The Alex Pierson Show

Alex Pierson is joined by Stephen Metelsky, an organized crime expert who teaches at Mohawk College and also writes a column called ''Cold Case For Niagara This Week.'' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's crystal clear as far as the Trudeau Liberals are concerned.Rules are for the little people, whether it's the rule of law or just rules in general.  If there's a political game to be made, Trudeau will bend them.  Robert Fife in the Globe & Mail that a U.S CEO who sells cannabis technology got an one on one meeting with our PM at a pricey little fundraiser last month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: JOHN MRAZ - FORMER LIBERAL WAR ROOM DIRECTOR WITH SEVERAL DOZEN ELECTIONS WORTH OF EXPERIENCE & BILL HUTCHISON FORMER BROADCASTER, LONGTIME JOURNALIST, PROFESSOR AT SENECA   Topics include: The Globe and Mail reveals that the Prime Minister’s Office is using a private party database called Liberalist to do background checks on candidates for judicial appointments. Board of Health Chair, Coun. Joe Cressy and Toronto’s medical officer of Health are sounding the alarm about the Ontario government’s proposed $1-billion cut to public health, Trudeau Liberals are eyeing a new plastic tac, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Mandy Manak,  an addiction physician who helps people overcome their opioid addiction.  She's on the show to discuss how a B.C woman gets the first implant to help opioid addiciton.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beer bluster BS and that's all it is.  According to the Toronto Star, the Ford Government could pay up to one billion dollars to break up the beer monopoly.  Not will, but could.  Of course that little nugget comes from an industry source who is fighting the change and that's why none of it should be believed.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: Mike Van Soelen – Managing Principle at Navigator & Stephen LeDrew -  Formerly the President of the Liberal Party of Canada   Topics include: The anniversary of the van attack which happened a year ago, Doug Ford speaks about the beer sale battle, 32 percent of Canadians cutting their cable by the end of the year and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Tiffany Jefkins, a former CPR instructor who was enjoying a picnic with her daughter when the van attack happened and she jumped in to help.  It's the anniversary of the Toronto van attack that happened last year. Tiffany and Alex reflect on the tragedy and remember those who were lost and those who helped. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A year ago today, seven minutes changed Toronto for good. What would at one time  be seen an absolute absurdity became a reality for our world class city as Toronto became ground zero to its first and its worst mass killing. So today, we remember those lost and we reflect on those who stepped in to help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Matthew Fisher, long-time foreign and war correspondent - right now resident visiting scholar for foreign military policy at Massey College. Alex and Matthew talk about the Sri Lanka bombing. How did the government fail to respond to warnings of a bomb threat that they received months in advance? Complacency is at the root of it all.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: Andy Stinton – Small Business Man & Michael Diamond - Upstream Strategy Group Topics include: The terrorist attack in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, Omar Khadr being treated as a celebrity on the CBC radio show ''Toute Le Monde En Parle, and the Canadian revenue Agency writing off more than $133 million in taxes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices