The Alex Pierson Show

Alex Pierson is joined by Joe Nicchi, owner and operator of C-V-T Soft Serve in Los Angeles.  They discuss how influencers should pay double. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Duff Conacher, with democracy watch and they are asking this to be investigated based on the fact that it looks very much like it could be a conflict of interest.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you don't want to fight, don't pick one.  The last thing Doug Ford needs is a top MPP acting like a goon and not a politician.  Apparently, this is what happened with Lisa MacLeod during a recent Rolling Stones concert. The Toronto Sun reporting that the owner of the Ottawa Senators, Eugene Melnyk, was subjective to a bunch of trash talk from the Minister who he claims burst through the crowds...

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: Zane Caplansky Broadcaster and owner of Caplansky's Deli and Lorne Honickman  Former broadcaster, currently a lawyer and Global News Radio Legal Expert Topics include: Justin Trudeau was asked today about 5 judicial appointments made in New Brunswick...and those appointments are all linked personally to his top cabinet minister Domenic Leblanc. ...

Alex is joined by Joyce Arthur, Executive Director of the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, to discuss the controversy surrounding this American anti-abortion film that  will be hitting Canadian theatres shortly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by George Quarcoo, the event coordinator for a youth program at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, to discuss how, as a blind DJ he taught himself to produce music and now is helping youths to so the same. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Naomi Sayers, indigenous lawyer and feminist with past experience in the sex trade, to discuss a recent ruling, wherein a judge found Anibal Rivera’s actions amounted to fraud and caused a significant risk of serious bodily harm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Being the Prime Minister is swell, when all you do is cut ribbons, kiss babies and cut cheques. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: John Mraz  Former liberal war room director with several dozen elections worth of experience and Bill Hutchison Former broadcaster...longtime journalist...professor at Seneca Topics include: Does Toronto have anything unique that it can offer Kawhi Leonard? CSIS has identified foreign actors attempting to directly influence the upcoming federal e...

Alex Pierson is joined by Andy Stinton, The Small Business Man as well as a concert and event promoter, to discuss the controversy surrounding the cancellation of the Roxodus music festival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Education Minister Stephen Lecce, to discuss his plan to get a deal with the teachers hammered out before the August 31st deadline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to the Trudeau government, it clearly pays to have friends in ALL the right places. Literally.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex Pierson is joined by: Craig Needles - Nine until noon at Global News London and Tasha Kheiriddin  Global News Contributor and Founder and CEO of Ellipsum Communications Topics include: New polling done for the Toronto sun with Dart polling reveals that Justin Trudeau is getting a bounce off of the angst created by the Ford government.  For all this outrage ove...

Alex Pierson is joined by J.J. McCulloch, columnist for the Washington Post and a political cartoonist, to discuss the controversy surrounding a recent work by cartoonist Michael de Adder...and its perceived repercussions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Brian Lilley, journalist with the Toronto Sun, to discuss the latest numbers from the DART/MARU Voice of Canada poll, regarding the upcoming federal election. You can read Brian's article on the poll here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you want a real vacation, turn yourself off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're learning that a Canadian vessel in the Taiwan Strait has been the subject of harassment by Chinese fighter jets. Longtime foreign correspondent and resident visiting scholar for over at Massey College, University of Toronto, Matthew Fisher is not only an expert on Canadian relations with China . . . He was also on the ship when it happened. He tells guest host Tasha Kheiriddin was prompted t...

GUEST HOST TASHA KHEIRIDDIN IS JOINED BY . . .  ANTHONY FUREY SUN / POSTMEDIA COLUMNIST & NATIONAL COMMENT EDITOR BOB RICHARDSON SENIOR COUNSEL AT NATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS Topics Include: Doug Ford is having a tough week Two provincial courts rule that the federal government's carbon tax is indeed constitutional Canada Day Parade in New Brunswick cancelled due to a lack of interest Learn more abo...

Global News Radio Tech Expert Adam Oldfield joins guest host Peter Shurman to explain what the a heck a "DeepNude" is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST HOST PETER SHURMAN IS JOINED BY : KIM WRIGHT PRINCIPAL AT WRIGHT STRATEGIES ZANE CAPLANSKYOWNER OF CAPLANSKY’S DELI Topics Include: The unions for emergency response personnel say that the severe crowding at the Raptors parade impeded their ability to reach a baby who suffered a fatal medical episode. A top issue in the upcoming election may be the ethics of the candidates themselves. Turbul...

Leaders of first responder unions in Toronto are expressing concern with the lack of crowd management during the Raptors victory parade may have played a role in the death of a child. Chair the TCEU Local 416 Toronto Paramedics Mike Merriman tells guest host Peter Shurman that an inadequate amount of time was given to the planning of this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

National Post columnist and executive director at the Climate Discussion Nexus joins guest host Peter Shurman to elucidate China's seemingly capricious decision to halt the import of meat from Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman is joined by John Robson, National Post Columnist and Executive Director of The Climate Discussion Nexus, to discuss the concerns and realities of the Chinese ban on Canadian meat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman is joined by: John Mraz - Former liberal war room director with several dozen elections worth of experience and David Tarrant - Vice President of National Strategic Communications with Enterprise Canada Topics include: Liberals add far-right extremist groups to list of outlawed terror networks...are we seeing a Liberal amp-up of the white supremacy and hate criticism as a pre-electio...

Peter Shurman is joined by David Rayside, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Toronto and former Director of the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, to discuss a recent survey that found young people in the United States are feeling less comfortable around LGBTQ2 people than they were last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices