Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

5634 - Jeff Rubin, "A Map of the New Normal"; Major new tax set to hit investment in Canada; Grocer Code of Conduct; Why do orcas keep attacking boats?

5633 - Calgary city council approves blanket citywide rezoning; CRTC delays implementation of Online Streaming Act; Police dismantle U of C protest encampment; Protecting CPP from political interference

5632 - A critical look at Canada’s EV mandate; Warning from business groups about capital gains tax change; Oilsands forecast sees growth; Calls on province to scrap Bill 20

5631 - What Israel needs to accomplish before leaving Gaza; Why Canada Post must change to avoid collapse; Why the PM needs to take CSIS advice seriously

5630 - Paull Wells, "Trudeau on the Ropes"; Impact of cancelled renewable projects; Using the notwithstanding clause; Next steps in Israel-Hamas conflict

5629 - Antisemitism reaches new heights in Canada; Foreign Interference inquiry proves its worth; Arrests in Nijjar killing; Robert Sawyer - "The Downloaded"

5628 - US approves military aid for Ukraine; Concern over anti-Israel protests; Has religion been a net positive?; Canada's Immigration Dilemma; Bird flu spreading among cows

5627 - Israel responds to Iran attack; Why Canada's living standards are slipping; Capital gains tax changes; "Loch Ness: They Created a Monster"

5626 - Federal budget misses the mark on growth & productivity; Why impartiality matters for the Governor-General; Gambling scandal rocks NBA; "The Last Video Store"

5625 - Municipal affairs minister on Bill 18; Analysis of the impact of Bill 18; Revelations from the foreign interference inquiry; Returning carbon tax dollars to small businesses

5624 - Bank of Canada holds rate steady; Jane Philpott, "Health for All"; More problems for Ottawa's gun buyback; Debunking Kurt Cobain conspiracies

5623 - Ottawa taken to court over UNWRA funding; Why we can’t seem to get things done in Canada; Alberta's approach to addiction & recovery

5622 - Canada's stagnant wage growth; Balancing low electricity prices & investor confidence; Ottawa's misguided approach to nicotine

5621 - Why we need both recovery and harm-reduction; Giving municipalities access to income taxes; New images of our galaxy's massive black hole

5620 - "Love To Hate: Nickleback" - Leigh Brooks

5619 - Tough talk from Ottawa on nicotine pouches; Comparing different carbon pricing systems; Bad news in latest Happiness Index; Daily pay?

5618 - Free the hostages; Carbon Tax election?; How Bill C-63 threatens free speech; Canada urged to stop forced-labour imports after North Korea / China revelations

5617 - Disappointment over Parliament's vote on Israel-Hamas motion; What Ukraine looks like two years into the war; Double gas tax hit coming April 1st?; Challenges facing Alberta’s small towns; Canada’s declining electricity abundance

5616 - The problems with the NDP's Israel-Hamas motion; AUC report undercuts government rationale for new renewables policy

5615 - Rob Harvilla, "60 Songs That Explain the 90s

5614 - How History and Reality will inevitably catch-up to Vladimir Putin

5613 - 500 Days in the Wild - An epic trek across the Trans Canada Trail

5612 - New poll shows hardening attitudes on immigration; Lessons from Ontario's embrace of private sports betting; Putting a price tag on corporate welfare; The case against DST

5611 - Treating Canada's airline industry as a "Cash-Cow" instead of an "Essential Service"

5610 - UN report finds "clear and convincing evidence" of Hamas use of sexual violence

5609 - Alberta's Corb Lund releases new album "El Viejo"

5608 - The legacy and impact of Brian Mulroney; Reaction and analysis of the Alberta budget

5607 - Pharmacare bill revealed; Concerns over online harms bill; Reaction to new renewables policy; Unpaid oil & gas taxes; 40-year anniversary of P.E.T.'s "walk in the snow"

5606 - Analyzing the Online Harms Bill; The pitfalls of pharmacare; Calls for stricter nicotine regulations

5605 - Case of hockey cards sells for over $5million; "Rogers v. Rogers: The Battle for Control of Canada’s Telecom Empire"; Alberta's Pharmacare Opt-Out

5604 - 2nd anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine; Lynx Airlines going out of business

5603 - Dr. Jen Gunter- "Blood"; Balancing internet freedom with protecting children; Is US support for Ukraine waning?; The risks of capping interest rates

5602 - "Navalny" producer reflects on the death of the Russian opposition leader

5601 - Canada not building enough homes; Concerns over Bill S-210; Major allergy breakthrough; Study examines impact of DEI; How spending restraint could balance budget

5600 - Recall petition launched against Calgary mayor; Potential impact of oil & gas emissions cap; Traceable "safer supply"; Trans athletes & female sports; Alberta drought fears

5599 - Rachel Notley resigns; Concern grows over fate of Israel hostages; Calgary's single-item bylaw; Canada's grim economic picture

5598 - Irwin Cotler on ICJ case against Israel; US & UK strike Houthi rebels; Carbon tax & home heating; Concern over AB childcare plan

5597 - Sturgeon Refinery costs; Heated tobacco products; Economy & immigration; State of global democracy; Tax fairness for second incomes

5596 - Comedian Taylor Williamson

5595 - Mistakes the BoC needs to avoid in 2024 ; Russian activist Maria Kartasheva faces deportation from Canada; Rescuing memories from old film rolls; A new era of lunar exploration

5594 - Canada increasingly seen as unserious; Future of Canada-China relations; Canada seeks to deport former Iran official; The need for a Plan B on climate policy

5593 - CEO Pay: How much is too much?; Canada's economic outlook for 2024; How doctors can screen for problem drinking; The impact of vacines on SARS-CoV-2

5592 - Russia launches aerial attack on Ukraine

5591 - Russia launches massive missile attack on Ukraine; Feds promise "renewed" new housing policy; Canada's population growth

5590 - Michael Geist on C-18 & S-210; Senate passes gun control bill; Toronto votes to remove Dundas name

5589 - Israel is winning; Birth tourism on the rise; State of the Oil & Gas Industry; Future of airline industry

5588 - Canada's shifting position on Israel, Alberta's electricity market, Inflation Is Easing, Mortgage rates hitting economy, Myths on privacy in the age of AI

5587 - Emissions cap a slap in the face to First Nations; Supporting Oct. 7 victims; Long ER Waits in Alberta; Charter confusion

5586 - Grain Growers of Canada Kyle Larkin on Senate's rejection of Bill C-234

5585 - Calgary mayor pulls out of menorah lighting ceremony