The Alex Pierson Show
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre drawing huge support from young Indigenous voters - will this hurt PM Trudeau?
Alex Pierson speaks with Jennifer Laewetz, policy analyst and strategist at Warshield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canada has blown way past immigration numbers that were already breaking records. - is the system working?
Alex Pierson speaks with Mikal Skuterud, Professor of Economics at the University of Waterloo and Director of the Canadian Labour Economics Forum and fellow and resident at the C.D. Howe Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why this urban planner says it's time Toronto allows businesses to operate in laneways
Alex Pierson speaks with Blair Scorgie, a partner at Sajecki Planning and Urban Planner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canada to require all new cars be zero emissions by 2035 - will 'range anxiety' still be a concern?
Alex Pierson speaks with Ken Bokor, Producer and host of the EV Revolution Show on YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check; Canada faces ''increased perceptions of corruption''
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about the Canadian National Railway that lost millions and suffered ''irreparable harm'' due to anti-Israel protests on its freight lines, more than a third of Canadians say they lack confidence in the youth criminal justice system, Canada faces ''increased perceptions of corruption.'' All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What's happened to policing? Why aren't officers making arrests when protesters utter threats?
Alex Pierson speaks with Andy Brooke, a retired RCMP officer, about an exchange between a demonstrator and another person during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in front of fashion retailer Zara at Toronto's Eaton Centre. In a video shared online, a few Toronto police officers can be seen standing nearby. One of the protesters can be heard saying 'I'll put you six feet deep' but wasn't arrested - why not? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Year in Review with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre
Alex Pierson speaks with Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, about a range of issues, including the federal government's announcement of requiring all new vehicles be zero emissions by 2035 - will Poilievre keep that mandate in place? Have a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
RCMP arrest Ottawa youth in alleged terror plot targeting Jewish community
Alex Pierson speaks with Phil Gurski, President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former CSIS Analyst and author of ‘The Threat From Within: Recognizing Al Qaeda-Inspired Radicalization and Terrorism in the West' about the RCMP charging an Ottawa youth with terrorism for allegedly plotting an attack against the Jewish community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ottawa set to announce that new cars must be zero emissions by 2035
Alex Pierson speaks with Brian Kingston, president and CEO of Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association, about the expected announcement from the federal government that all new cars will have to be zero emissions by 2035. Ottawa is set to unveil new regulations in the latest example of countries around the world pushing for electrification. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“I’ll put you six feet deep": Why aren't Toronto police arresting protesters uttering threats?
Alex Pierson speaks with Jon Reid, President of the Toronto Police Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Two thirds of Toronto youth are behind violent carjackings - why?
Alex Pierson speaks with Ron Chhinzer, Former Toronto Police Service and Peel Regional Police Service officer and gang prevention expert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is new home construction grinding to a halt in Ontario?
Alex Pierson speaks with mortgage broker Ron Butler about new home construction in Ontario coming to a halt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check; Twitter ''influencers'' getting paid by Department of Health
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about middle class Canadians being disappointed with the cabinet's ''Strong Middle Class'' budget, says in-house Privy Council research, the Department of Health had paid Twitter 'influencers'' more than $680,000 since 2021, records show, whistleblowers are asking MP's to publicly release hundreds of pages of documents detailing insider dealing at a taxpayer-funding foundation. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
UN General Assembly overwhelming supports a ceasefire in Gaza - but will Israel agree to one?
Alex Pierson speaks with Yaron Deckel, Regional Director to Canada of the Jewish Agency, now based in Toronto. Yaron was also a longtime journalist in Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canada votes in favour of ceasefire in Gaza at United Nations
Alex Pierson speaks with Bob Rae, Representative of Canada to the United Nations, about Canada voting in favour of a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that calls for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza and the immediate release of all hostages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New Dental plan program comes with a massive price tag, but will this help?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Lori Gallant, owner of Smile 4 Me Dental Hygiene in Pickering about the Governments new dental plan announcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why are members of the LGBTQ+ community supporting Hamas - the terror regime that would be the first to kill them?
Alex Pierson speaks with Jonathan Elkhoury, an Israeli Lebanese Christian leader in Israel’s LGBTQ+ community, offering a unique viewpoint on the issues facing his community in the Middle East - including Gaza and West Bank - and his experience as a refugee from Lebanon in Israel, and how Israel accepted him with open arms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check-In: A billion tax dollars for refugees; Canadians are losing patience
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about Liberal MP Greg Fergus (Hull-Aylmer, Que.), first Black Speaker of the Commons, is now the first Speaker since Confederation to be summoned for cross-examination by MP's, free hotel rooms and meals for refugee applicants and illegal immigrants cost $769 million this year, says the Department of Immigration. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Liberals to revive ‘war-time housing’ blueprints in bid to speed up builds
Alex Pierson speaks with Mike Moffatt, Founding director of PLACE Centre at the Smart Prosperity Institute, about the federal government reviving a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation program to provide standardized housing blueprints to builders, nearly 80 years after it was first brought in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Will beer be sold in Ontario convenience stores? Craft brewers sure hope so
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Adin Wener, co-founder and head of sales at Henderson Brewery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
''What's up with the traffic in Toronto?'' Adelaide Street West being temporarily shut down
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Giles Gherson, President and CEO Toronto Region Board of Trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Details of new federal dental insurance plan coming, sources say
Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Brock Nicolucci, President of the Ontario Dental Association, about details of a new federal dental insurance plan being unveiled today that will provide benefits directly to eligible Canadian residents. Government officials say the new program will be phased in slowly over 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Calgary Mayor will not participate in annual menorah lighting citing event’s ‘political intentions’
Alex Pierson speaks with Rahim Mohamed, a political columnist based in Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
''Merry Swiftmas everyone'' Illinois man decorates his home with only Taylor Swift decorations
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Brian Scott, Illinois man who decorated his home with only Taylor Swift decorations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer; It's a Canadian thing!
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Craig Baird, host of Canadian history Ehx podcast about the history of Rudolph. The classic movie is Canadian made! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
UN report gives Canada 'C' grade for flight safety oversight
Alex Pierson speaks with Duncan Dee, Former Air Canada chief operating officer, responsible for the safety system at Air Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Warnings are front and center; will interference affect our election?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Steve Chase, Senior Parliament Reporter for the Globe and Mail about the warnings we've been given with interference. We need to get our cyber securities on track. How will this affect our election? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Food prices set to rise in 2024, report says. How much more will Canadians spend on groceries?
Alex Pierson speaks with John Keogh, Founder and Managing Principal of Shantalla, McGill Center for the Convergence of Health and Economics, about the annual food price report and how Canadians are reducing how much they spend on groceries, either by reducing the quantity or quality of food they purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check-In: Do we need a task force to protect religious freedoms; is this where we are in 2023?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about Cabinet must establish a federal task force to protect religious freedoms, the Commons justice committee yesterday wrote in a report to Parliament, Cabinet has no plan to solve the housing crisis, the CEO of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said yesterday. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is the carbon tax an election issue? This farmer thinks so - it's costing him $173K this year alone
Alex Pierson speaks with Mike Medeiros, co-owner of Carleton Mushroom Farms in south Ottawa, about the financial impact the carbon tax has on his business - and how those costs trickle down to the consumer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Report: Canadian waitlist deaths at 5-year high
Alex Pierson speaks with Colin Craig, President of SecondStreet.org, about the number of Canadians dying on health care waiting lists for surgery or diagnostic scans is at a five-year high, according to new research from Second Street. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Promises to Hazel McCallion; Bonnie Crombie had to take a stand
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Warren Kinsella, was special assistant to Jean Chretien, and currently CEO of Daisy Group crisis communications frim, about the major wedge when it comes to Peel Region. What does Bonnie Crombie do now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
''71% of Canadians want to prioritize money on healthcare'' Does the government even care?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Colin Craig, President of Second Street dot org, about the number of Canadians dying on health care waiting lists for surgeries and diagnostics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Breaking up Peel Region could result in a shortage of paramedics.
Alex Pierson speaks with Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown about how the dismantling of Peel Region could leave that whole area with a shortage of paramedics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Holding on as long as I can': Meet Queen Street's last vendor
Alex Pierson speaks with Sheryl Genser, who’s dubbed herself the last vendor on Queen Street. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Uber files legal challenge against Toronto driver cap in escalating battle
Alex Pierson speaks with Giles Gherson, President and CEO of Toronto Region Board of Trade, about ridesharing giant Uber asking an Ontario court to throw out a bylaw that capped the number of its drivers allowed to operate in Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Puppy Mills; What's taking so long to get legislation?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Camille Labchuk, Lawyer, Executive Director of Animal Rights Justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check-In: Greg Fergus' apologizes; it goes horribly wrong
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about Greg Fergus facing censure with only nine weeks on the job since he admitted to participating in a Liberal Party function in a breach of a rule that he remains impartial while holding the $287,400 - a year speakership, Independent MP Han Dong says allegations have made him ''the face of Chinese interference'' in federal elections. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'I want to fight for myself, other girls': U.S. high schooler accused of using AI to create nude images of classmates
Alex Pierson speaks with Dorota Mani, a New Jersey woman and mother to 14-year-old Francesca who fell victim to deepfake images. Dorota's daughter has created a website and set up a charity aiming to help AI victims. Learn more here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Law falls flat': Ontario government takes aim at puppy mills in new legislation
Alex Pierson speaks with Camille Labchuk, lawyer and executive director of Animal Rights Justice, about Ontario introducing new rules that will supposedly crack down on large and unethical dog breeding operations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
''Investors own more than 50% of Toronto's condos'' Driving up housing costs
There are nothing but uncertainties in real estate and in the condo market. Investors own more than 50% of Toronto's condo's, which drive up costs. Host Alex Pierson speaks with John Pasalis, president of real estate brokerage Realosophy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New survey finds many Canadians have difficulty trusting media - why?
Alex Pierson speaks with Jeffrey Dvorkin, Author of "Trusting the News in a Digital Age" former journalism director at the University of Toronto-Scarborough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
COP28 climate summit: What are leaders saying about nuclear power?
Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Chris Keefer, President of Canadians for Nuclear Energy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chiefs of Ontario asks for judicial review of carbon price regime
Alex Pierson speaks with Abram Benedict, Grand Chief for the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, a Haudenosaunee community located on the Canada-U.S. border, about why Canada needs to fix what they call a “discriminatory” carbon price system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Anti-Israel protesters flood Peel District School Board meeting - where does it end?
Alex Pierson speaks with Noah Shack, Vice President of Countering Antisemitism & Hate at UJA Federation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Hope you can live with the silence': Former harm reduction worker speaks out on safe injection gone wrong
Alex Pierson speaks with Tara, a former staff member at the South Riverdale Community Health Centre and Derek Finkle, an independent journalist who lives beside the South Riverdale Community Health Centre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How will Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre provide relief for Canadians?
Alex Pierson speaks with Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre about a number of issues - including GDP numbers, concerns of high food costs ahead of the holiday season and bail reform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The passing of Shane MacGowan of The Pogues
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Eric Alper, freelance music publicist and lifelong musicaholic about the passing of Shane MacGowan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Toronto man reunites with his niece, siblings and mother after 51-days of captivity
Alex Pierson speaks with Aharon Brodutch, Toronto man whose family was held hostage by Hamas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ontario unveils new legislation that would make it easier for victims of crime to sue their offenders for emotional distress
Host Alex Pierson speaks with criminal defence lawyer Joseph Neuberger about new legislation that would make it easier for victims of crime to sue their offenders for emotional distress,. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices