The Alex Pierson Show

Caller 'Jonathan' says he is a CRA collection agent. He called Alex to talk about wage subsidy payments handed out by the federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jonathan says federal workers angry with policies like vaccine mandates decided to take subsidy money they knew they weren't owed. Jonathan says they knew they wouldn't have to pay the money back and it was a way to 'get their pound of flesh' from the Trudeau government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How much should someone’s past trauma and barriers be implemented into sentencing or bail when it comes to those charged with violent crimes? Should they factor in? Or, if you commit a crime, that’s it? A crime is a crime. Also we spoke to Sima Acan, President of The Federation of Canadian Turkish Associations. ‘Time is crucial’: Turkish-Canadians calling for help, donations following devastating earthquakeAlso, two teens were denied bail in the fatal swarming of an unhoused man earlier this year. Joseph Neuberger, Criminal Lawyer breaks it down for us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The PM AND the Premiers will come out later today and smile for the camera’s. Do you have faith that this health deal will be anymore than just a cheque? Or do you feel that there is any actual vision to actually fixing the system?Also on the show we talk with guest: Dr. Iris Gorfinkel. We ask why she prescribed puppy love to her patient and the real benefits of "man's best friend" how animals help your wellbeing.Today on the Alex Pierson Show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada feels broken and new polling shows that Canadians agree. 2/3 of the country feel this way and it's every demographic not just angry white guys. Half of all Canadians are angry over how this country is managed. Also, a GTA man found his father's stolen car within an hour when the cops told him not to go looking and that they wouldn't be on scene for over 2 hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Senator Leo Housakos   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dr. Mike von Massow, Associate Professor of food economics at the University of Guelph Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at Royal Military College of Canada and expert on security and defence. Author of ‘Polar Cousins: Antarctic and Arctic Geostrategic Future.’  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Jon Reid, President of the Toronto Police Association  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices