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The Alex Pierson show is an in-depth, no-nonsense look at the stories making headlines. Alex has more than 20 years in the field and behind an anchor desk, and is known and respected for her tough reporting style and accountability. Join the daily conversation with the Alex Pierson Show, and never miss an important story again.

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Counterpoint - Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019 24.01.2019 19:00

Alex is joined by Bill Hutchison and John Mraz for this edition of Counterpoint. Topics include: Premier Doug Ford’s claim that Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax will cause a recession, Pride Toronto members won’t allow uniformed police to march in the parade, Canada's ambassador to China says Meng has strong defence to fight extradition, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

Doug Ford says federal carbon tax will plunge Canada into recession 24.01.2019 13:21

Alex is joined by Jack Mintz to discuss how the Ontario premier Doug Ford said there were already warning signs of difficult economic times ahead and how a carbon tax would kill jobs and hurt productivity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nothing to be Proud of when it comes to Pride 24.01.2019 3:34

Pride Toronto member vote to keep uniformed police officers out of parade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justin Trudeau's rhetoric may not the "beacon of hope" he thinks it to be 23.01.2019 10:13

Alex is joined by Michael Taube, syndicated columnist, Troy Media, Contributor, Washington Times to talk about the upcoming federal election and how Justin Trudeau's char offensive may not be enough for him to be seen as the "beacon of hope" for the Canadian middle-class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Case and Point with Lorne Honickman 23.01.2019 13:45

Alex is joined by Lorne Honickman, Global News Radio Legal Expert, for this edition of Case and Point. Topic's include: Serial killer Dellen Millard is appealing the conviction and sentence he faces in his father's murder, a group is challenging a court's ruling on requiring doctor referrals, a baby sitter who was charged as a teen for the alleged sexual assault of a child under 10 is now being tr...

$220M and counting: The cost of the RCMP’s ‘culture of dysfunction’ 23.01.2019 8:14

Alex is joined by Jane Gerster, Global News' National Online Journalist - Features, to talk about the story of a 27-year member of the RCMP that took his own life back in 2013. The inquest into the officer's death lasted less than one week and proved very ltitle but it did raise another startling point. Over the past 20 years, over $220M has been spent by the country's national police force on eve...

Counterpoint - Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019 23.01.2019 17:13

Alex is joined by Stephen Ledrew, Toronto-based lawyer and broadcaster, and Jamie Ellerton, Principal, Conaptus Ltd. for this edition of Counterpoint. Topics include: The federal Liberals are not answering questions when asked about the security costs of Saudi teen Rahaf Mohammad, as many as 18,000 illegal asylum seekers crossed the Quebec border last year, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says a carbon...

Trying to silence Marineland whistle-blowing with insurmountable legal costs 23.01.2019 13:32

Alex is joined by Phil Demers, a former Marineland trainer, to talk about how he is continuing a now 6-year long legal battle against amusement park and zoo Marineland after several cases of animal cruelty within the facility were leaked to the public and what the corporation is doing to try and silence him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global Top Talkers - Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019 23.01.2019 9:13

Tonight's top talker's are: Scott Thompson - Global News Radio Hamilton & Craig Needles - Global News Radio London Topics include: A dog owner is left with questions after video was posted of a canine being left outside a London business in tempertures below minus 20 degrees, Health Canada has unvieled the country's next food guide, and the Liberal government won't say whether or not they'll pay f...

The Point: Justin Trudeau is our beacon of hope in a world of upheaval...and if you believe that... 23.01.2019 4:44

As another federal election looms closer and closer, the narrative seems oddly familiar. Where you have the incumbent Liberals, who see themselves to be all that is right, you have the opposing Conservatives, a party those same Liberals will label all that is...not right. Yet, since assuming office in 2015, Canada's proposed "beacon of hope" has left a lot of us hoping for more. Learn more about y...

Huawei not only firm that could build Canada’s eventual 5G networks 22.01.2019 6:53

Alex is joined by Anthony Furey, Sun / Postmedia columnist & national comment editor to discuss Canada's next-generation wireless networks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Media Wildly Mischaracterized Video of Catholic Students Confronting a Native American Veteran 22.01.2019 13:15

Alex is joined by Robby Soave, Reporter and Staff editor Reason, and author of upcoming book - Panic Attack ; Young Radicals in the age of Trump to discuss the viral video of students from a Catholic high school allegedly harassing a Native American veteran after the anti-abortion March for Life rally in Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

University faculty association concerned about tuition changes 22.01.2019 8:29

Alex is joined by J.J. McCullough, BC Based writer/columnist seen on National Post, Washington Post to discuss all the tuition changes annouced lask week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Counterpoint: Monday, January 21st, 2019 22.01.2019 18:33

Alex is joined by Andy Stinton, Small Business Man and Michael Diamond, campaign strategist and political commentator, UPSTREAM Strategy Group. Topics include: Ontario doctors will be in court to challenge a ruling that found physicians must give referrals for medical services that clash with their moral or religious beliefs, Doug Ford says Trudeau's carbon tax will cause recession, Chinese autho...

Hamilton Senior is Seeking Assisted Suicide instead of going into a Nursing Home 22.01.2019 12:03

Alex is joined by Yvonne Cunnington, Volunteer and donor, Dying with Dignity Hamilton to discuss assissted suicide. Arleen Reinsborough’s fear of nursing homes has her determined to seek assisted suicide due to many chronic health issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They marched for women...Just not the Jewish ones 22.01.2019 3:59

New York Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the Jewish community needs to be protected amid its concerns about anti-Semitism coming from the White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top Performing U.S. Hedge Fund Is Shorting Canadian Banks As They Anticipate Major Recession 19.01.2019 10:59

Joining Alex for On Point is Lyle Stein, Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager - VestCap Investment, to talk about the Canadian economy. A top U.S. hedge fund is shorting Canadian banks because of the slowing housing market. They believe that a major recession could be on the rise. Every economy works as a cycle, so is Canada just in a downturn or are there more underlying issues? Learn more...

Time To Rethink Post-Seconday School? Skills Building May Be More Valuable 19.01.2019 9:11

Alex is joined by Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Global News Radio Personal Finance Expert, to discuss the financial implications of paying for university in Ontario. After Doug Ford announced cutbacks to OSAP programs, students are outraged. Should students be protesting or should they be reconsidering which post-secondary path they're choosing to take? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

Counterpoint: Friday, January 18th, 2019 19.01.2019 19:06

Alex is joined by Anthony Furey, Sun / Postmedia columnist & national comment editor and Jon Dwyer, Director, Aereus Technologies Inc. Topics include: Doug Ford naming former Mississauga mayor, Hazel McCallion, as a special advisor to the premier and minister of municipal affairs and housing, students out protesting post-secondary education after Doug Ford announces cutbacks to OSAP programs, form...

Global Top Talkers: Friday, January 18th, 2019 19.01.2019 13:00

Tonight's top talkers are: Rick Zamperin – News and Sports Director, Global News Radio Hamilton – Noon – 3pm & Jason Chapman – Executive Producer, Global News Radio Toronto Topics include: Doug Ford appointing former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion as a special advisor to the premier and minister of municipal affairs and housing, 14 months after getting caught up in 'me too' allegations, former...

Monologue: If Diversity Is Their Strength, What Does A Liberal Candidate’s Nasty Words Reveal? 19.01.2019 3:58

Identity politics is alive and well. Karen Wang was the liberal representitive for the Burnaby South by-election up until she was ousted for her comments online. In a riding with a large Chinese population, Wang made it clear that she was the only Chinese representitive, going against the "diversity is strength" liberal tagline that got Trudeau elected in the first place. Learn more about your ad...

Ontario casino regulator probing whether B.C. casino staff were connected to money-laundering suspects 18.01.2019 11:18

Sam Cooper National Online Journalist, Investigative, Global News joins Alex to discuss whether the money-laundering investigation in B.C. is connected at all to Ontario’s gaming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 LHINs to be replaced by no more than 5 oversight bodies 18.01.2019 8:32

Sr. David Jacobs is an MD. Radiologist and member of Coalition of Ontario Doctors joins ON Point to talk about the Ontario government's proposed cuts to the excessive healthcare bureaucracies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ontario government cuts tuition fees by 10%, eliminates free tuition for low-income students 18.01.2019 11:15

Kieran Moloney, President, Carleton University Campus Conservatives joins ON Point to discuss the new ability to opt-out of non-tuition fees in the new post secondary education plan introduced by the PC government today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE POINT: Since Gillette is so worried about toxic masculinity, I look forward to their campaign on mean girls 18.01.2019 4:35

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