Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

Andrew Potter wrote a controversial column recently regarding Quebec society and was met with backlash for his opinion. This culminating in him resigning from Mcgill.Chris Selley from the National Post joins Rob to chat about why this matters so much to academia.  His piece here: http://news.nationalpost.com/news/chris-selley-at-mcgill-quebecs-ultra-sensitivity-meets-academic-cowardice-with-andrew-potters-resignation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paula Simons from the Edmonton Journal joins Rob to chat about the decision to publish photos of Serenity, a four year old girl who died while under kinship care. You can see the newest story here. We chatted with Paula Simons back in November when Serenity's name was released.  And even before that, when the tragic report from the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate was released showing two children had died. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Controversy continues around a course named "Women's Studies" at a Pembina HIlls Public School, acting superintendent David Garbutt joins Rob and then listeners weigh in.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With University of Calgary Professor of Economics and Fellow in the School of Public Policy Trevor Tombe.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Certain cable providers are looking to hike the price to bars looking to show sports content to their patrons- a move that could be extremely costly to bar owners, and then to customers. Scott Stinson, National Post Sports columnist.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.K. Parliament Attack today is being investigated as a terrorist attack in London. MIchael Zekulin, PhD expert on terrorism and radicalization, teaches political science at University of Calgary.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We connect with Monika Kennedy, London Correspondent to the German BILD news just before 1pm mountain for an update.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada is the 7th happiest country for 2017 according to the annual World Happiness Report. Co-author, economist, and Co director of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research John Halliwell.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pulitzer prize winning journalist and author Paul Watson joins Rob to chat about his new book Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two years ago the Skin Cancer Precention Act was passed in Alberta legislature- but it has yet to be enacted, Evie Eshpeter, Policy and Health Promotion Team of the Canadian Cancer Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The debate over forcing women to wear heels as restaurant servers continues in Ontario and BC but should this conversation go beyond just restaurant jobs? Julia Nugent, Catalyst Research Centre for Corporate Practice Vice President and Centre Leader.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stem cell treatments seem to be touted as the cure to every ailment these days, but 3 women have found otherwise after becoming blind due to a stem cell injection. Tim Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in Health Law & Policy and Research Director in the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta shares his thoughts.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is playoff season for minor hockey and a nail biter of a game in the Bantam AA has been decided via coin toss because of a lack of ice time.  Rob chats with listeners to get their thoughts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So what happens next to the PC party? Former MLA, Minister and long time PC'er Thomas Lukaszuk has given up his party membership.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leader of the Wildrose Party Brian Jean joins Rob on air to chat about Jason Kenney's win as PC leader. He is set to meet with Mr. Kenney later today to discuss the possibility of a merger of the parties.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Jean Twenge has done a study that finds people are having less sex. She is the author of Generation Me as well as a professor of psychology at San Diego State University.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Texts and calls flood in as Rob chats about the foster system, many texters say that stability is the bext thing for children and one birth father talks about his struggle to reunite with his own who entered the system.  Part 1, the story of the BC boy here: https://omny.fm/shows/afternoons-with-rob-breakenridge/part-1-foster-children-concerns Part 2: a Calgary perspective here: https://omny.fm/shows/afternoons-with-rob-breakenridge/the-foster-system-part-2-how-it-looks-in-calgary   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob chats with a Calgary woman who has fostered over 20 children and asks about her experience dealing with the system.  Part 1, the story of the BC boy here: https://omny.fm/shows/afternoons-with-rob-breakenridge/part-1-foster-children-concerns Part 3: listeners call in and share their own stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Concerns are being raised about the foster care system's way of returning children to their biological parents after the story of a very stressed 9 year old, seemingly un willing and not ready to return to his mother surfaced in BC. Rumina Daya, the reporter in the story joins Rob. Part 2: a Calgary perspective here: https://omny.fm/shows/afternoons-with-rob-breakenridge/the-foster-system-part-2-how-it-looks-in-calgary Part 3: listeners call in and share their own stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yesterday we had a chat about the benefits of taxing sugarry drinks according to the Canadian Diabetes Society. Today another persepective as we hear from The President of the Canadian Beverage Association, Jim Goetz.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices