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.

News
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Alberta cuts funding to school boards as remote...
We spoke with Jason Schilling, president of the Alberta Teachers Association
10 min
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Pat Kiernan - an update from New York City
We spoke with former Calgarian Pat Kiernan, morning news anchor for NY1 in New York City
13 min
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COVID-19: More action needed on the economy and...
Today's guests:  - Grant Bishop,  Associate Director, Research - CD Howe Institute - Dr. Peter Phillips, Infectious Diseases Specialist / Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UBC - Rich Smith, Executive Director - Alberta Beef Producers - Hugh Wilson, Realtor / Resident of Point Roberts, Washington  
48 min
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COVID-19: The importance of understanding this ...
We spoke with Professor Ross Upshur, Division Head, Clinical Public Health - University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health
15 min
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COVID-19: Parliament approves new Canada Emerge...
We spoke with David Akin, Global News Chief Political Correspondent
9 min
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COVID-19 Update: Parliament to vote on economic...
Today's guests: David Akin, Global News Chief Political Correspondent Richard Masson, fellow - School of Public Policy, University of Calgary Caroline Colijn, Canada 150 research chair in mathematics for evolution, infection and public health at B.C.’s Simon Fraser University. Brenda Fine, teaches mathematics and statistics at the British Columbia Institute of Technology Tim Powers, Conservative Political Strategist  
54 min
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COVID-19 Update: Understanding the virus and th...
Today's guests:  - Dr. Craig Jenne, Canada Research Chair in Imaging Approaches Towards Studying Infection / Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases (MIID) / Department of Critical Care Medicine - University of Calgary - Scott Hannah, President & CEO - Credit Counselling Society - Marcus Kolga, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Centre of Advancing Canadian Interests Abroad​  
32 min
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COVID-19 Update: Overreacting vs underreacting;...
Today's guests: - Matt Gurney, columnist / editor - National Post - Ken Boessenkool, Founding partner - Kool Topp & Guy Public Affairs / Former senior campaign advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper - Dr. Lindsay Tedds, Associate Professor / Scientific Director, Fiscal and Economic Policy - School of Public Policy, University of Calgary - Matthew Stewart, Director Economic Forecasting at The Conference Board of Canada - Marty Klinkenberg, sports reporter - Globe and Mail / Author "The McDavid Effect"
50 min
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Emergency Fiscal Measures: The Steps Canada Nee...
We spoke with Kevin Milligan, professor of economics at UBC Vancouver School of Economics
12 min
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Coronavirus: NHL & NBA shut down, the PM enters...
The NHL and the NBA - as well as other sports leagues - have put their seasons on hold. We hear from Scott Stinson, national sports columnist with Postmedia The latest out of Ottawa with the PM in self-isolation and the first ministers' meeting cancelled. We get an update from Global's Chief Political Correspondent David Akin Plus, a new report looks at how Canada can improve its economic competitiveness. We're joined by Dr. Jack Mintz, president's fellow at the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy
33 min
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Debunking the myths and misinformation around C...
Timothy Caulfield, a professor at the University of Alberta and the Canada research chair in Health Law & Policy, joins Rob Breakenridge to discuss the myths, scams, and misinformation that's being circulated about the novel coronavirus.
10 min
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COVID-19 update; responding to the economic cha...
We talk COVID-19 with Dr. Louis Francescutti from the School of Public Health at the Univertsity of Alberta. Also, Bev Dahlby, director of research at the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy, on responding to low oil prices We talk "panic buying" with Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University More fallout from the Alberta government's report on supervised consumption sites - we hear from Peter Oilver, president of the Beltline Neighbourhoods Association Plus, Gaël Campan, Senior Economist from the Montreal Economic Institute on the federal government's plans to lower cell phone bills
51 min
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Panic buying in Calgary
Food supply chains are seeing the effects of panic buying in Calgary with the spread of CO-VID 19. But just how far-reaching will the issue be? Sylvain Charlebois joins Rob Breakenridge on 770 News Talk to discuss the situation in Calgary.
4 min
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Outdoor retailers speak out on proposed park ch...
Outdoor retailers are making their voices heard on the government's proposed changes to park operations in the province.  Doug Dea, the general manager with Campers Village in Calgary joins Rob Breakenage to break down the issue.
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Supervised consumption sites; doctors' pay disp...
We spoke with Rebecca Haines-Saah from the Cumming School of Medicine and O'Brien Institute for Public Health at the University of Calgary about the government's report on harm reduction and supervised consumption sites. Also, Calgary psychiatrist Dr. Will White on his letter - signed by almost 600 other doctors - to the health minister, warning about the implications of this pay dispute. Plus, following the Supreme Court's decision to not hear further appeals on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Margot Venton from Ecojustice joins us to talk about where TMX opponents go from here.
43 min
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Supervised consumption services review report
Rebecca Haines-Saah, an assistant professor with the Cummings School of Medicine, joins Rob Breakenridge to discuss the newly released review on supervised consumption sites across the province.
13 min
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Supreme Court will not hear challenges against ...
The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear challenges from B.C groups against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.  Margot Venton, a nature program director with Ecojustice, joins Rob Breakenridge to talk more about the court's decision.
9 min
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Intoxication defence; Alberta vaping tax; orpha...
We spoke with Steven Penney, law professor at the University of Alberta, about a controversial acquittal in a Calgary courtroom. Also, David Clement with the Consumer Choice Center on their concerns with Alberta's new vaping tax. Plus, Lars DePauw, executive director of the Orphan Well Association, on the Alberta government's forthcoming $100-million loan to the association  
31 min
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Teck's Frontier decision, ongoing protests & bl...
We spoke with Cody Battershill, founder of Canada Action. We also heard from former Haisla Nation chief and current B.C. Liberal MLA (Skeena) Ellis Ross. Plus, we were joined by Ron Quintal, president of the Fort McKay Metis Nation
27 min
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Michelle Rempel-Garner on "The Buffalo Declarat...
We spoke with Calgary-Nose Hill Conservative MP Michelle Rempel-Garner
17 min
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Why we need to listen to pro-development Wet'su...
We spoke with Stewart Muir, Executive Director of Resource Works Society
15 min
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What are these protests and blockades really ab...
We spoke with Ken Coates, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan Fellow, Royal Society of Canada Senior Policy Fellow in Aboriginal and Northern Canadian Issues - Macdonald-Laurier Institute
16 min
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Trudeau responds to protests & blockades; new f...
PM Trudeau comments on ongoing protests/blockades Guest: John Ivison, Political Columnist - Postmedia / Author: "Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister" New Funding Model for K-12 Education Guest: Adriana LaGrange, Alberta Minister of Education How the "Canadian Adverse Driving Conditions" dataset can help autonomous vehicles learn to navigate Canadian winters Guest: Krzysztof Czarnecki, Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department / Head of the Generative Software Lab - University of Waterloo
33 min
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What protesters misunderstand about the law and...
Guest: Blair King BC-based Environmental Scientist with an interest in energy policy https://achemistinlangley.net
14 min
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Why Alberta should steer clear of "decriminaliz...
We spoke with Calgary-based criminal defence lawyer Greg Dunn (Dunn & Associates)
16 min