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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Apr 3, 2020 • 12min
COVID-19: Can Donald Trump really order 3M to stop selling N95 respirators to Canada
Alex brings on Cyndee Todgham Cherniak, an international trade law expert to react to Donald Trump's shocking move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 3, 2020 • 7min
COVID-19: China needs to shut down their wet markets
Camille Labchuk from Animal Justice joins Alex to discuss the practices that lead to virus outbreaks and why we should shut them down at the source. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 2, 2020 • 10min
COVID-19: 85% of Canadian troops are being prepped for emergency COVID-19 duties
Alex is joined by Matthew Fisher, a Global news commentator and a resident visiting scholar in defence and foreign policy at Massey College for the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 2, 2020 • 12min
COVID-19: You could be fined up to $100,000 for not obeying emergency orders
Criminal law expert Joseph Neuberger joins Alex to give a rundown on the new laws, and what you could be fined. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 31, 2020 • 9min
COVID-19: Pride Toronto weekend festival cancelled
Alex Pierson is joined by Tom Hooper, an LGBTQ Historian to discuss the impact of the devastating and historic cancellation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 31, 2020 • 6min
COVID-19: Last Resort Guidelines
What happens if Ontario's hospitals become overwhelmed and begin to buckle under the stress of COVID-19? What exactly is a "last-resort guideline"? Doctor Alison Fox-Robichaud is the past president and spokesperson for the Critical Care Society of Canada and she joins Alex to explain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 24, 2020 • 7min
COVID-19: Preventing Jailhouse Spread
Reid Rusonik is a Managing Partner at Rusonik, O'Connor, Robbins, Ross, Gorham and Angelini LLP. He joins Alex to talk about an initiative designed to stop the spread of COVID-19 within the penal system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 21, 2020 • 11min
COVID-19: Help From the Military
Matthew Fisher is with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, and provides analysis of foreign and security issues for Global News. He joins Alex to talk about what role the military is poised to play to help Canadians Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 20, 2020 • 10min
COVID-19: Stranded in Honduras
At present there are twenty-six Canadians trapped in Honduras. Carina Bianca is one of those people. She has a lung condition and needs return to her home in Burlington. Carina tells Alex about the hardship she's facing trying to come home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 18, 2020 • 10min
Italy in Lockdown
Roberto Condello is a hotel owner in Bologna and he joins Alex to explain the hardship faced by Italians whose country is being ravaged by COVID-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
