The Alex Pierson Show

Arlene Bynon guest hosts for Alex Pierson and is joined by: ANTHONY FUREY - Sun/Post Media Columnist & National Comment Editor & BOB RICHARDSON - Senior Counsel at National Public Relations Topics include:  The Ontario Liberals, Progressive Conservatives and NDP are locked in a three way tie according to an exclusive Ipsos poll released on Friday, Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott say they will make announcements on their political futures on Monday, Premiere slashing the deficit and conservatives saying Doug isn't cutting enough and more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arlene Bynon guest hosts for Alex Pierson.  She is joined by Sean O'Shea, Global News' Consumer Investigative Reporter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arlene Bynon guest hosts for Alex Pierson.  She is joined by Wendy Glauser, writes on health and science in Canada and around the world.   Wendy speaks about ''Health Care Deserts'' in some areas of Toronto and why they happen.  People who need health care the most unfortunately have little to no access to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Michael Messenger, CEO of World Vision Canada, to discuss the current hardships and challenges that Afghanistan is facing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by: KIM WRIGHT - Principal at Wright Strategies ELISSA FREEMAN - Public relations and pop culture expert Topics include:  No real explanation needed. Is this a path we should go down, and re-write the laws to allow this to happen? Or, does this cross a line?Euthanasia by organ donation: Should we allow doctors to retrieve people's organs while they're still alive? Health has been in the news a lot lately. This hospital is essentially hiding behind a bunch of red tape. Burlington women say dads are dying from shocking bedsores, blame Jo Brant Hospital 10 former Ontario health ministers have written letters to Premier Ford calling on the province to reverse cuts to health. And while this is being sold as a bi partisan stunt-- 6 were libs. Three NDP and one VERY red tory from the Davis years. The front-runner, also known as the only runner, so far, for for the leadership of Ontario’s Liberal Party says he’d upload responsibility for the Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley Parkway to the province and introduce half-price TTC and GO Transit fares at off-peak hours. This guy was the transportation min.. If this was such a no-brainer why wasn’t it done when he was in gov? Old ideas. Old blood. Another day- Another apology for our PM Justin Trudeau who was in Saskatchewan today to formally apologize and exonerate Chief Poundmaker who was convicted and jailed in 1885. He and other First Nations leaders were accused of instigating violence in the Northwest Rebellion. This is the 6th formal and historical apology Trudeau has made. Is this not over kill? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Joseph Neuberger, Global News Radio Legal Expert, to discuss the issue of possible leniency being granted to a man who shot and killed two people...who had simply asked him for directions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Jane Meadus, staff lawyer and the Institutional Advocate at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, to discuss the current state of care for the elderly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Millennials can’t buy nice things because they waste all their money on stuff that turns out to be waste in landfills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Andy Baryer, a B.C. man competing in the 2019 World Whistling Championships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by: JOHN MRAZ Former Liberal war room director, with several dozen elections worth of experience and BILL HUTCHISON  Former broadcaster...longtime journalist...professor at Seneca Topics include: Doug Ford tells Alex "only an irresponsible weak leader would sit back and say let's continue spending money." Direct shot aimed at John Tory after Toronto launches petition demanding Ford government reverse funding cuts Is it okay for the Premier to use this sort of language?? So, what should happen when this trash arrives back off the coast of Canada?Duterte loses patience, Philippines president orders trash shipped back to Canada. The reality is, immigrants don't take jobs away from Canadians. What will it take to fully change this attitude? Is it important to change this perception?37% in Ipsos poll say immigration is a 'threat' to white Canadians. The federal government has named the eight Canadian organizations that will sit on a special advisory panel tasked with recommending news operations for participation in a $600 million media support fund. The 8 listed are hardly independent. The Liberals have chosen special interest lobbyists and unions and given them the power to pick winners and losers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that the federal government is buying two more Arctic patrol ships on top of the six it has already ordered from Halifax-based Irving Shipbuilding. We are talking many billions to spent on a sole sourced contract, which, according to the government is to avoid lay-off's. What's with all these Liberal friendly companies being fed non stop corporate welfare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices