Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

The Public Policy Forum has released a report on the state of media in Canada including the influence of fake news and how to combat it.  Rob is joined by PPF President Edward Greenspon.  You can see the report at https://shatteredmirror.ca/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Tyler Moore has passed awat at the age of 80. Joining Rob to chat about her life and legacy, Steve Boettcher; Producer of Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration. A PBS special film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new film called "Gold" is based on the Calgary based Bre-x scandal. Sunny Freeman from the Financial Post joins Rob to chat about the truth behind the tale.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Toronto Police are investigating an incident where officers threatened to seize a man's phone for filming a tasering. Privacy Lawyer David Fraser (Blog.privacylawyer.ca) joins Rob Breakenridge to chat about the legalities of filming the police. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dean and Professor of the University of Guelph Agricultural College joins Rob to chat about apples that don't turn brown and other genetically modified food.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob reviews some of the past comments made by politicians in reference to the Keystone XL and then takes callers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calgary council has decided to go ahead with renaming Langevin Bridge to Reconciliation Bridge. Only one councillor voted against the motion, joining Rob Breakenridge on air to explain why, Councillor Jim Stevenson.      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Randy Faust Rob chats with Randy Faust who used math to prove at least one photo radar camera in Calgary is broken! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arlene Dickinson joins guest host Andrew Lawton on air to share her reservations about Kevin O'leary as a candidate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservative Leadership Candidate Kevin O'Leary joins guest host Andrew Lawton on air to chat about his entrance to the race.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Geist, Professor of Law at the U of Ottawa, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E Commerce Law joins Rob to discuss. More here: http://www.michaelgeist.ca/2015/03/behind-scenes-ontarios-campaign-netflix-tax-2/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calgary young adult author Adam Dreece joins Rob to tell the story of how all his work got pulled from Amazon, and how his dealings with the company have been problematic. In the second half a caller and also a seller on Amazon shares his difficulties with the company.  Adam Dreece's blog here http://adamdreece.com/2017/01/16/amazon-com-vengeful-simplistic-god/     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Fraser Insitute says that post coal phaseout in Ontario the air pollution hasn't changed much. Dr Ken Green, Environmental Scientist and Senior Director of natural resource studies at the Fraser Institute joins Rob. more here: https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/did-the-coal-phase-out-reduce-ontario-air-pollution   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob is joined by Eli Lake, columnist with Bloomberg Views to chat about what Trump is responding to publicly today, hacking, salacious secrets, and the upcoming inauguration.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MP for Nosehill Michelle Rempel joins Rob to chat about some conflict between her and Mayor Nenshi over Calgary property tax increases and unemployment.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oilsands advocate Robbie Picard confronted Jane Fonda today while she was touring Fort McMurray and the oilsands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Calgary Police Association is holding a press conference tomorrow and inviting off duty officers to attend in plainsclothes, Tracy Nagai joins Rob from Global news to chat about what we do know... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leader of the Wildrose Party Brian Jean joins Rob to chat about who should pay for public budget consultations and who should be invited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rural Alberta Advantage singer and guitarist Nils Edenloff joins Rob to chat about a song he wrote for Beacon Hill in Fort McMurray.  Listen to the whole song here: https://soundcloud.com/paper-bag-records/the-rural-alberta-advantage-beacon-hill/s-Q0Zdt http://www.theraa.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pro's and Con's of the Carbon Tax (and what it really means for Albertans) Guest: Trevor Tombe, Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Calgary/Research Fellow at the School of Public Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices