Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

The Business Council of Canada's Brian Kingston joins Rob to provide some analysis of today's fall fiscal update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Niaz Nejad with AGLC joins Rob to explain why no more licenses will be processed for now for new cannabis retail in Alberta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new report out from Scotiabank Global Markets says the bar for the government to intervene directly into the energy sector should be a high one and the policy option should only be considered in an effort to prevent extreme value destruction.  Rory Johnston is a commodity economist with Scotia Global Economics and shares his thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The AGLC is putting the brakes on licensing more cannabis retailers as supply lines dry up.  We get some perspective from Deepak Anand with Cannabis Compliance Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

City councillors are looking at the prospect of freezing their own salaries for next year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Economist Trevor Tombe has a new report out today with a gloomy outlook for the province's finances.  He joins Rob to share details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global's Jamie Mauracher joins Rob to share the latest on the scandal at St. Mike's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our grocery shopping habits are evolving according to a new report from Dalhousie University. We speak with the principal investigator for the study, Sylvain Charlebois, a professor at Dalhousie University's faculties of management and agriculture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anti-smoking groups are up in arms about new ads that have started popping up for a new vaping product called Vype. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We spoke with Giselle Portenier, award-winning journalist and filmmaker and the director of "In the Name of Your Daughter" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tristin Hopper from the National Post joins us to talk about some work he has done on researching Canada's problem with letting violent child sex abusers out of jail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The vape device popular with high schoolers is crossing the border just as its flavoured product is being put under wraps in the states.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob with some thoughts on Mayor Nenshi throwing the province and feds under the bus this week after the Olympic plebiscite. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ward 6 councillor Jeff Davison joins Rob to discuss his vision for a new arena/event centre and a culture & entertainment district in Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett Wilson, Philanthropist, Entrepreneur and commentator weighs in Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We connect with founder / former co-chair of No Boston Olympics Christopher Dempsey to find out his thoughts on the results of the Calgary 2026 plebiscite. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It appears more young people are living solo these days. Peter Jon Mitchell is a senior researcher at Cardus, and joins Rob to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Farah Omran, policy analyst with C.D. Howe Institute, joins Rob to discuss a recent report that looked at municipalities' financial reports and theire ease of understanding -- Calgary got a D- grade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Kaye, VP Operations with Four20 Premium Market, joins Rob to discuss the supply challenges Calgary, Alberta, and Canada's cannabis retailers are facing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we are on the eve of Remembrance Day, we revisit our conversation with Ted Barris, author of the book "Dam Busters." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices