The Alex Pierson Show
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Ontario Tories to scrap basic income pilot, reduce planned increase to social assistance rates
James Collura, a recipient of the program says that the cuts may leave people in limbo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Counterpoint: Wednesday August 8, 2018
John Mraz - Former Liberal war room directorBill Hutchison - Journalism professor at Seneca. Former broadcaster CTV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lawsuit against Soulpepper co-founder Schultz 'resolved': lawyer
Lorne Honickman, Global News Radio Legal Expert – BTZLAW.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ontario government defends move to cancel basic income pilot project
Lisa Mcleod, Ontario's Children, Community and Social Services Minister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monologue: Screaming for everything, heard for nothing
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The battle over 3D-printed 'downloadable' guns
Adam Oldfield, Global News Radio Tech Expert We already have a gun problem. How the hell will this help? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Case & Point with Lorne Honickman
Lorne Honickman, Global News Radio Legal Expert from BTZLaw.ca 'ILLEGAL ALIEN': Man charged in London, Ontario store standoff Canadians could face prison time for making 3D-printed guns: officials Municipal lawyers to look into legal action against Doug Ford’s legislation to cut council Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What are the benefits of privatized Cannabis shops?
Hamish Sutherland, President and CEO of White Sheep Corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Toronto shooting victim Danielle Kane from NL is in a coma after being shot on Danforth
Jerry Pinksen and his girlfriend Danielle “Dani” Kane were having dinner on the Danforth when the shooter started firing. The couple tried to help others that were injured when a bullet struck Danielle. She is currently in hospital on a breathing tube and doctors say she might not walk again. Jerry joins ON Point to tell us about the couple's ordeal. You can help by donating to DaniStrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canada rejected in bid to be part of NAFTA talks between Mexico and U.S.sources
Cyndee TodgHam Cherniak, Trade Lawyer with Lexage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Global Top Talkers - Tuesday July 31, 2018
Drex Wilcomes - Host of the Shift - Global News Radio Network, late nights Peter Shurman - can be heard on 640 Toronto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How Do Friends Afford Their Lifestyles? Most Canadians Are Wondering: Edward Jones Poll
Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Global News Radio Personal Finance Expert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ottawa prepared to work around Ontario’s ‘vindictive and destructive’ actions: Adam Vaughan
Alise Mills, Strategic Communications, Media Relations Professional and Political Analyst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Marriage, then love — Why arranged marriages still work today
Loveleen Kaur Gill, wife in arranged marriage This is the fourth story of a five-part series on how alternative relationships are reshaping love in Canada. Each day this week, Global News is exploring a different union model, from sexless and arranged marriages to mixed orientation and polyamory. Follow along on Twitter with the hashtag #SOTUCanada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Danforth shooter's motive remains uncertain
Phil Gurski is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting. He worked as a strategic analyst in the Canadian intelligence community for over 30 years, including 15 at CSIS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Crews continue to battle Parry Sound 33 forest fires
Chief Lloyd Myke -MAGNETAWAN FIRST NATION Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ontario Tories introduce bill to reduce size of Toronto city council by nearly 50%
Councillor Justin DiCiano Ward 5 Etobicoke Lakeshore joins ON Point and says that the Ontario PC's are actually upholding a Supreme Court decision which says that people must have voter parity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Man on racist rant is charged - not with hate crime
Lorne Honickman, Global News Radio Legal Expert - BTZLaw.ca Toronto man charged in ‘suspected hate-motivated’ confrontation with Muslim family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Legislation to cut Toronto city council seats by nearly half; without voter feedback
Duff Conacher, Director Democracy Watch joins Alex and suggests that the move by Doug Ford should have had consultations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Premier Doug Ford's response to cutting Toronto city council seats by nearly half
Premier Doug Ford join ON Point to discuss his decision to cut the number of Toronto city councillors in half. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ontario said to announce big change in plans for marijuana retailing under Doug Ford
Jodie Emery, Marijuana Advocate, joins ON Point to discuss the privatization of marijuana sales in Ontario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monologue: Only politicians are crying about politicians getting fired
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Global Top Talkers - Friday July 27, 2018
Battle of the producers as Alex is joined by Jason Chapman, executive producer at Global News Radio Toronto, and Devon Peacock, executive producer in London. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
My wife lived life on her own terms, her death was no different
Lorne Levy, Wife chose assisted suicide and why he is speaking out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Half of female students in Ontario experience psychological distress, CAMH study shows
Dr. Hayley Hamilton, Senior Scientist CAMH Why are girls more stressed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Zuckerberg loses $16 billion in record Facebook fall
Adam Oldfield, Global News Radio Tech Expert. Ontario teen's photos, info ended up in someone else's hands after she traded in her broken iPhone Scientists have discovered a new material that could charge your phone battery in minutes Zuckerberg loses $16 billion in record Facebook fall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Toronto’s Festival of Beer is on this weekend
Les Murray - Toronto’s Festival of Beer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Canadians about to feel the effects of Trump’s trade war with higher prices
Ian Lee - Associate Professor, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Global Top Talkers - Thursday July 26
Host of the Shift, Drex, and AM980 news Mike Stubbs, join ON Point to discuss Danforth Shooter's family and an immigrant engineer's job offer cancelled after a background check. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
One Toronto toy store says "no" to guns (should we all?)
Rebecca Eckler, SavvyMom.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monologue: Kids won’t die without sex ed… they do if they can’t swim
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Ontario tables bill to repeal cap-and-trade
Rod Phillips, MPP for Ajax and Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Toronto mass shooter Faisal Hussain previously said ‘I want to kill someone’: former teacher
Joe Neuberger, Global News Radio legal expert joins ON Point to talk about crime and mental illness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monologue: Progressive inmates running the asylum
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Toronto mass shooting, yet provides no evidence
Julian Fantino joins Alex to discuss the investigation into the Danforth shooter and dispell some misinformation being spread about Toronto mass shooter Faisal Hussain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Toronto city council urges upper levels of government to ban sale of guns, ammunition locally
Tony Bernardo, Executive Director of the Canadian Shooting Sports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hedley front man Jacob Hoggard charged and arrested
Global News Radio music expert and host of the Ongoing History of New Music on sister station 102.1 the Edge; joins ON Point to discuss Hoggard and many others caught up in the contentious lifestyle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Counterpoint: Tuesday July 24, 2018
Dennis Matthews - Vice President at Enterprise Canada and former advertising advisor to PM Stephen Harper. Stephen Ledrew (phone) Toronto-based lawyer and broadcaster. Served as President, Liberal Party of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Meet the spin doctor behind the Hussain family statement
Anthony Furey reveals a little bit about the person who has presented himself as the point of contact, and drew up the statement from the family of Faisal Hussain, after the Danforth Shooting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Global Top Talkers - Tuesday July 24, 2018
Scott Thompson - AM900 CHML Hamilton 12p-3pCraig Needles – 980 News London 9am – noon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Will a gun crackdown help curb gun violence?
Brian Patterson is the President/CEO of Ontario Safety League Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monologue: Ideology or not; What happened on Danforth is Terror
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Family of shooter says he had mental health issues
Registered Psychologist and Global News Radio psychology expert joins ON Point to discuss why it is so difficult to prevent mass shooting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Doug Ford says Toronto is still a safe city, but understands the anger
Premier Doug Ford joins ON Point in the wake of Danforth Shooting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Toronto's response to the Danforth shooting
Jason Chapman, Global News Radio Executive Producer Jason spent the day talking to residents, business owners, witnesses at Danforth Shooting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Questions continue regarding Danforth shooting
T Lee Humphrey, President of JAMES International Security Consulting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ontario is losing billions to union contracts
Brian Dijkema, Program Director, Work and Economics at Cardus Ontario is losing billions to union contracts. What happens if we open competitive bids? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Moe, Ford join forces to oppose federal carbon pricing at premiers’ meeting in New Brunswick
Dennis Matthews, Vice President at Enterprise Canada and former advertising advisor to PM Stephen Harper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Two cases of hate being investigated in Ontario
Lorne Honickman, Global News Radio Legal Expert ‘I want to leave’: London, Ontario police investigate race-related incident as possible hate crime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dementia study shows 67% of Ontarian's are most concerned about dementia
Laura Tamblyn Watts LLP, National Director, Law, Policy and research at CARP Dementia study shows 67% of Ontarian's are most concerned about dementia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices