The Alex Pierson Show

Alex Pierson is joined by Stephen Metelsky, an organized crime expert who teaches at Mohawk College and also writes a column called ''Cold Case For Niagara This Week.'' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's crystal clear as far as the Trudeau Liberals are concerned. Rules are for the little people, whether it's the rule of law or just rules in general.  If there's a political game to be made, Trudeau will bend them.  Robert Fife in the Globe & Mail that a U.S CEO who sells cannabis technology got an one on one meeting with our PM at a pricey little fundraiser last month. Learn more about your ad...

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: JOHN MRAZ - FORMER LIBERAL WAR ROOM DIRECTOR WITH SEVERAL DOZEN ELECTIONS WORTH OF EXPERIENCE & BILL HUTCHISON FORMER BROADCASTER, LONGTIME JOURNALIST, PROFESSOR AT SENECA   Topics include: The Globe and Mail reveals that the Prime Minister’s Office is using a private party database called Liberalist to do background checks on candidates for judi...

Alex Pierson is joined by Mandy Manak,  an addiction physician who helps people overcome their opioid addiction.  She's on the show to discuss how a B.C woman gets the first implant to help opioid addiciton.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beer bluster BS and that's all it is.  According to the Toronto Star, the Ford Government could pay up to one billion dollars to break up the beer monopoly.  Not will, but could.  Of course that little nugget comes from an industry source who is fighting the change and that's why none of it should be believed.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: Mike Van Soelen – Managing Principle at Navigator & Stephen LeDrew -  Formerly the President of the Liberal Party of Canada   Topics include: The anniversary of the van attack which happened a year ago, Doug Ford speaks about the beer sale battle, 32 percent of Canadians cutting their cable by the end of the year and more. Learn more about your a...

Alex Pierson is joined by Tiffany Jefkins, a former CPR instructor who was enjoying a picnic with her daughter when the van attack happened and she jumped in to help.  It's the anniversary of the Toronto van attack that happened last year. Tiffany and Alex reflect on the tragedy and remember those who were lost and those who helped. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A year ago today, seven minutes changed Toronto for good. What would at one time  be seen an absolute absurdity became a reality for our world class city as Toronto became ground zero to its first and its worst mass killing. So today, we remember those lost and we reflect on those who stepped in to help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Matthew Fisher, long-time foreign and war correspondent - right now resident visiting scholar for foreign military policy at Massey College. Alex and Matthew talk about the Sri Lanka bombing. How did the government fail to respond to warnings of a bomb threat that they received months in advance? Complacency is at the root of it all.    Learn more about your ad choices. V...

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: Andy Stinton – Small Business Man & Michael Diamond - Upstream Strategy Group Topics include: The terrorist attack in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, Omar Khadr being treated as a celebrity on the CBC radio show ''Toute Le Monde En Parle, and the Canadian revenue Agency writing off more than $133 million in taxes. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

It's one thing to see Omar Khadr is a victim of his upbringing, it's another thing to elevate him to a star status he does not deserve. That's exactly what the CBC did on Easter Sunday inviting the convicted terrorist to be a star guest on their French Canadian radio show, Toute Le Monde En Parle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: Anthony Furey – Sun / Postmedia Columnist & National Comment Editor & Jason Chapman - Executive Producer at global News Radio 640 Toronto Topics include: The Mueller report is out and there is no collusion, but there might be obstruction of justice, Doug Ford's pledge to break beer monopoly, Ontario's government to allow pharmacists to diagnose,...

Alex Pierson is joined by Charles Ortel, Clinton whistle-blower and writer of economics, politics and history. The complete Mueller Report has been released.  Despite the redactions, it still seems to prove there is no collusion with the Russian government. Alex and Charles discuss why this investigation should not have even happened in the first place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

It's just so simple that we're truly stupid for not thinking of it sooner. The next time you've got a sore throat, skip the doctor and head to your pharmacist. The government is giving the powers to pharmacists who will soon be able to treat those ailments. Put partisan politics aside, this is a good move for Ontario. 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.  BILL HUTCHISON   FORMER BROADCASTER, LONGTIME JOURNALIST, PROFESSOR AT SENECA Topics include: Jason Kenny is Alberta’s Premier but he is, without question, a very big problem for Justin Trudeau. They are not in anyway and love or even respect. He once...

Following the election in Alberta this past Tuesday, Jason Kenney, Leader of the United Conservative Party has a long legal battle ahead of him regarding the constitutional precedent of Ottawa’s carbon tax.  Kenney will present against the federal carbon tax, which came into effect April 1 2019, which is likely to mirror the court challenges brought by Saskatchewan and Ontario,. They have question...

Alex is joined by Chris Buckley, President of the Ontario Federation of Labour to discuss Premier Doug Ford’s first budget which contained few new spending surprises but promises significant investments in healthcare, a new childcare tax credit and major changes to the way alcohol is sold across the province. The $163.4 billion budget – nearly $5 billion larger than the last Liberal budget – pegs...

Alberta is the latest to send a message--- are politicians picking up the message being put down? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by former federal Liberal cabinet minister Ujjal Dosanjh to discuss the leader of India‘s Sikh-majority Punjab state has slammed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party after the federal government removed direct references to Sikh extremism in a recent terrorism threat report.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by:  Stephen LeDrew Lawyer, broadcaster, formerly the President of the Liberal Party of Canada John Dwyer Director of Aereus Technologies and last minute panelist Doug Ford Premier of Ontario Topics include: PM trudeau has watered down a CSIS report that warned of “sikh extremism” because he was told by a small group of sikh leaders declared he and o...

When National security takes a back seat to votes we are doomed as a nation. The leader of India‘s Sikh-majority Punjab state has slammed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party after the federal government removed direct references to Sikh extremism in a recent terrorism threat report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Amir Attaran to discuss how Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives are moving to make it harder to sue the Ontario government.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by:  ANDY STINTON SMALL BUSINESS MAN MICHAEL DIAMOND WITH UPSTREAM STRATEGY GROUP.  Topics include: Alberta, which heads to the polls tomorrow, could be the final nail in the Trudeau carbon tax, but for now it is in a courtroom as Ontario, and four other provinces  fight to stop a tax that will drive the price up on everything. Ontario is pausing all...

Alex is joined by Theo Flurry, Former NHL player and angry Albertan to discuss how   a new poll suggests the majority of the Alberta's support remains with the United Conservative Party. The Global News/Ipsos poll released Monday shows that while support for the NDP has continued to grow through the campaign, it’s not enough to bridge the now 10-point gap between the official opposition. Of the 1,...

Alex is joined by Cindy Pom, Multimedia European Correspondent to discuss the fire destroying Historic building,  Notre Dame in Paris. The towers are believed to be safe, but its roof structure has been lost, the church’s rector said Tuesday. Firefighters worked diligently to save the towers and to keep a bell from collapsing, but their efforts could not save a roof structure that dated to the yea...