The Alex Pierson Show

A Port Alberni couple and another man have been charged after the trio filmed the takedown of a 28-year-old man they say arrived to have sex with their 13-year-old daughter. The incident is alleged to have happened at a Port Alberni home on April 12, 2018. Hog-tied and face down on the ground, the man’s image was streamed on Facebook Live for the world to see. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex dicusses how Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez really feels about Israel.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Shae Invidiata, founder and executive director of Free Them, an organization that focuses on ending slavery and human trafficking. Tinder has become a new tool for sex trafficking after reports say that three people are facing charges for using the app to lure unsuspecting victims. The two men and woman used Tinder to lure people in hopes of recruiting them for the sex trade. In the scary world of social media, people need to start exercising more caution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Bob Richardson, Senior Counsel at NATIONAL Public Relations, and Anthony Furey, Sun / Postmedia columnist & national comment editor. Topics include: Long-term care homes wanting to end mandatory annual inspections, will the government listen after an Ontario judge says that carding doesn’t work, Kevin Hart potentially hosting Oscars after twitter controversy and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining Alex for ON Point is Jane Meadus, Staff Lawyer and Institutional Advocate at Advocacy Centre for the Elderly. It’s obvious that the Ford government needs to cut costs and their focus is on health care. Groups that represent the province’s long-term care homes have been asking to end annual inspections altogether. Considering there are already issues of elder abuse and neglect, ending annual inspections wouldn’t be cutting costs, it would be cutting the last shred of oversight we have left in place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight's top talkers are: Scott Thompson - Global News Radio Hamilton – Noon – 3pm & Jason Chapman – Global News Radio Toronto Executive Producer Topics include: After being dumped from the Oscars for tweets from years ago, Kevin Hart may still host the award show and Seinfeld is now falling foul amongst Millenials after online commentators criticize the comedy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Vaughan worries that the provincial government is going to use data governance and privacy concerns as a cover to cancel Sidewalk Labs’ smart city project on Toronto’s waterfront. His hatred for Ford is blinding him from the very real concerns about this project. The smart city is supposed to be a step into the future, but without more transparency the project will be stuck in the past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Camille Labchuk, Animal Lawyer and Executive Director of Animal Justice, to discuss a Judge ruling the enforcement powers of the Ontario Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals as unconstitutional. The ruling says that the province must re-write laws governing the organization to remedy the situation. The OSPCA could still appeal the ruling, but that has not happened yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining Alex Pierson for ON Point is joined by Paul Davis, Eductaor on Social Media, Bullying and Sexting, to talk about the latest news coming out of New Brunswick. In recent months, the RCMP's Internet Child Exploitation Unit identified four children between the ages of eight and twelve in New Brunswick who voluntarily shared nude pictures or videos of themselves. Children don't have the maturity to realize the ramifacations of these decisions, and parents need to do something about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Adam Oldfield, Global News Tech Expert, to talk about Apple's diminishing stock value. Apple blames the reduced revenue forecast on the trade war Donald Trump initiated with China, but there may be other reasons. Even with Apple's stock falling, their future looks bright. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices