Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

We spoke with Mack Lamoureux, senior reporter with Vice Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The newly exonerated Vice-Admiral Mark Norman says he was alarmed by the persistent belief among senior government officials that he was guilty, and that their false assumptions took a significant financial and emotional toll on him and on his family. Guest: Brian Platt, National Post Parliament Hill Reporter Sending warships through the area as a demonstration of its right and ability to transit those international waters that are now claimed by China. These voyages are aggressive, highly visible political statements normally reserved for the highest-priority maritime disputes. Guest: Adam Lajeunesse, Irving Shipbuilding Chair at the Mulroney Institute at StFX and a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Sesame Street turns 50 Guest: Cathy Smey Carston, Associate Professor, Bachelor of Child Studies, Mount Royal University Rightwing extremism in Canada Guest: Mack Lamoureaux, Sr. Reporter for VICE Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taken together, the 70 proposed amendments to C-69, obtained by the National Post, would represent a deep and structural reconfiguration of a bill that has been met with scorn by the oil and gas sector. Guests: Senator Doug Black and Senator Paula Simons The Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta’s Finances has been directed to do a deep dive into Alberta’s finances and economy. The focus will be on identifying areas to eliminate waste, duplication and non-essential spending to create the space to fund government’s key priorities. Guest: Ron Kneebone, Director of Economic & Social Policy Research in the School of Public Policy Canada is likely missing 99.9 per cent of money laundering because of loose requirements and lenient penalties, according to the author of a C.D. Howe policy paper released Monday. Guest: Kevin Comeau, Retired lawyer and Member of Transparency International Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This month's edition of National Geographic magazine has an article about the Alberta Oilsands, published April 11th. Guest: Deborah Jaremko, Oilsands editor with the Daily Oil Bulletin and editor of jwnenergy.com The UCP government will require Alberta post-secondary institutions to adopt controversial free speech policies based on U.S. principles that allow speakers, no matter how “unwelcome, disagreeable, or even deeply offensive,” say what they like on campuses. Guest: Sigal Ben-Porath, Professor OF EDUCATION, PHILOSOPHY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE AT THE University of Pennsylvania In a hard-hitting new Macdonald-Laurier Institute report, MLI Senior Fellow Richard Shimooka takes a critical look at the government’s approach to replacing Canada’s aging fleet of CF-18 fighters. Guest: Richard Shimooka, Senior Fellow - Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Police are continuing to remind people not to get high before driving. But what about the dangers of eating poppy seed cake? Guest: Kyla Lee, Vancouver criminal de

Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal has ruled in a split decision that a federally imposed carbon tax is constitutional. Guest: Martin Olszynski, Associate Professor at University of Calgary's Faculty of Law Terrorism wording - don't water it down! Guest: Phil Gurski, President & CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Woman challenges mandatory roadside testing Guest: Jennifer Teryn, Attorney representing Norma McLeod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada West Foundation out with another report into Bill C-69 and the concerns for the energy industry. Guest: Marla Orenstein, Director of Natural Resources Centre with the Canada West Foundation The commissioner of the National Hockey League hit back Wednesday at the notion of banning any kind of head contact in hockey, telling a parliamentary panel that such a rule would be impossible to enforce and lead to the end of hitting in hockey. Guest: Dave Feschuk Sports Columnist - Toronto Star & Chris Nowinski - Co-founder & CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation What is the risk of asteroids destroying the earth? And what can be done to prevent it? Guest: Andrew (Andy) Rivkin - Planetary astronomer, Co-Lead of the DART Investigation Team Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Taps are turning…or are they? – Jason Kenney has officially proclaimed the Notley legislation to Turn off the Taps. What does this mean? Is this even legal? Eric Adams – Professor, University of Alberta, Faculty of Law joins the show. New gov’t, new economy – how to balance the AB budget – a new report published by the School of Public Policy, "Balancing Alberta's Budget by 2022 is Only Part of Alberta’s Long-Run Fiscal Challenge" was released today. Trevor Tombe – author, economist, associate professor, University of Calgary Economics Department joins the show. Canada vs China – how should we push back? In light of the canola conundrum, some are saying Canada needs to take a stand. What options do we have? Charles Burton – associate prof., Brock U., specializing in comparative politics, Gov’t/politics of China, Canada-China relations & Human Rights; former Counsellor at the Canadian Embassy to China between 1991-1993 & 1998-2000 joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wild Rose Brewery, a cornerstone of Alberta's craft beer business, could soon be snapped up by Sleeman Breweries, the third-largest brewing company in Canada.Both brewers confirmed to CBC. Don Tse - Beer Writer and Consultant joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you could make your online avatar as attractive as you wanted, would you? It turns out that for most, some minor tweaks will do, according to a new study. Eleni Stroulia, professor in the Department of Computing Science at the University of Alberta joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This new book promises to be the start of a revolution in the way we think about food. Ruth Reichl – author of “Save Me the Plums”; best-selling author of “Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise”; former editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The controversial appointee by the Notley gov’t, Ed Whittingham (AB Energy Advisor) has resigned-saying he cannot support the direction the Kenney governmt is going. Cody Battershill – founder of Canada Action, a pro-oilsands advocacy group joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BCs premier thinks AB oil companies are gouging BC Drivers & that AB should put in more refineries. Which would be great-if we had a way to get them the gas. Blair King – BC-based Environmental Scientist (with an interest in energy policy) joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new column attempts to explain why the fake meat phenom. IS such a phenom. (Rob is not buying in BTW). Sylvain Charlebois - Senior Director, Agrifood Analytics Lab; Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two students have been studying the benefits of micro-dosing LSD and mushrooms; trying to see whether psychedelics could be beneficial to mental health. Thomas Anderson - PhD Student, Cognitive Neuroscience, Dept of Psychology, U of T; Research Director, Center for Psychedelic Studies and Rotem Petranker - Associate Director, Center for Psychedelic Studies, U of T; PhD Student, Clinical Psychology, York University join the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite being told to clean up their act, Facebook is NOT respecting privacy rules-according to a new report by the BC and federal privacy commissioners. Michael McEvoy – Information and Privacy Commissioner for B.C. joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2019 AB Election had the highest voter turnout since 1971, with 71% of eligible voters participating. One National Post journalist did not vote, and calls himself a “principled non-voter.” He explains why. Colby Cosh – Edmonton-based National Post columnist joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is being called "the worst anti-Semitic hate crime" in Winnipeg. And police are now saying it was faked by the cafe owner. Ran Ukashi – Director for the League for Human Rights at B’Nai Brith Canada joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A B.C. court decision means you do NOT need to disclose a property’s murder history in a real estate transaction Alan G. Silverstein – Real Estate Lawyer in Ontario joins the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A report poised to be made public next week, details the “disproportionate number of extremists in Alberta." David Jones – senior researcher for the organization of the prevention of violence joins the show.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PEI is now the latest jurisdiction to reject a switch to a proportional representation electoral system. Why is everyone saying no? Réal Lavergne - president of Fair Vote Canada joins the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices