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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Jun 8, 2019 • 9min
Why Is South-Western Ontario The Hot Spot For Opiate Overdoses?
Alex Pierson is joined by Shaya Dhinsa, manager of sex health. They discuss the alarming spike of opiate overdoses and death in Ontario. One of the hardest hit regions is South-Western Ontario by 35% in the first few months of this year. What is the solution long term? Why is that region of Ontario the hot spot? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 7, 2019 • 8min
Canadian Deli In Oakland Has Become A Ground Zero For Fans
Alex Pierson is joined by Lex Gopnik-Lewinski, owner of Augie's Montreal Deli in Berkeley, the only Canadian restaurant in North California. They speak about the Toronto Raptors and how fans are flocking to a Canadian Deli in Oakland. A nice little story has been created in the history of sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 7, 2019 • 4min
Point ON Point - Thursday, June 7th, 2019
Are we better off in Ontario today than we were a year ago? Doug Ford opponents will make a lot of noise but that noise does not tell the full story. Ford, who swept into power winning 40% of the popular vote on an austerity mandate. Austerity is much easier in theory than in reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 7, 2019 • 24min
Counterpoint - Thursday, June 6th, 2019
On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by:
Zane Caplansky
Owner of Caplansky's Deli
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Tasha Kheiriddin
Global News Contributor and Founder and CEO of Ellipsum Communications
Topics include: Warriors’ co-owner Mark Stevens removed from Game 3 after shoving Kyle Lowry and is fined half a million dollars; and yes, we won Game 3 of the NBA finals, but lost when it came to our anthem...country singer Tenille Arts, from Saskatchewan sang the anthem with a bit of her own spin...and well, Canadians did not love the new mix; Angus Reid did polling on the Raptor effect and Canada is in love with this team; as we reflect on this 75th anniversary of D-Day...numbers reveal three to five thousand Canadian veterans are homeless; in relaxing the dress code, The Toronto District School Board is making wearing a hat/cap during the national anthem optional; Elections Canada is launching a campaign that will pay YouTubers, musicians and other social-media stars to promote voter participation in this year’s federal election; the Ford government for taking a longer summer break until after the Fed election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 7, 2019 • 11min
On a day like today, when we are paying honour and tribute to those who put their lives on the line to give us freedom, it is almost impossible to think that Canadian soldiers - to this day - are living on the streets.
Alex Pierson is joined by Suzanne Le, Executive Director of Multifaith Housing Initiative, to discuss the story of Diane Claveau - a homeless veteran - and the shocking indifference with which Canada's thousands of those have vowed to defend our freedoms are being treated.
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Jun 6, 2019 • 7min
What do you do when the pusher of a player happens to owns a piece of the action?
Alex Pierson is joined by Sean FitzGerald, managing editor of The Athletic Toronto, to discuss the issues surrounding Kyle Lowry having been pushed and cursed at during Game 3 of the Finals, by Mark Stevens...a co-owner of the Warriors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 6, 2019 • 3min
Point ON Point - Thursday, June 6th, 2019
Lest we forget? With up to 5,000 Canadian vets now homeless, clearly we HAVE forgotten.
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Jun 6, 2019 • 19min
Counterpoint - Wednesday, June 5th, 2019
On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by:
John Mraz - Former liberal war room director with several dozen elections worth of experience
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Bill Hutchison - Former broadcaster...longtime journalist...professor at Seneca
Topics include: the Ford government taking a break, the Ford government announces the core public sector in Ontario will be capped at 1% annually for the next three years, the Trudeau government is promising to spend $15 million to save a tree-planting program in Ontario after the Ford government cancelled the 50 million trees program for budget cuts, the Toronto Raptors are the most valuable sports franchise in Canada, and the use of the word “genocide” to describe the findings in the National Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
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Jun 6, 2019 • 14min
What we are seeing with the expunging of language at this committee meeting is nothing short of censorship.
Alex Pierson is joined by John Robson, documentarian and National Post contributor, to discuss the fact that the name and words of the man accused of killing 51 people in the Christchurch, New Zealand mosque attacks are being struck from the records of the House of Commons justice committee.
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Jun 5, 2019 • 9min
The Raptors are worth more than ever and have become the most valuable sports franchise in Canada, surpassing the Maple Leafs and Blue Jays in franchise value.
Alex Pierson is joined by Laurel Walzak, assistant professor at Ryerson with close to twenty years of experience serving the sports, health & fitness, and consumer goods industries, to discuss the most valuable sports franchise in the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
