The Alex Pierson Show

Alex is joined by: STEPHEN SPARLING Worked at every level of government and is now the President of Halton Government Relations and KIM WRIGHT Principal at Wright Strategies Topics include: Trudeau, in France today, has signed on to this 'Christ church call' – this is a pledge to take action against on-line hate, extremism and what government/social media companies deem fake news. But there are no...

Alex is joined by Kurt Kaser, a Nebraska farmer and the man at the centre of this… horror story.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by John Robson, writer for the National Post and the Executive Director of Climate Discussion Nexus.  Two men now are facing the death squad, should they be found guilty of charges that are very political in nature, and a government that doesn’t seem to have a clue of what to do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the real story John Tory - and why do you keep changing it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by  John Mraz, Former Liberal War Room Director & Stephen Holyday, Deputy Mayor & Councillor For Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre Topics Include: A shocking RCMP interview with a young first nation's teen who was sexually abused, we learn the Federal Agencies will publish a A-list of newspapers and websites deemed reliable under a multi-million dollar subsidy program, the White House will no...

Alex is joined by Michael Patterson, a B.C lawyer who represents several claimants in lawsuits against the Ministry of Children & Family Development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two men are accused of having a house full of bomb making material and once again, nothing to see here.  On Tuesday, York Regions' cops arrested a father and son after police say they found explosive materials along with their device and detonator in their Richmond Hill home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by  Gillian Smith  -  Associate with Hill and Knowlton Strategies Abhijeet Manay - Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Ontario Topics include: Terri-Lynne McClintic, serving a life sentence in the rape and murder of eight-year-old Tori Stafford, now wants compensation for her “unfair” treatment when intense public outrage forced her transfer from a healing lodge back into prison. Sh...

Alex is joined by Gwen Marshall - a Wildlife Conflict Specialist with the Red Deer based Medicine River Wildlife Centre....she's The Skunk Whisperer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Sam Cooper, Global News National Investigative Journalist, to discuss the BILLIONS of dollars in criminal cash being laundered through the Canadian (Toronto!) real estate market every year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If the Toronto District School Board can't find anything to trim, then maybe it's time for  them to go the way of the dodo bird. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Counterpoint - Monday May 13th, 2019 Alex is joined by: ANDY STINTON - THE SMALL BUSINESS MANMICHAEL DIAMOND - WITH UPSTREAM STRATEGY GROUP Topics Include:Opposition MP’s are calling on the Trudeau government to have an emergency defence committee investigate the Vice Admiral Mark Norman issue. The Toronto district school board needs to cut $56 million while the OPP is cuts $46 million. Nearly two...

The Ford government is overhauling the laws in Ontario that govern combat sports. In theory this would open the door to increased business from the combat sport industry. As of now the laws are strict, but the government is trying to change that. Alex talks to UFC Senior Vice President of International and Content about what this could means for sports-fans in this province. Learn more about your...

We learned on Friday that Canada's economy created over 100,00 jobs - 10 times more than predicted by analysts. That should be great news. It should mean that the economy is strengthening and heading on the right track... but it's not. It's a little suspicious that a flat-lined economy suddenly comes to life like a roaring dragon. All of this seems too convenient considering the election that's on...

Alex is joined by: PETER SHURMAN  BROADCASTER … BUSINESSMAN …. FORMER CONSERVATIVE M-P-P BOB RICHARDSON   SENIOR COUNSEL AT NATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS Topics include: Canada’s economy posted record job gains in April that, along with a pick-up in wages, analysts suggest it’s the strongest signal  the country is coming out of a six-month stint of weakness. Employment rose by 106,500 in April, blowin...

Alex is joined by David Snead, President and CEO of the Hanlan-Hyden Society, to discuss the matter of the 'WOW Boy'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Grant Dingwall, founder of Free-My-Booze, to discuss the matter of thousands of unionized employees at the Beer Store urging Premier Doug Ford not to squash the private retailers by expanding brew sales to corner stores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are not serious about justice in this country, so why even pretend? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Richard Warman - human rights lawyer and member of the Canadian Anti-hate Network - to discuss how the City of Hamilton is now investigating how a former leader of one of Canada's most infamous neo-Nazi groups was hired, and has been employed in the IT dept for more than a decade. A basic google check would have revealed his ties to the heritage front. Holocaust denier Ernst Zund...

Alex is joined by Ian Lee - Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University - to discuss the U.S., China, and a jittery stock market.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: KIM WRIGHT - Principal at Wright Strategies STEPHEN HOLYDAY - Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre Topics include: The City of Hamilton is now investigating how a former leader of one of Canada's most infamous neo-Nazi groups was hired, and has been employed in the IT dept for more than a decade. A basic google check would have...

Should white supremacists get a second chance? Sure. If they deserve it. Mark Lemire does not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Janet Hodgkins, who worked at the local Library in Welland and was apart of the Read in Protest. A group of women were apart of the Read in Protest in order to stop the cuts to library funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Colonel Michelle Drapeau, who specializes in military and veteran law cases.   In a stunning reversal of position, the Crown stayed its charge of breach of trust against the former second-in-command of the Canadian military, admitting it did not have enough evidence to meet the standard of conviction required for the allegation in light of new evidence presented by the defence an...

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: John Mraz FORMER LIBERAL WAR ROOM DIRECTOR ANTHONY FUREY SUN / POSTMEDIA COLUMNIST & NATIONAL COMMENT EDITOR Topics include: VA Marc Norman is a free man after 2 years of being dragged through the courts on a charge that was levelled at him for political reasons, the Unifor did not bring the Oshawa GM back to life, Health Canada lowering the defe...