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Host - "The Rob Breakenridge Show" - robbreakenridge.ca Podcast host / Columnist - The Line Alberta Columnist - Calgary Herald

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In the latest episode of The Line Alberta podcast, @maxfawcett.bsky.social argues that with comments from U.S. officials and the ongoing petition campaign, some clarity from the premier on the separation question is needed
FULL INTERVIEW: alberta.readtheline.ca / www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_2M...

29.01.2026 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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PODCAST: Andrew Coyne on Carney's Davos moment - and what it means for the Canada-U.S. relationship Listen now | How real is the rupture? And what does the new Carney doctrine mean in practice? We're joined by Globe & Mail columnist Andrew Coyne

NEW PODCAST:
A hugely significant week for Canada and our key relationships, following Mark Carney's major speech in Davos. We're joined by Globe & Mail columnist @acoyne.bsky.social Coyne to break it all down
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24.01.2026 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Line Alberta Podcast: The emergency in Alberta's acute case system The province's major hospitals are running over capacity and emergency rooms are bursting at the seams - how did things get so bad?

The Line Alberta Podcast: The emergency in Alberta's acute case system
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22.01.2026 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rob Breakenridge: A debate on immigration will be a welcome distraction for Smith This could get ugly.

My latest for The Line Alberta:
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21.12.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rob Breakenridge: Smith has put herself into a bizarre corner with Bill 14 The government might end up antagonizing everyone in this debate before all is said and done.

My latest for The Line Alberta: Smith has put herself into a bizarre corner with Bill 14 open.substack.com/pub/thelinea...

11.12.2025 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
PODCAST: New rules for Alberta party names & referendum petitions - but voter recall stays as is
YouTube video by Rob Breakenridge Show PODCAST: New rules for Alberta party names & referendum petitions - but voter recall stays as is

🚨NEW PODCAST:
Alberta revamps party names and referendum rules - eliminating PC Party threat, placating separatist threat. Voter recall left alone, for now.
@mitchellab.bsky.social joins us for a closer look at what it all means
🎧 robbreakenridge.substack.com/p/podcast-al...
πŸ“Ί youtu.be/ttnJtRpKDQ8

05.12.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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New relationship, old politics, and a referendum dilemma Alberta's premier has a new deal with Ottawa, a new fight with the feds, and a decision to make on a divisive independence vote

New relationship, old politics, and a referendum dilemma
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03.12.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
PODCAST: Corb Lund on why Albertans deserve as say over coal mining along the Eastern Slopes
YouTube video by Rob Breakenridge Show PODCAST: Corb Lund on why Albertans deserve as say over coal mining along the Eastern Slopes

Good interview. @robbreakenridge.bsky.social does a nice job of introducing citizen initiatives & Corb an equally good job of explaining why we need clear legislation to prohibit coal mining activities in the eastern slopes.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawssab.bsky.social

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27.11.2025 06:42 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
PODCAST: Corb Lund on why Albertans deserve as say over coal mining along the Eastern Slopes
YouTube video by Rob Breakenridge Show PODCAST: Corb Lund on why Albertans deserve as say over coal mining along the Eastern Slopes

🚨NEW PODCAST:
A conversation with @corblund.bsky.social about Alberta's coal policy and why he's launching a petition to force a vote on protecting the Eastern Slopes
robbreakenridge.substack.com/p/podcast-co...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlGm...

26.11.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lab privatization fiasco raises questions about government's ability to manage health reform Alberta's auditor general releases scathing report on past privatization just as government embarks on a major expansion of private care

Lab privatization fiasco raises questions about government's ability to manage health reform
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20.11.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Podcast: UCP’s recall plans come back to bite them A number of government MLAs are now being targeted with voter recall campaigns.

I sat down with Rob Breakenridge to talk about the state of (direct) democracy in Alberta. Recalls, petitions, referenda, and hyperpartisanship.

substack.com/@thelinealbe...

20.11.2025 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Rob Breakenridge: The UCP wanted recalls and referendums. Hope they enjoy them. The possibility of some comeuppance now looms over the province.

My latest at The Line Alberta: The UCP wanted recalls and referendums. Hope they enjoy them. www.alberta.readtheline.ca/p/rob-breake...

14.11.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
PODCAST: Obstacles to Alberta's pipeline ambitions; Preserving the Canada-US relationship
YouTube video by Rob Breakenridge Show PODCAST: Obstacles to Alberta's pipeline ambitions; Preserving the Canada-US relationship

NEW PODCAST:
β€’ Economist @aleach.ca on the obstacles and challenges for Alberta's pipeline push
β€’ The latest on Alberta's teachers' strike
β€’ New polling on the Canada-US relationship
🎧 robbreakenridge.substack.com/p/podcast-ob...
πŸ“Ί youtu.be/YT98bJ-zcUs

17.10.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Podcast: Parsing the premier’s pipeline announcement ... and how this issue is shaping Alberta politics.

My chat with @robbreakenridge.bsky.social over at The Line Alberta about Danielle Smith, pipeline politics and the farce that is the Alberta Next panel.

Listen here: www.alberta.readtheline.ca/p/podcast-pa...

09.10.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Parsing the premier’s pipeline announcement and how this issue is shaping Alberta politics
YouTube video by The Line Parsing the premier’s pipeline announcement and how this issue is shaping Alberta politics

Pleased to be joined by @maxfawcett.bsky.social on the latest episode of The Line: Alberta.
We discuss the premier's recent pipeline announcement and the underlying politics around this debate
www.alberta.readtheline.ca/p/podcast-pa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FuN...

09.10.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
PODCAST: Alberta teachers are on strike - what comes next?
YouTube video by Rob Breakenridge Show PODCAST: Alberta teachers are on strike - what comes next?

ICYMI: My conversation with @albertateachers.bsky.social president Jason Schilling:
robbreakenridge.substack.com/p/podcast-al...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7Wz...

08.10.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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PODCAST: Premier's Pipeline Plan; Imperial Layoffs; Alberta Next Controversy; "The Road Between Us" In this episode of the Rob Breakenridge Show, interviews with energy journalist Markham Hislop as well as the producer & director of "The Road Between Us"

🚨NEW PODCAST:

β€’ Conversation with @markhamhislop.bsky.social on the premier's big pipeline announcement - and the big shadow cast by Imperial Oil's layoffs

β€’ Filmmakers Barry Avrich & Mark Selby on their documentary "The Road Between Us"

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03.10.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CBC's Natasha Fatah breaks down the week in politics with Saturday Political Panel Get the latest on CBCNews.ca, the CBC News App, and CBC News Network for breaking news and analysis.

In this week's political panel, we talk about Canada Post, Mark Carney's travels and the travails of Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.

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27.09.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Alberta's Book Ban Chaos:  [The AmberMac Show Ep030]
YouTube video by Amber Mac Alberta's Book Ban Chaos: [The AmberMac Show Ep030]

Alberta's book ban has school boards planning to remove hundreds of books from library shelves, including Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. To unpack this story, I spoke with @robbreakenridge.bsky.social, Host & Columnist at The Line Alberta & Calgary Herald Columnist. youtu.be/kBHm-4CMQHs?...

10.09.2025 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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PODCAST: Alberta's book ban fiasco; Understanding Canadian gun policy & gun culture In this episode, interviews with Joseph Jeffery from Canadian School Libraries and "Targeted" author Noah Schwartz

πŸŽ™οΈNEW POD 🎧
The latest on Alberta's book ban fiasco, including reaction/analysis from @cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social chair Joseph Jefferey
Plus a conversation with @noahschwartzy.bsky.social about his new book "Targeted"
robbreakenridge.substack.com/p/podcast-al...

05.09.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Breakenridge: Blame for disastrous school book ban lies squarely with who issued the order If the result of marching orders given to school boards is pointless and absurd book bans, the blame lies with those who drafted them.

Breakenridge: Blame for disastrous school book ban lies squarely with who issued the order

02.09.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 4
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PODCAST: Alberta's ballooning deficit, Ottawa bullish on LNG to Europe, Clarifying self-defence law, Overhauling arts & media funding In this episode, updates on Alberta's budget and Ottawa's interest in LNG; plus interviews with law professor Peter Sankoff and MLI's Peter Menzies

NEW PODCAST:
β€’ @petersankoff.bsky.social on Canadian self-defence law
β€’ @pagmenzies.bsky.social on overhauling Canada's arts & media funding system
β€’ Plus, updates on Alberta's ballooning deficit and Ottawa's newfound bullishness on Canadian LNG exports
robbreakenridge.substack.com/p/podcast-al...

29.08.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
INTERVIEW: "The 51st State Votes"- how a Canadian election was upended by a belligerent US president
YouTube video by Rob Breakenridge Show INTERVIEW: "The 51st State Votes"- how a Canadian election was upended by a belligerent US president

VIDEO: youtu.be/Zku6Ii1bZtU

22.08.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our latest podcast features a conversation with @justinling.ca about his new book "The 51st State Votes" - a detailed look inside an historic election campaign shaped by unprecedented attacks from a US president
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22.08.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Rob Breakenridge Show Episode 21: First Alberta referendum petition gets the green light; Canada to recognize Palestine; CTA swamped with airline passenger complaints In this episode, interviews with Forever Canadian's Thomas Lukaszuk, Jewish Federation of Edmonton CEO Stacey Leavitt-Wright, And Air Passenger Rights founder Gabor Lukacs

New episode:
- @lukaszukab.bsky.social on the Forever Canadian referendum petition
- Jewish Federation of Edmonton on Canada's shift on Israel/Palestine
- @airpassengerrights.ca Gabor Lukacs on the huge complaint backlog at CTA, and how to fix this mess
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01.08.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rob Breakenridge: Respect the law. Stop meddling with the referendum process. This is all being handled as it should be. And the government isn’t happy about that.

New from me at The Line Alberta:
www.alberta.readtheline.ca/p/rob-breake...

31.07.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Video: Sterling Arms International president JR Cox on Canada's secretive and arbitrary gun bans
YouTube video by Rob Breakenridge Show Video: Sterling Arms International president JR Cox on Canada's secretive and arbitrary gun bans

Security By Obscurity: JR Cox talks to @robbreakenridge.bsky.social about how the feds are using a non-legal document, known as the RCMP's β€˜Firearms Reference Table’ (FRT), to arbitrarily ban compliant firearms while providing no explanation or appeal process. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ #cdnpoli

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28.07.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rob Breakenridge Show Episode 20: Why are we censoring Sean Feucht?; What next for Hockey Canada? In this episode, interviews with Canadian Constitution Foundation's Christine Van Geyn, and writer & journalist Scott Stinson

Rob Breakenridge Show Episode 20:
-CCF litigation director Christine Van Geyn on the Sean Feucht controversy
- @scottstinson.bsky.social on what next for Hockey Canada open.substack.com/pub/robbreak...

29.07.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rob Breakenridge Show Episode 19: Former UCP MLAs look to revive PC Party; Jasper marks fire anniversary, Building Canada's energy future In this episode, interviews with MLAs Peter Guthrie & Scott Sinclair, Jasper CAO Bill Given, and Tim Sargent with the the Expert Group on Canada-U.S. Relations

New podcast episode, featuring conversations with:
- MLAs Peter Guthrie & Scott Sinclair on reviving the Alberta PC Party
- Jasper CAO Bill Given on the 1-year anniversary of the devastating wildfire
- MLI's Tim Sargent on Building Canada's Energy Future
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26.07.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rob Breakenridge Show Ep. 14: C-5 is law - now what?, Politics in Alberta, More drama on the trade front In this episode, interviews with energy economist Andrew Leach, columnist Max Fawcett, and C.D. Howe Institute's Daniel Schwanen

Our latest podcast, featuring:
- Andrew Leach (@aleach.ca) on what Ottawa's Bill C-5 will look like in practice
- Columnist @maxfawcett.bsky.social on Alberta politics
- C.D. Howe Institute's Daniel Schwanen on Canada-US trade talks
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08.07.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0