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Join host, Rob Breakenridge, as he offers his unique perspective on the most talked-about stories of the day every weekday afternoon.

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Crowdstrike Outage; Covert Chinese police stations in Canada; Melanie Joly visits Beijing; How movie theatres are adapting to the new reality

Crowdstrike Outage; Covert Chinese police stations in Canada; Melanie Joly visits Beijing; How movie theatres are adapting to the new reality

2024-07-1940:29

Today's guests: Ritesh Kotak, Cybersecurity and tech analyst Laura Harth, Campaign Director Safeguard Defenders Charles Burton, Senior Fellow - Sinopsis / former diplomat at Canada’s embassy in Beijing Barry Hertz, Film Editor - Globe and Mail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Latest Alberta economic snapshot; A decriminalization proponent has second thoughts; Costs of Ottawa's plans to further reduce emissions; Founder of Harvey's & Swiss Chalet passes away

Latest Alberta economic snapshot; A decriminalization proponent has second thoughts; Costs of Ottawa's plans to further reduce emissions; Founder of Harvey's & Swiss Chalet passes away

2024-07-1844:20

Today's guests: Mike Holden, Chief Economist Business Council of Alberta Ross McKitrick, Professor of Economics - University of Guelph / Senior Fellow - Fraser Institute Larry Campbell, Former Vancouver Mayor / Former BC Chief Coroner / Former Senator Danny Gallagher, Author, writer and Montreal Expos historian / Author of the book “Genius” (Biography of Rick Mauran) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Reclaiming the smartphone generation; Can a bystander smash a window to save a dog?; Do Olympic medals lead to more kids in sports?; Shifting Canada's immigration strategy

Reclaiming the smartphone generation; Can a bystander smash a window to save a dog?; Do Olympic medals lead to more kids in sports?; Shifting Canada's immigration strategy

2024-07-1544:12

Today's guests: Paul Bennett – Director of the School House Institute, Adjunct Professor of Education at St. Mary’s University, and author of Weapons of Mass Distraction – from MLI Peter Sankoff – Professor at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Law, and Lead Counsel at Sankoff Criminal Law. Peter Donnelly – Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education – University of Toronto Christopher Worswick - Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics at Carleton University – Co-Author of new CD Howe report Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ukraine's future in NATO; Pressure on Canada to step up defence spending; Why transparency is needed in airline complaint process; Lessons learned from campus encampment protests

Ukraine's future in NATO; Pressure on Canada to step up defence spending; Why transparency is needed in airline complaint process; Lessons learned from campus encampment protests

2024-07-1047:57

Today's guests: Aurel Braun - Professor of Political Science, and International Relations, University of Toronto; Associate, Davis Center, Harvard University Christopher Sands - Director, Canada Institute (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC) Gabor Lukacs -President and Founder, Air Passenger Rights Andrew Roman - retired lawyer with a half-century of national law practice, has taught as an adjunct faculty member at four Canadian law schools Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bring the hostages home; Fighting Russian disinformation; Monitoring for bird flu spread; Balancing the conversation on energy & the environment

Bring the hostages home; Fighting Russian disinformation; Monitoring for bird flu spread; Balancing the conversation on energy & the environment

2024-07-0837:33

Today's guests: Yasmine Magal – Cousin of Israeli Hostage Omer Neutra Marcus Kolga – Director of DisinfoWatch and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Centre for Advancing Canada’s Interests Abroad Dr. Jason Kindrachuk – Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of Manitoba Charles DeLand – Associate Director of Research for the CD Howe Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fighting antisemitism in Canada; Canada needs to step up for NATO; Water restrictions hitting some industries hard; All things music with Alan Cross

Fighting antisemitism in Canada; Canada needs to step up for NATO; Water restrictions hitting some industries hard; All things music with Alan Cross

2024-07-0550:04

Today's guests: Anthony Housefather – Liberal MP for Mount Royal (Quebec) / Prime Minister’s Special Advisor on Jewish Community Relations & Anti-Semitism Eugene Lang – Assistant Professor in the School of Policy Studies at Queen’s University & Senior Fellow at the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History – Trinity College (UofT) Kyle Brost – President of the Canadian Prairie Chapter of the Irrigation Association Alan Cross – Music writer / broadcaster / historian / Host of the Ongoing History of New Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Calgary needs a transparent and thorough water review; How a heavy regulatory burden drives down investment; Universities, protests, and property rights

