The Alex Pierson Show

Words matter...and throwing around the term genocide is simply reckless. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: Kim Wright - Principal at Wright Strategies & Mike Van Soelen - Managing Principal at Navigator, a public relations firmTopics include: the Toronto District School Board is modernizing its student dress code, relaxing rules around wearing spaghetti straps, tube tops, crop tops and more; the Toronto Sun revealing more insane education spending, this time by the Ottawa and Hamilton school boards; an Ottawa man tells the Toronto Sun that he was loaded when he walked onto live T.V. and told State champ Steph Curry how he’d like to violate his wife; gender equality is under attack - according to our Prime Feminist Trudeau who spoke Monday at the opening address of Women Deliver 2019; and then right on cue, the day after opening the Women Deliver Conference in Vancouver, Justin Trudeau announced that “if”re-elected, his government is raising its funding to $1.4-billion annually to support women and girls’ health in Canada and around the world; the NBA may be backing down from using the word “owner” due to racial insensitivity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Martin Maxwell...formerly Max Meisels, to discuss his experience as a Jewish soldier in the British army during D-Day, and his personal crusade to ensure that we never forget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Ben Eisen, a Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute and author of this particular report, which suggests that we might be in trouble...deep! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actions have consequences and they will prove costly for one Raptors fan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by: Andy Stinton - Small Business Man and Michael Diamond - with Upstream Strategy Group Topics include: Premier Ford says he won’t go to Pride. This is not news. He made it clear that as long as cop’s were out so was he. But Pride is nothing but politics these days, used by politicians to pander for votes. If a politician isn’t sincere for their reasons to march how is that not worse? After months of hysteria that there are no savings and teachers will be fired. Toronto Sun exposes millions in spending on things like high-end iPhones, contracts, iPads, top line technology that can be purchased for way less. Peter Gilgan Foundation donates $100 million – largest single gift ever to SickKids. A massive news event was held for this donation. But, are you okay Gilgan made such a public display of this donation? How about bringing out 50-families of sick children for the announcement? What role will you take? Can individuals really bring about this change?All Canadians have a role to play in ending MMIW genocide report says When the Canadian Society for the Study of Education meets in Vancouver, a trio of education theorists will argue that dodge-ball is not only problematic, in the modern sense of displaying hierarchies of privilege based on athletic skill, but that it is outright “miseducative.”An unethical tool of oppression they called it.Dodge-ball isn't just problematic, it's an unethical tool of 'oppression': researchers The Swiss supreme court has ordered track’s governing body to suspend its testosterone regulations on Caster Semenya. The International Association of Athletics Federations ruled that Semenya’s natural testosterone levels give her an unfair advantage over other female athletes and if she is to compete fairly, she must take medication to reduce those levels, or be excluded from international competition. The two-time Olympic 800-meter champion can now run in her favoured event without suppressing her natural testosterone level. How is this fair? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Shawn Proulx, creator of Thought Revolution and publisher of https://thegayguidenetwork.com/Canada's original LGBTQ digital magazine, to discuss the hubbub about Doug Ford choosing not to attend the Toronto Pride parade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Chris Schryer, Toronto-based beer writer and educator, to discuss this sudsy situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Always follow the dollar…especially when those minding them say there are none to be found. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hate is hate and yet we are very selective with our outrage. On Sunday, the hateful Iranian Al quds rally will take to Toronto streets. Past events include Hezbollah of Flags over Anti-Semitic rederick including Israeli's should be shot and the predictable calls for Israel's destruction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by: ANTHONY FUREY SUN/POST MEDIA COLUMNIST & NATIONAL COMMENT EDITOR & BOB RICHARDSON SENIOR COUNSEL AT NATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS Topics include: The Toronto Raptors winning the 1st game of the NBA finals and all the love they are getting from all across the board, Al quds rally will take to the streets of Toronto which is the annual anti-semetic hate fest, Doug ford is responding to the Beeropoly comment that the Premier is just bluffing, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Imam Mohammed Tawhidi, religious leader and self declared Islamic reformer. They speak about the Al quds day march that will take place in Toronto, targeting Jews and Israelis. Imam is here this weekend to get the march shut down and to stop hate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Sean Fitzgerald, managing editor with The Athletic. They discuss the dawning of the new age for the Raptors, expanding into a new business and how everything will change moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by: Tasha Kheiriddin Global News Contributor and Founder and CEO of Ellipsum Communications and Joe Mihevic Former Toronto City Councillor Topics include: VP Pence came to talk trade--- and he and our PM exchanged celebratory jabs, but while Pence is behind the Warriors, there is one trade he wants more than any other….. SB: Are the Raptors now Canada’s team? The NBA announced today that multi-platinum selling