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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Petition Calls for U.S. to Sell Montana to Canada
Kristen Inbody, Montana Mystique reporter at the Great Falls Tribune and has traveled Canada from the Yukon to Quebec (at Canada’s excruciatingly slow speed limits) and she joins the show to talk about the petition.
8 min
1002
Evil: The Science Behind Humanity’s Dark Side
Dr. Julia Shaw, Psychological scientist - University College London and Author of Evil: The Science Behind Humanity’s Dark Side joins the show.
14 min
1003
Jussie Smollett Case
Robby Soave, Associate Editor at Reason.com joins the show.
12 min
1004
Government Announces Photo Radar Changes
The Alberta Government is taking steps to end photo radar being used as a revenue-generating tool. Transportation Minister Brian Mason Joins the show.
9 min
1005
CD Howe - Bill C-69 Flawed
Grant Bishop, Associate Director of Research at the C.D. Howe Institute joins the show.
14 min
1006
New Livestock Transport Rules
Camille Labchuk, animal rights lawyer and executive director of Animal Justice - a national animal law organization, joins the show.
11 min
1007
CRTC acknowledges Big Telecom’s sales practices...
Guest Marie Aspiazu
4 min
1008
New CRTC Report Shows Telecom Sales Practices
A new CRTC report shows that Canadians are experiencing misleading or aggressive sales practices from telecommunications companies. Dr. Mary Cavanagh associate professor at university of Ottawa’s school of information studies joins the show.
13 min
1009
Fraser Institute Release - The Wealth of First ...
Tom Flanagan, Retired professor of political science and senior fellow of the Fraser Institute joins the show.
15 min
1010
Trudeau Spoke to Wilson-Raybould After SNC-Lava...
The drama continues…Trudeau spoke to Wilson-Raybould after prosecutors refused SNC-Lavalin deal. Steven Chase national correspondent for Globe and Mail.
11 min
1011
Alberta Investing $3.7 Billion in Rail Shipments
Alberta announced it is investing $3.7B to move oil by rail and leasing 4400 rail cars. Tom Vernon, Provincial Affairs Reporter for Global Edmonton joins the show.
6 min
1012
Measles and Un-Vaccinated Children
Peter J. Hotez, Professor of Pediatrics and Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine, at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and Co-Director at Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development joins the show to talk about the recent measles outbreak in Vancouver.
11 min
1013
Canadians Know Little About D-Day - Poll
This June will be the 75th anniversary of D-Day and a new poll shows that Canadians know little about the battle. Anthony Wilson-Smith, President & CEO of Historica Canada joins the show.
8 min
1014
Cold Pursuit Movie ...and Other Things?
Tom Jackson, Canadian-born actor and singer joins Rob in the studio.
16 min
1015
Regulating the Sex Doll Industry
Mark Hay, a writer who covers topics related to sex and sexuality joins the show.
11 min
1016
Tibetan-Canadian Student Under Attack From Chin...
Tibetan-Canadian student politician Rukiye Turdush, a vocal critic of the Chinese government's treatment of Uighurs comes under attack by Chinese students in Canada.
11 min
1017
Fort McMurray Oil Barons forfeit season
Roxanne Janes, parent of a player with the Fort McMurray Midget A Junior Oil Barons, joins Rob to discuss the events that preceded the team forfeiting their season.
13 min
1018
Supreme Court: Teacher Guilty of Voyeurism
The Supreme Court has ruled a teacher who recorded students with a hidden camera is guilty of voyeurism. Steven Penney, Law professor  at the University of Alberta and oo-author of 'Criminal Procedure in Canada' joins the show.
9 min
1019
Toronto Charity Disputes CRA Accusation of Iran...
Toronto charity disputes CRA accusation it was formed to spread ‘Iranian revolutionary ideology in Canada.' Stewart Bell, National Online Journalist and Investigative Reporter for Global News joins us.
11 min
1020
Saskatchewan’s Carbon Tax Court Challenge Launc...
Dwight Newman, University of Saskatchewan specializing in constitutional law joins the show.
7 min
1021
Students and Physicians Call for Vaping Regulat...
University students, high school students and physicians call on the Federal and Provincial Governments to regulate vaping strictly. Elliott Reichardt is the president and one of the co-founders of SAAVE. (Stop Addicting Adolescents to Vaping and E-Cigarettes). He currently works at the University of Calgary in the departments of community health sciences and psychology as a researcher.
14 min
1022
Should Drivers who Get Too Close to Cyclists be...
Annie McKitrick, MLA for Sherwood Park, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Education joins the show.
8 min
1023
Restaurants Canada Launches Campaign for Survival
Restaurants Canada launches campaign to reveal realities of restaurants struggling for survival in Alberta and dire need for policy solutions. Mark von Schellwitz, Restaurants Canada Vice President, Western Canada joins the show.
14 min
1024
Stephen Mandel on Elections Alberta appeal
Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel joins Rob to discuss the appeal he and other member of the Alberta Party are launching in light of a 5-year ban on running in a provincial election.
18 min
1025
Hunting El Chapo: The Inside Story of an Americ...
Douglas Century, Co-Author of “Hunting El Chapo: The Inside Story of the American Lawman Who Captured the World's Most-Wanted Drug Lord” joins the show.
9 min