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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Diane Colley-Urquhart on CPS concerns
Diane joined Rob in studio today to chat about her proposals announced today after CPS workplace harrassment concerns. 
17 min
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Halloween- not so scary after all?
Lenore Skenazy, founder of the free-range kids movement and contributor to reason.com joins Rob to chat about what shouldn't be scary on Halloween. 
14 min
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Bylaw fine increases- whether Calgarians suppor...
Michael Platt from the Calgary Sun joins Rob to chat about changes in bylaws in Calgary
11 min
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Don't ban Air BnB
Andrew Moylan, executive director from the R Street Institute joins Rob to chat about New York's Airbnb law
11 min
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CPS consultation
Councillor Ward Sutherland shares how he feels about CPS work place problems that came to light in the past few weeks. 
14 min
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Tavis Vader proceedings today
Steven Penney, professor of criminal law at the University of Alberta joins Rob to chat about what has changed in the Vader verdict. 
15 min
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Winning 50/50 to single dad
The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation bent the rules to reward a single father with $67,000 after he tried to claim a winning 50/50 after deadline. Executive Director Natalie Minckler joins Rob to chat about it. 
8 min
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Questions about homeschooling
A former student of Wisdom homeschooling shares her story with Rob about the problems she faced in the program. Listen to the whole interview with Barri here: http://www.newstalk770.com/afternoons-with-rob-breakenridge/
1 min
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Problems of homeschooling
Rob chats with a Wisdom alumni student names Barri who says that her years in homeschooling were a complete disservice to her due to improper oversight, failure to act on reports of abuse, and lack of university equivalency grades.   
13 min
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Distracted walkers
According to a new poll a majority of Canadians would support laws against distracted walking. City Councillor Ward Sutherland proposed something similar last year, he joins Rob to revisit his idea.  More on this story here: http://globalnews.ca/news/3027015/over-60-per-cent-of-canadians-support-distracted-walking-legislation/
7 min
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Pharmacies and pot
Shopper's Drug Mart has applied to carry medicinal marijuana and dispense it. Phil Emberley, Director of Professional Affairs at the Canadian Pharmacists Association joins Rob to share why they think its a good idea. 
9 min
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Should kids play football at all?
A study shows changes in the brain of kids playing football whether or not they have sustained multiple concussions. Lead Author and associate professor and chief of neuroradiology at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Salem Dr. Christopher Whitlow. 
13 min
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Housing density
Ken Green, Senior Director of the Fraser Institute joins Rob to chat about their new report showing how bureacratic red tape is hampering growth in Calgary and Edmonton.
8 min
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More on CPS bullying and workplace issues
Rob welcomes to the program Doug King, Professor of Justice Studies at Mount Royal to chat more about allegations of bullying and harrassment in the CPS from 2013. 
12 min
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Howard Burns- CPS review
President of the Calgary Police Association Howard Burns joins Rob to chat about the CPS review from 2013 showing some big problems in the police work culture.  Full news story here: http://www.newstalk770.com/2016/10/24/calgary-police-given-advice-on-how-to-improve-work-culture/
9 min
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Protesting the nanny state
Students for LIberty president David Clement joins Rob to chat about a store being set up by the group that shows how shopping would look if the government imposed all the lifestyle regulation that have been proposed.  http://www.nannystate.ca/    
8 min
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Leadnow and elections in Canada
Ever heard of Leadnow? Writer and contributor to the National Post Vivian Krause joins Rob to chat about the green group that may have sway over Canadian elections.    More here: http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2016/10/great-green-election-machine/
18 min
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CETA with CD Howe
With C D Howe VP of research Daniel Shwanen
11 min
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Soliciting organ donations
The Canadian Society of Transplantation has said that solicitation of live organ donors shouldn't be discouraged. Rob is joined by CST Chair of Ethics Dr. Marie-Chantal Fortin. 
11 min
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The story of Canada's loneliest hero
John Ivison, postmedia, joins Rob to chat about the story of the RCMP officer who shot the parliament hill gunman.  You can read his piece here:  http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadas-loneliest-hero-why-youve-never-heard-of-this-rcmp-officer-who-shot-the-parliament-hill-gunman  
13 min
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Trick or treating time limit and offensive cost...
Rob chats about a bylaw in a New Brunswick city that restricts trick or treating to before 7pm. 
18 min
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CBE shuffles students around
As some schools fill up the CBE is looking at reshuffling students to less populous schools, Lisa Davis, Past President and Executive Member of the Calgary and Parent Association of School Councils, joins Rob to chat about it. 
11 min
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Electoral reform, or not?
Andrew Coyne from the National Post joins Rob to chat about Trudeau's action on electoral reform, or lack thereof rather. 
14 min
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Jason Kenney stops by the studio and takes a fe...
Jason Kenney came for a visit today in studio and took a few phone calls to chat about uniting the right and fundraising. 
18 min
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The CRTC, Cancon, and the Local news
Emily Jackson, telecom reporter for the Financial Post joins Rob to chat about the head of the CRTC testifying on Ottawa who says broadcasters have a responsibility to local news, regardless of if they are losing money. 
9 min