The Alex Pierson Show

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We're learning that a Canadian vessel in the Taiwan Strait has been the subject of harassment by Chinese fighter jets. Longtime foreign correspondent and resident visiting scholar for over at Massey College, University of Toronto, Matthew Fisher is not only an expert on Canadian relations with China . . . He was also on the ship when it happened. He tells guest host Tasha Kheiriddin was prompted this, and what happens next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST HOST TASHA KHEIRIDDIN IS JOINED BY . . .  ANTHONY FUREY SUN / POSTMEDIA COLUMNIST & NATIONAL COMMENT EDITOR BOB RICHARDSON SENIOR COUNSEL AT NATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS Topics Include: Doug Ford is having a tough week Two provincial courts rule that the federal government's carbon tax is indeed constitutional Canada Day Parade in New Brunswick cancelled due to a lack of interest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global News Radio Tech Expert Adam Oldfield joins guest host Peter Shurman to explain what the a heck a "DeepNude" is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST HOST PETER SHURMAN IS JOINED BY : KIM WRIGHT PRINCIPAL AT WRIGHT STRATEGIES ZANE CAPLANSKYOWNER OF CAPLANSKY’S DELI Topics Include: The unions for emergency response personnel say that the severe crowding at the Raptors parade impeded their ability to reach a baby who suffered a fatal medical episode. A top issue in the upcoming election may be the ethics of the candidates themselves. Turbulence lead the Mayor of Hamilton to shut down a city council meeting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leaders of first responder unions in Toronto are expressing concern with the lack of crowd management during the Raptors victory parade may have played a role in the death of a child. Chair the TCEU Local 416 Toronto Paramedics Mike Merriman tells guest host Peter Shurman that an inadequate amount of time was given to the planning of this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Post columnist and executive director at the Climate Discussion Nexus joins guest host Peter Shurman to elucidate China's seemingly capricious decision to halt the import of meat from Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman is joined by John Robson, National Post Columnist and Executive Director of The Climate Discussion Nexus, to discuss the concerns and realities of the Chinese ban on Canadian meat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman is joined by: John Mraz - Former liberal war room director with several dozen elections worth of experience and David Tarrant - Vice President of National Strategic Communications with Enterprise Canada Topics include: Liberals add far-right extremist groups to list of outlawed terror networks...are we seeing a Liberal amp-up of the white supremacy and hate criticism as a pre-election move to conflate Conservatism with hatred? Twitter bans political ads during pre-campaign period ahead of federal vote. A Chinese ban on Canadian meat could hit over 20% of pork exports...data shows. Wayfair is supplying beds to Texas detention centers for children — and its employees are protesting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman is joined by David Rayside, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Toronto and former Director of the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, to discuss a recent survey that found young people in the United States are feeling less comfortable around LGBTQ2 people than they were last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices