Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

Steven Penney, professor of criminal law at the University of Alberta joins Rob to chat about what has changed in the Vader verdict.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation bent the rules to reward a single father with $67,000 after he tried to claim a winning 50/50 after deadline. Executive Director Natalie Minckler joins Rob to chat about it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A former student of Wisdom homeschooling shares her story with Rob about the problems she faced in the program. Listen to the whole interview with Barri here: http://www.newstalk770.com/afternoons-with-rob-breakenridge/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob chats with a Wisdom alumni student names Barri who says that her years in homeschooling were a complete disservice to her due to improper oversight, failure to act on reports of abuse, and lack of university equivalency grades.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to a new poll a majority of Canadians would support laws against distracted walking. City Councillor Ward Sutherland proposed something similar last year, he joins Rob to revisit his idea.  More on this story here: http://globalnews.ca/news/3027015/over-60-per-cent-of-canadians-support-distracted-walking-legislation/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shopper's Drug Mart has applied to carry medicinal marijuana and dispense it. Phil Emberley, Director of Professional Affairs at the Canadian Pharmacists Association joins Rob to share why they think its a good idea.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A study shows changes in the brain of kids playing football whether or not they have sustained multiple concussions. Lead Author and associate professor and chief of neuroradiology at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Salem Dr. Christopher Whitlow.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ken Green, Senior Director of the Fraser Institute joins Rob to chat about their new report showing how bureacratic red tape is hampering growth in Calgary and Edmonton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob welcomes to the program Doug King, Professor of Justice Studies at Mount Royal to chat more about allegations of bullying and harrassment in the CPS from 2013.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President of the Calgary Police Association Howard Burns joins Rob to chat about the CPS review from 2013 showing some big problems in the police work culture.  Full news story here: http://www.newstalk770.com/2016/10/24/calgary-police-given-advice-on-how-to-improve-work-culture/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Students for LIberty president David Clement joins Rob to chat about a store being set up by the group that shows how shopping would look if the government imposed all the lifestyle regulation that have been proposed.  http://www.nannystate.ca/     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever heard of Leadnow? Writer and contributor to the National Post Vivian Krause joins Rob to chat about the green group that may have sway over Canadian elections.    More here: http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2016/10/great-green-election-machine/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With C D Howe VP of research Daniel Shwanen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Canadian Society of Transplantation has said that solicitation of live organ donors shouldn't be discouraged. Rob is joined by CST Chair of Ethics Dr. Marie-Chantal Fortin.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Ivison, postmedia, joins Rob to chat about the story of the RCMP officer who shot the parliament hill gunman.  You can read his piece here:  http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadas-loneliest-hero-why-youve-never-heard-of-this-rcmp-officer-who-shot-the-parliament-hill-gunman   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob chats about a bylaw in a New Brunswick city that restricts trick or treating to before 7pm.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As some schools fill up the CBE is looking at reshuffling students to less populous schools, Lisa Davis, Past President and Executive Member of the Calgary and Parent Association of School Councils, joins Rob to chat about it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Coyne from the National Post joins Rob to chat about Trudeau's action on electoral reform, or lack thereof rather.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Kenney came for a visit today in studio and took a few phone calls to chat about uniting the right and fundraising.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emily Jackson, telecom reporter for the Financial Post joins Rob to chat about the head of the CRTC testifying on Ottawa who says broadcasters have a responsibility to local news, regardless of if they are losing money.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices