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 Arlene Bynon checks-in with Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter Tom Korski. They talk about how the airlines were able to get away with not having to repay customers who weren't able to fly, why multiple senators were able to jet around the country at $1400 an hour while on taxpayers dime, and how 4 liberal donors were appointed as judges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Missed the show? No worries, we got all the some of the highlights for you, on the ON point podcast: Alex talks with John Davidson, TFS Divisional Chief of Technical Operations and Team Coordinator for Toronto H.U.S.A.R (Heavy Urban Search and Rescue). They talk about the building collapse in Miami, and the work and effort involved in the search and rescue. Next, Alex talks with Colin Craig, President of secondstreet.org. They discuss a new report that shows over 10,000 patients died while waiting for surgery, a procedure, diagnostic scan or appointment with a specialist between April 1, 2019 – December 31, 2020. Included in that total are 2,367 patients who passed away while waiting for surgery during calendar year 2020, which covers eight months of the pandemic period. Let's Get Talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Dr. Robert Malone, Inventor of mRNA vaccines and RNA as a drug. They talk about the unhealthy culture of silence that the scientific and medical community has sprouted up during this pandemic, why we should be questioning if the youth really need to be vaccinated, and finally, why Dr. Bridle was right. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Vice Chief Heather Bear, Vice Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations & Survivor of the Marieval Residential School. They discuss what this find means for the community, why Chief Cadmus Delorme and Chief Bobby Cameron are treating the site as a crime scene, and what it's like to go through the residential school system. 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. Alex checks-in with Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter Tom Korski. They talk about how Justin Trudeau doesnt like the fact the opposition keeps asking for the PHAC files on the two scientists that were fired. Then they talk about how an MP was censured for nepotism yesterday. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Ken Coates, Canadian historian focused on the history of the Canadian North and Aboriginal rights and indigenous claims MLI's Senior Fellow in Aboriginal and Northern Canadian Issues. They discuss the discovery of a mass burial site at the former Marieval Indian Residential School. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Richard Audas, Professor of Health Statistics and Economics, in the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Richard is the lead methodologist on the MLI Justice Report Card. They talk about the new Misery Index released by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and how Canada faired overall...spoiler alert, we got a lot of work to do. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Chris Sankey, a prominent Indigenous business leader, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and a former elected Councilor for the Lax Kw’alaams Band. They talk about Chris's experiences at a residential school growing up, and how he feels the statues of Canada's forefathers need to stay up as a reminder, and more indigenous statues have to go up also. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Missed the show? No worries, we got all the highlights on the ON point podcast: Alex talks with Dr. Pascal Lavoie, an investigator at BC Children’s Hospital, a pediatrician and an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UBC. Dr. Lavoie is also the principal investigator on a new study that finds schools are not at a higher risk for COVID-19. So Alex and the good doctor dive into the study and discuss its findings. Next, Alex talks with an expert in all things Military law, Michel W. Drapeau, Colonel-Maitre, Senior Counsel, and Founder of the Michel Drapeau Law Office. They talk about the scathing report delivered by the Military Ombudsman on how vested political interests have been found to impede the office, and what this means for the Trudeau government, and Canada's Military. And finally, Alex talks with John Robson, Columnist for the National Post, and the Executive Director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. They talk about Trudeau's recent comments directed at the Chinese government for their inhumane treatment of the Uyghur Muslims, and how China got a coalition to stand against Canada. 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. Alex checks-in with Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter Tom Korski. They talk about how Iain Stewart, the President of PHAC was found in contempt by the House of Commons, and how the same agency completely underestimated the devastation of the pandemic. And finally, why the CBC failed to disclose financial interest of another pundit for the 3rd time this year. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Missed the show? No worries, today on the ON point podcast: Alex talks with Dr. Marty Makary, Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine & Bloomberg School of Public Health , Editor of Medpage Today, Author of the NY Times bestseller “The Price We Pay: What Broke American Healthcare - and How To Fix It”. They talk about concerns Dr. Makary has about youth receiving two doses of any vaccines (i.e. AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna) before more testing has been done. And Why the CDC and NACI may not be seeing eye to eye on vaccines. Next, Alex talks with Chris Sankey, a prominent Indigenous business leader, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and a former elected Councilor for the Lax Kw’alaams Band. They talk about Chris's experiences at a residential school growing up, and how he feels the statues of Canada's forefathers need to stay up as a reminder, and more indigenous statues have to go up also. Finally, Alex talks with Sam Cooper, Global Nationals Online Investigative Journalist and Author of "Willful Blindness, How a Network of Narcos, Tycoons and CCP Agents Infiltrated the West". They talk about how the Public Health Agency of Canada was found in Contempt for withholding documents from Parliament pertaining to the two Chinese scientists who were fired from the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. Let's Get Talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introducing Episode 1 of China Rising - Hostage Diplomacy On the first episode of China Rising, we examine the Chinese government's practice of detaining political prisoners, by hearing directly from Canadians who've become caught in the crossfire. Christian aid workers Julia and Kevin Garratt lived in China for 30 years before their arrest in 2014, when they were suddenly cast as pawns in a geopolitical chess match. The Garratts’ traumatic experience is eerily similar to the case of the 'Two Michaels,' Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, detained in China since December 2018. Using their stories and others as a guide, we'll investigate how Western countries, including Canada, should respond to China's so-called 'Hostage Diplomacy.' You can listen to more episodes here: https://link.chtbl.com/china-rising Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Laura Tamblyn Watts, the CEO and President of CanAge, Canada's National Seniors' Advocacy group. Alex and Laura discuss why a PSW would even think to post these video's, the response from the Ontario Personal Support Workers Association, and how the community is reacting to it. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Kelly Harris, Principal at Harris Public Affairs, Columnist, Former director of Legislative affairs for the Ontario PC party. With his expertise in provincial politics, Alex and Kelly dissect the decisions and changes made in the Ford cabinet, and why they were made. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talk with Dr. Sharon Cohen, the Head Medical Director at Toronto Memory Program about a new medication that could help actually treat Alzheimer's. And its the first one since 2003. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Joseph Neuberger, a Criminal justice attorney with Neuberger & Partners LLP. They discuss why an Ontario judge has deemed a publication ban was necessary in a case where a teen was sexually assualted by classmates. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have another installment of our Education Watch Series with Alex Pierson and Paul Bennett, Director of Schoolhouse Consulting. In this series Alex and Paul dive into the education system and examine the real issues that need to be addressed, especially during this pandemic. Today, Alex and Paul discuss why there are rumors and talks circulation that kids wont be returning to school in September, and why this is considered the 'lost year of education'...especially for the students nearing the end of high school. 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. Alex checks-in with Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter Tom Korski. They talk about how the Public Health Agency spent over $19K on an executive Washroom for the president of the Agency, why cabinet cannot release uncensored files from an RCMP raid on a federal lab, and why a former liberal MP censured for nepotism argued that since her sister is adopted, she broke no rules. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Dr. Christopher Jano, a International criminal lawyer operating in Budapest for the past 25 years. They talk about the infamy the couple attainded in their exploits, and how authorities were able to track them down to a district in Budapest, and what will come for the two next. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with John Robson, National Post Columnist and Executive Director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. They discuss the infighting within the Federal Green Party of Canada, and why Elizabeth May can't seem to get out of the way and let Annamie Paul actually lead. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Dr. Kisha Supernant, the Director o the University of Alberta's Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology. Dr. Supernant is one of Canada's foremost experts in Ground Penetrating Radar, and other techniques used to hunt for unmarked burial sites. Alex and Kisha discuss how expensive these searches can be, and how much work needs to go into it. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Marc Ralksy, one of the owners and trainers of Striker, the Samoyed. And the No. 1 ranked dog in the Working group. They talk about this beautiful and immaculate dog, and what went into training it to get its big win. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Michael Geist, the Canada Research Chair in Internet ad E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa. They talk about the way the Liberals, Bloc and NDP unite to close off discussions and debates surrounding the Bill, and why this is a terrible decision that could be bad for Canadians. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Kevin Donovan, the Chief Investigative Reporter for the Toronto Star about the mass amount of files that have been unsealed by the Supreme Court regarding the Sherman murder case. So finally after over 3.5 years, we may finally get some answers. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Its time for our Wednesday Counterpoint panel where we talk about the topics that deserve the attention. Alex has John Robson, National Post Columnist and Executive director of the Climate Discussion Nexus, and John Mraz, former Liberal War room director. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Dr. Jane Liddle, Lecturer for Department of Pediatrics at Ottawa University and Community Pediatrician about a letter that over 400 doctors have signed to Premier Ford, Education Minister Stephen Lecce and Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Christine Elliot. The letter demands transparency surrounding medical and scientific decisions made my the province, to guarantee schools stay opened in September, and to allow in-person summer school. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex checks back in with our good friend Charles Khabouth, the CEO of INK Entertainment. The hospitality industry has taken a massive hit during this pandemic, and Charles is no exception. He tells Alex he has lost about half of his staff in all restaurants due to the pandemic, and hopes that this time we stay open for sure. They talk about what Charles has to do to be ready for the reopening, and if it will be enough to help re-coup losses. 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. Alex checks-in with Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter Tom Korski. They talk about the internal emails that the Scientific Director of the National Microbiology Labratory in Winnipeg was uneasy with the close ties with the researchers from China. They also talk about how the Cabinet defied the House by refusing to release uncensored accounts of an RCMP raid at a federal lab. They also talk about how homeowners nationwide must embrace high density housing for the sake of climate change. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Nino Mattarollo, a retired Ontario Certified Special Eduation Teacher and founder of The Laird House Eco Sports Educational School Camp. They talk about the announcement that the province will enter phase 1 on Friday, Nino needs to rush and hire on staff and find volunteers. The camp is a non-profit which means he also now has to rush to find private and corporate sponsors. The camp was supposed to open last year, but the pandemic put the opening on hold. Registration is also low as many weren’t sure when the province would reopen and if it would be safe for their children. Nino says that if he can’t get his camp fully up and running this summer, then it will have to permanently close its doors. 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. Alex checks-in with Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter Tom Korski. They talk about a research contract that was awarded to a controversial that endorsed china for its 'environmental leadership', and why the Liberals and the Bloc attempted to gag debate on the controversial Bill C-10. Let's get talking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Jonathan Denis, the founding partner and Chief Financial Officer of Guardian Law Group, and the former Attorney General of Alberta. They talk about a group of over 100 lawyers who have signed onto a complaint submitted to the International Criminal Court accusing Canada of committing Crimes against Humanity in regards to the use and handling of residential schools. *UPDATE: The ICC has officially accepted the complaint for consideration & The University of Windsor's Dean of Law has also joined the complaint. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Jeffrey Rath, Barrister and Constitutional Law Expert @ Rath & Company about the federal government's choice to invoke cabinet confidentiality over the discussions surrounding the mandatory quarantine hotels. They talk about why the government would do this, what this will mean for the people who want answers, and how it will affect Rath's own case. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Tim Danson, Trial and Appellate lawyer with Danson Recht LLP, as Tim represents both of the French and Mahaffy families in this parole hearing. They talk about how these hearings are just a game to Bernardo, and how the families are forced to suffer again to make sure he doesn't get out. Let's get talking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Nneka MacGregor, Co-founder and Executive Director of Women's Centre for Social Justice about the scary and dangerous rise of Femicide and domestic abuse during this pandemic. They talk about why men may turn to this violence instead of healthy outlets, what groups have been effected harder, and how we could hopefully change this disturbing trend. Let's get talking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor at Blacklock's Reporter about why Public Health Authorities never asked for the $150 million filed hospitals, and yet still paid for them. They talk about whose decision was it to allow this to happen, and why the liberals failed to answer that question. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Senator Patrick Brazeau, Former National Chief for the Congress of Aboriginal People about the 215 bodies of children found in an unmarked burial site outside of the former residential school in Kamloops. They talk about why both sides of the government are failing the indigenous people of Canada, and what needs to happen next. Let's get talking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have another installment of our Education Watch Series with Alex Pierson and Paul Bennett, Director of Schoolhouse Consulting. In this series Alex and Paul dive into the education system and examine the real issues that need to be addressed, especially during this pandemic. Today, Alex and Paul discuss the decision by the Ford government to keep schools closed until September, and what this means for the students who basically lost a year. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Francesca Rocchetti, Owner of Francesca Salon and Spa. They talk again about how Francesca is beyond frustrated with this government and how after over 20 years of being operational, she isn't sure how much longer she can hold out. 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. Alex checks-in with Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter Tom Korski. They talk about how Auditor General Karen Hogan says she didn't want to dwell on "why things were as bad as they were' at the Public Health Agency of Canada, That Commons is expected to pass a motion to disclosure of uncensored records of an RCMP raid, and an update on the progress of Bill C-10. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Air Force Captain Kimberly Fawcett about her 15 year battle with the Canadian Military over disability compensation after she lost her leg and her 9-mont-old son in a terrible car accident. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Lianne Phillipson, Registered Nutritionist at Sproutright.com, and parent to a teenage daughter suffering from the darkness of depression. Alex and Lianne talk about how it feels watching her daughter slip deeper into depression, and what we need to do as a society to address this issue and tackle it head on. 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. Alex checks-in with Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter Tom Korski. They talk about why the Ethics Commissioner said Trudeau broke no laws, but also said he never interviewed the PM on his WE Charity investigation, why Natural Resource Minister Seamus O'Regan says he was unaware his own government listed plastic manufacturing as toxic, and why the Privy Council is still trying to conceal their 992,000 pandemic records. Let's Get Talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Mackenzie Irwin, a Labour & Employment Lawyer at Samfiru & Tumarkin about a $1.25 Million lawsuit against the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, where the victim alleges she was sexually harassed by her mentor. Let's get talking? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Shuvaloy Majumdar, Foreign Policy Director and Munk Senior Fellow at the Munk Centre. They talk about the dangerous and disturbing rise in anti-semitism in recent weeks, and how the media is not giving it the attention it needs, and how socially it is not being addressed. Let's get talking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Marcus Kolga, Sr. Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, journalist for DisInfo, and all-around expert on all things Russia, Eastern Europe and Asia. They talk about Putin's recent and aggressive claims to the arctic circle, and what this would mean for not only Canada, but the world. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Dr. Byram Bridle, an Associate Professor on Viral Immunology at the University of Guelph about new peer-reviewed studies that suggests there may be a reason side effects such as heart inflammation, VITT, and other serious issues may occur in some who have been vaccinated. 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. Alex checks-in with Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter Tom Korski. They talk about Tom's scathing question directed to the Auditor General at her press conference, why the Department of Health has no idea how many opioids are reported stolen from pharmacies across Canada, and why Via Rail says it's business is down 93%. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Dr. Kwado Kyeremanteng, Palliative Care Physician at the Ottawa Hospital, and Professor at University of Ottawa, he is also the host of the podcast "Solving Healthcare". They talk about how much the children and youth are falling behind socially, mentally, and physically right now because of all the time they are missing in school, and how this problem will only get worse if we don't get them back in soon. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Marcus Kolga, Sr. Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and the leading Canadian expert on Russian, Central, and Eastern European Issues. They talk about how Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko forced a jet to divert and land in order to arrest a 26-year-old opposition journalist Roman Pratasevich, and what this means to democracy and freedom of the press. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Charles Burton, Sr. Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, professor at Brock University specializing in Canada-Sino Relations and Human Rights, and Former Counsellor at the Canadian Embassy in Bejjing. They talk about the recently disclosed reports from US intelligence agencies that point to fresh evidence that there was a leak a few months before China officially revealed the virus, and how it could help contribute to the theory that the virus was leaked from a lab in Wuhan. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices