The Alex Pierson Show
4,475 episodes — Page 51 of 90
NASA launched its next Mars rover today
Zac Trolley joins Alex to talk about the historic launch of Perseverance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why are people receiving mysterious seeds from china?
John Keough is the founder and managing principal Shantalla. He joins Alex to talk about the mysterious seeds and what their source could be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inside Parliament: The Trudeau's WE trip and speaking expenses higher than first thought
Tom Korski is the managing editor at Blacklock's Reporting. He joins to dive in on some of the stories from Ottawa that you may have missed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kielburgers respond to big questions from finance committee
Alex is joined by Greg Thomson from Charity Intelligence to get his take on the questioning of the Kielburgers in front of the finance committee Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inside Parliament: Tax payers paid the bill for Health Minister Patricia Hajdu to fly home on weekends while Canadians were told to avoid travel
Tom Korski is the managing editor at Blacklock's Reporting. He joins to dive in on some of the stories from Ottawa that you may have missed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A former WE employee speaks out about his time at the organization
James Powell joined Alex for an extended interview about his time at WE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What is QAnon? The evolution of a dangerous conspiracy.
Alex is joined by Joseph Uscinski, a political-science professor at the University of Miami to talk about the fast growing conspiracy theory with real-world consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The cottage country market is booming. Are city-dwellers leaving the urban cores?
Alex welcomes Davelle Morrison, Sales Representative at Bosley Real Estate Ltd, Brokerage to talk about the trends, and what they mean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Opposition parties call on ethics watchdog to open investigation into Morneau over WE
Simon Jefferies is the senior vice president at Jenni Byrne and Associates. He joined Alex to give some insight on the implications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inside Parliament: The Commons health committee yesterday voted to censor release of all records on the Public Health Agency’s management of the pandemic.
Tom Korski is the managing editor at Blacklock's Reporting. He joins to dive in on some of the stories from Ottawa that you may have missed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Morneau's involvement in the WE scandal just got much worse
The Finance Minister answered questions today in front of the Finance Committee about his interactions with the charity organization. Michael Barret is the Shadow Minister for Ethics, he joins the show to recap the session. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement unconstitutional: Federal Court
Immigration lawyer, Guidy Mamann joins the show to talk about the historic ruling, and what it means. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The story behind mysterious "numbers" ghost radio stations
Alan Cross is a host on 102.1 The Edge, and radio industry veteran an expert. He joins the show to talk about the mysterious numbers radio frequency that no one claims to run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inside Parliament: Liberals deny CMHC research project on home equity tax
Tom Korski is the managing editor at Blacklock's Reporting. He joined to clear up the information around a controversial study commissioned by the federal Liberals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The floodgates are open. WE has been a controversial charity among industry professionals for a while.
Alex is joined by Charity Intelligence's managing director Kate Bahen to get a better idea of why industry experts have been concerned about the WE Charity for a while. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Environmentalist Michael Shellenberger apologizes for the "climate scare"
Prominent environmentalist Michael Shellenberger wrote a controversial piece that has upset some of his colleagues where he apologizes for a "climate scare". He joins Alex to talk about the piece, and the response it has received. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inside Parliament: Federally funded research says the WHO was too quick to praise China for COVID-19 response
Alex gets an inside look at the goings-on in Ottawa from the managing editor at Blacklocks Reporting, Tom Korski. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hamilton born star Nick Cordero loses battle with COVID-19
The Canadian theatre star has passed away after his months-long battle with the coronavirus. Alex speaks with his old friend and co-worker Kristen Peace about his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Notable Oregon mental health response unit model could make its way to Toronto
Ben Brubaker is an executive director at White Bird Clinic CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets). He joins Alex to talk about the model and its successes so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ethics commissioner investigating Trudeau, $900M WE Charity contract
Global News BC Correspondent Robin Gill joins Global News Radio's Alex Pierson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Did the Chinese government take down Canada's greatest tech company?
Did the Chinese government kill Canada’s greatest tech company Nortel? A new bombshell report shows the death of the company may have been the Chinese paving the way for Huawei. Alex is joined by Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University Fellow at the Macdonald Laurier Institute for the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Toronto's patios have been open for over a week now, how has it been going?
Alex gets an update from one Charles Khabouth, the CEO of Ink Entertainment, one of the country's largest entertainment companies with multiple businesses in Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We charity $900-million grant from Trudeau government raising red flags
Duff Conacher from Democracy Watch joins Alex to talk about the ethics issues being raised about the grant given Trudeau's ties to the charity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Peel police investigating after a black woman was tasered and then shot at her home on Mother's Day. Here's her story.
Arlene Bynon fills in for Alex interview Chantelle Krupka a black woman from Mississauga who shot by police at her home on Mother's Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
CEBA expansion for small businesses is delayed
Alex is joined by Dan Kelly, the president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business to talk about the delay of the program that was supposed to launch today, and what it means for businesses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Her father died of COVID-19 at a long-term care home, now she's part of a lawsuit looking for justice.
Alex is joined by Cathy Parkes who lost her father to COVID-19 at the Pickering’s Orchard Villa long-term care home, and her lawyer, Melissa Miller to talk about the lawsuit they've opened against the home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What the RCMP did wrong in the Nova Scotia shooting
Alex speaks with Stephen Maher, a contributing editor at Maclean's to talk about the Nova Scotia killer, and the red flags police missed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inside Parliament: Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says she doesn't know what bonuses or severance pay were awarded to a former CEO of the Canada Infrastructure Bank
Tom Korski is the managing editor Blacklock's Reporter. He joins Alex to discuss some of the stories from Ottawa dug up by Blacklock's that deserve more attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Family members of the Ukraine Airlines crash victims are still looking for justice
Shahin Meghaddam lost his wife and son in Iran’s accidental shooting down of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752. Six months later, he and other family members of victims are still looking for answers. He joined Alex to share his story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can the restaurant industry pull through? More close their doors forever with no direction from the government
The pandemic has had a devastating impact on restaurants in the province, but as closures continue and the government gives no definite direction about reopening, can the industry survive? Charles Khabouthis the CEO of INK Entertainment, he joins Alex to talk about the dire situation most restaurants are currently in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Call-out culture needs a call-out
Loretta Ross is an expert on women’s issues, racism, and human rights, and is a founder of the reproductive justice theory. She joins Alex to discuss call-out culture, and how we should really be addressing issues in media and society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We need fiscal transparency from the fed
Wednesday the opposition parties will get a look at the fiscal situation from the federal government. The parties will have just four hours. Yves Giroux is the Parliamentary Budget Officer, he's asking for more transparency from Trudeau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What's going on with the Seattle autonomous zone?
Protestors have claimed a neighbourhood in Seattle as an autonomous zone without police presence. What are they asking for? And what's it like on the inside? Robert Evans is an investigative journalist at Bellingcat who has been to the zone. He joined Alex today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Let the grill open again
Nadeem Malik is the operator of the Mongolian Grill in Whitby. Here's his conversation with Alex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can Loblaw legally take back the wage premiums they gave to workers?
Loblaw announced they will be ended the pandemic pay they offered front line workers, but can they legally retract a raise? Alex speaks with Employment lawyer Gregory Sills, associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Here's what its like to be open as a hair salon right now
As parts of the province move into phase two, hair salons are now among the businesses allowed to reopen. Angela Gagie is one of the owners of Essense Salon in London, she joins Alex to talk about how reopening has gone for her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
With borders closed, he was stuck in Canada while his child was in America
John Keogh joins Alex to talk about his experience being stuck on opposite sides of the Canadian border. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tornado sighted in Belmont, On.
Global News Chief Meteorologist Anthony Farnell joins Alex to give an update on the severe weather systems moving through southern Ontario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inside Parliament: Finance committee demanding audits for federal spending
Tom Korski is the managing editor Blacklock's Reporter. He joins Alex to discuss some of the stories from Ottawa dug up by Blacklock's that deserve more attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"It just doesn't work" Norfolk County mayor backs up her protest haircut
Alex speaks with Kristal Chopp, the Mayor of Norfolk County who protested the province's regional reopening plan by getting a haircut. She backs up her issue with the plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We need to rethink how emergency services respond to mental health calls
Following the two recent cases where Black folks died following police calls due to mental health crises, advocates are asking for more attention to how emergency services respond to mental health calls. Dr. Notisha Massaquoi has been working on recommendations since the death of Andrew Loku in 2015. She joined Alex to talk about what needs to be done, and why it hasn't been done yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Searching for a liver in a pandemic
John Size and Wendy McCann are searching for a liver donor to save John's life, but the pandemic is making their search nearly impossible. This is their story. For more details or if you think you may be able to help, visit their website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Small businesses in Ontario are safe from eviction for now
With Premiere Ford announcing a ban on commercial evictions for landlords who qualify for the federal commercial rent assistance, many small businesses are breathing a sigh of relief for the first time in months. But it is enough to save our small businesses? Alex spoke with Julie Kwiecinski, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business's director of provincial affairs to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Pam's Roti Shop was nearly evicted until the community pooled together rent money
Pam's Roti Shop is a beloved restaurant that has been open to Torontonians for 35 years, but the impacts of COVID-19 nearly closed them down for good. Lucky for them, the community raised enough money to pay their rent after their landlord refused to apply for rent assistance. Now their safe from eviction for the foreseeable future. Pam's sister Hassena joined Alex to share their story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Most of Ontario will move onto phase 2 but some areas will have to wait
Alex speaks with the Minister of Health, Christine Elliot about the plan to move ahead into phase 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders announces resignation
Dave Perry is 640's Toronto Crime expert and CEO of Investigative Solutions Network Inc. He joined Alex to talk about Saunder's term, and who may fill the position. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Inside Parliament: False CERB could now result in jail time
Tom Korski is the managing editor Blacklock's Reporter. He joins Alex to discuss some of the stories from Ottawa dug up by Blacklock's that deserve more attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Surely to God our hospitals can figure this out
Jacqui Delaney laid her father to rest this week. Because of COVID-19, she wasn't able to visit him once he was admitted to hospital. Delaney believes her dad passed from a broken heart. She's calling on government to change the rules so that family members and friends can once again make hospital visits. Here's her conversation with Alex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What if I wasn't that Grey Cup Champion: Henry Burris
HENRY BURRIS IS A THREE-TIME GREY CUP CHAMPION WITH THE OTTAWA REDBLACKS AND THE CALGARY STAMPEDERS, HE’S ALSO A BROADCASTER AND MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER. BURRIS PUBLISHED A NUMBER OF TWEETS IN THE WAKE OF PROTESTS SOUTH OF THE BORDER. HERE'S HIS CONVERSATION WITH ALEX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sharleen Stewart, Pres, SEIU Healthcare on long term care in ON.
Sharleen Stewart, President SEIU Healthcare talks about the overdue need for change in long term care homes in Ontario and protecting our most vulnerable Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices