The Alex Pierson Show
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'No real alternative': Farmers can't export, risk crops rotting due to St. Lawrence Seaway strike
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Crosby Devitt, CEO of the Grain Farmers of Ontario and an active grain farmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What we know about the Lewiston, Maine mass shooting so far
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Ric Tyler, producer and co-host of the George Hale Ric Tyler Show on Voice of Maine, about the latest on the Lewiston mass shooting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Our community's struggling': Sault Ste Marie grieving following tragedy that left 5 people, including 3 children, dead
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Matthew Shoemaker, Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Convicted killer Paul Bernardo transfer: Prison officials ‘intervened’ to stop public statement
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tim Danson, lawyer who has represented the French and Mahaffy families. Paul Bernardo is serving a life sentence for the kidnapping, sexual assault and murder of 15-year-old Kristen French and 14-year-old Leslie Mahaffy, in the early 1990s near St. Catharines, Ont. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How do you negotiate with terrorists when it comes to releasing hostages?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Phil Andrew, Principal of PAX Group, a global crisis and conflict management consultancy, and a former FBI hostage negotiator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check-In: Liberals shut down hearing with RCMP
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about the Liberals walking away and shutting down the hearing with the RCMP, and Federal pandemic management where we lost more money than one can imagine. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Don't tell Toronto': Why this Ontario town is targeting frustrated city dwellers to make the move
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Kapil Lakhotia, President and CEO of the London Economic Development Corporation, about the 'Don't Tell Toronto' campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ottawa uncovers ‘Spamouflage’ campaign targeting Trudeau, MPs linked to China
Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at Royal Military College of Canada- expert on security and defence. Author of ‘Polar Cousins: Antarctic and Arctic Geostrategic Future.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MPP Sarah Jama ousted from NDP caucus for following Gaza comments - are employees entitled to freedom of speech?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with employment lawyer Howard Levitt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'See this for what it is - a propaganda attempt': former extremist on Hamas releasing two Israeli hostages
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Mubin Shaikh, former extremist turned counterterrorism operative and terrorism expert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Holocaust denialism; hundreds of jounalists are being show raw footage by Hamas
Holocaust denialism and denialism of the October 7th massacre is happening right before us. Releasing this footage will put into perspective for the rest of the world the true atrocities of that day/how terrible terrorists are with propaganda. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Lt. Peter Lerner, an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
St. Lawrence Seaway shut down as workers go on strike
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Jasmin Guénette, vice president of national affairs at the CFIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Where is Romi?: Israeli mother on the search for her 23-year-old daughter missing since Hamas' attack on October 7th
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Meirav Leshem-Gonen, mother of 23-year-old Romi who's been missing since Hamas' attack on the Nova Music Festival on October 7th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Toronto Jewish-owned businesses targeted in Pro-Palestine protests
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Michael Mostyn, CEO of B’Nai Brith Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tech Talk: Wireless Charging, Washing Machines & Microplastics and more!
Host Alex Pierson speaks with tech expert Adam Oldfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
One on One with Pierre Poilievre: Concerns with RBC takeover of HSBC Canada, Israel-Hamas war
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canada pulls 41 diplomats from India after diplomatic immunity stripped - what does this mean for Canadians?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Chris Alexander, Former Conservative Federal Cabinet Minister and Diplomat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hate-related crimes in Toronto are up since start of Israel-Hamas war - how do you police escalating tensions?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Ron Chhinzer, a former Toronto Police Service and Peel Regional Police Service Officer and gang prevention expert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bill C-320 will improve disclosure of crucial information to victims and survivors of violent crime
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Lisa Freeman, Victims Right Advocate and author of ‘She Won’t Be Silenced: The Story of My Father’s Murder and My struggle to Find Justice within the Parole Board of Canada’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Truth is the first casualty in any war': The consequences of misinformation during war
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Martin Himel, a Canadian award-winning Documentary Filmmaker. TV Correspondent with over 25 years experience exposing and covering major issues, including war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'They're salvageable': Why were thousands of seats from Rogers Centre sent to the dump and not auctioned off?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Hersh Borenstein, auction organizer, his memorabilia firm 'Borenstein’s Frozen Pond' ran the Maple Leaf Gardens auction in 2012. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'We want to go in already': Israeli soldiers ready to fight following Hamas attack
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Noy Leyb, Canadian man who returned to Israel to fight Hamas following the October 7th attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why is it taking so long to investigate animal deaths at Marineland?
Why is it taking the province so long to investigate the deaths of 14 whales and a dolphin at Marineland? Host Alex Pierson speaks with Phil Demers, former trainer at Marineland, who left his job to speak up about these conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'These are not people we can reason with': Global Imams Council on Hamas' attack on Israel
Alex Pierson speaks with Imam Tawhidi, known as the ‘Imam of Peace’, and vice president of the Global Imams Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'It won't be a quick operation': Israel Defense Forces focused on destroying Hamas,
Alex Pierson speaks with Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner, an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'People are on edge': Will there be airstrikes in Beirut? Here's what it's like on the ground in Lebanon
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Fin DePencier, journalist currently in Lebanon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The role of Iran; Red flags in oil and resources
There are massive red flags when it comes to oil markets when it comes to the Israel and Hamas war. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dan McTeague, Canadians for affordable energy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check-In: Why didn't the RCMP investigate Trudeau when it comes to SNC Lavalin?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about why the RCMP let go Trudeau's SNC Lavalin investigation, Chrystia Freeland missed the forecast by 16% when it comes to budgeting, department of Canadian Heritage wants a bigger budget to monitor internet disinformation. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Basically inflation didn't change': What September's inflation numbers mean for you
Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Ian Lee, Economist, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
London, Ontario terror attack: Is Canada watching out for lone wolf terrorists?
Alex Pierson speaks with Michel Juneau Katsuya, former senior manager and intelligence officer at CSIS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Israel-Hamas War: Doctors Without Borders struggling to supply medical attention, basic needs to patients
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Joe Belliveau, Executive Director of Doctors Without Borders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Ongoing nightmare': Retired English teacher one of 3 Canadians missing following Hamas attack on Israel
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Iris Liniado, Daughter of Judy Weinstein Haggai (70) and Gad Haggai (72). Iris' parents have been missing since Hamas killed thousands in a brutal attack on Israel on October 7th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NDP convention: Israel-Hamas conflict debate, leadership review
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Kim Wright, Principal of Wright Strategies, who attended the NDP convention in Hamilton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3.99% 3-year fixed mortgage rate? What's the catch?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Ron Butler, Mortgage Broker with Butler Mortgage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When does free speech turn into hate speech?
Where does free speech turn to hate speech? When will it end? Protests in France and other places in Europe are banning them. Will Canada do the same? Host Alex Pierson speaks with Michael Kempa, criminologist focused on the politics of security, public safety and policing and Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
''Have Canadians evacuated from West Bank,'' couple hundred Canadians are stuck in this area
Melanie Joly announces a deal to have Canadians evacuated from West Bank as early as Tuesday. 24 Canadians managed to get into West Bank and into Jordan. Many others are to follow. When Israel begins its ground mission, will this change anything? Host Alex Pierson speaks with Mackenzie Gray, National Reporter with Global National and Global News covering Parliament Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield brought to you by Vacuman
This is Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield brought to you by Vacuman. On this episode, AI in Lung Cancer Diagnosis, Airgo 3 Smart Glasses, Sony's Digital Film Canister, Apple's USB-C Warning, MIT's Energy Storage Breakthrough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Does Canada have a Palestinian extremism problem?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Phil Gurski, President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former CSIS analyst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why this Israeli-Canadian left the comfort of home to fight Hamas
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Noy Leyb, an Israeli-Canadian, member of the Israel Defense Forces reserve, about reporting for duty in Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Toronto Police's Hate Crime Unit And They Response To The Targeting Of The Jewish Community
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Michael Levitt, President and CEO of Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check-In: Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, and her mission to bring Canadians back home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'When things like this happen in Israel, it doesn't stay in Israel': Toronto's Jewish community concerned for their safety
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Rabbi Adam Cutler, Senior Rabbi at Adath Israel Congregation in Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ontario MPP faces calls to step aside over Hamas-Israel conflict comments
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Michael Mostyn, CEO of B'Nai Brith Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'This was a surprise attack": Israeli journalist on Hamas massacring over 1,200 civilians and counting
Lahav Harkov, American-born Israeli journalist, Senior Political Correspondent for the Jewish Insider, covering Israeli politics & diplomacy. Over 1,200 civilians massacred in surprise attack by Hamas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'The texts went silent': Family of missing Canadian peace activist in Israel want answers
Chen Zeigan, son of Vivian Silver, the 74-year-old Canadian peace activist living in Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check-In: How Canadians in Israel will get back?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about how Ottawa should be on top of the foreign affairs involving Canadians that are stuck in Israel and the options Canada has to team up with other countries to bring our citizens back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'We're not going to die like this': Israeli music festival survivor recounts hours spent hiding from Hamas terrorists
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Noa Kalash and Moar Benezri, survivors of the Supernova music festival attack in Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why wasn't Canada on a joint statement with 7 other nations condemning Hamas?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Peter MacKay, lawyer and former federal Minister of Justice, Foreign Affairs and National Defence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'We'd like to get out': Canadian man & his family stuck in Israel, trying to get a flight out
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Norman Fullerton, resident of Winnipeg, currently in Tel Aviv. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield brought to you by Vacuman
This is Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield brought to you by Vacuman. On this episode, learn about chat GTP integrating with smart phones? Will this take over our lives? What going on with solar panel snow solutions? All this and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices