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.

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Keystone debate
Oil Sands Advocate Cody Battershill and founder of Canada Action debates Keystone XL with Jane Kleeb, Founder and President of Bold Alliance a group devoted to opposing pipeline development.     
17 min
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Cycle Track Report from the Manning Centre
With Author Peter Mccafrey, Director of research at the Manning Centre. 
14 min
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Referendum on daylight saving time
PC leadership hopeful Richard Starke says he would have a referendum on whether to nix daylight savings time.   
8 min
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Sandy Hook 4th anniversary, and the hoaxers tha...
Today is the 4th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Massacre, but many people still don't believe it happened. Reeves Wiedeman from New York Magazine joins Rob to chat about it. You can read his piece here. 
10 min
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Pot in liquor stores?
Some liquor store owners feel that their shelves is the right place to sell legalized marijuana, but the federal task force has disagreed in their report. Rob is joined by President of the Alberta Liquor Stores Association Ivonne Martinez. 
9 min
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Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Dan Kelly, President CEO and chair of the CFIB joins Rob to chat about the federal govt's changes to the temporary foreign worker program. 
13 min
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A tale of Santa vs the Grinch -NOT KID FRIENDLY
Rob chats about two stories about Santa making waves today and what they mean to him
18 min
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The politics and endurance of Star Wars Rogue One
Star Wars Rogue One will be out in just a few short days, Chris Taylor, editor at mashable.com and author of "How Star Wars Conquered the Universe," joins Rob for a bit of geeking out. 
12 min
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Marijuana Task Force Report
Rob chats about the findings of the marijuana task force report which was released today and what it could mean going forward. 
8 min
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Aleppo.
The unfortunate reality for the city of Aleppo as government forces move in. With Terry Glavin, Author, Journalist and National Post Columnist. 
14 min
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The focus on media at the anti carbon tax rally
Newstalk 770 reporter Haley Jarmain joins Rob on air to chat about what she experiences at the anti carbon tax rally in Calgary this weekend
9 min
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The anti carbon tax rally in Calgary
With Strathmore MLA and a speaker at the rally Derek Fildebrandt
13 min
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The cost of childcare
With Andrea Mrozek, Cardus Family Program Director.
9 min
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100 million years of food
How our evolution should shape our appetites with author Stephen Le.    Check the book out here: http://www.harpercollins.ca/9781443431767/100-million-years-of-food  
13 min
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Why you should donate money to food banks
With National Post's Tristin Hopper
10 min
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Dinosaur feathers!
A preserved dino tail has feathers! With Ryan C. McKellar Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology Royal Saskatchewan Museum
11 min
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Is time out bad for your kids?
Dr. Andrew Riley pediatric psychologist at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland
10 min
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Chris Hadfield in studio
Talking about his book, "The Darkest Dark," space, music, art, and everything awesome. 
15 min
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The founder of Go Fund Me
Rob Soloman, CEO and founder of Go Fund Me joins Rob to chat about his creation and what impact it has made to online fundraising.
11 min
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The cycle track, is it past being a "pilot yet?"
City Council is now debating what to do 8moving forward with the cycle track pilot project, Rob is joined by Ward 4 Councillor Sean Chu to discuss it. 
8 min
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Greg Clark says someone needs to be held respon...
The story of the death of 4 year old Serenity who died while in govt care only gets more complicated as we learn this week that the RCMP only received the ministry's internal report this week. Leader of the Ab Party Greg Clark says Irfan Sabir should be fired.   The story: http://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/paula-simons-critical-report-into-four-year-old-girls-death-not-given-to-rcmp-until-this-week  
10 min
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The right to try
Should the terminally ill have the right to try experimental treatments and drugs in a last ditch effort to save their lives? Commenting on this, Timothy Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in Health Law & Policy Trudeau Fellow and Professor, Faculty of Law and School of Public Health, Research Director, Health Law Institute, University of Alberta
11 min
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Canada's sex laws
Canada's current laws, as adjusted two years ago put prostitution as not illegal, but buying sex is illegal. The Pivot legal society says these laws are violating the constitutional rights of Sex workers, Brenda Belak sex work campaign lawyer of Pivot Legal joins Rob. 
11 min
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The Creepiness of the Amazon Go! store pilot
With USA Today Technology reporter Elizabeth Weise. 
14 min
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Does "free will" exist?
Adam Bear, Ph.D. candidate in psychology at Yale joins Rob to discuss the notion of free will, and whether or not it is an illusion. 
13 min