The Alex Pierson Show

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On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: Anthony Furey – Sun / Postmedia Columnist & National Comment Editor Topics include: Trudeau trying to portray Doug Ford and Andrew Scheer as irresponsibly fueling division to gain political points, more fallout from the provincial budget, gas stations in Canada could be facing steep penalties and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

Joining Alex Pierson for ON Point is Steve Connors, the uncle of Canadian golfer, Corey Connors, who is on the leaderboard at the Master Tournament right now. Steve Connors speaks to the success of his 27-year-old nephew and his chances of winning the Green Jacket. Corey Connors is from Listowel, Ontario where there will certainly be more than a few Masters viewing parties in his honour. Learn mor...

If everyone needs a safe space then there won't be enough room for anyone, anywhere. A Winnipeg 'whiteout party' in support of the Winnipeg Jets playoff run is under scrutiny. A complaint by a non-profit group, Black Space Winnipeg, argues that promoting a 'whiteout' party in downtown Winnipeg can trigger people of colour. The street party has been going on since 1987 in response to the Calgary Fl...

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: Melissa Lantsman – Hill & Knowlton Strategies & John Dwyer – Director of Aereus Technologies Topics include: A big budget breakdown, looking at the strategy behind the politically-central budget, the comeback of happy hour and the spending on education. The new provincial budget brings criticism federally, how do Trudeau and Scheer think about th...

Joining Alex Pierson for ON Point is Ontario Finance Minister, Vic Fedeli, to help break down the Ontario budget. The budget wasn't a liberal budget, but it certainly wasn't a conservative one. It did not include the draconian cuts that many anticipated, instead it went for a slow and steady approach. The Finance Minister discusses the strategy of the budget and how it will help the people of Onta...

You know the Trudeau Liberals are nervous when they send their own MP's to spin doctor Doug Ford's first budget. Looking at this budget they should be nervous. While its not a liberal budget, it's certainly not a conservative one. The liberals are grasping at straws, attempting to blunt any good news and whip up as much fear on policy as they can.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

Alex is joined by Professor Charles Dyer to discuss how a global team of scientists that included a Canadian researcher allowed the world to “see the unseeable” on Wednesday, revealing the first ever captured image of a black hole. 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 & Bill Hutchinson, Former Broadcaster, Journalist, and Seneca Professor. Topics include: Ford's 28.5 billion dollar transit announcement, Advocates decry changes to law for refugees with claims in other countries, RCMP ‘fesses up 817 days later: Planning for Trudeau’s Bahamas trip began months in advanc...

Alex is joined with Premier Doug Ford to how the province hopes the federal government, the City of Toronto and York Region will chip in more than half of a $28.5-billion transit project, Ontario is willing to foot the whole bill. Ford and Transport Minister Jeff Yurek outlined the government’s $28.5 billion expansion of Ontario’s transit network in Etobicoke Wednesday morning. Learn more about yo...

Alex is joined by Giudy Mamman, Global News Immigration Expert to discuss how refugee advocates are crying foul over proposed Liberal government changes to immigration laws that aim to keep would-be asylum seekers from entering Canada at unofficial border crossings. The Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers says the changes would rob vulnerable refugee claimants of fundamental human-rights prote...

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Joining Alex Pierson for ON Point is Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers' Association. After the Liberal government announced they are giving $12 million from the Climate Action Fund to Loblaws to install new refrigerators, small business owners are rightfully unhappy. The Carbon Tax was introduced to help the middle-class, but this tax seems to be giving handouts to one of C...

If you want to sell Canadians on a new tax, then don’t hand the money over to the richest people in the country who don't need it. We found out this week that Loblaws will get $12 million from the Trudeau government's Climate Action Fund. The fund is aimed at encouraging businesses to reduce their carbon footprint. Why is a multi-billion dollar company getting government handouts? Isn't the whole...

Alex is joined with Zak Trolley, Engineer and Futurist to discuss how Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques has completed his first ever spacewalk. Saint-Jacques and NASA astronaut Anne McClain accomplished the feat in six hours, 29 minutes, with no apparent issues. 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 Facebook will ban Faith Goldy, Soldiers of Odin, the Canadian Nationalist Front, and other hate groups from across its platforms, the company said on Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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David Franklin is a real estate mortgage and security lawyer and explains why it is that so many Canadians are simply so trusting that they'll hand over big chunks of money and think that it's going to be secure because the name on the billboard is one they know.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex speaks with Jessica Brost from North East EMS, a first responder at the Humboldt Bus Tragedy last April.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Alex is joined by Catherine Swift, former president and C.E.O of Canadian Federation of Independent Business and current spokesperson for Working Canadians, to take a closer look at memo's obtained by the Toronto Star, from the Ministry of Education, that say more than 3,000 teaching positions will be cut over the next four years. According to the Ontario government, those cuts will mostly be thro...

Alex is joined by Duff Conacher, Democracy Watch, to discuss comments made by former Treasury Board President and ousted Liberal MP Jane Philpott. After being kicked out of the federal Liberal caucus, alongside former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould, Philpott said she was stunned by her removal while stating the entire SNC-Lavalin scandal could have been contained. According to Philpott, all...

It seems that the young masses aren't all too pleased with Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Following several recent changes to the province's education system, students from over 700 schools walked out of their classrooms to show the provincial government that they are not happy with the changes. While that is all well and fair, where has this feeling of resistance been for the better part of the past...

Alex is joined by Deanna Allain, daughter of the vote to discuss how a few young women from Windsor-Essex want to see more females in the political sphere. They are headed to Parliament Hill to have their say.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by a prominent B.C. Indigenous leaderm Grand Chief Stewart Phillip. He is not mincing words when it comes to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s expulsion of Vancouver-Granville MP Jody Wilson-Raybould from the Liberal caucus. “He’s toast, absolutely toast,” said Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs. “Once again Mr. Trudeau has demonstrated his arrog...