The Alex Pierson Show

When National security takes a back seat to votes we are doomed as a nation. The leader of India‘s Sikh-majority Punjab state has slammed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party after the federal government removed direct references to Sikh extremism in a recent terrorism threat report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Amir Attaran to discuss how Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives are moving to make it harder to sue the Ontario government.    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 WITH UPSTREAM STRATEGY GROUP.  Topics include: Alberta, which heads to the polls tomorrow, could be the final nail in the Trudeau carbon tax, but for now it is in a courtroom as Ontario, and four other provinces  fight to stop a tax that will drive the price up on everything. Ontario is pausing all capital funding for a proposed high-speed rail corridor from Toronto to Windsor. The previous Liberal government had planned to connect Toronto to London, Ont., by 2025 and extend the line to Windsor, Ont., by 2031. We finger wag our children over almost everything. We spend decades terrifying them about the affects of smoking- and now record numbers of kids are vaping and no one seems to care, other than the tobacco companies who can’t wait to get them addicted. A motion going to city council this week could make it a requirement for business owners to clean up cigarette butts outside their establishment. So they want businesses to have to put a receptacle outside the business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Theo Flurry, Former NHL player and angry Albertan to discuss how   a new poll suggests the majority of the Alberta's support remains with the United Conservative Party. The Global News/Ipsos poll released Monday shows that while support for the NDP has continued to grow through the campaign, it’s not enough to bridge the now 10-point gap between the official opposition. Of the 1,202 people polled — both online and by phone — UCP support is up three percentage points among the leaning and decided voters, reaching 50 per cent. Support for the NDP has also grown slightly, up one percentage point to 40 per cent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Cindy Pom, Multimedia European Correspondent to discuss the fire destroying Historic building,  Notre Dame in Paris. The towers are believed to be safe, but its roof structure has been lost, the church’s rector said Tuesday. Firefighters worked diligently to save the towers and to keep a bell from collapsing, but their efforts could not save a roof structure that dated to the year 1220, Msgr. Patrick Chauvet said.  “The framework from the 13th century is called a forest, because it required a forest of trees to build it,” Chauvet said. The structure featured wood beams made from trees that were believed to have been cut down as early as the year 1160. French President Emmanuel Macron said that he’s going to launch an international fundraising campaign to restore the cathedral on Tuesday — he noted that the “worst has been avoided although the battle is not yet totally won.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why wouldnt we fight paying a tax? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: Anthony Furey – Sun / Postmedia Columnist & National Comment Editor Topics include: Trudeau trying to portray Doug Ford and Andrew Scheer as irresponsibly fueling division to gain political points, more fallout from the provincial budget, gas stations in Canada could be facing steep penalties and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining Alex Pierson for ON Point is Steve Connors, the uncle of Canadian golfer, Corey Connors, who is on the leaderboard at the Master Tournament right now. Steve Connors speaks to the success of his 27-year-old nephew and his chances of winning the Green Jacket. Corey Connors is from Listowel, Ontario where there will certainly be more than a few Masters viewing parties in his honour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If everyone needs a safe space then there won't be enough room for anyone, anywhere. A Winnipeg 'whiteout party' in support of the Winnipeg Jets playoff run is under scrutiny. A complaint by a non-profit group, Black Space Winnipeg, argues that promoting a 'whiteout' party in downtown Winnipeg can trigger people of colour. The street party has been going on since 1987 in response to the Calgary Flames' 'Sea of Red'. Not once has this 'whiteout' party been targeted to alienate communities, instead it's meant to celebrate the Winnipeg Jets.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: Melissa Lantsman – Hill & Knowlton Strategies & John Dwyer – Director of Aereus Technologies Topics include: A big budget breakdown, looking at the strategy behind the politically-central budget, the comeback of happy hour and the spending on education. The new provincial budget brings criticism federally, how do Trudeau and Scheer think about the budget? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices