Rob Breakenridge Show – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Welcome, friends, to another episode of the Rob Breakenridge Show.

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Plenty to cover on this episode, including an overview of what was billed as a very significant and consequential First Ministers’ Meeting in Saskatoon Monday. Might there actually be some consensus on new pipelines? We’ll hear what both Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith had to say.

Also, a fair amount of focus on the issue of internal trade barriers, including a new memorandum of understanding between Alberta and Ontario. We’ll discuss a very timely new analysis from the Montreal Economic Institute, that quantifies the tremendous boost to the Canadian economy resulting from the removal of internal trade barriers. We’ll speak with the author of that report, U of C economist Trevor Tombe.

Another timely new report - this one courtesy of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and it has a closer examination of the relationship between Alberta and Ottawa and what’s led to a rise of frustration and alienation in the west. The report’s authors argue that for too long, Ottawa has trampled over provincial jurisdiction. We’ll speak with one of the report’s authors former Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage

Plus, some analysis of what’s happening with global oil prices and what it all means for Canadian energy companies, future production increases, and the need for new pipeline infrastructure in the years ahead. We’ll be joined by commodity analyst Rory Johnston. He's with . Some great insight on what's happening on oil markets. And I wanna talk about what's going on with the price of oil, what it means for Alberta's bottom line, but also what it means for just production in Alberta, investments in Alberta. So we'll talk about oil prices, oil production.

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Rob Breakenridge Show Episode 4: Fixing housing policy, cutting taxes, and containing measles in Alberta - Conversations with economist Mike Moffatt, CTF's Franco Terrazano, and former Alberta CMOH Dr. Mark Joffe

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00:00 Introduction and welcome

02:20 Housing Crisis in Canada

08:35 Interview with Mike Moffatt

27:08 Shifts in Tax Policy Under Prime Minister Mark Carney

29:52 Interview with Franco Terrazano

47:17 Alberta Measles Outbreak

48:26 Interview with Dr. Mark Joffe

59:40 Wrap up

Rob Breakenridge Show Episode 3: Canada's King opens Parliament, What to do with Canada Post, and Celebrating Canada's Highway .

Rob welcomes constitutional expert Philippe Lagassé, business & management professor Ian Lee, and author & history buff Craig Baird ("Canada's Main Street: The Epic Story of The Trans-Canada Highway") to the show

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Episode 2 of the Rob Breakenridge Show, featuring interviews with Richard Marceau (Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs), Adam Legge (Business Council of Alberta), Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi, and National Post's Tristin Hopper (author - "Don't Be Canada")

00:00 Introduction to Episode 2 of the Rob Breakenridge Show01:26 Interview with Richard Marceau 11:43 Re-cap of the Prime Minister's comments and a look ahead to next week's Throne Speech 20:24 Interview with Adam Legge 36:07 Interview with Naheed Nenshi 59:50 Interview with Tristin Hopper 01:20:33 Wrap Up

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Today's guests:

Globe & Mail columnist Andrew Coyne on his new book "The Crisis of Canadian Democracy"

Western Standard publisher and president Derek Fildebrandt on Alberta politics and the separatist movement

Bob Plamondon on his new book "Freedom Fighter: John Diefenbaker’s Battle for Canadian Liberties and Independence"

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to The Rob Breakenridge Show

02:32 Andrew Coyne interview

02:34 The State of Canadian Democracy

03:28 Challenges and Dysfunction in Governance

03:29 The State of Canadian Democracy

11:25 Crisis of Legitimacy and Accountability

19:16 The Role of Party Leadership and Reform

25:12 Future of Canadian Democracy and Hope for Change

27:15 Derek Fildebrandt interview

36:53 The Political Landscape of Alberta's By-Election

39:53 Independence Movements and Alberta Nationalism

42:45 Danielle Smith's Leadership and Challenges

45:43 The Role of Federal Politics in Alberta's Future

49:01 The Inevitability of Independence Referendum

51:49 Debating Independence: The Future of Alberta

54:48 The Influence of Former Politicians on Independence

01:02:56 Bob Plamondon interview

01:03:53 Reflecting on John Diefenbaker's Legacy

01:06:07 Diefenbaker's Nationalism and Independence

01:08:48 Championing Individual Rights and Freedoms

01:15:18 The Avro Arrow Controversy

01:18:41 Cross-Party Respect and Legacy

01:20:38 Diefenbaker's Longevity in Politics

01:22:34 Lessons for Current Leaders

01:24:50 Podcast wrap-up

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Canadian politics, Alberta independence, democracy crisis, political leadership, trade relations, Canadian history, political parties, federalism, political reform

Thanks for joining us here for another episode of The Rob Breakenridge Show.

It’s been a busy week, we start the episode with a recap the latest drama on the tariff front, as the US has doubled tariffs on steel and aluminum, now up to a whopping 50 per cent.

We then turn our attention to the situation in Ukraine and news of an impressive counterpunch from the Ukrainians against Russia’s strategic bomber fleet. We hear from Marcus Kolga, founder of DisinfoWatch.org

Also, a closer look at the battle over healthcare reform from the perspective of someone who’s been in the trenches for decades. Dr. Brian Day is the author of a new book, entitled- “My Fight for Canadian Healthcare - A Thirty Year Battle to put Patients First.”

Plus, we'll discuss a new study: “Sacred (cash) cows – The urgent need to eliminate supply management.” We’re joined by the report’s author - Dr. Stuart Smyth, professor in the Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics at the University of Saskatchewan.

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On this episode of the Rob Breakenridge Show:

A controversial American Christian performer has sparked a debate in Canada over where we draw the line on free speech. Sean Freucht was booked for a string of performances in various Canadian cities, but, things really escalated quickly in the days leading up to this past weekend. The Canadian Constitution Foundation has been closely following developments here, and they’re very concerned about what’s happened - including and especially the response from officials in Montreal. We’ll speak with Christine Van Geyn, CCF litigation director.

Also, we’ll examine the fallout from the verdicts last week in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial. We’ll speak with writer and journalist Scott Stinson about his latest piece on where this all goes from here.

Plus, we’ll have the latest on where things stand on Canada-US trade talks ahead of what we understand to be a looming deadline: Friday, August 1st. We’ll hear what Prime Minister Mark Carney had to say on Monday about the whole situation.

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00:00 Intro & welcome to the show

00:25 Sean Feuucht controversy: Overview and recap

03:29: Christine Van Geyn interview

19:04 Scott Stinson interview

36:29 Trade deal deadline looms / Prime Minister provides update

44:57 Wrap-up & Extro

On this episode of the Rob Breakenridge Show, we’ll take a closer look at gun control in Canada - how the policy shift of 2020 has evolved over the last five years and where things are headed under a new prime minister.

We’ll have a conversation today with JR Cox, CEO of the Edge Group and President of Sterling Arms International.

JR has just learned that due to a change in the RCMP's Firearms Reference Table, the Sterling Arms rifle, known as the R-9, has now been classified as prohibited. This change seemingly came out of nowhere and could devastate his business.

Plus, later in the episode, the latest on an important First Ministers’ meeting in Huntsville, Ontario.. Tuesday morning, the premiers of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario announced an updated memorandum of understanding on building new pipelines. This all comes as the federal government looks to identify projects that would be in the national interest and thus be fast-tracked under the new Building Canada Act - and of course, there’s the added urgency to all of this as a result of the tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.

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It’s shaping up to be a rather busy and eventful week. We start with the latest out of the G7 Leaders’ Summit taking place in Kananaskis Village right here in Alberta.

We’ll have some further analysis of the situation unfolding with Israel and Iran, which is casting quite a large shadow over the G7 summit. We'll get some perspective on what's happening in Iran as hear from with Kaveh Shahrooz, an Iranian-Canadian human rights lawyer and activist.

We will also have some further analysis on the other security, defense, and foreign policy issues the G7 leaders are confronting at this summit and what it all means for Canada. We'll be joined byr. Rob Huebert, political science professor at the University of Calgary and interim director of the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies

Plus, a closer look at Ottawa's Bill C-5 and in particular the One Canadian Economy Act. What's it all going to mean for Canada's and Alberta's energy developments? We'll hear from Heather Exner-Pirot, a senior fellow and director of Energy, Natural Resources, and the Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.

(00:13) Intro, G7 update

(08:25) Kaveh Shahrooz interview

(20:50) Rob Huebert interview

(40:32) Heather Exner-Pirot interview

(53:06) extro

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Welcome, friends, to another episode of the Rob Breakenridge Show.

On this episode:

We’ll recap the news this week regarding a possible pipeline proposal that Alberta’s premier says is very close to being able to present to the prime minister.

Meanwhile, more analysis of the energy opportunities and challenges for Alberta and Canada right now. We'll hear from Dennis McConaghy a former top executive at TC Energy. He is also the author of multiple books on Canada’s energy debate and energy future.

We’ll also have a recap of some news out of Ottawa this week - Canada’s auditor-general with some troubling news findings with regard to the ArriveCAN scandal and the awarding of government contracts.

Plus, it’s been five years now since Gabriel Wortman murdered 22 people across two days in northern Nova Scotia, the largest mass murder in Canada’s history. Still, many questions remain about how it all played out over those two days, and what police knew and did before, during, and after the bloodshed. We’ll speak with Paul Palango, author of “Anatomy of a Cover-Up: The Truth about the RCMP and the Nova Scotia Massacres.”

You can follow our work and subscribe here at our Substack page (robbreakenridge.ca), which is where the podcast is hosted. You can also listen and subscribe on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms. Check out our YouTube channel, as well.

(00:12) Show introduction

(01:15) New pipeline proposal?

(08:48) Dennis McConaghy interview

(38:21) ArriveCAN latest

(45:56) Paul Palango intervuew