The Alex Pierson Show
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Toronto is NOT "Tickety Boo" - Rash of Young Offenders Continue and Will MAiD be Available to 12 Year Olds?
Alex pushes back on Ford's notion that everything in Toronto is going "Tickety Boo". As Tory leaves office after putting his budget through we're taking a hard look at what it will mean for Toronto. Who it hurts and Who it helps. We talk with Dr. Kerry Bowman, Bioethicist with the University of Toronto on the proposed expansion of MAiD eligibility to include "mature minors" as young as 12. We also talk with Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt, a University of Ottawa professor and Canada Research Chair in children’s mental health and violence prevention on the string of pharmacy robberies where in the last year 69% of offenders were youth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chaos As City Council Struggles To Proceed Amid Outcry and Protests
Alex is joined by 640 Toronto Executive Producer Jason Chapman who is live at city hall while they try to table the new Toronto budget. Chaos ensues as a woman is taken away by security after becoming loud and aggressive over seating accommodations. Shortly after, as soon as John Tory tries to speak he is met with groups of protesters. Alex is also joined by Matti Siemiatycki, Director of the Infrastructure Institute and Professor of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto to look at the projected record number of homes Ontario needs to build amongst falling housing prices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Tory Remains Mayor Until Toronto Budget Finalized & What Does it Take to Shoot Down A Balloon?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with city councillor and budget chair Gary Crawford about John Tory staying on as Mayor until the budget process is finalized.. and Major General (retired) Scott Clancy, who served in the Canadian Armed Forces, about NORAD - and the difficulty of taking down flying objects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check-in: 1 in 4 Canadians borrowing to pay for groceries
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Tory’s affair, resignation blow up Toronto mayor’s legacy
John Tory’s recently disclosed affair with a former staffer and resulting resignation as mayor of Toronto have brought a blowout ending to the straight-laced, button down moderate conservative’s otherwise uneventful tenure in the city’s top job. Host Alex Pierson speaks with one of the journalists who broke the story of Mayor Tory’s affair and subsequent resignation - David Rider, City Hall Burueau Chief for the Toronto Star.. and Adrienne Batra, Editor in chief Toronto Sun and former communications director for the late mayor Rob Ford.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chinese spy balloon that was over U.S., Canada part of ‘broader’ operation
Alex with guest: Michael Chong, MP for Wellington-Halton Hills and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs for the Official Opposition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ontario father likely killed 4-year-old daughter, himself in act of revenge: report
Alex With Guest: Jennifer Kagan, Mother to Kiera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Unlawful Religious Discrimination': lawyer of grade 11 student suspended for saying there are only two genders
Josh Alexander is a student at St. Joseph’s Catholic High School in Renfrew. Alexander was recently suspended for a conversation he had in a classroom. The grade 11 student said there are only two genders, and that male students shouldn’t use a female washroom. He was arrested for returning to school while he was still suspended. James Kitchen is the Chief Litigator for Liberty Coalition Canada. Kitchen is working with Alexander. Here's his conversation with Alex Pierson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check-in: Minister says she didn’t know of 49 firings for cheating CERB program
Alex with guest: Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Toronto city council scraps proposal to keep warming spaces open around the clock until April
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Diana Chan McNally, a community and crisis worker with All Saints Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Caller tells Alex hundreds of federal workers stole CERB money to 'get back' at Trudeau's pandemic policies
Caller 'Jonathan' says he is a CRA collection agent. He called Alex to talk about wage subsidy payments handed out by the federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jonathan says federal workers angry with policies like vaccine mandates decided to take subsidy money they knew they weren't owed. Jonathan says they knew they wouldn't have to pay the money back and it was a way to 'get their pound of flesh' from the Trudeau government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Should Past Trauma Be a Factor In Sentencing? Turkey Still Digging Out Of Their Tragic Earthquake and Two Teens Denied Bail In Fatal Swarming
How much should someone’s past trauma and barriers be implemented into sentencing or bail when it comes to those charged with violent crimes? Should they factor in? Or, if you commit a crime, that’s it? A crime is a crime. Also we spoke to Sima Acan, President of The Federation of Canadian Turkish Associations. ‘Time is crucial’: Turkish-Canadians calling for help, donations following devastating earthquake Also, two teens were denied bail in the fatal swarming of an unhoused man earlier this year. Joseph Neuberger, Criminal Lawyer breaks it down for us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check-in: Spy hunt must be ‘culturally sensitive’
Guest: Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Future of Health Care Decided Today and Toronto doctor prescribes patient a puppy!
The PM AND the Premiers will come out later today and smile for the camera’s. Do you have faith that this health deal will be anymore than just a cheque? Or do you feel that there is any actual vision to actually fixing the system? Also on the show we talk with guest: Dr. Iris Gorfinkel. We ask why she prescribed puppy love to her patient and the real benefits of "man's best friend" how animals help your wellbeing. Today on the Alex Pierson Show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
67% Agree that Canada Is broken and GTA man found his Dad's stolen car faster than police
Canada feels broken and new polling shows that Canadians agree. 2/3 of the country feel this way and it's every demographic not just angry white guys. Half of all Canadians are angry over how this country is managed. Also, a GTA man found his father's stolen car within an hour when the cops told him not to go looking and that they wouldn't be on scene for over 2 hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
C-11 has passed in Senate - What will be the consequences?
GUEST: Senator Leo Housakos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dairy farmer goes viral after ‘milk dumping’ video – but what does it mean?
Guest: Dr. Mike von Massow, Associate Professor of food economics at the University of Guelph Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Russia to ramp up offensive before tanks arrive in Ukraine
Guest: Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at Royal Military College of Canada and expert on security and defence. Author of ‘Polar Cousins: Antarctic and Arctic Geostrategic Future.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check-in: Apology To Quebec From Trudeau appointed Amira Elghawaby And The Slow Death Of Free Speech
GUEST: Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bail Reform Will Save Lives - Bottom Line - Police Chiefs Testify
Guest: Jon Reid, President of the Toronto Police Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Introducing... Free Lunch by The Peak
bonusCanada's housing market has become our national obsession, and with good reason. Years of skyrocketing prices are now meeting surging mortgage rates, and the result is some of the least affordable housing in the world. What's driving that affordability crisis, and what comes next? On this episode of Free Lunch by The Peak, we speak with Mike Moffatt, a Senior Director at the Smart Prosperity Institute and Assistant Professor at Ivey Business School. Mike argues that a lack of supply is the key driver of expensive housing in Canada—we get into the details of why that is and some of the ways our dysfunctional housing market warps our economy. Click the link to hear more - https://link.chtbl.com/freelunch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How AI apps like ChatGPT are making professors change student assessments, like essays & take-home exams
Guest: Dr. Sarah Eaton, a professor at the University of Calgary and an academic integrity expert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Your weekly grocery bill is only going up & up – here’s how you can save, get cash back
Guest: Leanne Mathewson, Couponer and saving expert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New long-term care home standards highlight ‘time is of the essence,’ authors urge
Guest: Jane Meadus, elder law and health lawyer with the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly and member of the technical committee that wrote the standards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
B.C. 3-year drug decriminalization experiment now underway – will the plan help or further addiction issues?
Guest: Jeremy Eckert Devine, a psychiatry resident at McMaster University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canadians promised affordable housing – but the majority of it hasn’t been built
Guest: 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
Blacklocks Check-in: Trudeau stands by ‘inclusion’ advisor, despite her inflammatory comments
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Region of Waterloo can't evict those living in tent encampments - does this set precedent for other regions?
Guest: Leilani Farha, human rights lawyer and global director of The Shift, an international initiative that advocates for the right to housing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bike lanes on Yonge Street causing more harm than good, says local group of residents, businesses.
Guest: Trevor Townsend, organizer with Be RationalTO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ontario Crown Attorneys’ Association urges province to rethink merger of new downtown court,
Guest: Betty Vavougios, president of the Ontario Crown Attorneys’ Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fighting the rise in antisemitism through Holocaust education
Guest: Noah Shack, VP at the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Public service strike? Union says 120K more workers will vote amid deadlock concerns
Guest: Catherine Swift, President of the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada and former CEO of the CFIB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check-in: Rogers to cut 4,000+ jobs following Shaw buyout
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There is no cohesive plan to address the mental health crisis in Toronto.
GUEST: Dr. Shawn Whatley, Former President of the Ontario Medical Association, practicing physician and author of “When Politics Comes Before Patients: Why and How Canadian Medicare is Failing.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Will this interest hike be the fix we need? Or the needle that breaks the camel's back?
GUEST: David Dodge, former Bank of Canada governor and deputy finance minister and report author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Guardian Angels have offered to help combat violence in Toronto but were rejected!
GUEST: Jon Reid, President of the Toronto Police Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Toronto to make CafeTO permanent – how will the changes impact restaurant patios?
Guest: Tomas Morana, Owner of Bar Volo & Birreria Volo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rogers-Shaw merger: what does this deal mean for consumers?
Guest: John Lawford, Executive Director of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Union leader calling for 'National Transit Task Force' to address violence on transit
Host Alex Pierson speaks with John DiNino, national president of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Canada, about safety concerns for both workers and transit riders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Abandoned Pets in GTA park: This problem just keeps getting worse
Guest: Stu Johnson, member of the search and rescue group Team Chelsea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blacklocks Check-in: Food inflation impacting poverty rates
Guest: Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ottawa needs independent inquiry into “widespread abuse” in Canadian sports educators
Guest: Dr. Mac Ross, assistant professor of kinesiology and Supervisor of the Sport and Human Rights Lab at Western University, who spearheaded the letter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Court ruling sends a message - we need to denounce violence in intimate relationships
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Kirsten Mercer, human rights lawyer at Goldblatt Partners in Toronto, who works on law and policy issues related to ending gender based violence and intimate partner violence as part of her practice. Kirsten was counsel to one of the parties to the June 2022 inquest in Renfrew County that looked at intimate partner femicide and how to address this problem in our society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dog influencers are taking over - and the market is only expected to grow & grow
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Stephanie Dumont, creative director of StreetDog Marketing, a Toronto-based agency that works specifically with the pet industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Medical historian raises questions about Canada's new alcohol guidelines
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Dan Malleck, medical historian specializing in alcohol and drug policy and Director of the Centre for Canadian Studies, about Canada's new alcohol guidelines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How Premier Ford's healthcare plan will benefit patients - and make unions anxious
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Shawn Whatley, practicing physician, senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and author of 'When Politics Comes Before Patients: Why and How Canadian Medicare is Failing'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How discount airlines are contributing to Canada’s pilot shortage
GUEST: Mike Doiron, president of Doiron Aviation Consulting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What is a ‘Norwich order’ – and how is it used to reveal online trolls?
GUEST: Lorne Honickman, lawyer and partner with Brauti Thorning LLP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Teachers calling on Ontario to fund training, hire staff to address school violence
GUEST: Karen Littlewood, president of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Indifference kills': Family of woman who died after security altercation files lawsuit against hospital
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Asha James, a partner at Falconers LLP, about the Warriner family's case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices