Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

Encino Man. Son in Law. Bio-Dome. Some of our heartiest laughs in the 90s came from Pauly Shore. And he's still out making people laugh, playing The Laugh Shop in Calgary this week.  He joins Rob in conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Edmonton lawyer is concerned about changes to the Minor Injury Regulation by the Notley government.  Mark McCourt joins Rob to explain why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US president granted a rare posthumous pardon to boxing's first black heavyweight champ more than a century after what many felt was a racially-motivated injustice.  Columnist Michael Taube joins Rob to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights has made eleven recommendations in their report, "Improving Support for Jurors in Canada." Juror support advocate Mark Farrant joins Rob to discuss the recommendations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The military still spends $2M a year to run a purpose-built 25-cell internal prison in Edmonton with a staff of 30, though it now has no inmates at all about half the time and very few the rest of the time.  Global's Fletcher Kent joins Rob to talk about the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should plasma donors be getting paid?  Peter Jaworski joins Rob to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The premier joins Rob to talk about the latest as Kinder Morgan's pipeline deadline looms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former TransCanada Corp. executive and industry analyst with Dialogues on Canadian Energy, Dennis McConaghy, joins Rob to discuss why it's in the best interest for the provincial and federal governments to get a deal done with Kinder Morgan ahead of the May 31 deadline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should the City of Calgary sell of its golf courses? The Canadian Taxpayers' Federation thinks so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

America is on the road to allowing legal betting on sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The royal wedding is less than a week away – Prince Harry and his fiancée Meghan Markle will be the centre of attention. While there are different opinions about the monarchy as a whole – what do Canadians think of individual royal figures? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tool Shed Brewing Company is trying to fight some red tape from city hall which is putting their People Skills to the test.  Co-owner Graham Sherman joins Rob in studio to talk about the problem they're having putting up a patio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How is Ottawa preparing to deal with ISIS returnees?  Last week one Canadian ISIS returnee talked to the New York Times. Rob talks with Stewart Bell from Global News about the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If pilots walk off the job at Westjet, what are some of the considerations consumers should be taking into account? Randy Sharman - host of The Informed Traveler on 770 CHQR - joins Rob to share his thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should Alberta return to the flat tax? Lindsay Tedds -- Associate Professor and Scientific Director, Fiscal and Economic Policy, School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary -- joins Rob to share her thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a big milestone for the Winnipeg Jets and their.  The team is off to the Western Conference Finals to take on the Vegas Golden Knights.  Kelly Moore from 680 CJOB joins Rob to talk about how big of a deal the playoff run is for the city that once lost its NHL team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are more ticks in more parts of Canada now, and experts say they believe this could lead to more cases of Lyme disease this year.  Dr. Robbin Lindsay of the Public Health Agency of Canada joins Rob to talk about why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Separate public schools have long been a part of Alberta's education system. But should they be going forward?  Former Alberta education minister David King joins Rob to argue that there should only be one public system Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The woman in the Lethbridge Denny's video was sacked by her employer following the clip going viral. But, do businesses have a legal leg to stand on for turfing an employee for bad behaviour? Howard A. Levitt is senior partner at LEVITT LLP and joins Rob to share his thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Canada's PM saying "sorry" too much, too often, and for too many things?  Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann is with Wilfred Laurier University and shares her thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices