Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

A study out of Mcgill looks at what age kids lie, and how age affects their reason for doing so. Joining Rob to chat about the study is Victoria Talwar, PhD- Associate Professor, McGill. You can read more about it here: http://globalnews.ca/news/2995854/why-do-kids-lie-it-depends-on-how-old-they-are/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is public money to the CBC ruining the Canadian media landscape? Rob chats with Stephen Maher,  exercutive editor of ipolitics.ca. You can read his piece here : http://ipolitics.ca/2016/10/11/cbc-and-the-clickbait-wars/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob chats about female politicians, and shares some audio from Coach Dave from the states.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob connects with Sandra Jansen, the fifth contestant now in the PC leadership race.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A first degree murder case has been thrown out because it would have taken too long- violating the defendant's right to a timely trial.  Joining Rob to chat about what sort of precedent this could set, Patricia Paradis, Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Studies at the U of Alberta.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Troy Media sydicated columnist and Washington Times contributor Michael Taube joins Rob to chat about the second presidential debate,  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martin Morrett woke up last week to find Calgary Parking had ticketed every car in his cul de sac for angle parking- something everyone had been doing for years.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global News reporter Jill Croteau joins Rob to tell us about vandalism on an Islamic Centre in Queensland SE Calgary today.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ontario Provincial Police have been criticised by a judge for plasing the rights of protestors above average citizens. Postmedia reporter Christie Blatchford joins Rob to chat about it. You can read her newest article on the Caledonia protest here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some kerfuffle in parliament regarding the government's slow progress on bringing home the 4 Canadian Azer children kidnapped by their father to Iran. Middle East Expert Andrew Apostolou joins Rob.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob is joined in Studio today by Ariel Toombs, the daughter of Rowdy Roddy Piper to chat about his life and career, and the biography she has just finished co-authoring about him.  You can check out the book here:  https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/product/9780345816221-item.html?mkwid=sZqQV5rz0_dc&pcrid=79790336342&pkw=&pmt=&s_campaign=goo-Shopping_Books&gclid=CjwKEAjwj92_BRDQ-NuC98SZkWYSJACWmjhlvfNFJQpHNvxPaMZ39a2y2FN7qTMqyhRcdVB8Ry2VahoCcH_w_wcB   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawyer Nathan Whitling has brought a case to the Alberta court of appeal that says the current impaired driving laws were passed to save money and not lives and are making criminals out of every day citizens.  He joins Rob to chat about.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Economist and associate professor at the University of Alberta Andrew Leach joins Rob to chat his vies on the Carbon tax, you can read his piece in the Globe and Mail here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com//opinion/the-challenges-ahead-for-liberals-carbon-plan/article32266670/?cmpid=rss1&click=sf_globe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies and the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, a study identifying what factors lead to success for First nations.  Joined by Dr Tom Flanagan Chair of the Aboriginal Futures program at Frontier and Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today the RCMP officially apologized to women for bulllying and harrassment of female officers. Joining Rob to chat about it, Angela Workman Stark, retired chief superintendent of the RCMP, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Business at Athabasca.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some controversial bus ads in Edmonton highlighting honour killings will not be allowed by courts, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom calls this a ruling against freedom of speech.  With JCCF President John Carpay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maclean's writer Adrian Lee joins Rob to chat about Google's foray into hardware and how google wants to be more involved in people's lives.  You can read his column here: http://www.macleans.ca/society/technology/why-googles-new-pixel-phone-is-a-trojan-horse/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pat Heffernan, the father of Anthony Heffernan who was shot by CPS resulting in his death in 2015, phoned in to the Breakenridge show today to share his thoughts and concerns on the charges now levied against CPS officers.  You can read the most recent Newstalk 770 story on the case here: http://www.newstalk770.com/2016/10/05/3-officers-charged-following-violent-arrest-in-july/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More smart toys are on the list for this Christmas, are they a dangerous threat to imagination and privacy? Aviva Rutkin Reporter at New Scientist joins Rob to chat about it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author of Secret Life Kevin Donovan joins Rob to chat about the investigation and case. https://www.amazon.ca/Secret-Life-Jian-Ghomeshi-Investigation/dp/0864929641   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices