Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

Today's guest is Prof. Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, Israeli legal scholar and international women's rights advocate, who was instrumental in pushing for the U.N. investigation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob chats with singer-songwriter Corb Lund about his new album "El Viejo," as well as his tour and his ongoing work to protect Alberta's Eastern Slopes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: John Ibbitson, Writer at Large – The Globe & Mail Trevor Tombe, Professor in the Department of Economics and Research Fellow at the School of Public Policy – University of Calgary Andrew Leach, Energy and Environmental Economist / Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Alberta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests:  Rosalie Wyonch, Senior Policy Analyst and Lead of the Health Policy Research Program at the CD Howe Institute Josh Dehaas – Counsel, Canadian Constitution Foundation Evan Wilson – Vice President of Policy for Western Canada & National Affairs – Canadian Renewable Energy Association Paul McLauchlin - President of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta / Reeve - Ponoka County Raymond Blake – Professor of History & Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies – Faculty of Arts – University of Regina Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Dr. Emily Laidlaw, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at University of Calgary / Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity Law Emmanuelle Faubert, Economist at the Montreal Economic Institute Raneet Kahlon, Spokesperson for SAAVE (Stop Addicting Adolescents to Vaping and E-cigarettes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Jason Simonds, Sports Card Specialist & Consignment Director - Heritage Auctions Alexandra Posadzki, Author - "Rogers v. Rogers: The Battle for Control Canada’s Telecom Empire" Chris Gallaway, Executive Director - Friends of Medicare Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Paul Hughes, Calgarian who founded H.U.G.S. (Helping Ukraine Grassroots Support) Karl Moore, Associate Professor, Desautels Faculty of Management - McGill University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Dr. Jen Gunter -OB-GYN / Best-selling author / her latest book is “Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation” Dr. Michael Geist, law professor, Canada Research Chair in Internet and e-Commerce Law - University of Ottawa Adam Zivo – Columnist with the National Post\ Jeremy Kronick - Associate Vice President and Director of the Centre on Financial and Monetary Policy at the C.D. Howe Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're joined today by filmmaker Odessa Rae, producer of 2023 Oscar Best Documentary winner “Navalny” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Benjamin Tal – Managing Director and Deputy Chief Economist of CIBC World Markets Inc. Dr. Emily Laidlaw – Canada Research Chair in Cyber Security Law / Professor at the Faculty of Law – University of Calgary Josh Koenig – Assistant Professor in the Division of Clinical Allergy and Immunology – Department of Medicine – at McMaster University David Haskell – Researcher and Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University and Senior Research Fellow at the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy Jake Fuss – Director of Fiscal Studies at the Fraser Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Landon Johnston, Calgary business owner Tony Bonen - Director of Economic Research with the Conference Board of Canada Adam Zivo - National Post columnist and Director of the Centre for Responsible Drug Policy Linda Blade - Former President - Athletics Alberta / former Canadian track and field champion and has spent 25 years as a sport-performance professional coach in Edmonton Paul McLauchlin - Reeve of Ponoka County and president of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta and named to the drought advisory committee for Alberta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Deron Bilous - Senior Vice President with Council Public Affairs / Former NDP Cabinet Minister & MLA  Orit Sulitzeano - Executive Director - Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel Sharon Howland - Leader of Program Management, Waste & Recycling Services with the City of Calgary Livio Di Matteo - Professor of Economics at Lakehead University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Prof. Irwin Cotler - International Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and Canada's first Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism Christian Leuprecht - Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen’s University. Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Military Journal. His latest book is Security. Cooperation. Governance. Trevor Tombe - Professor of Economics, and Research Fellow at the School of Public Policy Krystal Churcher - Chair of the Association of Alberta Childcare Entrepreneurs, Educational Consultant, and Private Operator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Richard Masson - Chair of the World Petroleum Council of Canada and member of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary David Sweanor – Adjunct Professor of Law at University of Ottawa Randall Bartlett – Senior Director of Canadian Economics at Desjardins  Yana Gorokhovskaia – Freedom in the World report Co-Author and Freedom House’s Research Director for Strategy & Design Jason Dean – Associate Researcher at the Montreal Economics Institute and Associate Professor of Economics at King’s University College at Western University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guest: Taylor Williamson, Stand-up comedian / Finished 2nd place on season 8 of AMERICA’S GOT TALENT / Named me one of their 5 favorite acts of all time in the 10-year AGT Anniversary Special / Appearing this weekend at the Laugh Shop Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests:  Andrew Grantham, Executive Director and Senior Economist for Economics and Capital Markets with CIBC Matthew Light, Associate Professor of Criminology and European Studies at the University of Toronto  Gerald Freyer, Film Archivist at Film Rescue International in Indian Head, Saskatchewan  Phil Langill, Director of the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory and Associate Professor in the Dept. of Physics and Astronomy at UofC  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Perrin Beatty - President and CEO Canadian Chamber of Commerce Charles Burton - Senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute / Former diplomat in Canada’s embassy in Beijing Stewart Bell -National Online Journalist, Investigative Global News  Charles DeLand - Associate Director of Research and leads the C.D. Howe Institute's energy policy program Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: David Macdonald – Senior Economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and author of report: Canada’s New Gilded Age: CEO Pay in 2022 Tony Stillo – Director of Canada Economics at Oxford Economics  Dr. Jurgen Rehm – Senior Scientist in the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Ryley McClelland – PhD. Candidate in virology at the University of Alberta  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Aurel Braun TITLE: Professor of International Relations and Political Science at the University of Toronto Associate, Davis Center, Harvard University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guests: Aurel Braun, Professor of International Relations and Political Science - University of Toronto Steve Lafleur, Policy analyst & columnist Jack Jedwab, President / CEO - Association of Canadian Studies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices