Welcome to this episode of the Rob Breakenridge Show

We kick things off with a conversation with former Alberta MLA and deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk. His group Forever Canadian has the green light from Elections Alberta to begin collecting signatures on their referendum petition, aimed at beating the separatists to the punch.

This week also brought us a major foreign policy shift for Canada. Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Canada will follow the lead of France and the UK and officially recognize a Palestinian state. We’ll be joined by Stacey Leavitt Wright, she is CEO of the Jewish Federation of Edmonton.

Plus, new data shows a massive backlog of airline passenger complaints at the Canadian Transportation Agency. We’ll hear from Dr. Gabor Lukacs, founder and president of Air Passenger Rights.

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00:00 Intro and Welcome

00:37 Alberta separation petitions & referendums update

02:52 Thomas Lukaszuk interview

28:01 Canada's Israel-Palestine Policy Shift

32:03 Stacey Leavitt-Wright interview

39:11 Canada-US trade update

44:17 Gabor Lukacs interview

1:01:00 Wrap-up

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.

Don’t forget, 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.

00:00 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

Greetings friends, and welcome to this episode of the Rob Breakenridge Show - thanks for much for downloading and listening to the podcast

We begin the show with a look at a fascinating shake-up in Alberta politics and the two MLAs at the centre of it. We’ll speak with Peter Guthrie and Scott Sinclair, both former UCP MLAs - Guthrie was also a cabinet minister - who found themselves sitting as independents. They’re now hoping to revive the PC Party of Alberta, and provide Albertans with an option that is a fiscally conservative, socially moderate, and pro-Canada. We’ll find out how they’re planning to make that happen.

Also today, this week marks the one-year anniversary of the massive wildfire that ravaged the Town of Jasper. It was July 22, 2024 that almost 25,000 people had to be hastily evacuated - and then two days later, the powerful winds sent the blaze ripping through the town. We’ll speak with Jasper Chief Administrative Officer Bill Given about the status of the recovery, the work that still lies ahead, and what lessons have been identified in the town’s independent review.

Plus, coming off the heels of the First Ministers’ gathering this week in Ontario, and looking ahead to an ever approaching deadline for a US-Canada trade agreement, there’s an timely and important new white paper out from the Expert Group on Canada-U.S. Relations. We’ll speak with Tim Sargent, who is a member of the Expert Group and is Director of Domestic Policy and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. He’s also got a unique perspective on this trade drama with the US, as he previously served as Deputy Minister of Trade during the NAFTA renegotiation during the first Trump administration.

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