11, 2023 22:12 - 43 minutesToday's guests: Stephen Buffalo, President & CEO of the Indian Resource Council of Canada and Senior Fellow at the MacDonald-Laurier Institute Lisa Raitt, Former MP, Cabinet Minister and Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada Dr. Paul Parks, president- Alberta Medical Association Jack Jedwab, president of the Association for Canadian Studies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Grain Growers of Canada Kyle Larkin on Senate's rejection of Bill C-234
December 08, 2023 21:01 - 16 minutesBill sought to exempt propane and natural gas from carbon pricing for on-farm activities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Calgary mayor pulls out of menorah lighting ceremony
December 08, 2023 18:01 - 12 minutesAriella Kimmel, VP, Strategic Communications and Development for Winston Wilmont. Former senior staffer in Alberta government and a volunteer within the Jewish community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canada’s emissions reduction goal
December 08, 2023 17:58 - 8 minutesJonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oil and gas emissions cap
December 08, 2023 17:55 - 9 minutesTheo Argitis, managing director at Compass Rose Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Eroding housing affordability in Alberta; Declining Canadian math scores, Re-thinking the CBC's mandate
December 05, 2023 22:22 - 38 minutesToday's guests: Mike Martens, president, Independent Contractors and Businesses Association, Alberta Anna Stokke, Professor - Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics at the University of Winnipeg Christopher Waddell, professor emeritus at Carleton University's school of journalism and coauthor of the 2020 book, "The End of the CBC?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Without Leaving Anyone Behind"; Remembering Myles Goodwyn, Primary care: lessons for Canada; Buying a "winter beater"
December 04, 2023 22:10 - 50 minutesToday's guests Harrie Vredenburg, Writer of documentary ("Without Leaving Anyone Behind") / Faculty Professor of Strategy & Sustainability, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. Eric Alper, publicist (was Myles Goodwyn’s publicist), music journalist, and author Dr. Tara Kiran, report author. Fidani Chair in Improvement and Innovation at the University of Toronto and Vice-Chair of Quality and Innovation at the Department of Family and Community Medicine. Practices family medicine...
Canada's got a great story to share at COP 28:; Feds reach a deal with Google; Addressing crime concerns in Calgary; The State of Canada's Cities Report
November 30, 2023 22:18 - 44 minutesToday's guests: Cody Battershill, founder and CEO of Canada Action Dr. Michael Geist. Law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law and is a member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society Raj Dhaliwal, Ward 5 Calgary city councillor Mary Rowe, Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) president Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dr. Paul Parks, president Alberta Medical Association, on nurse practitioner announcement
November 30, 2023 20:07 - 14 minutesDr. Paul Parks, president Alberta Medical Association, addresses nurse practitioner announcement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Unpacking the Real Sources of Rising Food Prices; Sagging Sales of Electric Vehicles; Three in four want Trudeau to go; Media & AI
November 29, 2023 22:24 - 48 minutesToday's guests: Werner Antweiller, Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia where he holds the Chair in International Trade Policy Karl Brauer, iSeeCars executive analyst Sean Simpson, Senior V.P. with Ipsos John Affleck, Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society at the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alberta invokes the Sovereignty Act: What it means and why now
November 28, 2023 22:00 - 33 minutesToday's guests: Andrew Leach, professor of economics and law, University of Alberta / Author - "Between Doom & Denial" Rick Bell, Calgary Sun columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
First Israeli hostages released; Canada's enormous housing challenge
November 24, 2023 21:13 - 34 minutesToday's guests: Dr. Dotan Rousso, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) course leader in Philosophy. Former Legal Advisor at the Israeli Parliament and Criminal Prosecutor in Israel. Craig Alexander, former chief economist at Deloitte Canada, the Conference Board of Canada and Toronto-Dominion Bank. Now, the president of Alexander Economic Views. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"The Mosaic Effect" - Ina Mitchell & Scott McGregor
November 23, 2023 22:22 - 16 minutesToda's guests: Scott McGregor, former military and RCMP intelligence official Ina Mitchell, B.C.-based journalist and filmmaker The pair are co-authors of the new book “The Mosaic Effect: How the Chinese Communist Party started a Hybrid War in America's Backyard” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Preventing a Criminal Record from Becoming Automatic Ticket to Unemployment After Prison
November 23, 2023 22:03 - 10 minutesAuthor Renze Nauta who leads Cardus research on work and economic issues Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
JFK & conspiracy theories; Israel-Hamas hostage deal; Rethinking Canada's role in the world; "The Ballad of Caveman Bill"
November 22, 2023 22:27 - 53 minutesToday's guests: Michel Jacques Gagné -Author of the Aristotle Foundation’s new fact sheet, “Conspiracies: When are they likely true—or false?”, author of a book debunking JFK assassination conspiracy theories, and a lecturer in the Humanities department of Champlain College Saint-Lambert in Montreal, Quebec. Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, Senior Vice President of Research at the non-partisan Foundation for Defense of Democracy Jonathan Berkshire Miller - Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign Affairs,...
Netanyahu rebukes Trudeau; "Dominion: The Railway and the Rise of Canada"; The upside of the 4-day work week
November 15, 2023 22:12 - 43 minutesToday's guests: Richard Marceau, Vice President, External Affairs and General Counsel- Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs Stephen Bown, Author - "Dominion: The Railway and the Rise of Canada" Carlo Fanelli, Associate Professor, Work & Labour Studies – York University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Garry Clement, "Under Cover"; Canada's refining landscape; Health groups want action on nicotine pouches
November 14, 2023 22:23 - 38 minutesToday's guests: Garry Clement, Author - “Under Cover: Inside the Shady World of Organized Crime and the RCMP” Rory Johnston, Commodity Analyst – Commodity Context Rob Cunningham, Senior Policy Analyst - Canadian Cancer Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jewish union members file rights claim against CUPE; Health care overhaul in Alberta; Electricity market shake-up
November 08, 2023 21:14 - 37 minutesToday's guests Carrie Silverberg, CUPE member from Vaughan, Ont., one of the complainants in human rights case against the union Dr. Tom Noseworthy - Professor emeritus - Dept. of Medicine, University of Calgary. Blake Shaffer - Assistant professor of economics at the University of Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
RH Thomson, "By the Ghost Light"; Lt-Gen (ret.) Michael Hood, "Pathway to the Stars"; Israel, Hamas, and international law; Political parties at the municipal level?
November 07, 2023 22:04 - 48 minutesToday's guests: RH Thomson, veteran Canadian actor / author "By the Ghost Light: Wars, Memory, and Families” Michael Hood, retired Lieutenant-General and the former Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force / Co-author - “Pathway to the Stars: 100 Years of the Royal Canadian Air Force” Richard Marceau, vice-president and general counsel of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) Tyler Gandam, president, /Alberta Municipalities / Mayor of Wetaskiwin Learn more about your ad choices...
Hamas/ Israel and the rules of war
November 07, 2023 20:30 - 10 minutesRichard Marceau, vice-president and general counsel of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), a former member of Parliament and a member of the Quebec and Ontario bars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Concern over fate of Israeli hostages; Why Hamas's defeat would be good for Muslims; Speculation grows about Trudeau's political future
November 06, 2023 22:22 - 41 minutesToday's guests: Aharon Brodutch, Canadian-Israeli living in Toronto - his sister-in-law, Hagit, 40, and her children, Ofri, 10, Yuval, 8, and Uriah, 4, were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 Raheel Raza, President; Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow / Board member of The Council of Muslims Against Antisemitism Paul Wells, author / political journalist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Israel steps up campaign against Hamas; "Does Coffee Cause Cancer?"; Better protections needed around facial recognition technology
November 01, 2023 21:25 - 38 minutesToday's guests: Colonel Richard Kemp, retired British Army officer who served from 1977 to 2006, and formerly commanded British forces in Afghanistan Dr. Christopher Labos, Author - “Does Coffee Cause Cancer?: And 8 More Myths about the Food We Eat” Sharon Polsky, President - Privacy and Access Council of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wither the carbon tax?; Alberta legislature resumes, Families of Bernardo victims want access to documents; Systemic racism in Canada; Court ruling on gun ban
October 30, 2023 17:00 - 1 hourToday's guests: Trevor Tombe, Professor of Economics - University of Calgary / Research Fellow - School of Public Policy Dave Cournoyer, Alberta political writer and podcaster - daveberta.ca Timothy Danson, Lawyer for families of Paul Bernardo’s victims Matthew Lau, Senior Fellow - Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy Rod Giltaca, CEO and Executive Director - Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is Canada Systemically Racist?
October 30, 2023 15:25 - 13 minutesRob chats with Aristotle Foundation senior fellow Matthew Lau about his new study on whether Canada is systemically racist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are winter tires worth it?
October 26, 2023 16:06 - 10 minutesRyan Pszczolkowski, tire program manager at Consumer Reports chats with Rob Breakenridge on "Afternoons" about the pros and cons of winter tires Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New numbers on medical assistance in dying
October 26, 2023 11:43 - 16 minutesTrudo Lemmens -Professor and Scholl Chair in Health Law and Policy Faculty of Law, University of Toronto speaks with Rob Breakenridge on "Afternoons" about the latest numbers in terms of medically assistant dying in Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The numbers on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada; Neil Longley, "A Whole New Game"; Waubgeshig Rice, "Moon of the Turning Leaves"; The case for winter tires
October 25, 2023 21:17 - 55 minutesToday's guests: Trudo Lemmens, Professor and Scholl Chair in Health Law and Policy - Faculty of Law, University of Toronto Neil Longley, Director of Business at Nevada State University / Author - A Whole New Game: Economics, Politics, and the Transformation of the Business of Hockey in Canada Waubgeshig Rice, Best-selling author / his latest novel is "Moon of the Turning Leaves" Ryan Pszczolkowski, tire program manager at Consumer Reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
New details of Oct. 7 Hamas attack; "Between Doom & Denial"; Airbnb and rent costs; Bedbugs
October 24, 2023 21:10 - 50 minutesToday's guests: Stewart Bell, National Online Journalist & Investigative Reporter with Global News Andrew Leach, Energy & environmental economist - University of Alberta / Author- Between Doom and Denial Tony Bonen, director of economic research at the Conference Board of Canada Marc Johnson, Biology professor, University of Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Misguided calls for a ceasefire; "Skating on Thin Ice"; "Searching For Franklin"
October 23, 2023 21:24 - 42 minutesToday's guests: Joe Roberts, JSpaceCanada- Canada’s pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy movement. He is also chair of Meretz Canada Stu Cowan, Sports columnist - Postmedia / Dr. Walter DeKeseredy, Director of the Research Center on Violence and Professor of Sociology - West Virginia University / Co-authors- “Skating on Thin Ice: Professional Hockey, Rape Culture, & Violence Against Women” Ken McGoogan, Arctic historian / Author - "Searching For Franklin: New Answers to the Great Arctic Myste...
Ken Dryden, "The Class"; Breakthrough in deciphering ancient scrolls; Why do schools tend to call mothers over fathers?
October 19, 2023 21:07 - 40 minutesToday's guests: Ken Dryden, Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, Former federal member of parliament and cabinet minister, Author - "The Class: A Memoir of a Place, a Time, and Us" Dr. W. Brent Seales, Alumni Professor of Computer Science / Director of the Digital Restoration Initiative - University of Kentucky. Principle Investigator - Vesuvius Challenge Laura Gee, an associate professor of economics at Tufts University Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
In defence of the notwithstanding clause; Canada's housing gap; How Alberta can attract low-carbon investment; Emma Donoghue, "Learned by Heart"
October 12, 2023 21:28 - 54 minutesToday's guests: Dave Snow, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph Josef Filipowicz, senior fellow- Fraser Institute Adam Sweet, Clean Prosperity’s Western Canada Director Emma Donoghue, Best-selling author of numerous books, including “Room” and most recently “Learned by Heart” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A closer look at Israel's battle with Hamas; Susan Casey, "The Underworld"; Alberta's inactive and orphan well problem; Taxing family income instead of individuals
October 11, 2023 21:22 - 52 minutesToday's guests: Aurel Braun - Professor of Political Science and international relations at the University of Toronto and an associate at the Davis Center, Harvard University Susan Casey -Author - “The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean” Shaun Fluker - Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, School of Public Policy at University of Calgary Kim Moody – is the founder of Moodys Tax/ Moodys Private Client, a former chair of the Canadian Tax Foundation, former chair of the Society of Es...
Horrific Hamas attack on Israel; "The Duel": Diefenbaker & Pearson; Food inflation; Canadian oil production and exports
October 10, 2023 21:06 - 47 minutesToday's guests: Clifford D. May, Founder & President - Foundation for Defense of Democracies John Ibbitson, Globe & Mail Writer-at-large / Author - "The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada. Michael Von Massow, associate professor of food economics- University of Guelph Andrew Botterill, National leader of Oil and Gas for Deloitte Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ben Perrin, "Indictment"; Hockey Canada's new dressing room policy; When did first humans arrive in North America?
October 06, 2023 21:10 - 46 minutesToday's guests: Benjamin Perrin, Professor - Peter A. Allard School of Law (UBC) / Author - "Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial" Brady Leavold, founder of Puck Support Kathleen Springer and Jeffrey Pigati, research geologists at the US Geological Survey and co-authors of the a Science paper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is the CRTC really going to regulate podcasts?; Ranking Alberta elementary schools; Arrest in Tupac Shakur murder
October 05, 2023 21:24 - 52 minutesToday's guests: Timothy Denton, Former National Commissioner of the CRTC (2009-2013) / current Chairman of the Internet Society, Canada Chapter. Peter Cowley, Senior Fellow - Fraser Institute Cathy Scott, Crime writer and investigative journalist / Columnist - Psychology Today / Author: “The Killing of Tupac Shakur” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brent Butt, "Huge"
October 04, 2023 21:15 - 15 minutesRob chats with beloved Canadian comedian, actor, and now author Brent Butt about his new novel "Huge" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The latest on C-18 & C-11; Sextortion scams target teenage boys; "Interstellar", Avi Loeb
October 03, 2023 21:13 - 49 minutesToday's guests: Peter Menzies, Former vice-chair of the CRTC / National Newspaper Award-winning journalist / Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute Christopher Moody, Journalist / Lecturer in Journalism & Electronic Media/Broadcasting - Appalachian State University Dr. Avi Loeb, Author - "Interstellar: Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars" / Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science / Director, Institute for Theory & Computation - Harvard University Learn more about your ...
Robert McCallum, "Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe"
October 03, 2023 11:00 - 12 minutesRob chats with Robert McCallum, director of "Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe" - the film screened last month at the Calgary International Film Festival, and premieres on Amazon Prime on October 10th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"The Conservative Futurist"; Bail reform and the criminal justice system; Fatal Bear Attack
October 02, 2023 21:30 - 40 minutesToday's guests: James Pethokoukis, Senior Fellow - American Enterprise Institute / Author - "The Conservative Futurist: How to Create the Sci-Fi World We Were Promised" Scott Newark, Former crown prosecutor / Former Security Policy Advisor to the governments of Ontario and Canada Kim Titchener, President - Bear Safety & More Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alberta launches "Tell the Feds" campaign; AESO raises concerns over 2035 net-zero grid target
September 28, 2023 21:17 - 31 minutesToday's guests: Rebecca Schulz, Alberta Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Blake Shaffer, Associate Professor - Department of Economics & School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary (focusing on electricity markets, climate policy and energy transitions) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices