The Alex Pierson Show

Justin Trudeau says he won't quit Alberta...but Alberta sure has quit him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: Bob Richardson, Senior Counsel at National Public Relations & Peter Shurman, Broadcaster, Business Man & Former Conservative M.P.P Topics Include: The Liberals are maintaining a lead in their ''Fortress Toronto'' and how Forum Research found the 46 per cent intend to vote liberal and 26 per cent are Conservatives, the dry spell in getting booze onto shelves has been blamed on a new distribution management system, a 3rd horse has been killed in connection to the chuck wagon races and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Joseph Brown.  He has decades in the food and fitness industry, food bizz entrepreneur and self-declared food aware dad.  They discuss food trends, what is most healthy, and the truth behind the beyond meat burger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Brad Poulus, pot expert and professor at Ryerson's Ted Rogers School of Business.  Since the  legal growers can't follow the rules, then how are they any better than the Black Market? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when the legal growers start pulling black market tricks?  An Ontario pot grower has been caught growing pot in up to five unlicensed rooms tucked away out of the sights of Health Canada inspectors.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

His name is Steve Goldner and he's the man credited with developing liquid methadone in the 1970's. Now he's the CEO of Pure Green and the mind behind a pill called Parachute. He talks with Alex about how this pill can rescue people who've gotten themselves way, way, way too stoned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: Liana KerznerYouTuber as well as videogame and tech advocate@redlianak Jason LaChapellePress Secretary for the Green Party of Ontario@OntarioGreens Topics Include: If the Liberals find conversion therapy to be an issue so important that they're attacking the Conservatives over it, then why did not do anything about it during the last four years? We're learning that the Toronto was the victim of two incidents in which city services were compromised by ransomware. Does Canada need a National Cycling Strategy? And more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Liberals don't really care about conversion therapy. They're just using it as a wedge issue during an election year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Catherine Swift is the former CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business as well as the current spokesperson for Working Canadians. She joins Alex to talk about the subsidies that governments give to companies like Bombardier without asking much in return. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Charles Ortel is a financial and geopolitical analyst, whistle-blower, and host of the podcast "Sunday With Charles." He joins Alex to describe the political web in which accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is seemingly inextricably connected Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices