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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Apr 8, 2019 • 10min
Facebook Will Ban Faith Goldy And Canadian White Nationalist Groups In Its Latest Crackdown
Alex is joined by Richard Warman, Human Rights Lawyer and Member of the Canadian Anti-hate Network to discuss how Facebook will ban Faith Goldy, Soldiers of Odin, the Canadian Nationalist Front, and other hate groups from across its platforms, the company said on Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 8, 2019 • 4min
If you want the fire to go out-- don’t poor gasoline on to it.
If you want the fire to go out-- don’t poor gasoline on to it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 6, 2019 • 13min
Investing with Big Billboard Names Not Always the Smartest Move
David Franklin is a real estate mortgage and security lawyer and explains why it is that so many Canadians are simply so trusting that they'll hand over big chunks of money and think that it's going to be secure because the name on the billboard is one they know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 6, 2019 • 9min
First Responders Cope with Heartache One Year After Humboldt Bus Crash
Alex speaks with Jessica Brost from North East EMS, a first responder at the Humboldt Bus Tragedy last April. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 6, 2019 • 4min
Monologue: The Sky is Not Falling, Ontario
Stop falling for all the hysterical spin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 5, 2019 • 13min
Ontario government set to cut over 3,000 teaching positions over the next 4 years
Alex is joined by Catherine Swift, former president and C.E.O of Canadian Federation of Independent Business and current spokesperson for Working Canadians, to take a closer look at memo's obtained by the Toronto Star, from the Ministry of Education, that say more than 3,000 teaching positions will be cut over the next four years. According to the Ontario government, those cuts will mostly be through attrition and retirement. The expected cost-saving from this is estimated near $851 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 5, 2019 • 10min
A simple apology could have contained the SNC-Lavalin affair
Alex is joined by Duff Conacher, Democracy Watch, to discuss comments made by former Treasury Board President and ousted Liberal MP Jane Philpott. After being kicked out of the federal Liberal caucus, alongside former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould, Philpott said she was stunned by her removal while stating the entire SNC-Lavalin scandal could have been contained. According to Philpott, all it would have taken was a clear apology from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 5, 2019 • 3min
The Point: It’s great to see kids protest but where have they been for the past 15 years?
It seems that the young masses aren't all too pleased with Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Following several recent changes to the province's education system, students from over 700 schools walked out of their classrooms to show the provincial government that they are not happy with the changes. While that is all well and fair, where has this feeling of resistance been for the better part of the past 15 years? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 4, 2019 • 14min
Daughter of the vote are hoping to change how women are represented in politics
Alex is joined by Deanna Allain, daughter of the vote to discuss how a few young women from Windsor-Essex want to see more females in the political sphere. They are headed to Parliament Hill to have their say. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 3, 2019 • 9min
B.C. Indigenous leader slams Trudeau for booting Wilson-Raybould from caucus
Alex is joined by a prominent B.C. Indigenous leaderm Grand Chief Stewart Phillip. He is not mincing words when it comes to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s expulsion of Vancouver-Granville MP Jody Wilson-Raybould from the Liberal caucus.
“He’s toast, absolutely toast,” said Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs.
“Once again Mr. Trudeau has demonstrated his arrogance and did absolutely the worst thing he could possibly do. There’s going to be an enormous backlash across the country in terms of Indigenous people,” Phillip said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
