The Alex Pierson Show

The city of Toronto has a new mayor. Her name is Olivia Chow! Host Alex Pierson speaks on site at City Hall with Olivia Chow, about what her first order of business would be, what would be her property tax be and how she plans to work together and build relationships with Doug Ford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Myer Siemiatycki, professor emeritus of politics at Toronto Metropolitan University, about Olivia Chow becoming the 66th Mayor of Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bell is asking the CRTC to drop local news. All stories start small. Host, Alex Pierson speaks with Peter Menzies, former CRTC Vice-Chair, about Bell pushing to CRTC to drop all local news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uncontrollable violence, chaos, and the incapacity to manage behaviour happening at Tomken Road Middle School in Mississauga. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Paul Bennett, founding director of the education consultancy Schoolhouse Institute, adjunct professor of education at Saint Mary's University in Halifax and a former high school principle, about the entire approach of discipline within the scho...

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about the $7 billion Strategic Innovation Fund that was launched six years ago by then Indistry Minister Navdeep Bains on a falso claim it would create $56,000 jobs, Canadian Senator says he wants Chinese Canadians to set up a national foundation that would focus on raising money to fund lawsuits against ''messy repo...

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Perry Douglas Klein, Professor at Western University with the faculty of education, who researches the psychology of writing and writing instruction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Lisa Freeman, a Victim Rights Advocate who's father was murdered in 1991. Lisa weighs in on the transfer of murderer Mark Smich's move to a medium-security prison as well as the latest on her Victim Rights Bill that's been stalled as Parliament's adjourned for summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Sam Cooper, investigative reporter and Founder of The Bureau, about defending his reporting on foreign interference before a committee of MPs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Rose Finlay, mother of three who became a quadriplegic after an accident at age 17. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Former Vice Admiral Mark Norman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with human rights lawyer Yavar Hameed about his suit that aims to force Justin Trudeau's government to fill nearly 80 judicial vacancies on lower trial courts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

City parks are for the entire public, not a place for people to call home. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Chris Moise, Toronto City Councillor for Ward-13, about concerns over Allan Gardens, which has been spiked with tents, homeless people, loud music, fires and tons of open drug use and sexual assaults. Why is the city allowing this? Why is it so difficult? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about Cabinet yesterday denied the RCMP is investigating the Prime Minister's Office over attempts to quash a criminal prosecution of the SNC-Lavalin Group Incorporated, Governor General Mary Simon burning through almost 25,000 litres of jet fuel to deliver a climate change speech, no evidence retailers and wholesale...

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Colin Craig, President of SecondStreet.org who issued the report. . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The RCMP is investigating allegations that Justin Trudeau, Bill Monreau and staff including Michael Wernick were obstructing justice way back when Jody Wilson back in 2018 , when they tried to pressure her from stopping the prosecution of SNC. Alex Pierson speaks with Duff Conacher, Co-founder of Democracy watch, about the RCMP saying nothing about this situation. Only recently has the RCMP began...

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Michael Rothe, CEO and President of the Canadian Finance and Leasing Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Erin O’Toole, former Conservative leader and MP for Durham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Too many promises and not enough details. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Denzil Minnan-Wong, former city councillor and deputy mayor and Jaskaran Sing-Sandhu, Strategist with State Strategy, about the mayoral debate that took place last night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest scandal. Trudeau's office knew about Bernardo's transfer and did nothing! Host Alex Pierson speaks with Jon Reid, President of the Toronto Police Association, about the issue with moving Paul Bernardo to a medium security prison. This only makes the families suffer and our Government is doing absolutely nothing about it. This is a complete erosion of trust with the system. Learn more ab...

If you're accused of sexual misconduct, should you still be able to win your industries top award? Host Alex Pierson speaks with Andre Proulx, co-host of Tasting Together (airs Saturdays on 640 at 5pm) about allegations of Norm Hardie and how he admitted to sexual misconduct, meanwhile the Ontario Wine Awards congratulated him with the White Wine of the year award. Learn more about your ad choices...

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about Paul Bernardo and how Cabinet is handling the case, Privy Council President Bill Blair says how he never saw a secret memo warning because it was sent to the ''wrong office'', Canada's spending involvement with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank after a high-ranking executive left the organization saying...

Students can't find rentals. By 2026, we are going to be short in rental units and it's only going to get worse. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Rylan Kinnon, about a broken promise students are experiencing when they come to study in Canada. There isn't enough housing but Ryan created a 'Home Sharing' program that is a great solution when it comes to connecting older adults and students in a home....

It's time to dig deep into the Mayoral race. Host Alex Pierson chats with Joe Mihevc, former Toronto City Councilor and Saeed Selvam, Managing Director of New West Public Affairs and also a member of Global News' Election Panel, and he's a former council candidate, about how effective have the various candidates' strategies been in trying to overcome Olivia Chow in leading votes, Anthony Furey thi...

With restaurants that were involved in the Cafe To program problem free, they are now being rejected after waiting months for approval, it's putting small business' at risk. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tomas Morana, owner of Bar Volo and Birreria, about the struggle with opening up their patio's because of not meeting certain requirements. It's worked fine in the past, why is this a problem now?...

Mendocino sends his thoughts and prayers to the French and Mahaffy families; who actually didn't know about Paul Bernardo's transfer. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tim Danson, the family lawyer for Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy, about the concern of the families and that it's time to reverse this decision and relocate Bernardo back to Mill Haven. How is it possible that no one is taking accoun...