The Alex Pierson Show

Missed the show? No worries, today on the ON point podcast:  Alex talks with Dr. Marty Makary, Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine & Bloomberg School of Public Health , Editor of Medpage Today, Author of the NY Times bestseller “The Price We Pay: What Broke American Healthcare - and How To Fix It”. They talk about concerns Dr. Makary has about youth receiving two doses of any vaccines (i.e. AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna) before more testing has been done. And Why the CDC and NACI may not be seeing eye to eye on vaccines. Next, 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. Finally, Alex talks with Sam Cooper, Global Nationals Online Investigative Journalist and Author of "Willful Blindness, How a Network of Narcos, Tycoons and CCP Agents Infiltrated the West". They talk about how the Public Health Agency of Canada was found in Contempt for withholding documents from Parliament pertaining to the two Chinese scientists who were fired from the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. Let's Get Talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introducing Episode 1 of China Rising - Hostage Diplomacy On the first episode of China Rising, we examine  the Chinese government's practice of detaining political prisoners, by hearing directly from Canadians who've become caught in the crossfire. Christian aid workers Julia and Kevin Garratt lived in China for 30 years before their arrest in 2014, when they were suddenly cast as pawns in a geopolitical chess match. The Garratts’ traumatic experience is eerily similar to the case of the 'Two Michaels,' Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, detained in China since December 2018. Using their stories and others as a guide, we'll investigate how Western countries, including Canada, should respond to China's so-called 'Hostage Diplomacy.' You can listen to more episodes here: https://link.chtbl.com/china-rising Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Laura Tamblyn Watts, the CEO and President of CanAge, Canada's National Seniors' Advocacy group. Alex and Laura discuss why a PSW would even think to post these video's, the response from the Ontario Personal Support Workers Association, and how the community is reacting to it.  Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Kelly Harris, Principal at Harris Public Affairs, Columnist, Former director of Legislative affairs for the Ontario PC party. With his expertise in provincial politics, Alex and Kelly dissect the decisions and changes made in the Ford cabinet, and why they were made. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talk with Dr. Sharon Cohen, the Head Medical Director at Toronto Memory Program about a new medication that could help actually treat Alzheimer's. And its the first one since 2003. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Joseph Neuberger, a Criminal justice attorney with Neuberger & Partners LLP. They discuss why an Ontario judge has deemed a publication ban was necessary in a case where a teen was sexually assualted by classmates. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we have another installment of our Education Watch Series with Alex Pierson and Paul Bennett, Director of Schoolhouse Consulting. In this series Alex and Paul dive into the education system and examine the real issues that need to be addressed, especially during this pandemic. Today, Alex and Paul discuss why there are rumors and talks circulation that kids wont be returning to school in September, and why this is considered the 'lost year of education'...especially for the students nearing the end of high school.  Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 the Public Health Agency spent over $19K on an executive Washroom for the president of the Agency, why cabinet cannot release uncensored files from an RCMP raid on a federal lab, and why a former liberal MP censured for nepotism argued that since her sister is adopted, she broke no rules.  Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Dr. Christopher Jano, a International criminal lawyer operating in Budapest for the past 25 years. They talk about the infamy the couple attainded in their exploits, and how authorities were able to track them down to a district in Budapest, and what will come for the two next.  Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with John Robson, National Post Columnist and Executive Director of the Climate Discussion Nexus. They discuss the infighting within the Federal Green Party of Canada, and why Elizabeth May can't seem to get out of the way and let Annamie Paul actually lead. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices