Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

Two guests join us to chat brewery taxes and subsidies: First: Derek Fildebrandt, Wildrose Shadow Finance Minister Second: Terry Rock, Executive Director of the Alberta Small Brewers Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When we tracked down investigative postmedia journalist Bob Mackin to speak about birth tourism in BC this week, we found him in Rio. So we chatted about both.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Taube, Troy Media syndicated columnist and Washington Times contributor, was a speechwriter for former prime minister Stephen Harper joins us to chat about the DNC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joined by former PC MLA and founder of viewpoints Alberta Donna Kennedy-Glans to discuss the what, and why of PPA's. Why PPAs exist, what the point of creating them was, whether the PCs were out of line to have done so, whether they really have been a raw deal for consumers, and whether the NDP should have known about them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You may have noticed Safeway is much different under Sobey's ownership- and you may not like it. Discussing how the transition has gone poorly Hollie Shaw joins us from the Financial post. You can read her whole piece here: http://business.financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/how-sobeys-screwed-up-safeway-in-a-messy-takeover-that-left-empty-shelves-massive-losses-and-drove-customers-away Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It seemed like a silly bandwagon jumping thrill ride at the time- but last year's craze of the ice bucket challenge for ALS actually helped fund a gene discovery associatied with the disease. Our guest is Dr. John Landers, Professor of neurology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School who discovered the gene.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today police officer James Forcillo was sentenced on charges for the murder of Sammy Yatim to 6 years. Anthoney Furey, columnist and editorial write for Sun papers joined Rob today to discuss the proceedings and the case.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spoke with Edmonton chef Paul Shufelt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duncan Kinney from Progress Alberta defending the government's decision to go to court with power companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Albertan Oilsands advocacy group is facing some criticism this week after sharing a poster depicting two women kissing in an attempt to highlight the human rights issues in other oil producing nations such as Saudi Arabia. Oilsands advocate, and a designer of the poster Robbie Picard joined Rob today to explain his intentions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Featuring guest Ed Morrissey, senior editor at hotair.com, author of "Going Red: The Two Million Voters Who Will Elect The Next President - And How Conservatives Can Win Them" and host of the "Ed Morrissey Show." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The judge in the Manyshots brothers sexual assault case has decided not to permit the victim impact statement to be read aloud in court unless the victim reads it herself. Joining Rob to speak about this Danielle Aubry, the executive director of Calgary Communities against Sexual Abuse (CCASA.)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Hager from the Globe and Mail joins Rob to chat about a new tax in Vancouver to combat foreign owned vacant properties.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Environmental leaders spoke out today against the energy east pipeline and promoted a petition calling for President Obama to ban Canadian "tar sands" tankers from the American coast.  In studio, Oilsands advocate and founder of Canada Action Cody Battershill joined Rob to discuss and debate the situation with Anthony Swift, director of the Canada Project for the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Graham Sherman from Tool Shed Brewery joins Rob in studio to chat about local beers, the Calgary Stampede, and what is "craft" beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Kenney joined host Rob Breakenridge to answer a few questions about his announcement to run for leader of the PC party, future hopes to merge the PC and Wildrose, and other issues the MP has brought up this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight the Nutraiser event in support of Prostate cancer research by Village Brewery and Bottlescrew Bills sees prairie oysters (bull testicles) once again join the casks as an ingredient! Buy tickets and donate at this link: https://secure.prostateyyc.com/registrant/donate.aspx?eventid=199782&langpref=en-CA&Referrer=http%3a%2f%2fwww.dailybeer.ca%2fvillage-nutraiser-brett-bret-bills-ballsy-brews%2f  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michelle Rempel stopped by the studio today to chat Jason Kenney, conservatism in Canada, and other concerns.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jesse Ferreras from Huffington Post Canada is in favour of banning pit bulls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spoke with Bo Vitanov from Artisan Ales about the impact the higher beer taxes have had on their business, and how importers are fighting back Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices