The Alex Pierson Show

Joining Alex Pierson on tonight's edition of CounterPoint are: John Mraz - Former Liberal war room director - political commentator and Bill Hutchison - Journalism professor at Seneca. Former boradcaster CTV Topics include: Doug Ford's use of the notwithstanding clause, Dominic LeBlanc breaking conflict of interest rules, a recent report calling for standardized math courses for all student teache...

Alex Pierson is joined by Kim Layton, Athletic Conditioning Coach - SPARK Sport Conditioning, to talk about how the Humboldt Broncos move on from last season. Layton helped rehabilitate one of the boys who survived the crash back to health.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Politicians complaining about Premier Ford's use of the 'Notwithstanding Clause' didn't have to deal with the far-left obstructing all of their decisions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by CannTrust CEO, Eric Paul, to talk about his companies partnership with two Canadian educational institutions that are trialing medicinal marijuana to help combat chronic pain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As union workers from D-J Composites take to the pickets lines in Gander, Newfoundland, their employer has decided to bring in replacement workers to continue the job. Those 'scabs' are now recieving threats from the on-strike workers after Unifor posted a video to their Twitter page naming each temporary employee. Alex is joined by one of those workers, Ada-Mae Rogers, and gets her perspective on...

Alex is joined by Howard Anglin, Executive Director of the Canadian Constitution Foundation to discuss the implcations of Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to go over the Superior Court's ruling to cut Toronto City Council from 47 to 25. Will there be a ripple effect from this decision? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Mike Van Soelen, Principil at Navigator, communications strategist and commentator, and Stephen Ledrew, Toronto-based lawyer and broadcaster, for today's Counterpoint. Topics include: The continued fallout of the legislation to slash Toronto City Council in half, NAFTA on the brink of falling apart, Trudeau warns Canadians about consuming weed prior to travel and how would you fe...

Fresh off his announcement to invoke the notwithstanding clause against a Superior Court ruling, Ontario Premier Doug Ford now faces Greenpeace Canada in court over the repeal of cap and trade. Also: One of the wealthiest Indigenous businessmen in the country is also in court attempting to have a child support case determined by Indigenous laws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

On the 17th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, Alex is joined by Maureen Basnicki, husband of Ken Basnicki, who was killed when the North Tower collapsed on September 11th 2001. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ON Point guest host, Anthony Furey, is joined by Oren Amitay, registered Psychologist, DocAmitay.com to talk about free speech and whether or not professor Rick Mehta's firing was just.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lorne Honickman, Global News Radio Legal Expert, joins guest host, Anthony Furey, to discuss the legality of Premier Ford's announcement to invoke the 'notwithstanding clause'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ON Point guest host Anthony Furey, is joined by Councillor Joe Mihevc - Ward 21 St. Pauls, to discuss the implications on city council after the ruling from the judge. Councillor Mihevc represents one of the wards that would have been removed from city council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ON Point guest host, Anthony Furey, is joined by Andy Stinton, Producer of Canadian Music Week, and Michael Diamond, campaign strategist and political commentator, UPSTREAM Strategy Group, for today's Counterpoint.  Topics include: Judge rejecting Doug Ford's slash to city council, controversy regarding Serena Williams at the U.S. Open and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

Guest host, Anthony Furey, is joined by Ontario Premier, Doug Ford, to discuss the court ruling that Ford cannot cut the size of city council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Registered Psychologist, Dr. Oren Amitay joins Alex to talk about what a Montreal-based organization has unveiled to help young children understand important  issues such as gender-identity, self-expression and acceptance.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global News Radio Tech Expert, Adam Oldfield joins Alex to talk about the impact artificial intelligence poses to humanity. Alarmingly, warnings show it could do more damage than terrorism or climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Globe & Mail's Washington-based public affairs columnist, Lawrence Martin joins us to discuss the recent publication of an anonymous op-ed within the New York Times by a senior Trump White House offcial. We also ask the question of whether or not this begins a further slide in the public's trust of the media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob Breakenridge of Global News Radio 770 Calgary joins us to talk about the idea of Separatism being on the rise in Alberta following a Federal Court's decision to effectively stop the construction of the Trans Mountian pipeline. Is there an actual movement within the province and could it really happen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Democratic Party Strategist, Karl Belanger talks with Alex about the mood inside the federal NDP caucus following recent concerns over Jagmeet Singh's party leadership and what effect it could have going in the upcoming federal election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another choatic week for U.S. president Donald Trump. A former president calls out the incumbent during a speech at the University of Illinois and a scathing editorial from the New York Times shines an even brighter light on the disasterous inner workings of the White House. To talk about what it all means as well as the potential impact it could have the on the upcoming mid-term elections, Alex i...

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Alex speaks with Steve Smith, the father of a young girl (Virginia) who died of opiod use. Smith has been pushing for long-term solutions to the country-wide epidemic. He shares his thoughts on the $71.1 million that is being provided, by the federal government, to further improve access to drug and addiction services within British Columbia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

Steve Globerman, a Professor from Western Washington University and Senior fellow of the Fraser institute joins On Point to discuss Canada's value in the global market as well as looking into why some foreign investors are deciding to spend their money elsewhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Melissa Lantsman and Omar Khan both of H+K Strategies join ON Point Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The union that represts the Ontario NDP's office workers say the party has terminated one Hamilton employee and stopped paying two others weeks before their human rights complaints are scheduled to be heard. Ales speaks with Wade Poziomka, Human Rights & Employment Law about this topic.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices