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.”

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(00:12) Show introduction

(01:15) New pipeline proposal?

(08:48) Dennis McConaghy interview

(38:21) ArriveCAN latest

(45:56) Paul Palango intervuew

Welcome to Episode 7 of the Rob Breakenridge Show

Plenty to get to on this episode, including a recap of a couple of big announcements from Canada's prime minister.

We’ll discuss BIll C-2, Canada’s new border security legislation, which contains provisions that would seem to go well beyond border security and into the realm of what's known as lawful access. We’ll hear from Dr. Michael Geist, who is a law professor and Canada Research Chair in Interet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa.

A fascinating new book is challenging some of myths and narratives around vaping and instead makes the case for viewing vaping as a harm reduction tool to help smokers. Dr. Mark Tyndall is a Professor of Medicine at the School of Population and Public Health at UBC, and is author of “Vaping Behind the Smoke and Fears.”

Plus, it’s municipal elections across Alberta this fall. In Calgary, Jeromy Farkas is back for a second run at mayor's chair, and what will be a rematch of four years ago. We’ll speak with Jeromy about his return to politics and his vision for the city.

0:00: Intro, welcome

1:39 Latest News from Ottawa

20:26 Michael Geist interview

35:15 Dr. Mark Tyndall interview

55:41 Jeromy Farkas interview

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