Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

Kyle Matthews is the executive director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies at Concordia University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mayor of Ottawa is facing legal pressure after three people say he has blocked them from seeing his Twitter feed.  Lawyer Paul Champ represents the blocked trio, and joins Rob to explain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bill intended to tighten up rules on animal cruelty doesn’t go far enough according to the group Animal Justice.  Executive director Camille Labchuk joins Rob to share her perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should there be limits on the number of visitors to Banff?  Rob talks with Peter Zimmerman, parks program supervisor with CPAWS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cannabis is big business. And for those with big bucks, there are investment opportunities out there. One Calgarian has placed a bet on green…we talk with W. Brett Wilson about the future of legal weed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 years ago, Ross Rebagliati was a household name in Canada – first for winning the gold in Nagano in Giant Slalom and then for being disqualified when a blood test revealed THC in his system. Since the Olympics, he has become a cultural icon in the cannabis community. We hear his thoughts on legalization day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Tuesday, we learned more graphic and grisly details about what likely happened to Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Turkey.  But how critical is it for all the details to come out?  We speak with PEN Canada executive director Brendan de Caires for perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weed is legal.  For the longest time, the Emerys were the names most closely linked to the fight against prohibition in Canada. But while the battle for legalization is over, Jodie Emery says there are still issues that need to be addressed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ottawa has announced plans today to move away from solitary confinement in Canada's prisons.  Josh Paterson is the executive director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, and joins Rob to provide perspective. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission is urging municipalities and provinces to make solid waste management systems more efficient by getting incentives right. Rob speaks with Lindsay Tedds, Commissioner, Ecofiscal Commission and Associate Professor & Scientific Director, Fiscal and Economic Policy, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With legal pot around the corner, what are considerations for athletes? With some using cannabis for therapeutic reasons, what do leagues need to do in order to respond appropriately? Rob speaks with Riley Cote, Former NHLer and co-founder of Athletes 4 Care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just how big of a customer base could legal pot shops have come Wednesday? New numbers out from IPSOS paint a picture of just how many people are using cannabis today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calgary police officers are going to face some of the strictest rules regarding cannabis consumption in the country once pot is legalized. We talk with Calgary Police Association president Les Kaminski about what the rules mean for officers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finance minister Joe Ceci announced new money for municipalities to deal with cannabis today.  He joins Rob to share the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob begins the show with some thoughts about news that a six-year-old girl has died after being hit by a C-Train this morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest draft of the K-4 curriculum is out, and education minister David Eggen joins Rob to talk about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Canadian Taxpayer's Federation says the Olympics shouldn't be a priority for Calgary when there are many other projects which demand the city's attention.  Rob speaks with Franco Terrazzano, Alberta Director for the group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Highways minister Brian Mason joins Rob Breakenridge to talk about charges laid against the owner of the trucking company which was involved in the Humboldt Broncos crash and to talk about new rules for commercial vehicles in Alberta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada is falling behind on chronic obesity treatment. Rob speaks with Dr. Arya Sharma, Scientific Director of the Canadian Obesity Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob talks with Lenore Skenazy, founder of the Free-Range Kids movement and chair of the Let Grow Foundation about some bizarre Halloween-related stories in the news lately. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices