

The Alex Pierson Show
640 Toronto / Curiouscast
The Alex Pierson show is an in-depth, no-nonsense look at the stories making headlines. Alex has more than 20 years in the field and behind an anchor desk, and is known and respected for her tough reporting style and accountability. Join the daily conversation with the Alex Pierson Show, and never miss an important story again.
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Jul 6, 2021 • 11min
Blacklock's Reporter Check-in - Jets, Planes & Judges
It's that time of the week where we take a look past the veil into the stories that don't get the attention they deserve in Ottawa. Guest Host Arlene Bynon checks-in with Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter Tom Korski. They talk about how the airlines were able to get away with not having to repay customers who weren't able to fly, why multiple senators were able to jet around the country at $1400 an hour while on taxpayers dime, and how 4 liberal donors were appointed as judges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 30, 2021 • 34min
Search & Rescue in Miami, & Thousands Died When Surgeries Were Delayed
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Alex talks with John Davidson, TFS Divisional Chief of Technical Operations and Team Coordinator for Toronto H.U.S.A.R (Heavy Urban Search and Rescue). They talk about the building collapse in Miami, and the work and effort involved in the search and rescue.
Next, Alex talks with Colin Craig, President of secondstreet.org. They discuss a new report that shows over 10,000 patients died while waiting for surgery, a procedure, diagnostic scan or appointment with a specialist between April 1, 2019 – December 31, 2020. Included in that total are 2,367 patients who passed away while waiting for surgery during calendar year 2020, which covers eight months of the pandemic period.
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Jun 25, 2021 • 22min
Key Inventor of mRNA Vaccines Voices his Concerns over Vaccinating Youth
Alex talks with Dr. Robert Malone, Inventor of mRNA vaccines and RNA as a drug. They talk about the unhealthy culture of silence that the scientific and medical community has sprouted up during this pandemic, why we should be questioning if the youth really need to be vaccinated, and finally, why Dr. Bridle was right.
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Jun 25, 2021 • 15min
751 bodies were discovered at former Residential School in Saskatchewan
Alex talks with Vice Chief Heather Bear, Vice Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations & Survivor of the Marieval Residential School. They discuss what this find means for the community, why Chief Cadmus Delorme and Chief Bobby Cameron are treating the site as a crime scene, and what it's like to go through the residential school system.
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Jun 24, 2021 • 10min
Blacklock's Reporter Check-in
It's that time of the week where we take a look past the veil into the stories that don't get the attention they deserve in Ottawa. Alex checks-in with Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter Tom Korski. They talk about how Justin Trudeau doesnt like the fact the opposition keeps asking for the PHAC files on the two scientists that were fired. Then they talk about how an MP was censured for nepotism yesterday.
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Jun 24, 2021 • 8min
A New Mass Burial Site Was Discovered in Saskatchewan
Alex talks with Ken Coates, Canadian historian focused on the history of the Canadian North and Aboriginal rights and indigenous claims MLI's Senior Fellow in Aboriginal and Northern Canadian Issues. They discuss the discovery of a mass burial site at the former Marieval Indian Residential School. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 23, 2021 • 12min
In a New Misery Index, Canada Gets a B, two C's, & a big fat F
Alex talks with Richard Audas, Professor of Health Statistics and Economics, in the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Richard is the lead methodologist on the MLI Justice Report Card. They talk about the new Misery Index released by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and how Canada faired overall...spoiler alert, we got a lot of work to do.
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Jun 23, 2021 • 12min
A Survivor of Residential Schools Says to Not Tear Down the Statues of Canadian Forefathers
Alex talks with Chris Sankey, a prominent Indigenous business leader, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and a former elected Councilor for the Lax Kw’alaams Band. They talk about Chris's experiences at a residential school growing up, and how he feels the statues of Canada's forefathers need to stay up as a reminder, and more indigenous statues have to go up also. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 23, 2021 • 43min
Schools are safe, Politics in Canada's Military , & Trudeau vs. China
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Alex talks with Dr. Pascal Lavoie, an investigator at BC Children’s Hospital, a pediatrician and an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UBC. Dr. Lavoie is also the principal investigator on a new study that finds schools are not at a higher risk for COVID-19. So Alex and the good doctor dive into the study and discuss its findings. Next, Alex talks with an expert in all things Military law, Michel W. Drapeau, Colonel-Maitre, Senior Counsel, and Founder of the Michel Drapeau Law Office. They talk about the scathing report delivered by the Military Ombudsman on how vested political interests have been found to impede the office, and what this means for the Trudeau government, and Canada's Military.
And finally, Alex talks with John Robson, Columnist for the National Post, and the Executive Director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. They talk about Trudeau's recent comments directed at the Chinese government for their inhumane treatment of the Uyghur Muslims, and how China got a coalition to stand against Canada.
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Jun 22, 2021 • 10min
Blacklock's Reporter Check-in
It's that time of the week where we take a look past the veil into the stories that don't get the attention they deserve in Ottawa. Alex checks-in with Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter Tom Korski. They talk about how Iain Stewart, the President of PHAC was found in contempt by the House of Commons, and how the same agency completely underestimated the devastation of the pandemic. And finally, why the CBC failed to disclose financial interest of another pundit for the 3rd time this year.
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