Afternoons With Rob Breakenridge

The parents of Anthony Heffernan, shot dead by Calgary police, have lost a bid to have a judicial review of the decision not to lay charges in the case. Anthony's father Pat Heffernan.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some firms are starting to provide paid leave for new pet-owners. Gene Marks joins us to chat about it, he is a CPA and a writer on small business who contributes to Forbes and The Washington Post.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Caroline Sinders, a digital anthropologist who researches online harrassment. Whose mother's house was SWATTED when she was researching #gamergate.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author of Be the Parent, Please: Stop Banning Seesaws and Start Banning Snapchat Naomi Schaefer Riley   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With petition writer Kaitlyn Casswell.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Frank Stephenson, Professor of Economics at Barry College in Georgia.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Sylvain Charlebois, Dean in the Faculty of Management at Dalhousie University.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rick Fraser joins Rob Breakenridge to talk about his decision to run for the leadership of the Alberta Party.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Calgary Artist and petition starter Ben Moon.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Warning labels on bottles of alcohol in the Yukon, have been removed. Tim Stockwell, Director, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research and Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Victoria joins Rob to chat more.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It looks like employees are going to take a hit because of Ontario’s minimum wage hike. Dan Kelly, President and Chief Executive Officer at CFIB joins the show to share more information.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Morgan Fox, Director of Communications at Marijuana Policy Project, joins the show to speak about marijuana legality questions in the United States and the effects on marijuana stocks.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mystery of the 'Alien Megastructure' star has been cracked. Jason Wright, Associate Professor - Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics at Penn State University, joins the show to explain further.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A man accused of being a sexual predator is out on bail and it’s sparking some response in the city. Rob is joined by Nancy Hixt, Global News Crime Reporter.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The growing rift between aboriginal leaders and green activist groups. With the Chairman and President of Eagle Spirit Energy Calvin Helin.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Vancouver Criminal Lawyer Paul Doroshenko   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Investigative Health Journalist and Author Gary Taubes. More on his work here: http://garytaubes.com/       Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Global News' Sarah Offin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Read Jen Gerson's piece in the National Post here: http://nationalpost.com/news/world/jen-gerson-the-badly-behaved-man-vs-the-predator-why-we-need-to-distinguish-between-sex-offenders   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WIth Blake Shaffer, PhD Candidate in the Department of Economics at the University of Calgary and fellow in residence at the C.D. Howe Institute.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices