Rob Breakenridge
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Calgary, AB, Canada
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COMMENTARY: Ottawa’s Afghanistan failure is a stain on the country
Ultimately, Canada’s efforts to evacuate those wanting to leave Afghanistan were too little, too late, and too bureaucratic, writes Rob Breakenridge. → Read More
COMMENTARY: Training exercise kerfuffle shows how badly Canada’s China policy needs fixing
It's good to see bipartisan recognition of China as a global adversary, Rob Breakenridge says, but we need more than platitudes — we need policy. → Read More
COMMENTARY: Canada’s foreign minister shouldn’t have financial obligations to China
François-Philippe Champagne owes a state-owned Chinese bank $1.2 million. Rob Breakenridge says the foreign minister needs to do something about that or resign. → Read More
COMMENTARY: We don’t need and shouldn’t want Trudeau calling out Trump
It is delusional to think that a public rebuking from Justin Trudeau would convince Trump that he needs to change course, Rob Breakenridge says. → Read More
COMMENTARY: Here’s to more ‘free-range parenting’ in 2019
How young is too young for a child to walk to a bakery down the street from his or her house? There really is no cookie-cutter answer (no pun intended) and there is a tendency these days to err on… → Read More
COMMENTARY: Time to put an end to our antiquated mail monopoly — National
The decision by Greyhound to terminate its operations in Western Canada created a significant void for much-needed bus service. A number of private companies have stepped up to fill some of that void… → Read More
COMMENTARY: Being blocked on Twitter is not a violation of your rights
Blocking may be rude and it may be petty, but it's a real stretch to suggest that it constitutes a violation of anyone’s Charter right, Rob Breakenridge says. → Read More
COMMENTARY: A disastrous week for the Liberals, and the impacts will be far-reaching
Pipelines, NAFTA, and the border situation are the three biggest issues in Canada right now. On all three, Liberal competence has been called into question, Rob Breakenridge says. → Read More
Opinion: Edmonton is doing a better job of creating sensible rules for pot smoking
As Calgary agonizes over some minor tweaks to its restrictive ban on public cannabis consumption, Edmonton city council is poised to approve a much more liberal approach — one that respects individual freedom, helps to prevent stigmatization and frees up police resources. → Read More
COMMENTARY: Hockey can heal, the game should go on
Canadians have a profound bond with hockey. Playing the game will heal the wounds of Humboldt, Rob Breakenridge says. → Read More
COMMENTARY: Tell Trump and Trudeau that tariffs are truly terrible taxes
Whether they're imposed by the governments of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or U.S. President Donald Trump, tariffs are taxes, Rob Breakenridge says. → Read More
COMMENTARY: Trudeau’s disastrous India trip won’t be forgotten any time soon
Justin Trudeau's disastrous voyage may turn the phrase 'that India trip' into a metaphor for PR nightmares. → Read More
COMMENTARY: TPP deal a win for Trudeau and a win for Canada
As someone who has criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his approach to negotiating trade deals, and who even questioned his commitment to free trade, it is only fair that I give the man… → Read More
COMMENTARY: ‘Peace Poppy’ campaign tarnishes Remembrance Day
One might argue, even, that the freedom to reject the poppy or even Remembrance Day itself is part of the very freedom that we honour our veterans for helping to protect. → Read More
COMMENTARY: The pointless punishment of preoccupied pedestrians
The notion that we need government to protect us from ourselves is insulting enough on its own, but it’s even stranger to suggest that the threat of a $50 fine is more of a deterrent than the threat… → Read More
COMMENTARY: The pointless punishment of preoccupied pedestrians
Keep in mind, that a person behind the wheel represents a potential threat to others, whereas a person merely walking down the street is only a potential risk to himself. → Read More
COMMENTARY: Liberals need to come clean on Morneau conflicts
There’s an old joke about Question Period in the House of Commons: something to the effect of “there’s a reason it’s not called Answer Period,” although I suppose you’d have to be pretty cynical to… → Read More
COMMENTARY: Liberals need to come clean on Morneau conflicts
If the Liberals are going to sound like broken records with their scripted and irrelevant answers, then it forces the opposition and the media to sound like broken record by repeatedly asking the same questions — questions to which Canadians deserve answers. → Read More
COMMENTARY: We can dislike the niqab, while still respecting religious freedom
As some would have us believe, Quebec’s Bill 62 doesn’t explicitly mention niqabs or burkas, and anyway, such face coverings are cultural and not religious. Therefore, we’re told, that the renewed… → Read More
COMMENTARY: We can dislike the niqab, while still respecting religious freedom
Being able to participate in Canadian society and being exposed to the open discussions that can and should occur about religion and gender equality, is a much more effective way of countering the kind of ideology that spawns the niqab. → Read More