recording artists The Tenors will perform the Canadian national anthem tonight ahead of Game 1 of the 2019 NBA Finals. Seriously, couldn’t we do better than this??? The Tenors??!! Bill 66 passed in April. This is a piece of legislation that allows municipalities and school boards etc to break the decades long practice of giving the same construction companies being awarded big contracts because of their affiliation with certain trade unions. In Toronto alone--allowing competition would free up to 400 million in one year. Ontario Finance Minister Vic Fedeli will not commit to legislating an end to the -doing-nothing-will-they controversial Hwy. 407 lease, despite defending that tactic to break a contract with The Beer Store. Fedeli was asked if his government would be prepared to use legislation to back out of the 407 contract which sold the highway in 1999 for $3.1 billion. Doug Ford hates this deal. It is an awful deal--Should they look at getting out of it? Despite the Liberal government's vow to crack down on ultra wealthy tax cheats, the CBC learns that the CRA has been making deals with a number of tax dodgers who used the now-infamous Isle of Man scheme to hide their money.. The scheme enabled clients to dodge tens of millions of dollars in taxes in Canada by making it look as if multimillionaires had given away their fortunes to anonymous overseas shell companies and get their investment income back as tax-free gifts. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hosted VP Pence today and raised concerns about what he called a “backsliding” on women’s rights in the United States. Pence is one of the most prominent American abortion opponents. And when the question about abortion was asked it was 50 shades of awkward. This was nothing more than a stunt to play politics to his base? But embarrassing Pence isn’t in our best interest? Meanwhile, Disney is weighing in… is this something a private company should concern itself with? Disney likely to stop filming in Georgia if abortion law takes effect. We learn that the Privy Council Office disclosed it conducted confidential polling related to an out-of-court settlement with SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. months before Liberal aides sought a deal with the company. Ipsos washired to do the polling for one million dollars...and the issue polled very badly--- most participants felt like corporate criminals could buy their way out of prosecution, that it was an issue fairness of the justice system when dealing with the rich and powerful. And yet,the Trudeau gov tried to quietly ram it through anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Catherine Swift, former Chair of the Board of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business and current spokeswoman for Working Canadians, to discuss Bill 66. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Cyndee Todgham Cherniak, founding lawyer of boutique international trade law and sales tax firm LexSage, to discuss the meeting of PM Justin Trudeau and U.S. VP Mike Pence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Royce Lando, who really does look like Leonard! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If Toronto wants to save 100’s of millions all they have to do is nothing. What is Bill 66 and why the labour unions don’t want officials to stay silent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by: John Mraz - Former liberal war room director with several dozen elections worth of experience Bill Hutchison - Former broadcaster...longtime journalist...professor at Seneca Topics include: Andrea Horwath is blaming the Ford government for scrapping a section of the Ticket Sales Actin April, which capped resale prices at 50 per cent of original face value. Raptor tickets are going for thousands of dollars. Sure it’s not fair-- but are professional sporting events now supposed to be fair? As NBA Finals tickets surpass $60k, Ontario consumer services minister rejects implementing price caps As a panel of international politicians grilled two Facebook executives in Ottawa, representatives for the social media giant said it won’t remove misleading content from the platform during Canada’s upcoming federal election campaign. Robert Mueller made it very clear today that there were multiple systematic attempts to interfere in the US election. A Quebec Judge has ruled there’s enough evidence against SNC-Lavalin for the engineering corporation to be tried on fraud and bribery charges. This not only validates Jodi Wilson-Raybould, but the Liberal gov can still issue a DPA right up until a verdict comes out. Can they? Will they? New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says vaccination "can't be optional" and that more public education about immunization is needed.His comments come amid a measles outbreak in the Saint John area, a whooping cough outbreak in the Fredericton area and a province-wide gonorrhea outbreak.Does the NB Premier have it right? Vaccination 'can't be optional,' Higgs says amid measles outbreak. The family of a Hamilton girl who lost her leg when a train rolled over it last year is suing Canadian Pacific Railway and the owners of a piece of land that allowed easy access to the tracks. Khelyse Crowe-Kasule and some friends were playing on a section of rail near Cumberland and Gage avenues when the stopped CP train rolled forward. But isn’t it up to the parents to say stay away? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by David Shipley, CEO of Beauceron Security and Global News Radio 640 Toronto's Technology Analyst, to discuss the Facebook fiasco facing our federal election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Michael 'Pinball' Clemons, an American-Canadian sports executive who serves as vice-chairman for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, to discuss the Raps! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can you get actual reconciliation-- if all the Trudeau government offers is tokenism and talk? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by: Mike Van Soelen - managing principal at Navigator...a public relations firm and Stephen LeDrew - lawyer...broadcaster...former president of the Liberal Party of Canada...currently, a homemaker Topics include: This is a travesty… how should Canada respond??'We are going to send this back': Malaysia returning unwanted Canadian plastic Andrew Scheer, immigration and racism. In Ottawa, execs of twitter, Facebook and google were testifying at a committee that’s trying to figure out what should be done to protect Canadian citizens' privacy online and curb the spread of disinformation. A former Facebook adviser is urging governments around the world to shut down social media platforms until they can be reformed. Venture capitalist Roger McNamee told the committee "If your goals are to protect democracy and personal liberty, you have to be bold. You have to force a radical transformation of the business model of internet platforms At the end of the day, though, the most effective path to reform would be to shut down the platforms at least temporarily … The time has come to call their bluff." Dream big baby. Who do you think will step up to the plate and offer to develop Ontario Place? Disney? Also, is it dumb for the province to take a casino off the table?Ford government looking for global partners to redevelop Ontario Place, casino off the table. Toronto police have been using facial recognition technology for more than a year — a tool police say increases the speed and efficiency of criminal investigations and has led to arrests in major crimes including homicides. This Artificial intelligence has since been banned in San Francisco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Usman Valiante, a senior environmental policy analyst with Cardwell Grove, to discuss the issues surrounding Canada's current challenges...and poor optics...on the international stage concerning plastics and the environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Alan Carter, host of the Alan Carter Show and the anchor of Global News Toronto, to discuss the Beer Store contract conundrum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While kissing the cod...Catherine McKenna sticks both feet in her mouth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arlene Bynon guest hosts for Alex Pierson and is joined by: ANDY STINTON - SMALL BUSINESS MAN & MICHAEL DIAMOND - WITH UPSTREAM STRATEGY GROUP Topics include: Finance Minister Vic Fedeli says the current system is a monopoly, and that brewers are more interested in protecting profits than providing convenience or choice, Can Canadian courts force you to reveal your password? The jury is still out. Ontario Liberal MPs eye 'soda tax' idea for October election campaign, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arlene Bynon is in for Alex Pierson and is joined by Toronto City Councillor, Kristyn Wong-Tam to dicuss how Premier Doug Ford announced Monday the provincial government has cancelled retroactive funding cuts to municipalities. Ford, along with Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark, made the announcement at Queen’s Park just after 10 a.m. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arlene Bynon is in for Alex Pierson and she is joined by Ontario’s Finance Minister, Vic Fedeli to discuss the Progressive Conservative government plans to rip up an agreement with The Beer Store in order to allow the sale of beer and wine in corner stores, but employees with the alcohol retailer are warning the move will come with a steep cost. The government tabled legislation Monday that would terminate a 10-year contract with The Beer Store that was signed by the previous Liberal government. The deal permitted an expansion of beer and wine sales to hundreds of grocery stores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arlene Bynon guest hosts for Alex Pierson. She is joined by Jennifer Quaid, Associate Professor of Civil Law. Jennifer speaks about the new trial, and how the high court says evidence about how the sexual history was mishandled at the original trial that led to Barton’s acquittal on a charge of first-degree murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arlene Bynon guest hosts for Alex Pierson and is joined by: ANTHONY FUREY - Sun/Post Media Columnist & National Comment Editor & BOB RICHARDSON - Senior Counsel at National Public Relations Topics include: The Ontario Liberals, Progressive Conservatives and NDP are locked in a three way tie according to an exclusive Ipsos poll released on Friday, Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott say they will make announcements on their political futures on Monday, Premiere slashing the deficit and conservatives saying Doug isn't cutting enough and more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arlene Bynon guest hosts for Alex Pierson. She is joined by Sean O'Shea, Global News' Consumer Investigative Reporter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arlene Bynon guest hosts for Alex Pierson. She is joined by Wendy Glauser, writes on health and science in Canada and around the world. Wendy speaks about ''Health Care Deserts'' in some areas of Toronto and why they happen. People who need health care the most unfortunately have little to no access to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Michael Messenger, CEO of World Vision Canada, to discuss the current hardships and challenges that Afghanistan is facing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by: KIM WRIGHT - Principal at Wright Strategies ELISSA FREEMAN - Public relations and pop culture expert Topics include: No real explanation needed. Is this a path we should go down, and re-write the laws to allow this to happen? Or, does this cross a line?Euthanasia by organ donation: Should we allow doctors to retrieve people's organs while they're still alive? Health has been in the news a lot lately. This hospital is essentially hiding behind a bunch of red tape. Burlington women say dads are dying from shocking bedsores, blame Jo Brant Hospital 10 former Ontario health ministers have written letters to Premier Ford calling on the province to reverse cuts to health. And while this is being sold as a bi partisan stunt-- 6 were libs. Three NDP and one VERY red tory from the Davis years. The front-runner, also known as the only runner, so far, for for the leadership of Ontario’s Liberal Party says he’d upload responsibility for the Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley Parkway to the province and introduce half-price TTC and GO Transit fares at off-peak hours. This guy was the transportation min.. If this was such a no-brainer why wasn’t it done when he was in gov? Old ideas. Old blood. Another day- Another apology for our PM Justin Trudeau who was in Saskatchewan today to formally apologize and exonerate Chief Poundmaker who was convicted and jailed in 1885. He and other First Nations leaders were accused of instigating violence in the Northwest Rebellion. This is the 6th formal and historical apology Trudeau has made. Is this not over kill? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Joseph Neuberger, Global News Radio Legal Expert, to discuss the issue of possible leniency being granted to a man who shot and killed two people...who had simply asked him for directions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Jane Meadus, staff lawyer and the Institutional Advocate at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, to discuss the current state of care for the elderly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Millennials can’t buy nice things because they waste all their money on stuff that turns out to be waste in landfills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Andy Baryer, a B.C. man competing in the 2019 World Whistling Championships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by: JOHN MRAZ Former Liberal war room director, with several dozen elections worth of experience and BILL HUTCHISON Former broadcaster...longtime journalist...professor at Seneca Topics include: Doug Ford tells Alex "only an irresponsible weak leader would sit back and say let's continue spending money." Direct shot aimed at John Tory after Toronto launches petition demanding Ford government reverse funding cuts Is it okay for the Premier to use this sort of language?? So, what should happen when this trash arrives back off the coast of Canada?Duterte loses patience, Philippines president orders trash shipped back to Canada. The reality is, immigrants don't take jobs away from Canadians. What will it take to fully change this attitude? Is it important to change this perception?37% in Ipsos poll say immigration is a 'threat' to white Canadians. The federal government has named the eight Canadian organizations that will sit on a special advisory panel tasked with recommending news operations for participation in a $600 million media support fund. The 8 listed are hardly independent. The Liberals have chosen special interest lobbyists and unions and given them the power to pick winners and losers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that the federal government is buying two more Arctic patrol ships on top of the six it has already ordered from Halifax-based Irving Shipbuilding. We are talking many billions to spent on a sole sourced contract, which, according to the government is to avoid lay-off's. What's with all these Liberal friendly companies being fed non stop corporate welfare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Premier Doug Ford, to discuss this announcement, and the fact that the municipalities by and large are saying that they don't need the province to do their audits for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Retired Captain Wayne Johnston to discuss how families who have lost loved ones in Afghanistan were left out of a memorial event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Built for dead soldiers by Canadian Soldiers yet they were not invited to their own war memorial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ontario Premier, Doug Ford sat down with Alex Pierson to talk about recent criticism leveled against his government by Ontario mayors. The mayors are upset provincial transfer payments are being cut. Ford is suggesting 'only a irresponsible weak leader would sit back and continue spending money.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by: MIKE VAN SOELEN Managing Principal at Navigator - a public relations firm and STEPHEN LeDREW Lawyer - Broadcaster Formerly the President of the Liberal Party of Canada Currently - a homemaker Topics include: Nearly 50% of Canadians think racist thoughts are normal: Ipsos poll. Does this polling tell us we’re awful human beings? If not, what does it say about Canadians? The poll found more than three-quarters of respondents said they were not racist, but many acknowledged having racist thoughts they did not share with others. Canadian tourism strategy promo fail CUPE poll - 75% believe Doug Ford's government is on the wrong track Vice Admiral Marc Norman / General Vance - How to get a $50k raise The election Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Adam Oldfield, Global News Radio 640 Toronto's Entrepreneurial Tech Expert, to discuss TikTok - a music service poised to challenge Spotify and Apple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Smokey Thomas, President of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, who says that Ontarians should be very concerned about a media report that the Ford government is going forward with privatizing alcohol distribution. They also discuss OPSEU calling on Doug Ford to kick Niagara MPP Sam Oosterhoff out of his caucus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marc Norman speaks out and JT is counting on you not hearing his story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Host Tasha Kheiriddin is joined by: ANTHONY FUREY Columnist/Oped Editor for Sun/Post Media & BOB RICHARDSON Public Affairs Advisor Topics include: The public inquiry needed into the Mark Norman affair, development of Canada's refugee policy, Beer store launching ad campaigns against the Ford Government and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tasha Kheiriddin guest hosts for Alex Pierson. She is joined by Gabor Lukacs, air passenger rights expert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices