Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

5702 - Why Peace in Ukraine requires Russia’s Defeat; Call for Competition Bureau to investigate e-transfer fees; The need for new safeguards around medical assistance in dying

5701 - Marc Garneau, "A Most Extraordinary Ride"

5700 - The case against a ban on flavoured vaping products; "Fleeced: Canadians Versus Their Banks"; How to reform the CBC; Can video games improve your cognitive performance?; How Canadian farmers are getting squeezed

5699 - Nazem Kadri, "Dreamer: My Life on the Edge”; Denise Hearn, "The Big Fix”; B.C.'s uncertain election results; Canada slides on International Tax Competitive Index rankings

5698 - "You Don't Have To Quit"; Why family physicians are leaving the province; Calls for Bank of Canada to cut its rate further; How to fix auto insurance in Alberta

5697 - Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is dead; Explaining security clearance & parliamentary privilege; More Canadians feel immigration levels are too high

5696 - Canada's response to India's foreign interference; Call to cut Alberta small business tax; How a GST change could help with housing affordability; Why the Supreme Court needs to respect precedence

5695 - How Indian government agents in Canada targeted Modi’s opponents; Alberta launches campaign against federal emissions cap; NASA launching a mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa

5694 - Lawsuit on behalf of Canadian victims of Oct. 7; Why Ottawa should reconsider its approach to regulating safer nicotine products; New revelations from foreign interference inquiry; The frustrations of Canada’s over-credentialed working class

5693 - Concern over disturbing anti-Israel protest in Vancouver; ATB's latest outlook for Alberta; Guarding against bank failures; The role "middle housing" can play

5692 - Defeat for extremists would be good for Muslims in Middle East; Nuclear power plant for Alberta?; Why boosting old age security would be a costly mistake; Latest report card on Alberta’s high schools

5691 - One year later, Hamas is still holding hostages; Cost of Ottawa's war on Big Tech; Calgary's "The Shooting Edge" shuts down; Alasdair Roberts, “The Adaptable Country”; Supreme Court sides with airline passengers

5690 - Concerns over C-59 "greenwashing" provisions; Disappointment over liquor retail decision; Canadians' concerns over EV mandates

5689 - Iran fires hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel; Alberta to keep liquor status quo; What should happen with Calgary's supervised consumption site?

5688 - Ted Morton, "Strong and Free: My Journey in Alberta Politics"; Calgary residential speed limits; Economic threat of C-282; Is there sufficient grocer competition in Canada?

5687 - Premier announces changes to Alberta Bill of Rights; How Ottawa and provinces can improve relationships with municipalities; Study uses DNA to identity remains of Franklin Expedition crew member

5686 - Israel launches strikes against Hezbollah; Alberta needs to respect rail planning process; Costs and rate cap putting pressure on insurers

5685 - Conservative plans for carbon tax; Toronto field trip ends up at a protest?; To what extent can dogs understand words?; Huge deal for control of MLSE; “Speaking Truth to Canadians about their Public Service”

5684 - Ted Barris: "Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen in their Finest Hour"

5683 - Alberta to build new schools; City council votes to wind down Green Line; Canada & U.S. - "The Good Allies"

5682 - "The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal," Jake Gold

5681 - Roxana Spicer - "The Traitor's Daughter"

5680 - Another devastating byelection loss for Liberals; An alternative approach to online harms; Violent crime trends in major cities; Allies for a Strong Canada

5679 - More support for Ukraine - is it enough?; Ticketmaster and "dynamic pricing"; Carol Off, "At a Loss for Words"

5678 - Canada's economy trending in the wrong direction; "Mind the Science," Dr. Jonathan Stea; NDP rips up deal with Liberals

5677 - Bank of Canada cuts rates yet again; Province pulls funding for approved Green Line alignment; Solving Alberta's school capacity crunch

5676 - Alberta sees significant drop in opioid deaths; The significance of Ukraine's incursion into Russia, "The Essence of Invention"

5675 - CBE decides against re-naming Sir John A. Macdonald School; Can “competition” really improve hospital outcomes?; Bail Reform; BC political drama

5674 - How and when did GTA terror suspect come to Canada?; B’nai Brith Canada concerned about Calgary professor's posts; Reversing the decline in Canadian math scores

5673 - Canada imposes tariffs on Chinese-made EVs; Why Ottawa needed to act on rail labour dispute; AMA warns of pressure on General Internal Medicine specialists; Oasis is getting back together

5672 - Actress and improv comedienne Lindsay Mullan

5671 - Bomb threat targets Jewish organizations across Canada; Why Ottawa needs to act to avoid a rail stoppage; The impact of a strike or lockout; The true costs of Canadian healthcare

5670 - Gas Tax Honesty Report; Growing concern over possible rail strike; Progress on inflation; New resource for patients

5669 - Expert who warned of Jasper fire worried about Banff & Canmore; Ensuring a safe return to campus; The problem with the Temporary Foreign Worker program; Why the growing concern over Mpox?; The "New Censorship: Regulatory Creep"

5668 - The implications of Ukraine’s bold incursion into Russia; Re-Thinking the Green Line; What was unusual about Alberta's 2023 wildfire season; The ideological leanings of municipal politicians

5667 - How TMX delays caused higher fuel prices; CIJA reacts to Birju Dattani's resignation as CHRC chief commissioner

5666 - The Canadian Dream is on Life Support; The Olympics are inevitable

5665 - How did Calgary end up in this water mess?; ISIS terror plot leads to cancellation of Vienna Taylor Swift concerts; New Alberta vaccine policy coming?

5664 - Calgary water woes continue; Jasper businesses in dire straits; Canada-Alberta Job Grant faces cut; One year since Meta’s Canadian News ban; The numbers around medical assistance in dying

5663 - Iran's connection to anti-Israel protests in Canada; The impact of short-term rentals on Calgary's housing market; The fight for democracy in Venezuela; "The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards"

5662 - Crowdstrike Outage; Covert Chinese police stations in Canada; Melanie Joly visits Beijing; How movie theatres are adapting to the new reality

5661 - Latest Alberta economic snapshot; A decriminalization proponent has second thoughts; Costs of Ottawa's plans to further reduce emissions; Founder of Harvey's & Swiss Chalet passes away

5660 - Reclaiming the smartphone generation; Can a bystander smash a window to save a dog?; Do Olympic medals lead to more kids in sports?; Shifting Canada's immigration strategy

5659 - Ukraine's future in NATO; Pressure on Canada to step up defence spending; Why transparency is needed in airline complaint process; Lessons learned from campus encampment protests

5658 - Bring the hostages home; Fighting Russian disinformation; Monitoring for bird flu spread; Balancing the conversation on energy & the environment

5657 - Fighting antisemitism in Canada; Canada needs to step up for NATO; Water restrictions hitting some industries hard; All things music with Alan Cross

5656 - Calgary needs a transparent and thorough water review; How a heavy regulatory burden drives down investment; Universities, protests, and property rights

5655 - The latest on Israel's war against Hamas & Hezbollah; Is Canada becoming a cashless society?; Uncertain future for Legal Aid Alberta

5654 - Is Canada "broken"?; Why dumping Trudeau won’t save Liberals; "Chaotic" Calgary; Latest GDP numbers; Fixing Canada's productivity woes

5653 - Toronto is Fortress Liberal no more; Concern over new head of Canadian Human Rights Commission; Challenges for Canada to meet 2035 EV targets