Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

Join host, Rob Breakenridge, as he offers his unique perspective on the most talked-about stories of the day every weekday afternoon.

  • 54 minutes 20 seconds
    Why are newcomers leaving Canada?; New domestic violence shelter for men; Canada's energy opportunities under Trump; Oilsands emissions relatively flat; ISIS arrests on the rise in Canada; The need to address Calgary's infrastructure

    Today's guests

    Daniel Bernhard - CEO of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship

    Bill Fitzsimmons - Alberta Executive Director at The Canadian Centre for Men and Families

    Eric Miller - President of Rideau Potomac Strategy Group

    Kevin Birn - Vice President, leader of the Center of Emissions Excellence, and serves as the Chief Analyst for Canadian Oil Markets at S&P Global Commodity Insights

    Stewart Bell - Global News Investigative Journalist

    Bill Black - President and CEO of Calgary Construction Association


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    19 November 2024, 10:24 pm
  • 39 minutes 3 seconds
    Mom jailed for letting 10-year-old walk alone into town; A push for a strategic approach to trade with US; Why the oil & gas emissions cap makes no economic or scientific sense

    Today's guests:

    Lenore Skenazy – Founder of Free Range Kids

    Gary Mar – President & CEO of the Canada West Foundation

    Jock Finlayson – Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute

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    15 November 2024, 10:14 pm
  • 47 minutes 45 seconds
    New challenges for Canada's EV targets; Confirmed human case of avian flu in BC; "Whatever it Takes" documentary on eBay stalking scandal; Taylor Swift mania descends on Toronto

    Today's guests:

    Brian Kingston – President & CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association

    Dr. Angela Rasmussen – Virologist at the Vaccine & Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan

    Jenny Carchman – Director of the documentary “Whatever It Takes” (Alberta debut next week at the Calgary Underground Film Festival)

    Frederic Dimanche – Professor and Director of the Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Toronto Metropolitan University


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    14 November 2024, 10:06 pm
  • 52 minutes 50 seconds
    Rethinking EV Charging; Ending the Supply Management sacred cow; Confusion over small business carbon-tax rebates; NATO’s new northern flank

    Today's guests:

    Blake Shaffer, Professor of Economics - University of Calgary

    David Clement, North American Affairs Manager - Consumer Choice Center

    Jasmin Guenette, VP of National Affairs - CFIB

    Alex Dalziel, Senior Fellow - Macdonald Laurier Institute

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    13 November 2024, 10:29 pm
  • 43 minutes 28 seconds
    Opposition reaction to AIMCo firings; Senator proposes amendments to supply management bill; Ottawa bans Tik Tok company but not the app; Gun violence on the rise in Canada

    Today's guests:

    Naheed Nenshi - Alberta NDP Leader

    Peter Harder - Ontario Senator, Progressive Senate Group

    Richard Lachman - Associate Professor, Media Production & Director at RTA School of Media at Toronto Metropolitan University

    Dr. Noah Schwartz - Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of the Fraser Valley / Author - “On Target: Gun Culture, Storytelling, and the NRA”

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    8 November 2024, 10:21 pm
  • 53 minutes 7 seconds
    How Trump won back the White House; What the election means for US-Canada relations; Business Council launches Can-Do Campaign; What the future holds for Ukraine; State of the Oil & Gas industry heading into 2025

    Today's guests:

    Noah Rothman, senior writer - National Review / author - "The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back against Progressives’ War on Fun" and "Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America"

    Brian Lee Crowley, managing director - Macdonald-Laurier Institute

    GUEST: Goldy Hyder, President & CEO - Business Council of Canada

    Adam Zivo, National Post columnist / Executive Director of the Centre for Responsible Drug Policy

    Gurpreet Lail, CEO - Enserva

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    6 November 2024, 10:12 pm
  • 45 minutes
    The legal and economic issues around Ottawa's proposed oil & gas emissions cap; Why oil prices have been softening; How Canada can improve its relationship with the U.S.

    Today's guests:

    Andrew Leach - energy and environmental economist who holds a joint appointment with the University of Alberta’s Faculties of Arts and Law. Also a co-director of the Institute for Public Economics at the U of A.

    Kenneth Green - Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute

    Rory Johnston - Toronto-based oil market researcher, the founder of Commodity Context, Fellow - Canadian Global Affairs Institute

    Theo Argitis - Managing Director at Compass Rose Group

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    5 November 2024, 10:09 pm
  • 30 minutes 39 seconds
    Canada’s seniors are already well supported - time to invest in the younger generation; High-Skill Migrants Should be Our Goal; The case for involuntary treatment for severe addiction

    Today's guests:

    Peter Copeland - Public policy professional, and Deputy Director of Domestic Policy at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

    Christopher Worswick - Professor and Chair at the Department of Economics at Carleton University

    Robert Tanguay - addiction psychiatrist and clinical assistant professor at the University of Calgary

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    4 November 2024, 8:00 pm
  • 38 minutes 41 seconds
    Why Peace in Ukraine requires Russia’s Defeat; Call for Competition Bureau to investigate e-transfer fees; The need for new safeguards around medical assistance in dying

    Today's guests:

    Aurel Braun - Professor of Political Science, and International Relations, University of Toronto; Associate, Davis Center, Harvard University

    Michele Rempel-Garner - Member of Parliament. Calgary - Nose Hill / Committee Member -Standing Committee on Industry and Technology

    Shawn Whatley – Physician / Munk Senior Fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute / author - “When Politics Comes Before Patients: Why and How Canadian Medicare is Failing.”

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    1 November 2024, 9:10 pm
  • 16 minutes 5 seconds
    Marc Garneau, "A Most Extraordinary Ride"

    Today's guest:

    Marc Garneau, former Canadian astronaut and the first Canadian in space / former federal MP and cabinet minister / author - "A Most Extraordinary Ride: Space, Politics, and the Pursuit of a Canadian Dream"

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    28 October 2024, 9:07 pm
  • 57 minutes 41 seconds
    The case against a ban on flavoured vaping products; "Fleeced: Canadians Versus Their Banks"; How to reform the CBC; Can video games improve your cognitive performance?; How Canadian farmers are getting squeezed

    Today's guests:

    Sam Tam - President of Canada Vaping Association

    Andrew Spence - Author of "Fleeced: Canadians Versus Their Banks"

    David Clinton - Publisher of The Audit (www.theaudit.ca) and a contributing writer to the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

    Dr. Adrian Owen - Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Western University

    Keldon Bester – Executive Director of the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project

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    25 October 2024, 9:12 pm
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