The Alex Pierson Show

Dave Perry is Global News Radio Crime and Security Analyst, a former cop with a 25 year decorated service record. He joins Alex to talk about the investigation into the conduct of police in the Bruce McArthur serial killings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Alex is joined by Michael Taube, Troy Media syndicated columnist, Contributor, Washington Times and a speech writer for former Canadian PM Stephen Harper, to talk about the small body, set up by the incumbent federal Liberals, that is tasked with monitoring and alerting officials of any potential meddling during the upcoming federal election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by David Perry, Global News Radio's Crime and Security Analyst, to discuss the strained relationship with police, brought upon by the Bruce McArthur case, the need for a review, as well as what goes on behind the scenes as the families of these victims prepare to face their loved one's killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Jack Lloyd, Cannabis lawyer, advocate and book editor, to talk about a set of recent raids in the Hamilton region that saw 4 pot shops cleared out and locked up. While illegal dispensaries are being shut down on a daily basis, it seems medicinal cannabis stores, protected by the courts, are getting caught up in the mix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Kim Wright, President, Wright Strategies, and Jon Dwyer, Director, Aereus Technologies, for this edition of Counterpoint. Topics include: Doug Ford's pick to fix the province's hallway healthcare says adding more beds won't fix the problem, the truck driver accused in the Humboldt Bronco's bus crash speaks to the victim's families and the nation's parliamentary watchdog says the Liberal government paid a hefty price for the Trans-Mountain pipeline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by David Jacobs M.D., Radiologist, Coalition of Ontario Doctors, to talk about a report released by Premier Doug Ford's council on improving healthcare, which says on any given day, as many as 1,000 patients are treated in the hallways of hospitals. Additionally, the report also revealed that in October 2018, almost 16 per cent of days spent in hospital were by patients waiting for care elsewhere. The largest proportion of that was people waiting to be transferred to long-term care, the report said, where the average wait time to access a bed is 146 days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight's Top Talkers are: Bill Kelly - Global News Radio Hamilton & Mike Stubbs - Global News Radio London Topics include: A leaked internal document shows the Ford government's plan to create privatized healthcare and the truck driver accused in the Humboldt Bronco's bus crash apologizes to the families of the victims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Using the 2016 United States presidential election as an example, Justin Trudeau and the Liberal government want to ensure Canadian voters that that sort of meddling will not happen in our next federal election, To do so, an internal team will monitor, flag and announce any possible meddling attempts. While it all sounds well and good, Elections Canada, the nation's independent and non-partisan group, who has oversaw the Canadian voting process for almost 100 years, doesn't have a seat at the table. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ON Point is joined by retired Justice Russell Otter to discuss why we have a process for victim impact statements. This comes in the wake of the Humboldt/Sidhu case and the upcoming Bruce McArthur sentencing after both men plead guilty to charges against them. Justice Otter became a provincial court judge in July 1993.  He was elected president of the Ontario Conference of Judges in 1999.  From 2002-2015, he served as executive director of the Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices