Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

The Senate Ethics Committee is recommending Senator Don Meredith be expelled. Rob chats about the issues and takes some calls   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author of the new book "Hard Road" Peter Edwards joins Rob to share the story.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Saskatchewan gov't has invoked a notwithstanding clause to resist attempts to remove non-catholics from catholic schools. Global News Provincial Affairs Reporter David Baxter explains.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Conservative MP for Calgary Nose Hill Michelle Rempel.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christopher Dempsey, co-author of "No Boston Olympics: How and Why Smart Cities Are Passing On the Torch," joins Rob to chat about details released todayconcerning a potential bid for Calgary to host the Olympic games.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Producer Katie Thompson joins Rob on air to share some of her thoughts on the Netflix Series 13 Reasons Why.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Netflix series 13 Reasons Why has some school boards warning parents from allowing their children to watch it alone.  Carol Todd, founder of the Amanda Todd Legacy Society and advocate joins Rob to share her thoughts on the program, and how much teen suicide is discussed.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kenney may not be helping the standing of the PC party. Quito MaggiPresident of Mainstreet research, joins the show.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some parts of India have a high prevalence of sex-selective abortions. Does this follow new immigrants to Canada? Some Indian women seem to be giving birth to more boys than girls.  Susitha Wanagaratne co-authored a study about the issue, she is a post-doctoral research fellow at St. Michael's Hospital.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three Fort McMurray firefighters join Rob to chat about their book, "Into The Fire" detailing their experience dealing with the beast.  https://www.amazon.ca/Into-Fire-Fight-Save-McMurray-ebook/dp/B01MY695EV/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1493327682&sr=1-1&keywords=into+the+fire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What can Trump legally do to NAFTA? What happens if the States pull out? Why is free trade important? With International Trade Attorney Scott Lincicome.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With AM 640 host Matt Gurney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Macpherson Director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition and Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addictions Simon Fraser University says drug controls are failing us. Time for a new approach.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With David Akin, Global News Chief Political Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Calgary Expo is this weekend! Jason Mewes, Clerks, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob, and more joins Rob ahead of his appearance in Calgary this weekend!     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Canadian Obesity Network says it is time to recognize obesity as a disease in order to improve supports. Dr. Arya Sharma with the Canadian Obesity Network, Chair in Obesity Research and Management joins Rob to chat about how obesity behaves like a chronic disease.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caller Jerry calls in and shares his viewpoint that the Saddledome "busting at the seams" and the need for a new arena ASAP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ken King in studio with Rob chatting about the Victoria Park Option- or "Plan B" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Colin Busby, Associate Director of Research at the C.D. Howe institute joins Rob on air to chat about the immunization targets that Canada, and Alberta simply can't seem to it.  His piece here: https://www.cdhowe.org/intelligence-memos/colin-busby-who-blame-insufficient-vaccination-coverage-among-canadian-children Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Post Columnist Chris Selley joins Rob on air to chat about driving in Canada, and how Canada deals with those who drive dangerously. You can read his piece here http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/chris-selley-if-driving-is-a-privilege-why-is-it-so-hard-to-revoke   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices