The Alex Pierson Show

It's that time of the week where we take a look past the veil into the stories that don't get the attention they deserve in Ottawa. Guest host Jody Vance checks in with Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter Tom Korski. Jody and Tom talk about a hurried contract on masks ended up costing Canadians $106 Million, but was essentially theft. Tom and Jody break down who the money went to, why no one h...

Alex Pierson is joined by Andy Stinton, President at News Minute Network. They talk about the slap seen around the world at the Oscars, and if the future of all lives shows have changed now. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

And finally, Alex is joined by Tamila Karpyc, a former NATO liaison to Ukraine and all around International Security and Democratic Governance expert. Alex and Tamila talk about why its so hard for Ukrainians to not only get into Canada, but gain true refugee status. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Lorrie Goldstein, the editor emeritus and columnist for the Toronto Sun. Alex and Lorrie talk about the Environment Minister's new ambitious plan to heavily reduce carbon emissions in our gas and oil sector, but ignore the costs to average Canadians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Missed the show? No worries, we've got you covered with the ON Point podcast. On this episode Alex is first joined by a former Afghan interpreter and a man who is currently participating in a hunger strike on Parliament hill, Zahed. Alex and Zahed talk about how much the Canadian government has let down the Afghan people, and why he and others are doing this hunger strike. Next, Alex is joined by...

Alex Pierson speaks with Christian Leuprecht, a professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University and a Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute & Author of "North American strategic Defense in the 21st Century: Security and Sovereignty in an Uncertain World." They talk about Russia stepping away from the negotiations table and saying there has been no breakthroughs. ...

Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Chris Keefer, the President for Canadians for Nuclear Energy about Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's new plan to cut 42% of emissions from the gas and oil sector, but fails to acknowledge clean Canadian nuclear energy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Missed the show? No worries, we've got you covered with the ON Point podcast. On this episode, Alex first starts off speaking with Dr. Chris Keefer, the President for Canadians for Nuclear Energy about Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's new plan to cut 42% of emissions from the gas and oil sector, but fails to acknowledge clean Canadian nuclear energy. Next, Alex speaks with Mark Kersten, a...

Missed the show? No worries, we've got you covered with the ON Point podcast. On this episode, Alex first speaks with Dan McTeague, the president of Canadians for Affordable Energy. They talk about Canada's new climate plan to cut 42% in emissions from the gas and oil sector, and why when the world needs equitable oil this is the worst time. Next, Alex speaks with John Dwyer, CEO of Wondr Gaming,...

It's that time of the week where we take a look past the veil into the stories that don't get the attention they deserve in Ottawa. Alex Pierson checks in with Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter Tom Korski. Tom and Alex talk about why Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada must do more to protect against Russian disinformation, but failed to explain exactly what. They also talk abo...

Missed the show? No worries, we've got you covered with the ON Point podcast. On this episode Alex is first joined by Canadian Comedian, 40 year veteran of the stand-up circuit and "That Canadian Guy" Glen Foster. They discuss the slap that was heard around the world when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock live at the Oscars when a joke was made about Jada Pinkett Smith. Glen tells Alex how this violen...

Guest host Angela Kokott speaks with Matthew Light, a professor of Criminology and European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at the University of Toronto about a statement that Matthew and 99 other Canadian academics penned to Minister Joly on the situation in Ukraine.  Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Angela Kokott speaks with Adam Chapnick, a professor of defence studies at the Royal Military College of Canada about Canada's military spending. We have a NATO pledge to contribute 2% of our GDP to defence spending, but should we actually try and reach it? Let's get talking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time of the week where we take a look past the veil into the stories that don't get the attention they deserve in Ottawa. Guest Host Angela Kokott checks in with Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter Tom Korski. Angela and Tom break down why the Canada Revenue Agency paid millions in wage subsidies to insolvent companies, the Dentacare deal between the Liberals and NDP & why Coca-Cola...

Guest host Angela Kokott speaks with Richard Shimooka, a Sr. Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute about warnings from MP's that the NORAD Northern Warning System being outdated. Richard tells Angela why the need to track and monitor hypersonic missiles in our Arctic is beyond important. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Host Angela Kokott speaks with Aurel Braun, a professor of International Relations & Political Science at UofT & Associate of the Davis Centre at Harvard U. Professor Braun and Angela break down the current situation between Ukraine and Russia, and with the negotiations breaking down if an increase to Putin's aggression and instability is likely. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad ch...

It's that time of the week where we take a look past the veil into the stories that don't get the attention they deserve in Ottawa. Alex Pierson checks in with Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter Tom Korski. Alex and Tom talk about how President Zelenskyy's message to Parliament put into perspective the Liberal's use of the word "seige" during the Freedom convoy, issues within the Office of Fo...

Arlene Bynon speaks with Tamila Karpyc, International Security and Democratic Governance Expert and Former NATO liaison to Ukraine. They discuss the ongoing negotiations between Ukraine and Russia and how President Zelenskyy's tour of ally nations could be used as a bargaining chip. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It's that time of the week where we take a look past the veil into the stories that don't get the attention they deserve in Ottawa. Alex Pierson checks in with Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter Tom Korski. Alex and Tom break down the multiple articles the CBC has retracted over the Freedom Convoy, why the Prime Minister used his Europe trip as a PR stunt to help his image, and why the Libera...

Alex Pierson is joined by Jeff Merrifield, the former commissioner of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to discuss the current state of the infamous Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant after being taken over by Russian forces. Alex and Jeff discuss the safety of the site, what the likelihood of a radiation leak is, and if we should be worried about the state of these facilities while in an open war...

Bill C-11 is the modernization of the regulation of streaming and social media services that was the failed Bill C-10. There is a desperate need to modernize these laws to regulate streaming, but there are plenty who are worried that this could be an overreach. Alex Pierson is joined by Kevin Desjardins, the President of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters to break down the intent of BIll C-1...

Missed the show? No worries, we've got you covered with the ON Point podcast. On this episode Alex is first joined by Conservative MP for Carleton & official candidate for leader of the Conservative Party Pierre Poilievre. Alex and Pierre discuss what the campaign trail will look like, how Pierre plans to unite a fractured party, and if he thinks he can help the Conservatives overcome the Trudeau...

Alex Pierson is joined by Conservative MP for Carleton and candidate for Conservative Leader, Pierre Poilievre.  As the campaign for Conservative leadership ramps up, Alex and Pierre discuss the shifting political landscape of Canada, why Mr. Poilievre believes he is the leader to unite the party, and how he believes Canada should be helping with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Let's get talking...