The Alex Pierson Show
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Psychologist alarmed by Facebook's new Messenger for kids.
Registered psychologist Oren Amitay joins on point to discuss the ramifications of exposing kids to the new Facebook Messenger Kids app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"I am a different person from the guy I was before Afghanistan" retired Corporal Brock Blaszczyk
During Prime Minister Trudeau's townhall in Edmonton retired Corproral Brock Blaszczyk who lost a leg in Afghanistan was critical of Ottawa's plan to reform some veteran's programs, including changes to disability pensions. He joins ON Point and tells us his story and discusses reaction from public to his questions at the townhall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Counterpoint - Monday February 5, 2017
Vince Gasparro – is a former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin Jenni Byrne - Former Campaign Manager and Deputy Chief of Staff to Stephen Harper. Current VO of Bayfield Strategy Today we discuss man... err people-kind! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alex Pierson: Kids being trained to be professional activists
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Global News Top Talkers - Friday February 2, 2018
Tasha Kheiriddin – Host of the Tasha Kheiriddin Show 640 Toronto Noon–2pm weekdays Roy Green – Host of the Roy Green Show – 2-5pm on weekends. We take a look behind the scenes of the OPC leadership race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Counterpoint - Friday February 2, 2018
Bob Richardson, (phone) Senior Counsel at NATIONAL Public RelationsAnthony Furey, Sun / Postmedia columnist & national comment editor Discussion: Doug Ford and Christine Elliott officially in the OPC leadership race; Trudeau getting a rough ride in the west; and Tom Brady gets a long kiss from his kid... weird? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'Freedom of conscience applies to every knowledge worker' Shawn Whatley
Shawn Whatley - President of Ontario Medical Association joins ON Point to discuss the courts upholding the policy that doctors must refer patients for assisted death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I don't need a woman to lead the PC party; I want the best person for the job
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Counterpoint - Thursday February 1, 2018
Omar Khan Omar Khan - Vice President, Public Affairs Hill+Knowlton Strategies - Jaqueline (Jackie) Dobson - is a former PC Strategist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Global News Top Talkers - Thursday February 1
All #ONpoli with some of Global News Radio's top talk hosts. Bill Kelly - weekdays 9am – 12pm – AM900 CHML Andrew Lawton - 12 – 3pm – AM980 CFPL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Ford voters work too hard and have little time for minutia of policy" - Mike Van Soelan
Mike Van Soelen, and expert in crisis management and media communications ; discusses comments by Doug Ford who is running for the leadership of the PC Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Senate votes to change 'O Canada' to be gender neutral
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Disabled veterans take pension battle with Liberals to Supreme Court
A group of disabled veterans is taking its legal fight for better pensions to the Supreme Court of Canada. Michael Balis - Canadian Veterans Advocacy joins ON Point and discusses the treatement of veterans byt the government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"It takes a lot to disappoint me" - Garfield Dunlop
Former Simcoe North MPP Garfield Dunlop has been fired as an adviser with Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives. He joins Alex Pierson ON Point for a candid converstaion about the Ontario PC party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Counterpoint - Wednesday January 31, 2018
Jill Colton – Youtuber and media personality Jeremy Richler is a GTA and Toronto area corporate lawyer and notary public. He is a sole practicing employment and corporate lawyer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Doug Ford runs for Progressive Conservative Leadership in Ontario
Doug Ford sits down with ON Point with Alex Pierson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Michelle Rempel says more severe codes of conduct needed
Alise Mills Strategic Communications, Media Relations Professional and Political Analyst - joins ON Point to talk about the culture of sexual harrasment in Ottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Don't borrow money for RRSPs for tax season
Rubina Ahmed-Haq is Global News Radio personal finance expert and she provides ON Point listeners with some tax season tips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Counterpoint - Tuesday January 30, 2018
Andy Stinton and Karlene Nation talk about the Gestapo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bon Cop, High Cop
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PC candidate for the riding of Carleton accuses MPP Hillier of intimidation
Goldie Ghamari joins ON Point to discuss her allegations against sitting Conservative MPP randy Hillier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Parents of kids affected by no-fly list ask for meeting with Trudeau
Khadija Cajee is the mother of a 7 year old who was refused boarding on a flight because his name is on a no fly list. She talks about their experience and what they might be talking about with the Prime Minister when parents will be able to meet with him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Three more victims named in Bruce McArthur case
James Dubro is a crime reporter and writer who has followed this case since it's beginnings when several men went missing in 2012 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alex Pierson: The PC Party of Ontario coup is almost complete
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Alex Pierson: What happened to 'due process'?
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What should the conservatives do now?
Stephen Murdoch Vice President, Public Relations at Enterprise Canada Media - explains from a PR perspective what the conservatives need to do to rebrand the party Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Counterpoint - Thursday January 25, 2018
Omar Khan - Vice President, Public Affairs Hill+Knowlton Strategies Jill Colton – Youtuber and media personality Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
'The true enemy in Ontario is the Liberal Party' - Fedeli
MPP Vic Fedeli (Nipissing) joins ONPoint to talk about the allegations and resignation of Patrick Brown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Always follow the dollar. Especially when it comes to politics
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Walter Heyer: I used to be a transgender
WALT HEYER is a former transgender with a passion to help others who regret gender change. Find out more on his website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Public sector unions put Wynne on notice
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Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic
A year after the stunning election of Donald Trump, David Frum brings readers a new book TRUMPOCRACY: The Corruption of the American Republic - David sits down with Alex Pierson, ON Point and discusses the presidency so far, and in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Toronto doctor in trouble for comments about transgender kids
Dr. James Cantor, director of the Toronto Sexuality Centre and author of the blog Sexology Today is getting a little bit of heat for suggesting that often, transgender kids grow out of their feelings after puberty. Dr. Oren Amitay weighs in on the topic and suggests that we are misdiagnosing many of these kids who are simply struggling to find an identity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Counterpoint - Tuesday January 22, 2018
A new Trans Pacific Partnership has been signed. Canada signs trade pact with 10 Pacific-region nations. Is NAFTA dead? Did Trudeau sell out auto workers? Mike Van Soelen and David Wills discuss ON Point Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Global News Radio Top Talkers - Tuesday January 23, 2018
Scott Thompson heard daily on AM900 CHML Hamilton 12p-3p and Craig Needles on 980 News London 9am – noon Join ON Point to discuss EFTO's concerns on violence in schools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alex Pierson: Red tape costing Ontario businesses $5 billion annually
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Businesses frustrated at lack of info surrounding new employment rules
Julie Kwiecinski is CFIB's director of provincial affairs for Ontario joins ON Point #ONpoli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alise Mills: Canada Summer Jobs program became a controversy
Alise Mills is an expert in strategic communications, a Media Relations Professional and Political Analyst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
CounterPoint - Monday January 22, 2018
Vince Gasparro – former Managing Director of The Green Tomorrow Fund and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin Jenni Byrne - Former Campaign Manager and Deputy Chief of Staff to Stephen Harper. Current VO of Bayfield Strategy Today we talk about the summer jobs program grant controversy, ISIS foreign fighters, and whether landlords should be allowed to turn down tenants that use marijuana when it becomes legal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Push for free movement of Canadians, Kiwis, Britons and Australians gains momentum
James Skinner is the chief executive for CANZUK International and he joins ON Point with Alex Pierson to advocate for the freedom of movement between the borders of Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alex Pierson: Trudeau adds fine print to Canada's diversity
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Dave Perry: Private Investigator - talks about Toronto murders
As news breaks about the arrest of the murders of gay village residents and breaking developments in the Barry and Honey Sherman deaths, private investigator Dave Perry joins to talk about how police and other investigators sort through clues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
David Livingston guilty, Laura Miller not guilty in Ontario gas plants trial
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REPORT: Barry and Honey Sherman were murdered
Investigative reporter Kevin Donavon from the Toronto Star joins ON Point and reports that the Sherman family’s private investigation the deaths of Apotex founder Barry Sherman and his wife Honey is reveals a very different story than the murder-suicide theory that has been in headlines up to now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
CounterPoint: Thursday January 18, 2018
Jill Colton – Youtuber and media personality; John Mraz is a domestic and international political consultant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alex Pierson: Gas Plant Scandal: A sinister political decision that cost us
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Social Media may be the answer to winning millennial votes
David Wills - is Senior Vice President of Media Profile. He does strategic communications and has been a political campaign strategist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
CounterPoint - January 17, 2018
Jeremy Richler is a GTA and Toronto area corporate lawyer and notary public. He is a sole practicing employment and corporate lawyer Michael Diamond, campaign strategist and political commentator, UPSTREAM Strategy Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Alex Pierson: The making of Jagmeet Singh - Style trumps Substance
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Independent brewers call on federal government to axe increasing beer tax
Ian McMartin is the co-founder of WhprSnapr Brewers and he joins Alex to discuss the overtaxing of brewing companies in Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices