Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

We spoke with Jason Schilling, president of the Alberta Teachers Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spoke with former Calgarian Pat Kiernan, morning news anchor for NY1 in New York City Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests:  - Grant Bishop,  Associate Director, Research - CD Howe Institute - Dr. Peter Phillips, Infectious Diseases Specialist / Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, UBC - Rich Smith, Executive Director - Alberta Beef Producers - Hugh Wilson, Realtor / Resident of Point Roberts, Washington   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spoke with Professor Ross Upshur, Division Head, Clinical Public Health - University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spoke with David Akin, Global News Chief Political Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: David Akin, Global News Chief Political Correspondent Richard Masson, fellow - School of Public Policy, University of Calgary Caroline Colijn, Canada 150 research chair in mathematics for evolution, infection and public health at B.C.’s Simon Fraser University. Brenda Fine, teaches mathematics and statistics at the British Columbia Institute of Technology Tim Powers, Conservative Political Strategist   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests:  - Dr. Craig Jenne, Canada Research Chair in Imaging Approaches Towards Studying Infection / Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases (MIID) / Department of Critical Care Medicine - University of Calgary - Scott Hannah, President & CEO - Credit Counselling Society - Marcus Kolga, Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Centre of Advancing Canadian Interests Abroad​   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: - Matt Gurney, columnist / editor - National Post - Ken Boessenkool, Founding partner - Kool Topp & Guy Public Affairs / Former senior campaign advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper - Dr. Lindsay Tedds, Associate Professor / Scientific Director, Fiscal and Economic Policy - School of Public Policy, University of Calgary - Matthew Stewart, Director Economic Forecasting at The Conference Board of Canada - Marty Klinkenberg, sports reporter - Globe and Mail / Author "The McDavid Effect" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spoke with Kevin Milligan, professor of economics at UBC Vancouver School of Economics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NHL and the NBA - as well as other sports leagues - have put their seasons on hold. We hear from Scott Stinson, national sports columnist with Postmedia The latest out of Ottawa with the PM in self-isolation and the first ministers' meeting cancelled. We get an update from Global's Chief Political Correspondent David Akin Plus, a new report looks at how Canada can improve its economic competitiveness. We're joined by Dr. Jack Mintz, president's fellow at the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Timothy Caulfield, a professor at the University of Alberta and the Canada research chair in Health Law & Policy, joins Rob Breakenridge to discuss the myths, scams, and misinformation that's being circulated about the novel coronavirus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk COVID-19 with Dr. Louis Francescutti from the School of Public Health at the Univertsity of Alberta. Also, Bev Dahlby, director of research at the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy, on responding to low oil prices We talk "panic buying" with Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University More fallout from the Alberta government's report on supervised consumption sites - we hear from Peter Oilver, president of the Beltline Neighbourhoods Association Plus, Gaël Campan, Senior Economist from the Montreal Economic Institute on the federal government's plans to lower cell phone bills Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Food supply chains are seeing the effects of panic buying in Calgary with the spread of CO-VID 19. But just how far-reaching will the issue be? Sylvain Charlebois joins Rob Breakenridge on 770 News Talk to discuss the situation in Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Outdoor retailers are making their voices heard on the government's proposed changes to park operations in the province.  Doug Dea, the general manager with Campers Village in Calgary joins Rob Breakenage to break down the issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spoke with Rebecca Haines-Saah from the Cumming School of Medicine and O'Brien Institute for Public Health at the University of Calgary about the government's report on harm reduction and supervised consumption sites. Also, Calgary psychiatrist Dr. Will White on his letter - signed by almost 600 other doctors - to the health minister, warning about the implications of this pay dispute. Plus, following the Supreme Court's decision to not hear further appeals on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Margot Venton from Ecojustice joins us to talk about where TMX opponents go from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca Haines-Saah, an assistant professor with the Cummings School of Medicine, joins Rob Breakenridge to discuss the newly released review on supervised consumption sites across the province. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear challenges from B.C groups against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.  Margot Venton, a nature program director with Ecojustice, joins Rob Breakenridge to talk more about the court's decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spoke with Steven Penney, law professor at the University of Alberta, about a controversial acquittal in a Calgary courtroom. Also, David Clement with the Consumer Choice Center on their concerns with Alberta's new vaping tax. Plus, Lars DePauw, executive director of the Orphan Well Association, on the Alberta government's forthcoming $100-million loan to the association   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spoke with Cody Battershill, founder of Canada Action. We also heard from former Haisla Nation chief and current B.C. Liberal MLA (Skeena) Ellis Ross. Plus, we were joined by Ron Quintal, president of the Fort McKay Metis Nation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spoke with Calgary-Nose Hill Conservative MP Michelle Rempel-Garner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices