Why are all of these trains going off the tracks? Mark Winfield, Professor of Environmental Studies at York University joins the show.
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Who’s who? The History of Those Involved in the...
Bob Iverach of Action Alberta joins the show.
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Analysis of Gerald Butts' Testimony
Howard Anglin, Executive Director, Canadian. Constitution Foundation, Fellow Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Former Deputy of Staff/Sr Advisor, Legal Affairs & Policy to Prime Minister Stephen Harper joins the show.
13 min
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The problems behind panhandling
After a man was struck and killed by a car while apparently panhandling in Calgary Tuesday night, Calgary Homeless Foundation president & CEO Diana Krecsy joins Rob to discuss how those who engage in panhandling are particularly vulnerable.
10 min
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Momo Challenge Hoax
Parents are concerned about the Momo Challenge, a creepy doll roumoured to pop up in videos and give instructions to kids to hide or injure themselves. Is this really bigger than what is being made of it and is it a hoax? Laura Hazard owen, deputy editor of The Nieman Lab at Harvard University joins the show.
10 min
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If You Build it, They Will Vote!
City Council has approved a draft proposal for four capital projects, including a new arena. Councillor Evan Wooley, who voted against the proposal joins the show.
11 min
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Age is All in Your Mind
A new book strikes down myths of aging. Seniors are starting businesses, vacationing, and being more active than ever. Author Carl Honoré discusses his book Bolder: Making the Most of our Longer Lives.
13 min
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Alberta Families Receiving Disproportionate Car...
Alberta families are getting a disproportionate carbon tax rebate (lower income families get more back than they spend & vice versa for higher income families). Trevor Tombe, Economist at the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy joins the show.
12 min
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Canadian Comedians Say Livelihoods at Risk by S...
Canadian Comedians fear their livelihoods may be at risk as Just for Laughs takes over a Sirius XM Comedy Channel. Sandra Battaglini, an award-winning stand-up comic, actor, and writer joins the show.
10 min
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Liberals Move to Grant Pot Pardons
Liberals tabled Bill C-93 in the House today, which will provide for pardons for old pot convictions. Kirk Tousaw, BC Lawyer and cannabis advocate joins the show.
9 min
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Kim Mitchell Performing at the Grey Eagle
Canadian musician Kim Mitchell joins the show to talk about his music and his upcoming performance at the Grey Eagle.
5 min
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RCMP Planning for Return of Canadian ISIS Members
Stuart Bell, National Online Journalist, Investigative for Global News joins the show.
11 min
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SNC-Lavalin scandal "stands out in terms of pol...
Tasha Kheiriddin of Global News Radio 640 Toronto joins Rob to discuss the latest in the SNC-Lavalin scandal.
9 min
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Canadian Taxpayers Federation Responds to Q3 Ou...
Franco Terrazzano, Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation joins the show.
9 min
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Calgary Property Tax Gap for Small Businesses
The Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses has released its annual Property Tax Gap Report which states that Calgary tops list of most unfair property tax systems for small business. Richard Truscott, Vice President of BC and Alberta for the CFIB joins the show.
8 min
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Organ Donation: Opt-In or Opt-Out?
Should organ donation be an opt-out system instead of an opt-in? Michael Ravenhill, CEO of the David Foster foundation joins the show.
8 min
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Schools Experiment with "Rough Play" Zones
Two Quebec elementary schools are experimenting with supervised “rough play” zones in the schoolyard. Dr. Mariana Brussoni, Associate Professor for the Department of Pediatrics and School of Population & Public Health at UBC and Investigator at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute joins the show.
9 min
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Fluoridation in Calgary
Should fluoride be reintroduced to the water in Calgary? Juliet Guichon, President of Calgarians for Kids' Health and Assistant Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Calgary joins the show.
9 min
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Canada's Child Poverty Rate
Trevor Tombe, Associate professor of Economics at the University of Calgary and Research Fellow at the School of Public Policy joins the show to talk about the recent Statistics Canada numbers released regarding child poverty in Canada.
8 min
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Province Ponders Variable Speeds on Deerfoot
The province is considering variable speed limits on Deerfoot saying it could help reduce gridlock. Karan Arora joins the show and is a transportation planning engineer (EIT) with four years of combined experience in traffic engineering, transportation demand modeling, transportation planning, microsimulation, traffic impact assessment and transportation management strategies, highway design and research.
7 min
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ABVMA Votes to Ban Unnecessary Medical Procedur...
Alberta Veterinary Medical Association voted to ban unnecessary surgeries such as, declawing, ear and tail docking, etc.. Dr Darrell Dalton, council member at ABVMA joins the show.
11 min
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Education Minister Bans Seclusion Rooms
Inclusion Alberta applauds the Education Minister for banning seclusion rooms, CEO of Inclusion Alberta, Trish Bowman joins the show.
8 min
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Community Revitalization Levies
The School of Public Policy released a report that outlines a framework for the effective use and implementation of Community Revitalization Levies and examines the current CRL framework and mechanisms in Alberta. Nancy Wanye, graduate of the Master of Public Policy at The School of Public Policy and co-author of this report joins the show.
12 min
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Kent Hehr's Accusers Willing to Forego Privacy
Kent Hehr’s accusers say they’re ready to forego privacy in exchange for laying eyes on findings of a third-party investigation into the Calgary Centre representative’s conduct. Kristin Raworth, Alberta civil servant and one of Hehr's accusers joins the show.
12 min
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Rally 4 Resources Canada Action
Rally 4 Resources and Canada Action are holding a rally today in support of Trans Mountain for NEB announcement. Cody Battershill, founder of Canada Action joins the show.