The Alex Pierson Show
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This Yellowknife-based tour company just started to rebuild post COVID-19 lockdowns, now wildfires have halted business
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Joe Bailey, founder and owner of Indigenous tour company North Star Adventures, a Yellowknife based company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bell to end TIFF sponsorship - what does it mean for the festival?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Peter Howell, a Film Critic for the Toronto Star. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chief of staff AG report put at centre of Greenbelt controversy resigns
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Jamie Ellerton, Strategist and Founding Partner of Conaptus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trudeau; holding up the Chinese Interference Inquiry
Justin Trudeau is keeping the inquiry of Chinese Interference at a slow pace. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Sam Cooper, The Bureau and Author of ''Wilful Blindness.'' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check-In: Mortgage holders are going deeper into debt
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about Justin Trudeau's divorce, nearly half of mortgage holders are going deeper into debt to keep up with home loan payments, recovering nearly $2 billion from job quitters who cheated the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, Liberal MP George Chahal isn't commenting after the Election Commissioner confirmed voting irregularities in his riding in the 2021 campaign. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Toronto Greektown business forced to close up shop after 44 years due to Ontario Line construction
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Bill Gekas, president of Akropolis Pastries On Danforth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why doesn't Canada lean on Indigenous fire knowledge keepers on their expertise to help with wildfires?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Mike Anderson, the adviser and negotiator for the Skeetchestn Natural Resources Corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Law Society Tribunal rules man who abused children can practice law
Host Alex Pierson speaks with criminal defence lawyer Joseph Neuberger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Three former Toronto mayors want city staff to reconsidering renaming Dundas St.
Host Alex Pierson speaks with John Sewell, Former Mayor of Toronto, served as the 58th mayor of Toronto from 1978 to 1980. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canadian government calls on Meta to lift ban on news in hopes wildfire info can be shared
Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Brett Caraway, Associate Professor with the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology at the University of Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wildfires happen frequently in Canada - so why are we never prepared for them?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Robert Gray, an AFE-certified wildland fire ecologist and President of R.W. Gray Consulting, about how Canada's never prepared wildfires we know are going to happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Human rights groups are frustrated that there's been no response to Chinese Interference
There's growing frustration. Pro democracy groups and Chinese Diaspora groups are getting together because nothing has been done to push back against Chinese Interference. They are launching a petition to push the inquiry through. Alex Pierson speaks with Chuek Kwan, Co Chair of Toronto Association for Democracy in China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Satirical outlet back on Meta's Facebook, Instagram after getting booted for its 'news' content
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'No sleep and a lot of panic': Yellowknife evacuation ordered due to wildfires
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Ollie Williams, Editor of news coverage for Cabin Radio in Northwest Territories, for the latest on evacuation orders for Yellowknife due to wildfires. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The two year anniversary of Afghanistan's fall
It is the two year anniversary of Afghanistan's fall which happened to be the same day Justin Trudeau announced the election is on. Taliban fighters were closing in on Kabul and Western countries did not react. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Chris Eckland, Canadian Philanthropist and Founder of Canadian Heroes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check-In: Feds are shot gunning money; we have a crisis!
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about the covid contracts approved by the Department of Health shows more than a tenth failed to follow the rules, Cabinet has donated a small portion of its mammoth pandemic ventilator stockpile to Ukranian War victims, and only 40 percent of homeless people provided federal aid successfully became home owners, say auditors. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mayor Chow meets with Toronto Police Association after wave of violence against officers
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Jon Reid, President of the Toronto Police Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trudeau government calls intimate partner violence an 'epidemic' following inquest
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Kirsten Mercer, lawyer who represented the End Violence Against Women group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hamilton city councilor support tiny cabin pilot project in response to homelessness crisis
Host Alex Pierson speaks with John-Paul Danko, Hamilton City Councillor for Ward 8 - West Central Mountain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Homebuilders cancelling projects despite Canada's housing crisis
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Matti Siemiatycki, Director of the Infrastructure Institute and Professor of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why don't we have more rentals? Landlords can find themselves with a nightmare tenant
What happens when a renter refuses to leave because they cant find affordable housing, what do you do? Host Alex Pierson speaks with Lorrie McKibbon, Hamilton woman, about her situation of not being able to move into her home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check-In: No end in sight for inflation
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about the commons finance committee gas voted down a motion to question the finance minister over looming impacts of interest rates on mortgage renewals, Parliament's Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency yesterday entered its 18th month of deliberations with no deadline in sight for a final report into cabinet powers used against the Freedom Convoy. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What is the immediate solution to get affordable housing built?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Mike Moffatt, Founding Director of PLACE Centre at Smart Prosperity Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Unmanageable housing crisis': Housing prices aren’t just sky high in big cities
Host Alex Pierson speaks with mortgage broker Ron Butler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mom Loses $1,850 in Fake Taylor Swift Ticket Purchase
In a heartbreaking turn of events, an Ontario mother finds herself victim to a Taylor Swift ticket scam, losing $1,600 in her attempt to fulfill her 15-year-old daughter's dream of attending the Eras Tour concert in Toronto. After diligently signing up for a verified fan account and being waitlisted for tickets, she fell prey to a social media post promising available tickets. Despite initial hesitation, the scammer's false reassurances led her to electronically transfer the money, only to demand an additional $250 for a non-existent Ticketmaster tax fee. Distraught by the experience, she spoke to 640 Toronto's Alex Pierson, shedding light on the need for caution and skepticism in online transactions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New study out of Western University finds link between screen time and anxiety, depression in youth
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Emma Duerden, Professor at Western University and Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience and Learning Disorders, who led the study. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Poilievre In Conversation With Pierson
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Leader of Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mimico Creek & Humber River's wildlife suffer consequences of industrial fire
On Friday, a terrible industrial fire that broke out sent tons of chemicals to Mimico Creek and Humber River, which unfortunately is affecting animals in their natural habitats. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Nathalie Karvonen about the consequences and what you can do to help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trudeau Government continues to blinded by Chinese Interference
China is controlling mainstream media in Canada and Trudeau's Government is doing nothing to protect Canadians. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Sam Cooper, the Bureau and author of ''Willful Blindness.'' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ontario mayor can't afford home in the town she leads
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Natasha Salonen, Mayor of Wilmot, Ontario and Regional Councillor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Shooting near Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market injures 3; young child among victims
Host 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
Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield brought to you by Vacuman
This is Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield brought to you by Vacuman. On today's episode, learn about dryer vent safety, why you should charge your phone during the day, google privacy measures, and AI in the beauty industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Supreme Court calls out Liberal Government for lack of judges
The Chief Justice, Richard Wagner is frustrated over vacancies. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Nicholas Pope, Human Rights lawyer at Hameed Law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming to Toronto. How will ‘Swiftonomics’ impact Canada?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Andrew Weir, executive vice president of Destination Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Legal Robots; Hey AI! Do my job
Artificial intelligence has been making headlines where we find the next use for it. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Ryan Fitsch, legal counsel with the Law Commission of Ontario, about taking AI to the next level in order to get access to justice. They are called legal robots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check-In: Did Cabinet admit they have a problem?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about Cabinet apologizing yesterday for the first time acknowledged ''highly suspicious and abnormal'' activity in Chinese language media targeting and Opposition MP, Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan will investigate conditions on the wterfront follwoing a strike at West Coast ports that cost us billions of delays and turned into a massive raise for workers. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
‘Highly probable’ China targeted MP Michael Chong: Global Affairs
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Margaret McCuaig-Johnston, a former senior government official who worked on China issues and now Senior Fellow at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Labour fights; no contract, no agreement, workers are fed up
There's been a shift in power. Workers are rejecting deals and are going against their unions. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Rafael Gomez, Professor and Director of the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Relations at the University of Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canadian news is going to be blocked; Bill C-18 is killing media
A warning from broadcasters; Canadian news is going to be blocked in response to Trudeau's Bill C-18. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Anabel Quan Haase, a professor in the faculty of information and media studies at Western University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Green Party leader reacts to Auditor General report that found developers had direct influence over Ontario Greenbelt land removal
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Green Party of Ontario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Demonstrators rally again in opposition to High Park vehicle restrictions
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Diane Buckell, Protest Co-Organizer with High Park Access for All. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check-In: Mrs. Ex Trudeau and the conflict of interest act
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about the soon to be Mrs. Ex Trudeau being exempt from the Conflict Of Interest Act disclosures under her separation agreement with the prime minister, Canadians welcome immigrants but cannot see where they're supposed to live, a South Pacific junket led by Commons speaker Anthony Rota cost taxpayers more than $150,000 records show. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
City of Burlington destroys family's natural garden without notice - why?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Karen and Julia Barnes of Burlington, Ontario. The Barnes' naturalized garden was mowed down by city officials without notice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mother of man experiencing mental health crisis seeks to change Canadian laws to bring son home
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Marlene Bryenton of P.E.I. Marlene's son, Andrew has been missing for nine months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
An Eritrean festival in Toronto turned violent - why?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Awet Weldemichael, a professor at Queen’s University and an expert on the Horn of Africa and who is of Eritrean descent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How safe is our cannabis?
Guest host Ed Keenan speaks with Globe & Mail reporter Jameson Berkow about how nearly five years after legalization, we still don't know how safe our cannabis is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Paul Bernardo was moved to a medium security prison - is it a done deal?
Alex Pierson speaks with Rodney Stafford, father of Tori Stafford who was murdered in 2009. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Turnstyle justice not working': Police Association on shootings in Toronto
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Jon Reid, President of the Toronto Police Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check-In: Trudeau does the shuffle
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about Trudeau's cabinet shuffle, calling a judicial inquiry into alleged election fraud by Chinese agents is ''complicated,'' newly-appointed Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc yesterday told reporters, Covid-19 may have started in a ''laboratory incident'' but the precise cause is unproven, says their Department of Health. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices