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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Postal Dispute
Not even seven years ago, the kind of job action Canada Post employees have undertaken would have brought this country to its knees.  Not so today.  Ian Lee, an associate professor at Carleton University's Sprott School of Business, joins Rob to share his perspective on why.
13 min
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Never a Dull Moment in BC Politics
Global's Richard Zussman gets us up-to-date on the latest developments in a story involving the Sergeant-at-Arms and the legislature clerk in BC.
9 min
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The Romaine Problem
We take a deeper dive into why there are so many problems with the leafy green with Jason Tetro, aka "The Germ Guy."
10 min
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Taking it to the Streets
A Prime Ministerial visit to Calgary was greeted by protesters on Thursday.  
19 min
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Fall Fiscal Update
Rob gets reaction from Bev Dahlby, Economist / Research Director & Program Director, Tax and Economic Growth at the School of Public Policy - University of Calgary.
7 min
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Brian Kingston
The Business Council of Canada's Brian Kingston joins Rob to provide some analysis of today's fall fiscal update.
6 min
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Short Supply
Niaz Nejad with AGLC joins Rob to explain why no more licenses will be processed for now for new cannabis retail in Alberta.
6 min
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Government Fingers in the Oil
A new report out from Scotiabank Global Markets says the bar for the government to intervene directly into the energy sector should be a high one and the policy option should only be considered in an effort to prevent extreme value destruction.  Rory Johnston is a commodity economist with Scotia Global Economics and shares his thoughts.
8 min
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All Out of Pot
The AGLC is putting the brakes on licensing more cannabis retailers as supply lines dry up.  We get some perspective from Deepak Anand with Cannabis Compliance Inc.
10 min
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Salaries Frozen?
City councillors are looking at the prospect of freezing their own salaries for next year.
8 min
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Tombe and Gloom
Economist Trevor Tombe has a new report out today with a gloomy outlook for the province's finances.  He joins Rob to share details.
15 min
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More Charges at St. Michaels
Global's Jamie Mauracher joins Rob to share the latest on the scandal at St. Mike's.
6 min
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Grocery Gauge
Our grocery shopping habits are evolving according to a new report from Dalhousie University. We speak with the principal investigator for the study, Sylvain Charlebois, a professor at Dalhousie University's faculties of management and agriculture.
10 min
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Advertising Vapes
Anti-smoking groups are up in arms about new ads that have started popping up for a new vaping product called Vype.
12 min
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"In the Name of Your Daughter" - The Fight Agai...
We spoke with Giselle Portenier, award-winning journalist and filmmaker and the director of "In the Name of Your Daughter"
10 min
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Serial Child Sex Offenders
Tristin Hopper from the National Post joins us to talk about some work he has done on researching Canada's problem with letting violent child sex abusers out of jail.
11 min
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Dulling the attraction of JUUL
The vape device popular with high schoolers is crossing the border just as its flavoured product is being put under wraps in the states. 
16 min
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Pointing Fingers
Rob with some thoughts on Mayor Nenshi throwing the province and feds under the bus this week after the Olympic plebiscite.
8 min
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A new arena, culture & entertainment district f...
Ward 6 councillor Jeff Davison joins Rob to discuss his vision for a new arena/event centre and a culture & entertainment district in Calgary.
14 min
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Would capping oil production help Canada's oil ...
Brett Wilson, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur and commentator weighs in
10 min
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It’s a no!
We connect with founder / former co-chair of No Boston Olympics Christopher Dempsey to find out his thoughts on the results of the Calgary 2026 plebiscite.
11 min
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Living La Vida Lonely
It appears more young people are living solo these days. Peter Jon Mitchell is a senior researcher at Cardus, and joins Rob to discuss.
9 min
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City of Calgary's financial report gets a D-
Farah Omran, policy analyst with C.D. Howe Institute, joins Rob to discuss a recent report that looked at municipalities' financial reports and theire ease of understanding -- Calgary got a D- grade.
12 min
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Getting high on low supply
Ryan Kaye, VP Operations with Four20 Premium Market, joins Rob to discuss the supply challenges Calgary, Alberta, and Canada's cannabis retailers are facing.
9 min
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Ted Barris
As we are on the eve of Remembrance Day, we revisit our conversation with Ted Barris, author of the book "Dam Busters."
16 min