Podcast
Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge
Hosted by CHQR / Curiouscast · EN
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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Why are newcomers leaving Canada?; New domestic violence shelter for men; Canada's energy opportunities under Trump; Oilsands emissions relatively flat; ISIS arrests on the rise in Canada; The need to address Calgary's infrastructure
Nov 19, 202400:54:20Tap to summarizeToday's guestsDaniel Bernhard - CEO of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship Bill Fitzsimmons - Alberta Executive Director at The Canadian Centre for Men and FamiliesEric Miller - President of Rideau Potomac Strategy GroupKevin Birn - Vice President, leader of the Center of Emissions Excellence, and serves as the Chief Analyst for Canadian Oil Markets at S&P Global Commodity InsightsStewart Bell - Global News Investigative JournalistBill Black - President and CEO of Calgary Construction Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Mom jailed for letting 10-year-old walk alone into town; A push for a strategic approach to trade with US; Why the oil & gas emissions cap makes no economic or scientific sense
Nov 15, 202400:39:03Tap to summarizeToday's guests:Lenore Skenazy – Founder of Free Range KidsGary Mar – President & CEO of the Canada West FoundationJock Finlayson – Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →New challenges for Canada's EV targets; Confirmed human case of avian flu in BC; "Whatever it Takes" documentary on eBay stalking scandal; Taylor Swift mania descends on Toronto
Nov 14, 202400:47:45Tap to summarizeToday's guests:Brian Kingston – President & CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' AssociationDr. Angela Rasmussen – Virologist at the Vaccine & Infectious Disease Organization at the University of SaskatchewanJenny Carchman – Director of the documentary “Whatever It Takes” (Alberta debut next week at the Calgary Underground Film Festival)Frederic Dimanche – Professor and Director of the Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Toronto Metropolitan University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Rethinking EV Charging; Ending the Supply Management sacred cow; Confusion over small business carbon-tax rebates; NATO’s new northern flank
Nov 13, 202400:52:50Tap to summarizeToday's guests:Blake Shaffer, Professor of Economics - University of Calgary David Clement, North American Affairs Manager - Consumer Choice CenterJasmin Guenette, VP of National Affairs - CFIBAlex Dalziel, Senior Fellow - Macdonald Laurier Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Opposition reaction to AIMCo firings; Senator proposes amendments to supply management bill; Ottawa bans Tik Tok company but not the app; Gun violence on the rise in Canada
Nov 8, 202400:43:28Tap to summarizeToday's guests:Naheed Nenshi - Alberta NDP LeaderPeter Harder - Ontario Senator, Progressive Senate GroupRichard Lachman - Associate Professor, Media Production & Director at RTA School of Media at Toronto Metropolitan UniversityDr. Noah Schwartz - Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of the Fraser Valley / Author - “On Target: Gun Culture, Storytelling, and the NRA” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →How Trump won back the White House; What the election means for US-Canada relations; Business Council launches Can-Do Campaign; What the future holds for Ukraine; State of the Oil & Gas industry heading into 2025
Nov 6, 202400:53:07Tap to summarizeToday's guests:Noah Rothman, senior writer - National Review / author - "The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back against Progressives’ War on Fun" and "Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America"Brian Lee Crowley, managing director - Macdonald-Laurier InstituteGUEST: Goldy Hyder, President & CEO - Business Council of CanadaAdam Zivo, National Post columnist / Executive Director of the Centre for Responsible Drug PolicyGurpreet Lail, CEO - Enserva Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →The legal and economic issues around Ottawa's proposed oil & gas emissions cap; Why oil prices have been softening; How Canada can improve its relationship with the U.S.
Nov 5, 202400:45:00Tap to summarizeToday's guests:Andrew Leach - energy and environmental economist who holds a joint appointment with the University of Alberta’s Faculties of Arts and Law. Also a co-director of the Institute for Public Economics at the U of A.Kenneth Green - Senior Fellow, Fraser InstituteRory Johnston - Toronto-based oil market researcher, the founder of Commodity Context, Fellow - Canadian Global Affairs Institute Theo Argitis - Managing Director at Compass Rose Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Canada’s seniors are already well supported - time to invest in the younger generation; High-Skill Migrants Should be Our Goal; The case for involuntary treatment for severe addiction
Nov 4, 202400:30:39Tap to summarizeToday's guests:Peter Copeland - Public policy professional, and Deputy Director of Domestic Policy at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.Christopher Worswick - Professor and Chair at the Department of Economics at Carleton UniversityRobert Tanguay - addiction psychiatrist and clinical assistant professor at the University of Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →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
Nov 1, 202400:38:41Tap to summarizeToday's guests:Aurel Braun - Professor of Political Science, and International Relations, University of Toronto; Associate, Davis Center, Harvard UniversityMichele Rempel-Garner - Member of Parliament. Calgary - Nose Hill / Committee Member -Standing Committee on Industry and TechnologyShawn Whatley – Physician / Munk Senior Fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute / author - “When Politics Comes Before Patients: Why and How Canadian Medicare is Failing.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Marc Garneau, "A Most Extraordinary Ride"
Oct 28, 202400:16:05Tap to summarizeToday's guest:Marc Garneau, former Canadian astronaut and the first Canadian in space / former federal MP and cabinet minister / author - "A Most Extraordinary Ride: Space, Politics, and the Pursuit of a Canadian Dream" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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