The Alex Pierson Show
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Cambridge Analytica shuts down amid Facebook scandal
DAVID SHIPLEY - CEO of Beauceron Security / AM640’s Technology Analyst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is this the end of the road for the family sedan?
GUEST: Michael Bettencourt, Managing Editor at autoTRADER.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Economists warn Trump heavy tariffs can cause economic depression
Cyndee Todgham Cherniak is the founding lawyer of LexSage, a boutique international trade law and sales tax firm in Toronto, Ontario Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Counterpoint - Wednesday May 2, 2018
Arlene Bynon sits in for Alex Pierson but we still debate and discuss on Counterpoint John Mraz and Bill Hutchison join the panel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trudeau won't say whether Liberals will delay cannabis legalization
Guest: Brad Poulos - Cannabis Business Expert - Instructor Ryerson University, Ted Rogers School Of Business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rise in asylum seekers sparks calls for changes to U.S.-Canada border agreement
Canada will soon have more illegal border crossers than Syrian refugeesGUEST: Tristan Hopper - Tristin Hopper is an award-winning reporter working for the National desk of the National Post Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Customer wins court battle with Bell over price change
Customer Experience Expert Marc Gordon speaks with guest host Arlene Bynon about customer's win against Bell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Business-support dollars in Ontario not being tracked
MPP Monte Mcnaughton speaks to guest host Arlene Bynon about the FAO's recent findings regarding Ontario's business-support dollars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Doug Ford plans to open up Greenbelt to housing developments
NDP MPP and Energy/Environment Critic Peter Tabuns joins guest host Arlene Bynon on ON Point to discuss Doug Ford's plan to open up the Greenbelt to development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
App helps you discover verified news
Fake news is a huge problem on social media. A Waterloo woman who is also a former NASA engineer has launched a new app today that uses artificial intelligence to empower eyewitnesses and credible journalists to separate news from noise. - Harleen Jolly is the CEO and Co-founder of Ground and you can get the app Ground.news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Experts say real cost of Canada’s carbon tax could reach $35 billion per year
Aaron Wudrick - Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayer Federation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monologue: Worry less about "might be" and more about "already has"
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Counterpoint - Wednesday April 25
John Mraz and Bill Hutchison discuss Governor General's report on Ontario's finances, incel movement, EQAO testing and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monologue: Raging Man-boys, not fabulous
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How a police officer kept his cool in the Toronto van attack
Erick Laming is a phd candidate in Criminology at University of Toronto and how police de-escalate dangerous situations multiple times daily but that footage is rarely seen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Incel culture explained
Arshy Mann - Journalist at DailyXtra, LGBT Issues, has been investigating the incel culture and tells Alex how various factions are a growing online trend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Defining "soft" terrorism and whether it can be prevented
Stephanie Carvin - Assistant Professor of International Affairs - National Security Issues, Terrorism, Critical Infrastructure - Carleton University, joins ON Point to discuss the motive behind the Toronto Van attack, whether it is considered terrorism and if this kind of tragedy can be prevented. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monologue: Prayers are not enough
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Gas prices are about to skyrocket
DAN MCTEAGUE - Long time consumer advocate, 18 year Member of Parliament, now Senior Petroleum Analyst, joins Alex Pierson to chat about the rise in prices. Track fuel prices at GasBuddy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Not enough support for addiction treatment
Alexandra Perry - Clinical Supervisor, Addiction Rehab Toronto joins Alex Pierson to talk about whether safe injection sites are the answer to saving lives of drug addicts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Doug Ford: Adding 30,000 hospital beds but says no to safe injection sites
Doug Ford reacts to being called a "d" by Liberal war room director David Hurle, talks about his plan to increase hospital beds, tells us why he doesn't agree with safe injection sites, and provides insight on what how he would administrate legal marijana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monologue: Facts vs Spin - Liberal talking points not real
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NDP MPP Paul Miller blasts staff's union in spat over parental leave
Wade Poziomka - Ross & McBride LLP joins Alex Pierson, Wade represents Todd White, who has filed several grievances with his union and recently a Human Rights complaint alleging he was bullied, demeaned and harassed because he took parental leave from his job in Miller’s constituency office.Ontario NDP MPP Paul Miller criticized his staff’s union and questioned the dedication of an employee who took parental leave, according to a recorded voicemail message. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Counterpoint - Thursday April 19
Omar Khan Omar Khan - Vice President, Public Affairs Hill+Knowlton Strategies - VP with Ontario Liberal PartyMike Van Soelen: had long hair in university and now does strategy for keeps. Principal at Navigator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Supreme Court rules it is illegal to bring booze across provincial borders
Tim McLaughlin is the marketing director for Steam Whistle Brewing to discuss this decision by the Supreme Court of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Global Top Talkers - Thursday April 19
Bill Kelly - weekdays 9am – 12pm – AM900 CHML Mike Stubbs weekdays 12 – 3pm – AM980 CFPL Global talking heads join ON Point to discuss Hydro paydays, wealthy man Doug, and the vicious campaign for premiere Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Taxpayers beware: Ontario Hydro increases CEO severance packages
Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cystic Fibrosis teen needs drug not covered by Ontario Pharma-care Plan
Carol Vigneau joins Alex Pierson to talk about her daughter Victoria who needs a lifesaving drug which is not covered by the Ontario Pharmacare plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
911 calls police say, should not have been made
Jamie Irvine is a call-taker at Peel Regional Police 9-1-1 service and talks about educating people on when to call 9-1-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Counterpoint - Wednesday April 18
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
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne calls Doug Ford a Canadian Trump
Vince Gasparro is a political strategist and former adviser to PM Paul Martin. He joins ON Point to discuss how the campaign for Ontario Premier has turned vicious and whether this is a good strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monologue: Trudeau sucking and blowing on BC Pipeline
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minimum-wage changes are cutting jobs for people with disabilities
Bruce Poole, Member of Board of Directors, Torchlight Services and the parent of an adult with disabilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Global Top Talkers - Tuesday April 17
Craig Needles AM980News CFPL and Scott Thompson AM900 CHML join ON Point to talk about todays big stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monologue: Minimum Wage affecting jobs for people with disabilities
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Trump sends air strikes into Syria
John Mraz and Adrienne Batra join ON Point for breaking news of Trump sending air strikes into Syria on Friday evening April 13, 2018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Coach Darcy Haugan's "Legacy" - Jeff Blay
Jeff Blay is a former journalist who covered sports in Alberta and Ontario, focusing on junior hockey spending time with Coach Haugan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Global Top Talkers: Friday April 13th
Alex is joined by: Peter Shurman - political commentator, former MPP, and heard often on 640Toronto Drex - Host of the Shift w/Drex heard late nights on the Global News Radio Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Monologue: Andrea Horwath - Due Process, then and now
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Drake to perform at Toronto-area restaurant in dinner concert series
Julian Parentela and his dad are the brainchild of Apres Noir - an exclusive event planners. Drake takes the stage at the opening edition of Apres Noir on June 7th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Second Cup may convert some coffee shops into pot dispensaries
National Access Cannabis President Derek Ogden joins ON Point to discuss how the coffee houses may be converted into cannabis lounges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Counterpoint - Thursday April 12, 2018
Stephen Ledrew and Jacqueline Dobson join Counterpoint to debate Doug Ford's election commitment to fire Hydro One CEO; Trudeau coming back from Peru trip to work on piplines, and why Ontario will not be able to open "specialty cafes" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ontario PC leader Doug Ford vows to fire CEO and board of Hydro One if elected
Ross McKitrick - is a professor of economics at the University of Guelph, a Fraser Institute senior fellow and co-author of a new series of essays—released today—examining what went wrong with Ontario hydro policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Donated amputated toes given new life in Dawson City’s famous Sourtoe Cocktail
Johnny is a bartender at the famous SourToe Cocktail in Dawson City, Yukon He describes how they get the digits for their sourtoe cocktail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David Livingston fell on a sword for Dalton McGuinty
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Trump says missiles "will be coming" to Syria.
Charles Ortel - Clinton whistle-blower, investor, writer interested in economics, geo-politics, and history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The politics behind the pipeline dispute
Alise Mills - Strategic Communications, Media Relations Professional and Political Analyst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Teammates were trapped in and under the bus" - Chief Brian Starkel
Chief Brian Starkel - Nipawin Fire Department joins ON Point to describe the scene from the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Counterpoint - Wednesday April 11
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
Monologue: Identity politics during a devastating tragedy
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