The Alex Pierson Show

Personal finance expert Rubina Ahmed-Haq joins Global News Radio to discuss why Canadians continue to pay high bank fees, and what keeps them loyal to the big five. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We ask Andy Stinton and Michael Diamond to keep their pants on as they discuss Joshua Boyle's arrest, Defence Minister Sajjan and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lee Humphrey is a security expert. He spent some time in Afghanistan during which he had the chance meeting with Joshua Boyle. At the meeting Humphrey tried to disuade Boyle from going hiking into the mountains. We know now that hike would end when Boyle and his wife would be taken hostage by the Taliban.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru discusses the legalities of some employers who have told employees that they will cut benefits, cancelling paid breaks and changing other employment terms in order to cope with the rise of minimum wage. This comes after employees at a Cobourg Tim Hortons say they have been told to sign a document acknowledging they are losing incentives as a result of the Ontario's m...

First counterpoint disussion of 2018 - Vincent Gasparro and Jenni Byrne discuss Justin Trudeau's silence on Iran and former terrorist hostage Joshua Boyle being arrested on 15 criminal charges  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, that is unless you dare cross a cyclist. Then you can expect more than fury—outright rabid frothing at the mouth. It all started during a snow storm right before x-mas when I was on the roads and noticed a cyclist slipping and sliding over a slushy street. It was an accident waiting to happen. I took a photo and tweeted it out saying “you have to be a real k...

Registered Psychologist Doctor Oren Amitay joins ON Point and talks about depression during the holidays, addictions and setting realistic resolutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rubina Ahmed-Haq joins ON Point and discusses how easy it is to over spend for the holidays, and provides some tips on how to be disciplined. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The Etiquette Guy" Jay Remer gives us some tips on etiquette when it comes to holiday dinners, and gift giving/receiving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James DiFiore went undercover as a mall Santa. He describes the experience with Alex Pierson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Christmas is festive for many, it may be a sad or lonely time for others. Create magic for those around you if you can! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve McDonald Deputy Director, Communications and Public Affairs at The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA). He tells Alex that this resolution (which includes Yemen) is part of the campaign of ganging up against Israel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Hamilton C-A-S has decided it knows best removing 2 little girls from the care of two loving gaurdians who provided a safe and happy home. The problem? These caregivers are devout Christian’s, and these days, targeting that faith is just fine. So what have these parents done that is so awful? Well, according to the C-A-S lawyers-- these parents won’t lie to the girls and tell them Santa or the...

Scott Musson talks to Alex Pierson after his father died tragically falling off a ladder. Doug Musson established the colourful holiday display outside his family's Spruce Avenue home more than 30 years ago.  You can help the family in their time of need Musson Family Lights Fund Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks about the prince and princess of pot having been found guilty. Yes, they broke current laws. Yes, they are paying a very steep price-- I don’t take issue with that- albeit it’s a hell of a fine at 195,000 each. The issue for me isn’t that they were punished for breaking current laws—I just find the hypocrisy mind blowing, and not in a good way, that those who have spent their lives wagi...

Tasha Kheiriddin – Host on Global News Radio Toronto – Noon-2pm -  Jeremy Richler is a GTA and Toronto area corporate lawyer and notary public. He is a sole practicing employment and corporate lawyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay Shepherd did nothing wrong—and yet she has been dragged through a modern day witch hunt.  And it will continue. After all—her critics don’t like to hear an inconvenient truth. Even though the University’s President has come out with a clear and unequivocal statement exonerating her, there will still be legions of people who come up with a justification at every turn. It’s rather simple. Cl...

Vince Gasparro – former Managing Director of The Green Tomorrow Fund which was a Toronto based Private Equity firm and is a former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin Jenni Byrne -  Former Campaign Manager and Deputy Chief of Staff to Stephen Harper. Current VO of Bayfield Strategy Vincent and Jenni go head-to-head on the stories leaking out of Ottawa!    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Lindsay Shepherd talks to Alex Pierson about her ordeal, and says that she hopes more like her stand up for themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dellen Millard may have been found guilty but Alex Pierson talks about some of those who were also part of the crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An elderly man's travel insurance was denied after put in coma in Germany. Insurance and injury lawyer Sivan Tumarkin of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP,  joins Alex Pierson and explains how to make sure you are covered by your travel insurance if anything should happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks about the state of Hollywood in the climate of sexual assault allegations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Stevens runs Kaboom Chicken at 722 Queen Street East, and he recently made an instagram post suggesting that he may have to raise prices in part because he would like to pay his employees the higher minimum wage. He talks to Alex Pierson about how he has been attacked, and how the public misconstrued the message. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenda Roberts' car was broke into and a jump drive was taken. On that jump drive were pictures of her daughter who died of cancer. She pleads for the person who broke into her car to bring/send back the drive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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