Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

U of A researchers have found that there is a lot of urine in public swimming pools. Joining Rob to detail her findings, Study Lead Author and U of A Graduate Student Lindsay Blackstock.  More here: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.estlett.7b00043   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A taxi cab driver has been acquitted of sexual assault of a drunk passenger as the judge ruled there was no proof the woman failed to provide consent.  Flags are being raised about what this case says about the issue of consent when alcohol is involved.  Joining Rob to chat about it, Blair Crew, part time Professor at the University of Ottawa where he teaches Sexual Assault Law.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baby Mary, who was abandoned at birth in Calgary in 1987 is hoping to reconnect with her birth mother.  Her name is now Teanna.  If you have any information you can contact Teanna at marydoe1125@hotmail.com Or contact her on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mary.doe.37669 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Lethbridge Police Service Staff Sgt. Scott Woods.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Consuming or serving raw milk is not against the law, but selling raw milk is. Mike Ilgert, dairy farmer from Ontario  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christopher Dempsey, Former Maccashusetts assistant secretary of transportation, and co-founder and leader of No Boston Olympics and co-author of "No Boston Olympics: How and Why Smart Cities Are Passing on the Torch" went before the Calgary Olympic Bid Committee last week, these are his thoughts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 criminal cases have been stayed in Alberta due to a lack of prosecutors.  Joining Rob to chat about this situation, Damian Rogers, Treasurer of the Alberta Crown Attorneys' Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Financial information from CHL teams have been released and lawyers are considering moving on with a class action lawsuit that would see CHL and WHL players be paid for their time in the hockey clubs.  Rob is joined by lawyer Ted Charney who is representing hockey players.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

True story.  Rob is joined by Erik Magraken, an injury lawyer from Victoria at MacIsaac & Company- who explains what is going on with this.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With McMaster University's Dr. Lori Burrows, Professor and Associate chair in the department of biochemistry and biomedical sciences in the institute for infections diseases.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is there such a discrepancy between classroom grades and diploma results? Tim Coates, Sessional Instructor at the U of A and former Diploma Exam Marker joins Rob to chat about it.      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After another bleak budget in Alberta MLA for Calgary Elbow and leader of the Alberta Party Greg Clark says it's time for action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With SETI institute senior astronomer Seth Shostack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With University of Ottawa Law Professor Jamie C.Y. Liew. Read her piece here: http://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/liew-its-time-to-stop-letting-the-u-s-make-our-refugee-decisions-for-us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do we need to have two seperate school boards? Should the choice of which system gets your funding on property taxes get scrapped? Luke Fevin with APUPIL joins Rob.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob says you should be concerned about the White House locking out select media outlets.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many countries have blasphemy laws on the books, but few ever use them. Denmark recently did.  Michael De Cora, Director for the Center for Inquiry's Office of Public Policy joins Rob to explain why the Center for Inquiry is condemning the action.  More here: http://www.centerforinquiry.net/newsroom/denmark_blasphemy/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Derek From, staff lawyer with the Canadian Constitution Foundation joins us to chat about how Canadian law treats vaping.  Their findings here: http://theccf.ca/vaping/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former federal cabinet minister Tom Mcmillan joins Rob in studio to chat about his new book detailing the story of the Tories in Canada.  https://www.amazon.ca/Not-My-Party-Canadian-Stanfield/dp/1771084235   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob feels the questions on the olympic bid survey are leading. Have you taken the survey? What do you think of a potential olympic bid by Calgary? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices