Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

A report is expected this Monday with details of what a Victoria Park Arena could look like in Calgary.  Ward 9 Councillor Gian-Carlo Carra joins Rob to chat about it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An increasing number of young women are out earning their partners, how is this making them feel? Ashley Ford, Editors feature of Refinery 29.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new paper says that the Carbon tax is coming, we better get used to it- and be smart about it.  Denis McConaghy, former Executive Vice-President of Corporate Development at TransCanada Corporation. Previously, he was Executive Vice-President, Pipeline Strategy and Development. You can see his paper here: http://bit.ly/2od0ZBY   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How a ruling in Saskatchewan stating that non-catholic students will not be funded in catholic schools next year could affect Catholic Schools in Alberta. Luke Fevin, co-founder of APUPIL (Albertan Parents for Unbiased Public Inclusive Learning.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Sweanor, expert on tobacco policy and public health joins Rob to chat about vaping in Canada.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob talks all things 420. Myths and legalizing marijuana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob talks to Canadian author Ken McGoogan about why Scotland should be a Canadian province. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob talks with Professor Anindya Sen, from the University of Waterloo, about privatizing marijuana sales.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob chats with Matt Weinberger, tech reporter with Business Insider, about what our world will look like post smart phones. ... it is hard to believe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob chats with Ken McKenzie, Professor of Economics and Fellow at The School of Public Policy at the U of C, about his report released today. They discuss who is really paying for corporate income tax?  And who pays the most when corporate taxes go up? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duncan Kinney, Progress Alberta joins Rob to chat about a poll that reveals 67% feel private schools should be defunded as well as the new call for a change for public education.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Todd Mcfarlane, the creator of the comic Spawn, founder of image comics, Mcfarlane toys- and more joins Rob on air ahead of his appearance at the Calgary Comic Expo.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steven Robins, joint MBA and Master of Public Policy Candidate at Harvard University joins Rob to chat about how cities should sell off their electricity assets in order to invest in transit.  https://cdhowe.org/public-policy-research/surge-capacity-selling-city-owned-electricity-distributors-meet-broader-municipal-infrastructure   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob addresses President Trump's recent comments about the Canadian dairy industry.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada has a law prohibiting polygamy, but the first time it has ever been applied is in a trial starting today in Cranbrook BC.  Carrisa Mathen is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the game everyone's talking about that nobody wants to talk about.  Do the refs have it out for the Flames? Jock Wilson weighs in.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's shooting is not the first time crimes have been live broadcasted or posted online through social media. Kurt Wagner, Social Media Editor at recode.net joins Rob to chat about what sort of controls could be implemented to avoid these things going viral.  Read his piece here.  https://www.recode.net/2017/4/17/15327502/facebook-live-murder-shooting-shut-down Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob is joined by Global National Reporter Jackson Proskow with an update on the end of the search for the facebook killer.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nathalie Ouellette, Queen's University astronomer, shares some new discoverys about Saturns moon.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leslie Hill, Executive director of HIV Community Link, chats about safe consuption sites in Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices