The Alex Pierson Show

Jaspal Atwal was among hundreds of last-minute invitations to events with Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau in Mumbai on February 20 and Delhi two days later.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Andy Stinton, Small Business man and Denis Mathews, Vice President, Marketing and Communications for Enterprise Canada. Topics inlclude: Yorl Regional police to post names of those who were charged this weekend with impaired driving, Trudeau critized for tweet to Trevor Noah pledging $50M charity gift, and Amid Raj Grewal gambling furor, Liberal organized crime deputy admits no ‘...

Monologue: Jerry Dias plays the blame game - so what part of the blame does he deserve? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Rebecca Tomasic, Owner, Bitten Cupcakes, Butter Tarts and Whoopie Pies to discuss the sentencing handed down as well as how her business has rebounded since the incident occured. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Adam Oldfield, Global News Tech Expert, to discuss the Starwood Hotel database hack that exposed the private information over up to 500 million guests that have stayed under the hotel chain over the past 4 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Bob Richardson, Senior Counsel, National Public Relations, and Anthony Furey, Toronto Sun journalist, columnist and national comment editor, for this edition of Counterpoint. Topics include: A photo op and comments highlight Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's recent trip to Buenos Aires, Liberal MP Raj Grewal remains in the Liberal caucus, despite being under investigation by the RC...

Alex is joined by Cyndee Todgeham - Cherniak, trade lawyer, Lexsage, to break down the in's-and-out's of the newly signed United States Mexico Canada Trade Agreement. Despite being a touted as "a great step for our economy and middle class", the latest rendition of NAFTA faces challenging first days following the closure of GM's production plant in Oshawa as well as on-going talks regarding steel...

Tonight's top talkers are: Tasha Kheiriddin - Global News Radio Toronto & Devon Peacock - Global News Radio London Topics include: A Vice Media reporter hands over recorded conversations with an alleged ISIS member following a Supreme Court decision, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces questions following comments made during a recent G20 speech and talks on Canadian steel and aluminum tarrifs con...

As the saying goes, "one man's bad luck, is another's good fortune". While Ontario Premier Doug Ford faces backlash following cuts made to francophone services within the province, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau uses that same backlash as fuel for his upcoming 2019 federal election campaign.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Peter Sherman is joined by Brent Kopperson, Founder and Executive Director, Windfall Ecology Centre, to discuss Windfall's in-depth study into electric vehicle production in Ontario and the potential multi-billion dollar economic increase it could bring.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Peter Sherman is joined by Adam Oldfield, Global News Radio Tech Expert, to talk about how Netflx Canada is set to increase it's subscription fee for the first time in almost two years.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Peter Sherman is joined by Reggie Cecchini, Global News National Washington Bureau, to take a closer look at U.S President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen. Earlier today, Cohen plead guilty to charges of knowingly misleading two congressional commitees that were investigating possible acts of collusion between Russia and the campaign of then-candidate Trump. Learn m...

Guest host Peter Sherman is joined by Jon Dwyer, Director, Aereus Technologies, and Stephen Ledrew, Toronto-based lawyer and broadcaster, for this edition of Counterpoint. Topics include: Canada has laid sanctions against 17 Saudi nationals in connection with killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an ad by the Canadian Oil Advocacy campaign has been deemed 'discriminatory", a federal budget watchd...

Guest host Peter Sherman is joined by Ontario MPP Peter Tabuns to talk about the province's new plan to combat climate change. Titled the "Preserving and Protecting our Environment for Future Generations: A Made-In-Ontario Environment Plan", it includes a four-year financial commitment of $400 million that is meant to entice big polluters to develop clean technologies and reduce emissions overall....

Tonight's top talkers are: Bill Kelly - Global News Radio Hamilton & Mike Stubbs - Global News Radio London Topics include: Ontario MPP Amanda Simard resigns from the PC party following cuts to francophone services, Ontario reveals it's plan to battle climate change and the leaders of Canada, Mexico and the United States gather in Buenos Aires on Friday to sign the United States Mexico Canada Trad...

Peter Shurman fills in for Alex Pierson. He is joined by David Shipley, CEO of Beauceron Security / Global News Radio Cybersecurity and Technology Expert.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman fills in for Alex Pierson. He is joined by Brian Patterson, President and CEO Ontario Safety League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman fills in for Alex Pierson. He is joined by Dr. Oren Amitay - Registered Psychologist - DocAmitay.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman fills in for Alex Pierson. He is joined by John Mraz - Former liberal war room director and Bill Hutchison - Journalist/Broadcaster, professor at Seneca. Topics include: Humboldt Broncos GoFundMe payments approved by Saskatoon judge - Less to the living who may have more expenses? Or the other way… the loss of life was only worth an extra 50K? Do you think this split was fair? School...

Peter Shurman fills in for Alex Pierson. He is joined by Maddie DiMuccio, CEO of Society for Quality Education, President of the York Region Taxpayers Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Meghan Murphy, writer and journalist, to talk about the social media giant's updated "hateful conduct policy" that now prohibits rhetoric that can be labelled as "misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Lorne Honickman, toronto-based lawyer and journalist, for this edition of Case and Point. Topics include: The mastermind behind the Stefanie Rengel killing, Melissa Todorovic, has been granted day parole, a Quebec domestic violence victim is awarded over $300K in a civil suit and a Quebec evironmental group is suing the federal government over climate change. Learn more about you...

Alex is joined by Anil Verma, Professor of Industrial Relations and HR Management at the University of Toronto, to talk about what options are available for those now out of a job thanks to this latest auto-industry closure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Michael Diamond, Principal, Upstream Strategy Group and Myriam Denis, Consultant, Daisy Group, for this edition of Counterpoint. Topics include: Maple Leaf Foods sets its sights on London for it's new food-processing plant, Unifor president warns of a steep price after GM announces Oshawa plant closure, RCMP provide an update into their investigation on besieged Liberal MP Raj Gr...

Alex is joined by Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayer Federation to take a closer look at the newly announced Maple Leaf Foods processing plant in London. With an estimated $62 million in both federal and provincial money being sunk into the plan, what does this "investiment" mean for the taxpayer? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices