The Alex Pierson Show

Peter Shurman is joined by Richard Warman, Human Rights Lawyer and Member of  the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, to discuss the alarming uptick in altercations fueled by hate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Counterpoint - Tues, June 24th 2019 GUEST HOST PETER SHURMAN IS JOINED BY . . . STEVEN KERZNERAWARD WINNING TV WRITER AND PRODUCER AND BEST KNOWN AS THE CREATOR OF THE CANADIAN ICON ED THE SOCK STEPHEN LeDREWLAWYER, BROADCASTER, AND FORMERLY THE PRESIDENT OF THE LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA Topics Include:Sources allege that numerous people appointed to the premier's office by former chief of staff are still scattered about. The sources says that these people are friends, family, and other acquaintances. Should you be able to text your doctor whenever you please? A video has surfaced of a woman at the Pride Parade slapping a male cop on the rear end. San Francisco has become the first city in American to completely prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes. That includes not only physical stores, but also online sales shipped to an address within San Francisco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ontario ombudsman has released his annual report. What does it say? It says that in the last fiscal year, the much beleaguered Ontario Cannabis Store is now the single most complained about government organization. It recieved four times the number of complains regarding autism funding. Russell Barth, The Angriest Pot Head in Canada, is seriously displeased. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman is joined by Donna Rockwell who is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in celebrity mental health and professor at the Saybrook University in Pasadena California. Rockwell explains that for some like Kawhi Leonard, the sudden erosion of any privacy can have a deeply undesirable psychological impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THIS WEEK PETER SHURMAN IS JOINED BY ANDY STINTON: SMALL BUSINESS MANMICHAEL DIAMOND: WITH UPSTREAM STRATEGY GROUP Topics Include: Doug Ford's Chief of Staff is gone. Now what must the Ford government do to stem the tumult that seems to be roiling beneath the surface at Queen's Park? The father of a boy who died due to lack of medical assistance is on trial and he says he genuinely didn't believe the boy was sick enough to go to the hospital. Would you eat a stranger's leftovers in a restaurant? This is a thing, and it's called "Free-Range Mooching" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the International Railroad for Queer Refugees? In many countries in this world, homosexuality is not only not celebrated with a parade, it's often punished with brutality and murder. So the executive director of the International Railroad for Queer Refugees explains how they endeavour to save lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A town in Florida was shut down by hackers, and to restore city services they were forced to capitulate to the tune of $600,000. Tom Holt is a professor at the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Michigan and he explains the dangers of ransomware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How close to a war with Iran did America just come? Way too close, according to some. National Post columnist and executive director at the Climate Discussion Nexus Jon Robson joins Alex to explain this perilous situation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for Doug Ford's Chief of Staff to walk the plank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: KIM WRIGHT  PRINCIPAL AT WRIGHT STRATEGIES DAVID TARRANT VICE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS WITH ENTERPRISE CANADA Topics Include: A big day at Queen's Park as the Ford cabinet gets shuffled. Who and why? Toronto City Council says it's broke. Can it afford not to open tendering process to to non-union labour in the name of protecting workers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices