Rob weighs in on the controversy surrounding the provincial politicians and staffers who vacationed abroad over the Christmas holidays and premier's decision to impose consequences. We also had analysis from pollster and commentator Janet Brown. Plus, we open up the phone lines for reaction  

Today's guests: Dr. Lynora Saxinger, Associate Professor - Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Alberta Dr. Reg BIbby, Professor of Sociology - University of Lethbridge Dr. Balkan Devlen, Senior Fellow - Macdonald-Laurier Institute / Adjunct Research Professor at Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University

Today's guests: Rev. Dr. Tim Callaway, Pastor - Daybreak Community Church / Author - "God is Loser Friendly – Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Me" Allan Lanthier, retired partner of an international accounting firm and former adviser to both the Department of Finance and the Canada Revenue Agency Dr. Craig Jenne, Associate Professor - University of Calgary, Dept Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Scott Stinson, National Sports Columnist - Postmedia Elizabeth Nolan Brown, senior editor - Reason.com

We spoke with Michael Butterfield, a writer and recognized leading expert on the Zodiac case ( https://zodiackillerfacts.com/ )

We spoke with Marcus Kolga, senior fellow at the Macdonad-Laurier Institute, director of DisinfoWatch.org, human rights activist (helped lead the Canadian and international campaigns for Magnitsky legislation)

Today's guests Alexander Keyssar, Matthew W. Stirling Jr. Professor of History and Social Policy - Harvard Kennedy School / Author: "Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?" Max Fawcett, writer/columnist Dr. Kashif Pirzada is an Emergency Physician in Toronto, is affiliated with McMaster University and the University of Toronto, and is co-chair of Masks for Canada

Today's guests: Dr. Jim Kellner, Pediatrician and subspecialist in pediatric infectious diseases. Currently, he is Professor and Head of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services – Calgary Zone. Tim Miller, Writer-at-Large for The Bulwark / Political director - Republican Voters Against Trump Ivy Li, Canadian Friends of Hong Kong

Today's guests: Jason Kindrachuk, Assistant Professor – Viral Pathogenesis, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba / Canada Research Chair – Molecular pathogenesis of emerging & re-emerging viruses  Rachel Notley, Official Opposition Leader / Alberta NDP Leader / Former Premier Vince Guzzo, President and CEO of Cinémas Guzzo and one of the "Dragons" on CBC's "Dragons' Den" Charles Burton, Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Centre for Advancing Canada’s Interests Abroad and Non-Resident Senior Fellow, European Values Center for Security Policy

Today's guests: Simon Somogyi, Professor / Arrell Chair in the Business of Food - University of Guelph. Michael von Massow, Professor / Food Economist - University of Guelph Dr. Edmond Chan, Head of the Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology  - UBC Faculty of Medicine / Clinical investigator at BC Children's Hospital Research Institute

Country music star Paul Brandt joins Pledge Day to discuss how the Calgary Children's Foundation helps Not In My City's work to raise awareness of sexual exploitation and trafficking. Donate to the Calgary Children's Foundation anytime online or on Pledge Day at 403-974-8255.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney joins Pledge Day, pleased to see Calgarians' generosity surpassing $151,000 only 6 hours into the day. Donate to the Calgary Children's Foundation online, anytime.

Eric Willemsen of CASP (Albert Park/Radisson Heights Community After-School program) is joined by Zeina shares how the Calgary Children's Foundation helps them with after-school programming. Donate to the Calgary Children's Foundation any time of the year online.

Annette Eckel & Candace Gillies share the work the GRIT Calgary Society does for children with disabilities, and the role the Calgary Children's Foundation plays. Donate to Pledge Day on Dec. 4 at 403-974-8255 or online.

Ability4Good executive director Adrian Bohach and Rebecca Anscombe, a mother who's taking advantage of Ability4Good's services, talks about how the Calgary Children's Foundation helps following Pledge Day. Donate to the Calgary Children's Foundation online!

Today's guests: Ben Eisen, Senior Fellow - Fraser Institute Sylvain Charlebois, Professor / Director - Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University

Today's guests: Dr. Isaac Bogoch, Infectious disease specialist / clinician investigator, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute Timothy Caulfield, Author: "Relax, Dammit: A User's Guide to the Age of Anxiety" / Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy, a Professor in the Faculty of Law and the School of Public Health, and Research Director of the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta Alan Doyle, singer, songwriter, actor, author - "All Together Now: A Newfoundlander’s Light Tales For Heavy Times"

Host Rob Breakenridge on his COVID-19 diagnosis and what he learned from the experience

Today's guests: Fred Litwin, Author - "On The Trail of Delusion: Jim Garrison, the Great Accuser" Dr. Prabhat Jha, Epidemiologist at the University of Toronto and director of the Centre for Global Health Research at St. Michael's Hospital Sheila Churchill & Mitch Putnam Avalanche survivors & Backcountry Safety initiative advocates  (https://www.backcountrysafe.ca/)

Today's guests: Sharon Polsky, President, Privacy & Access Council of Canada / Vice President - Rocky Mountain Civil Liberties Association David Juncker ,Professor & Chair of Biomedical Engineering, McGill University Dr. Lindsay Tedds, Associate Professor and Scientific Director, Fiscal and Economic Policy School of Public Policy, University of Calgary

Today's guests: Kate Vander Meer, co-founder - Plasma For All Rick Smallwood, documentary filmmaker ("The Grease Pit: The Story of Robert Raymond Cook, The Last Man Hanged in Alberta") Brad Field, Calgary businessman and entrepreneur / declared Calgary mayoral candidate

Today's guests: Sam Cooper, national investigative journalist - Global News Ziad Fazel, Calgary-based engineer Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor /  Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab - Dalhousie University

We spoke with Stephen R. Bown, author of the new book "The Company:The Rise and Fall of the Hudson's Bay Empire" 

We spoke with Blake Shaffer, Assistant Professor, Dept of Economics and School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary 

We spoke with Cherie Wong, executive director of Alliance Canada Hong Kong  https://alliancecanadahk.com/  

We spoke with journalist Ethan Lou about his new book "Field Notes from a Pandemic: A Journey Through a World Suspended"