Synopsis
Join Rob Breakenridge weekday afternoons from 12:30pm - 3:00pm.
Episodes
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Confronting Chinese interference; High levels of respiratory illness among kids; The debate over the notwithstanding clause
16/11/2022 Duration: 39minToday's guests: Marcus Kolga, founder and director - DisinfoWatch.org / Senior Fellow - Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Centre for Advancing Canada’s Interests Abroad Colin Furness, infection control epidemiologist and assistant professor - University of Toronto Kerri Froc, associate professor of law - University of New Brunswick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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George Canyon, "My Country"
10/11/2022 Duration: 16minToday's guest: George Canyon, award-winning Canadian country and western singer-songwriter / Author - "My Country" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Chinese interference; Canada at COP27; Canadians' views on homelessness
07/11/2022 Duration: 35minToday's guests: Sam Cooper, investigative journalist - Global News Cody Battershill, founder and chief spokesperson - Canada Action Andrew Enns, Executive VP - Leger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Children's Tylenol/Advil shortage; A "supply rebuild" for Canada; "Saskatchewan First Act"
02/11/2022 Duration: 34minToday's guests: Melanie Paradis. writer / president - Texture Communications Sean Speer, Public Policy Forum Scotiabank Fellow in Strategic Competitiveness Murray Mandryk, political columnist for the Regina Leader-Post Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Impact of handgun "freeze"; Hockey Canada's financial statements; The need for more immigration
01/11/2022 Duration: 36minToday's guests: James Cox - owner of 'The Shooting Edge' in Calgary & 'Target Sports Canada' in Gormley, Ont. Grant Robertson - a member of The Globe and Mail’s investigative team Deborah Yedlin - President and CEO, Calgary Chamber of Commerce Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The problems with RStar; Can provinces be nations?; Unleashing Alberta's hydrogen potential
31/10/2022 Duration: 38minToday's guests: Andrew Leach - Professor, Department of Economics and Faculty of Law, University of Alberta Howard Anglin - a post-graduate researcher at Oxford University. He was previously Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Principal Secretary to the Premier of Alberta, Jason Kenney Dr. David Layzell - energy systems architect with the Transition Accelerator and a professor at the University of Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Hockey legend Bryan Trottier; Urban myths & tainted candy; Emergencies Act public inquiry; Support for immigration at record high
28/10/2022 Duration: 53minToday's guests: Bryan Trottier, Former NHL'er / Stanley Cup Champion / Hall-of-Famer / Author - "All Roads Home" Joel Best, sociology professor at the University of Delaware John Ivison, Ottawa-based political columnist /Ottawa Bureau Chief for the National Post Keith Neuman, senior associate - Environics Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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UCP AGM recap; Damning audio of RCMP commissioner; Why was ArriveCan so expensive?
25/10/2022 Duration: 40minToday's guests: Rick Bell, Calgary Sun columnist Matt Gurney, Columnist / Co-founder - The Line Campbell Clark, Chief Political Writer - The Globe and Mail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The need to tackle inflation; Event Centre negotiations to commence; Role of AHS board of directors; Explaining "mosquito magnets"
19/10/2022 Duration: 50minToday's guests: Ian Lee, Professor - Sprott School of Business at Carleton University Sonya Sharp, City Councillor - Ward 1 / Chair of the Event Centre Committee Stephen Mandel, Former health minister / former AHS board member Dr. Ellen De Obaldia, Senior Scientist - Rockefeller University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Premier Smith's controversial social media posts; Cannabis legalization anniversary; Grocery prices
17/10/2022 Duration: 45minToday's guests: Justin Ling, independent journalist / author - Bug Eyed and Shameless newsletter Michael Armstrong, associate professor of operations research at Brock University (studies Canada’s cannabis industry) Stuart Smyth, Associate Professor / Industry Funded Research Chair in Agri-Food Innovation - University of Saskatchewan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Understanding Putin; Emergencies Act inquiry; Small businesses facing long audit process
13/10/2022 Duration: 33minToday's guests: Amy Knight, author of several books and papers on Russian politics & history including her most recent: "Orders To Kill: The Putin Regime and Political Murder" Laura Berger, staff lawyer and spokesperson - Canadian Civil Liberties Association Corinne Pohlmann, Senior VP of National Affairs - Canadian Federation of Independent Business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Putin's threats; DART's success; Cost of ArriveCan; Federal pandemic spending
12/10/2022 Duration: 46minToday's guests: Kerry Buck, Senior fellow - University of Ottawa Graduate School of Public & International Affairs / Former Canadian Ambassador to NATO Dr. Paul Wiegert, Professor / asteroid expert at Western University’s Institute for Earth and Space Exploration Bianca Wylie, Partner at Digital Public Livio Di Matteo, Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute and Professor of Economics at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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UCP leadership race; "Business the NHL Way"; Quebec election
04/10/2022 Duration: 39minToday's guests: Janet Brown, Pollster ( Janet Brown Opinion Research) / Political commentator Norm O’Reilly and Rick Burton, Co-authors: "Business the NHL Way: Lessons from the Fastest Game on Ice" Ben Woodfinden, Doctoral student and Political & Constitutional Theorist - McGill University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Alberta's Justice Minister on federal gun ban; challenging prostitution laws; Healthcare crisis in Red Deer
03/10/2022 Duration: 38minToday's guests: Tyler Shandro, Alberta Minister of Justice & Solicitor General Jenn Clamen, National Coordinator - Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform Dr. Ravin Bastiampillai, Ureologist at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Truth & Reconciliation; Russia's escalations; Iran protests; Kenney's legacy
02/10/2022 Duration: 54minToday's guests: Stephen Buffalo, Indian Resource Council’s President/CEO Aurel Braun, Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Toronto Kaveh Sharooz, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad Sean Speer, The Hub's editor-at-large. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Authors Ted Barris ("Battle of the Atlantic") and Noah Schwartz ("On Target")
29/09/2022 Duration: 27minToday's guests: Ted Barris - Historian / Author - "Battle of the Atlantic: Gauntlet to Victory" Noah Schwartz - Assistant professor of Political Science at the University of the Fraser Valley / Author - "On Target: Gun Culture, Storytelling, and the NRA" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Author Sarah Kendzior; Diagnosing & treating anxiety; How Canadians feel about energy exports
28/09/2022 Duration: 33minToday's guests: Sarah Kendzior, New York Times bestselling author of Hiding in Plain Sight and The View from Flyover Country / Her latest book is "They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent" Dr. Eddy Lang, member - Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care / department head for emergency medicine at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine Cody Battershill, Founder and chief spokesperson - Canada Action Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Robbie Hart: "Ice Breaker: The 1972 Summit Series"
26/09/2022 Duration: 16minToday's guest: Robbie Hart, co-producer and director of the documentary "Ice Breaker: The 1972 Summit Series," which has its Alberta premiere this Friday (30 Sept) at the Calgary International Film Festival Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Russian provocation; What does the future hold for ArriveCan?; Iran protests
22/09/2022 Duration: 39minToday's guests: Alexander Lanoszka, Assistant professor of international relations at the University of Waterloo and fellow at the Council on Geostrategy Matt Malone, law professor - Thompson Rivers University Roya Hakakian, Iranian-American author / journalist / poet / human rights activist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Standing up to Putin & helping Ukraine win
21/09/2022 Duration: 12minToday's guest: Molly McKew, lead writer at GreatPower.us / Writer/lecturer on Russian influence & information warfare / Senior Adviser - Stand Up Republic Foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices