Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge

Why are newcomers leaving Canada?; New domestic violence shelter for men; Canada's energy opportunities under Trump; Oilsands emissions relatively flat; ISIS arrests on the rise in Canada; The need to address Calgary's infrastructure

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 54:20

Today's guests Daniel Bernhard - CEO of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship Bill Fitzsimmons - Alberta Executive Director at The Canadian Centre for Men and Families Eric Miller - President of Rideau Potomac Strategy Group Kevin Birn - Vice President, leader of the Center of Emissions Excellence, and serves as the Chief Analyst for Canadian Oil Markets at S&P Global Commodity Insights Stewart Bell - Global News Investigative Journalist Bill Black - President and CEO of Calgary Construction Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mom jailed for letting 10-year-old walk alone into town; A push for a strategic approach to trade with US; Why the oil & gas emissions cap makes no economic or scientific sense

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 39:03

Today's guests: Lenore Skenazy – Founder of Free Range Kids Gary Mar – President & CEO of the Canada West Foundation Jock Finlayson – Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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New challenges for Canada's EV targets; Confirmed human case of avian flu in BC; "Whatever it Takes" documentary on eBay stalking scandal; Taylor Swift mania descends on Toronto

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 47:45

Today's guests: Brian Kingston – President & CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association Dr. Angela Rasmussen – Virologist at the Vaccine & Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan Jenny Carchman – Director of the documentary “Whatever It Takes” (Alberta debut next week at the Calgary Underground Film Festival) Frederic Dimanche – Professor and Director of the Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Toronto Metropolitan University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rethinking EV Charging; Ending the Supply Management sacred cow; Confusion over small business carbon-tax rebates; NATO's new northern flank

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 52:50

Today's guests: Blake Shaffer, Professor of Economics - University of Calgary David Clement, North American Affairs Manager - Consumer Choice Center Jasmin Guenette, VP of National Affairs - CFIB Alex Dalziel, Senior Fellow - Macdonald Laurier Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Opposition reaction to AIMCo firings; Senator proposes amendments to supply management bill; Ottawa bans Tik Tok company but not the app; Gun violence on the rise in Canada

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 43:28

Today's guests: Naheed Nenshi - Alberta NDP Leader Peter Harder - Ontario Senator, Progressive Senate Group Richard Lachman - Associate Professor, Media Production & Director at RTA School of Media at Toronto Metropolitan University Dr. Noah Schwartz - Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of the Fraser Valley / Author - “On Target: Gun Culture, Storytelling, and the NRA” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How Trump won back the White House; What the election means for US-Canada relations; Business Council launches Can-Do Campaign; What the future holds for Ukraine; State of the Oil & Gas industry heading into 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 53:07

Today's guests: Noah Rothman, senior writer - National Review / author - "The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back against Progressives' War on Fun" and "Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America" Brian Lee Crowley, managing director - Macdonald-Laurier Institute GUEST: Goldy Hyder, President & CEO - Business Council of Canada Adam Zivo, National Post columnist / Executive Director of the Centre for Responsible Drug Policy Gurpreet Lail, CEO - Enserva Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The legal and economic issues around Ottawa's proposed oil & gas emissions cap; Why oil prices have been softening; How Canada can improve its relationship with the U.S.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 45:00

Today's guests: Andrew Leach - energy and environmental economist who holds a joint appointment with the University of Alberta's Faculties of Arts and Law. Also a co-director of the Institute for Public Economics at the U of A. Kenneth Green - Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute Rory Johnston - Toronto-based oil market researcher, the founder of Commodity Context, Fellow - Canadian Global Affairs Institute Theo Argitis - Managing Director at Compass Rose Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Canada's seniors are already well supported - time to invest in the younger generation; High-Skill Migrants Should be Our Goal; The case for involuntary treatment for severe addiction

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 30:39

Today's guests: Peter Copeland - Public policy professional, and Deputy Director of Domestic Policy at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Christopher Worswick - Professor and Chair at the Department of Economics at Carleton University Robert Tanguay - addiction psychiatrist and clinical assistant professor at the University of Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Why Peace in Ukraine requires Russia's Defeat; Call for Competition Bureau to investigate e-transfer fees; The need for new safeguards around medical assistance in dying

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 38:41

Today's guests: Aurel Braun - Professor of Political Science, and International Relations, University of Toronto; Associate, Davis Center, Harvard University Michele Rempel-Garner - Member of Parliament. Calgary - Nose Hill / Committee Member -Standing Committee on Industry and Technology Shawn Whatley – Physician / Munk Senior Fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute / author - “When Politics Comes Before Patients: Why and How Canadian Medicare is Failing.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Marc Garneau, "A Most Extraordinary Ride"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 16:05

Today's guest: Marc Garneau, former Canadian astronaut and the first Canadian in space / former federal MP and cabinet minister / author - "A Most Extraordinary Ride: Space, Politics, and the Pursuit of a Canadian Dream" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The case against a ban on flavoured vaping products; "Fleeced: Canadians Versus Their Banks"; How to reform the CBC; Can video games improve your cognitive performance?; How Canadian farmers are getting squeezed

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 57:41

Today's guests: Sam Tam - President of Canada Vaping Association Andrew Spence - Author of "Fleeced: Canadians Versus Their Banks" David Clinton - Publisher of The Audit (www.theaudit.ca) and a contributing writer to the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Dr. Adrian Owen - Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Western University Keldon Bester – Executive Director of the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Nazem Kadri, "Dreamer: My Life on the Edge”; Denise Hearn, "The Big Fix”; B.C.'s uncertain election results; Canada slides on International Tax Competitive Index rankings

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 52:49

Today's guests: Nazem Kadri - NHL player for the Calgary Flames / first Muslim hockey player to win the Stanley Cup/ Author - "Dreamer: My Life on the Edge” Denise Hearn - Co-author of The Big Fix: How Companies Capture Markets and Harm Canadians" Keith Baldrey - Global BC's Legislature Bureau Chief Jake Fuss - Director of Fiscal Studies for the Fraser Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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"You Don't Have To Quit"; Why family physicians are leaving the province; Calls for Bank of Canada to cut its rate further; How to fix auto insurance in Alberta

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 50:51

Today's guests: Maureen Palmer - Critically acclaimed documentary filmmaker / Author - "You Don't Have To Quit: 20 Science-Backed Strategies to Help Your Loved One Drink Less" Dr. Shelley Duggan - President of the Alberta Medical Association William Robson - President and CEO of C.D. Howe Institute Jack Mintz - President's Fellow of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is dead; Explaining security clearance & parliamentary privilege; More Canadians feel immigration levels are too high

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 38:09

Today's guest: Jonathan Conricus - Senior Fellow - Foundation for the Defense of Democracies / Lt. Col (Ret.) - IDF Philippe Lagassé - Associate professor and the Barton Chair at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. Jack Jedwab - President and CEO of the Association for Canadian Studies and the Metropolis Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Canada's response to India's foreign interference; Call to cut Alberta small business tax; How a GST change could help with housing affordability; Why the Supreme Court needs to respect precedence

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 38:34

Today's guests: Vincent Rigby - The Slater Family Professor of Practice at McGill University / former National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister (2020 - 2021) Deborah Yedlin - President & CEO at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce Mike Moffatt - Senior director of the Smart Prosperity Institute and co-host of the podcast The Missing Middle Mark Mancini - Senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and an assistant professor at Thompson Rivers University, Faculty of Law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How Indian government agents in Canada targeted Modi's opponents; Alberta launches campaign against federal emissions cap; NASA launching a mission to Jupiter's moon Europa

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 46:45

Today's guests: Stewart Bell - National Online and Investigative Journalist for Global News Stephanie Carvin - Associate Professor of International Relations at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs. Andrew Leach - Energy and environmental economist with the University of Alberta's Faculties of Arts and Law Dr. John Moores - Associate Professor at York University, Director of the Graduate Program in Earth and Space Science / A Science Advisor to the President of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) / Author - "Daydreaming in the Solar System" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawsuit on behalf of Canadian victims of Oct. 7; Why Ottawa should reconsider its approach to regulating safer nicotine products; New revelations from foreign interference inquiry; The frustrations of Canada's over-credentialed working class

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 47:54

Today's guests: Lauren Rakowski - Partner - Gardiner Roberts LLP Maria Papaioannoy-Duic - Spokesperson for Rights4Vapers Sam Cooper - Investigative Journalist and founder of the Bureau publication Renze Nauta - Program Director for Work and Economics at Cardus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Concern over disturbing anti-Israel protest in Vancouver; ATB's latest outlook for Alberta; Guarding against bank failures; The role "middle housing" can play

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 43:44

Today's guests: Ezra Shanken - CEO of the Jewish Federation of Vancouver Mark Parsons - Vice-president and chief economist at ATB Mark Zelmer - C.D. Howe Institute Senior Fellow Alkarim Devani - Co-Founder of Mddl Housing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Defeat for extremists would be good for Muslims in Middle East; Nuclear power plant for Alberta?; Why boosting old age security would be a costly mistake; Latest report card on Alberta's high schools

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 50:44

Today's guests: Mohammad Rizwan – Member of the Council of Muslims Against Antisemitism Duane Bratt - MRU Political Science Professor Trevor Trombe - Professor of Economics and the Director of Fiscal and Economic Policy at the University of Calgary's School of Public Policy Peter Cowley – Senior Fellow with the Fraser Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One year later, Hamas is still holding hostages; Cost of Ottawa's war on Big Tech; Calgary's "The Shooting Edge" shuts down; Alasdair Roberts, “The Adaptable Country”; Supreme Court sides with airline passengers

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 53:10

Today's guests: Iris Weinstein Haggai - Daughter of Judi Weinstein Haggai (Israeli-Canadian) and Gadi Haggai, two of the victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack Michael Geist - Law Professor at the University of Ottawa JR Cox – Owner - The Shooting Edge Alasdair Roberts - Author of “The Adaptable Country: How Canada Can Survive the Twenty-First Century”/ Professor of public policy at University of Massachusetts, Amherst Gabor Lukacs – President and founder of Air Passenger Rights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Concerns over C-59 "greenwashing" provisions; Disappointment over liquor retail decision; Canadians' concerns over EV mandates

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 35:03

Today's guests: Adam Legge, President - Business Council of Alberta Sara MacIntyre, VP (Western Canada) - Convenience Industry Council of Canada Krystle Wittevrongel, Director of Research - Montreal Economic Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Iran fires hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel; Alberta to keep liquor status quo; What should happen with Calgary's supervised consumption site?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 36:41

Today's guests: Jonathan Elkhoury - Lebanese-Israeli peace activist based in northern Israel Ivonne Martinez - President of the Alberta Liquor Store Association Dan Mclean – City Councilor, Ward 13 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ted Morton, "Strong and Free: My Journey in Alberta Politics"; Calgary residential speed limits; Economic threat of C-282; Is there sufficient grocer competition in Canada?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 48:32

Today's guests: Ted Morton, Former Finance Minister and author of the new book ‘Strong and Free: My Journey in Alberta Politics' Tony Churchill, Mobility Safety Coordinator - City of Calgary Michael Harvey, Executive Director of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance Michael Von Massow, associate professor of food economics, University of Guelph Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Premier announces changes to Alberta Bill of Rights; How Ottawa and provinces can improve relationships with municipalities; Study uses DNA to identity remains of Franklin Expedition crew member

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 40:37

Today's guests: Eric Adams, Legal historian, constitutional scholar, lawyer and law professor - University of Alberta Paula Simons, Independent Senator from Alberta Dr. Douglas Stenton, Adjunct Assistant Professor - Faculty of Anthropology at University of Waterloo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Israel launches strikes against Hezbollah; Alberta needs to respect rail planning process; Costs and rate cap putting pressure on insurers

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 32:56

Today's guests: Dr. Casey Babb, senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute in Ottawa and an Advisor to Secure Canada Justin Simaluk is the president of the Rail For Alberta Society Aaron Sutherland, vice-president of the Pacific and Western regions of IBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Conservative plans for carbon tax; Toronto field trip ends up at a protest?; To what extent can dogs understand words?; Huge deal for control of MLSE; “Speaking Truth to Canadians about their Public Service”

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 75:56

Today's guests: Ken Boessenkool - Founding Partner, Meredith Boessenkool Policy Advisors Bryan Passifiume – National Politics reporter with the Toronto Sun – National Post Federico Rossano is an Associate Professor in the department of Cognitive Science at the University of California, San Diego Scott Stinson - Writer based in Toronto and author of the Unobstructed Views newsletter Donald Savoie - Author of “Speaking Truth to Canadians about their Public Service” / Canada Research Chair in Public Administration and Governance (Tier 1) at the Patrick O'Rourke, -Managing Director of Institutional Research, Large-Cap Exploration & Production and Oil Sands with ATB Capital Markets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ted Barris: "Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen in their Finest Hour"

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 18:29

Today's guest is Ted Barris - author & military historian. His latest book is "Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen in their Finest Hour" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Alberta to build new schools; City council votes to wind down Green Line; Canada & U.S. - "The Good Allies"

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 37:34

Today's guests: Demetrios Nicolaides, Alberta Minister of Education Sonya Sharpe, City Councillor - Ward 1 Tim Cook, Author and historian - His latest book is "The Good Allies: How Canada and the United States Fought Together to Defeat Fascism During the Second World War" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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"The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal," Jake Gold

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 18:25

The documentary "The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal" has its Alberta premiere Wednesday night at the Calgary International Film Festival before debuting on Amazon Prime this Friday. Rob speaks with Jake Gold,, band manager for The Tragically Hip. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Roxana Spicer - "The Traitor's Daughter"

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 22:14

Today's guest: Roxana Spicer - Filmmaker & investigative journalist / Author - "The Traitor's Daughter: Captured by Nazis, Pursued by the KGB, My Mother's Odyssey to Freedom from Her Secret Past" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Another devastating byelection loss for Liberals; An alternative approach to online harms; Violent crime trends in major cities; Allies for a Strong Canada

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 44:06

Today's guests: John Ibbitson, Writer-at-Large - Globe and Mail Michelle Rempel Garner, Conservative MP - Calgary Nose Hill Dave Snow, Associate Professor Department of Political Science University of Guelph and a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute Michael Wescott, Executive Director - Allies for a Strong Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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More support for Ukraine - is it enough?; Ticketmaster and "dynamic pricing"; Carol Off, "At a Loss for Words"

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 34:48

Today's guests: Aurel Braun, Professor of Political Science,and International Relations - University of Toronto / Associate - Davis Center, Harvard University Alan Cross, Music writer/broadcaster/historian / Host of the Ongoing History of New Music on the Corus Radio Network Carol Off -Author - "At a Loss for Words: Conversation in the Age of Rage" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Canada's economy trending in the wrong direction; "Mind the Science," Dr. Jonathan Stea; NDP rips up deal with Liberals

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 36:05

Today's guests: Trevor Tombe, Professor of Economics - University of Calgary / Director of Fiscal and Economic Policy - School of Public Policy Dr. Jonathan Stea -Clinical Psychologist & Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Calgary / Author: "Mind the Science: Saving your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry" John Ivison, Political Journalist - National Post / Author - “Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Bank of Canada cuts rates yet again; Province pulls funding for approved Green Line alignment; Solving Alberta's school capacity crunch

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 44:10

Today's guests: Steve Ambler, Professor Emeritus at the University of Quebec at Montreal & David Dodge Chair in Monetary Policy at the CD Howe Institute. Sabrina Grover - Vice-President - LRT on the Green Foundation Devin Dreeshen, Alberta Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Catharine Kavanagh, Western Stakeholder Director – Cardus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Alberta sees significant drop in opioid deaths; The significance of Ukraine's incursion into Russia, "The Essence of Invention"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 35:49

Today's guests: Dr. Monty Ghosh - Doctor of Internal Medicine & Addiction Medicine / Clinical Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine & Psychiatry - University of Calgary Marcus Kolga - Founder & Director - Disinfo Watch DisinfoWatch / Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute & CDA Institute Dr. Kieran Murphy - Author - "The Essence of Invention: Medicine and the Joy of Creativity" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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CBE decides against re-naming Sir John A. Macdonald School; Can “competition” really improve hospital outcomes?; Bail Reform; BC political drama

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 51:31

Today's guests: John Robson – Senior Fellow with the Aristotle Foundation. Adjunct Professor at Augustine College in Ottawa, historian, author, columnist, and documentary filmmaker Aidan Hollis – Professor of Economics at the University of Calgary and President of Incentives for Global Health Troy Riddell – Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Guelph Keith Baldrey – Global BC Political Journalist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How and when did GTA terror suspect come to Canada?; B'nai Brith Canada concerned about Calgary professor's posts; Reversing the decline in Canadian math scores

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 28:58

Today's guests: Stewart Bell – National investigative reporter for Global News Richard Robertson - Director Research and Advocacy for B'nai Brith Canada Anna Stokke - Professor in the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at the University of Winnipeg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Canada imposes tariffs on Chinese-made EVs; Why Ottawa needed to act on rail labour dispute; AMA warns of pressure on General Internal Medicine specialists; Oasis is getting back together

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 41:23

Today's guests: Brian Kingston – President & CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association Daniel Schwanen – Senior Vice-President at the CD Howe Institute Dr. Paul Parks – President of the Alberta Medical Association Alan Cross – Host of the Ongoing History of New Music on the Corus Radio Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Actress and improv comedienne Lindsay Mullan

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 14:46

Rob chats with actress and improv comedienne Lindsay Mullan, who is back in Calgary for a one-night-only improv comedy show this Friday at the Loose Moose Theatre Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Bomb threat targets Jewish organizations across Canada; Why Ottawa needs to act to avoid a rail stoppage; The impact of a strike or lockout; The true costs of Canadian healthcare

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 42:07

Today's guests: Richard Robertson- Director Research and Advocacy with B'nai Brith Canada Pascal Chan - Senior Director, Transportation, Infrastructure & Construction with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Ian Lee, PhD - Associate Professor at the Sprott School of Business, Carleton University Nadeem Esmail - Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Gas Tax Honesty Report; Growing concern over possible rail strike; Progress on inflation; New resource for patients

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 40:24

Today's guests: Kris Sims – Alberta Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Keyli Loeppky – Director of Alberta and Interprovincial Affairs for the CFIB Michael Davenport – Economist with Oxford Economics Canada Colin Craig - President of SecondStreet dot Org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Expert who warned of Jasper fire worried about Banff & Canmore; Ensuring a safe return to campus; The problem with the Temporary Foreign Worker program; Why the growing concern over Mpox?; The "New Censorship: Regulatory Creep"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 61:23

Today's guests: Ken Hodges – Former Professional Forester Anthony Housefather – Liberal MP for the Riding of Mount Royal, Quebec – Special Advisor to the PM on Jewish Community Issues and Anti-Semitism Dr. Mike Moffatt – Economist / Founding Director for the PLACE Centre at the Smart Prosperity Institute Dr. Jason Kindrachuk – Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair at the University of Manitoba Christine Van Geyn – Litigation Director for the Canadian Constitution Foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The implications of Ukraine's bold incursion into Russia; Re-Thinking the Green Line; What was unusual about Alberta's 2023 wildfire season; The ideological leanings of municipal politicians

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 51:20

Today's guests: Ian Garner – Assistant Professor of Totalitarian Studies at the Pilecki Institute in Warsaw, Poland Steve Allan – Member of the Rethink the Green Line group Jen Beverly – Associate Professor of Wildland Fire at the University of Alberta Jack Lucas – Professor of Political Science at the University of Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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