Calgary needs a transparent and thorough water review; How a heavy regulatory burden drives down investment; Universities, protests, and property rights

2024-07-0432:45

Today's guests: Jennifer Wyness – Ward 2 Councillor for the City of Calgary Dr. Kenneth Green – Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute Josh Dehaas – Counsel with the Canadian Constitution Foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The latest on Israel's war against Hamas & Hezbollah; Is Canada becoming a cashless society?; Uncertain future for Legal Aid Alberta

The latest on Israel's war against Hamas & Hezbollah; Is Canada becoming a cashless society?; Uncertain future for Legal Aid Alberta

2024-07-0333:32

Today's guests Eylon Levy -Former Israeli Government Spokesperson, currently heads the Israeli Citizen Spokespersons’ Office and hosts the State of a Nation podcast Carlos Castiblanco - Economist with the group Option Consommateurs Pawel Milczarek - Vice President, Criminal Defence Lawyers Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is Canada "broken"?; Why dumping Trudeau won’t save Liberals; "Chaotic" Calgary; Latest GDP numbers; Fixing Canada's productivity woes

Is Canada "broken"?; Why dumping Trudeau won’t save Liberals; "Chaotic" Calgary; Latest GDP numbers; Fixing Canada's productivity woes

2024-06-2852:31

Today's guests: Darrell Bricker – CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs Andrew Coyne – Columnist for The Globe & Mail Sonya Sharp – Ward 1 City Councillor for the City of Calgary Doug Porter – Chief Economist at BMO Pedro Antunes – Chief Economist with the Conference Board of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Toronto is Fortress Liberal no more; Concern over new head of Canadian Human Rights Commission; Challenges for Canada to meet 2035 EV targets

Toronto is Fortress Liberal no more; Concern over new head of Canadian Human Rights Commission; Challenges for Canada to meet 2035 EV targets

2024-06-2536:51

Today's guests: Rahim Mohamed – Political Columnist with the National Post Shimon Koffler Fogel – President & CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs Brian Kingston – President & CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What pro-growth tax reform might look like; Naheed Nenshi wins Alberta NDP leadership; How a focus on kids and mental health goes beyond cellphones; Canada needs to make faster major-project decisions

What pro-growth tax reform might look like; Naheed Nenshi wins Alberta NDP leadership; How a focus on kids and mental health goes beyond cellphones; Canada needs to make faster major-project decisions

2024-06-2448:58

Today's guests: Trevor Tombe, Professor of Economics - University of Calgary / Director of Fiscal and Economic Policy - School of Public Policy Deron Bilous, Former NDP Cabinet Minister & MLA / Senior VP of Western Canada - Counsel Public Affairs Dr. Sheri Madigan, Professor in the Department of Psychology & Member of the Hotchkiss Brain Institute – University of Calgary Charles DeLand, Associate Director of Research - CD Howe Institute / Brad Gilmour, Partner - Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canada to list IRGC as a terrorist organization; Official launch of Calgary’s first municipal political party

Canada to list IRGC as a terrorist organization; Official launch of Calgary’s first municipal political party

2024-06-2023:37

Today's guests: Kaveh Sharooz – Lawyer and Human Rights Activist Jon Horsman – Spokesperson for the A Better Calgary Party Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Calgary’s water problems go much deeper; Why Canada’s Cuban port visit was such a disaster; Alberta operators threaten to opt out of $10/day childcare

Calgary’s water problems go much deeper; Why Canada’s Cuban port visit was such a disaster; Alberta operators threaten to opt out of $10/day childcare

2024-06-1939:30

Today's guests: Micheal Montanaro, Director at Trade Services Alliance Inc. Richard Shimooka, Senior Fellow - Macdonald-Laurier Institute (specializing in Defense Policy) Krystal Churcher, Chair - Association of Alberta Childcare Entrepreneurs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alberta to ban cellphones in classrooms; Coal now officially gone from Alberta's grid; Canada's housing affordability continues to erode; "Reservations: The Pleasures & Perils of Travel"

Alberta to ban cellphones in classrooms; Coal now officially gone from Alberta's grid; Canada's housing affordability continues to erode; "Reservations: The Pleasures & Perils of Travel"

2024-06-1847:55

Today's guests: Paige MacPherson, Associate Director of Education Policy - Fraser Institute Blake Shaffer, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and School of Public Policy - University of Calgary Wendell Cox, principal of Demographia/ founding senior fellow - Urban Reform Institute / Senior Fellow - Frontier Centre for Public Policy     Steve Burgess, Author - "Reservations: The Pleasures & Perils of Travel" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jewish professor speaks out on campus protests; Capital gains tax impact on family farms; How dynamic pricing could help reduce water usage; Growing Arctic interest from Russia & China; Shackleton’s last ship is found

Jewish professor speaks out on campus protests; Capital gains tax impact on family farms; How dynamic pricing could help reduce water usage; Growing Arctic interest from Russia & China; Shackleton’s last ship is found

2024-06-1356:18

Today's guests: Kelly Sundberg, Associate Professor and Criminologist - Mount Royal University Kyle Larkin, Executive Director - Grain Growers of Canada Daria Crisan, Economist & Senior Research Associate - School of Public Policy, University of Calgary Alexander Dalzeil , Senior Fellow - Macdonald Laurier Institute John Geiger, Expedition Team Leader / CEO - Royal Canadian Geographical Society & Canadian Geographic Enterprises Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Analyzing the impact of changes to capital gains tax; Why the government needs to level with Canadians on foreign interference

Analyzing the impact of changes to capital gains tax; Why the government needs to level with Canadians on foreign interference

2024-06-1140:58

Today's guests: Dan Kelly, President - Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses John Manley, Former Federal Finance Minister / Senior Fellow - CD Howe Institute Stewart Prest, Lecturer in the Department of Political Science - University of British Columbia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can we release the names of compromised MPs?; A GST bump to pay for defence spending; What to do with Canada Post; The economics of the Stanley Cup Final

Can we release the names of compromised MPs?; A GST bump to pay for defence spending; What to do with Canada Post; The economics of the Stanley Cup Final

2024-06-0741:29

Today's guests: Philippe Lagasse, Associate Professor & Associate William and Jeanie Barton Chair – Norman Paterson School of International Affairs – Carleton University John Ibbitson, Writer-at-Large - The Globe & Mail Glen Hodgson, Fellow-in-Residence - CD Howe Institute Dan Mason, Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former Midfield Mobile Home Park land being auctioned off; Why recalling Winston Churchill and D-Day should matter to Canadians

Former Midfield Mobile Home Park land being auctioned off; Why recalling Winston Churchill and D-Day should matter to Canadians

2024-06-0627:51

Today's guests: Jeromy Farkas – Former Calgary City Councillor Mark Milke – President of the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy and the Sir Winston Churchill Society of Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
BOC announces rate cut; CRTC demands streamers pay up; How the Senate might reaction to a Conservative government; Canada's productivity problem; Hot spots in Alberta for auto theft

BOC announces rate cut; CRTC demands streamers pay up; How the Senate might reaction to a Conservative government; Canada's productivity problem; Hot spots in Alberta for auto theft

2024-06-0555:45

Today's guests Doug Porter, Chief Economist and Managing Director with BMO Dr. Michael Geist, Law Professor at the University of Ottawa / Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law Paula Simons, Independent Alberta Senator Mike Martens, Alberta President -Independent Contractors and Businesses Association  Aaron Sutherland, Vice President of Western and Pacific Regions - Insurance Bureau of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jewish organizations concerned about ongoing anti-Israel protests; NCR defence in serial killer case; Canadians losing interest in EVs; Economic impact of C-58

Jewish organizations concerned about ongoing anti-Israel protests; NCR defence in serial killer case; Canadians losing interest in EVs; Economic impact of C-58

2024-06-0346:52

Today's guests: Jaime Kirzner-Roberts, Senior Director of Advocacy and Policy of Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies Anita Szigeti, Principal Lawyer of Anita Szigeti Advocates, a Toronto firm that focuses on mental health and the law. She is also an author of the Canadian Anthology on Mental Health and the Law J.D. Ney, Director of automotive practice at J.D. Power Canada Renaud Brossard, Vice President of Communications for the Montreal Economic Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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EPYX whiterook

A one sided discussion with a hat picked so called expert. Sweden and other jurisdictions show the arguments made are wrong. A o e sided pro vaccine discussion. Pathetic.

Oct 27th
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