The Alex Pierson Show

Guest host Peter Sherman is joined by Adam Oldfield, Global News Radio Tech Expert, to talk about how Netflx Canada is set to increase it's subscription fee for the first time in almost two years.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Peter Sherman is joined by Reggie Cecchini, Global News National Washington Bureau, to take a closer look at U.S President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen. Earlier today, Cohen plead guilty to charges of knowingly misleading two congressional commitees that were investigating possible acts of collusion between Russia and the campaign of then-candidate Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Peter Sherman is joined by Jon Dwyer, Director, Aereus Technologies, and Stephen Ledrew, Toronto-based lawyer and broadcaster, for this edition of Counterpoint. Topics include: Canada has laid sanctions against 17 Saudi nationals in connection with killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an ad by the Canadian Oil Advocacy campaign has been deemed 'discriminatory", a federal budget watchdog says irregular asylum-seekers could cost Canada upwards of $400 million in 2019, and Netflix Canada is set for its biggest price increase yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Peter Sherman is joined by Ontario MPP Peter Tabuns to talk about the province's new plan to combat climate change. Titled the "Preserving and Protecting our Environment for Future Generations: A Made-In-Ontario Environment Plan", it includes a four-year financial commitment of $400 million that is meant to entice big polluters to develop clean technologies and reduce emissions overall.  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: Ontario MPP Amanda Simard resigns from the PC party following cuts to francophone services, Ontario reveals it's plan to battle climate change and the leaders of Canada, Mexico and the United States gather in Buenos Aires on Friday to sign the United States Mexico Canada Trade Agreement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman fills in for Alex Pierson. He is joined by David Shipley, CEO of Beauceron Security / Global News Radio Cybersecurity and Technology Expert.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman fills in for Alex Pierson. He is joined by Brian Patterson, President and CEO Ontario Safety League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman fills in for Alex Pierson. He is joined by Dr. Oren Amitay - Registered Psychologist - DocAmitay.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman fills in for Alex Pierson. He is joined by John Mraz - Former liberal war room director and Bill Hutchison - Journalist/Broadcaster, professor at Seneca. Topics include: Humboldt Broncos GoFundMe payments approved by Saskatoon judge - Less to the living who may have more expenses? Or the other way… the loss of life was only worth an extra 50K? Do you think this split was fair? School buses are reasonably safe… do you think seat belts will help or hinder?Kathleen Wynne to call for mandatory seatbelts on school buses following a Fifth Estate investigation Doug Ford: If I had been Premier for past five years, GM wouldn’t have left Oshawa. Ford says that the plant is done. Jerry Dias says that he and politicians will fight for jobs. Do you think there is a chance to save this plant from closing and on Ford’s point, would things have been different under a ‘Ford” government for the last 5 years? Mom battles school board, saying yoga is against her family’s religion - Is she trying too hard to make a point about religious freedoms/rights? None of the Catholics we have spoken to have ever had to confess for their sin of Yoga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman fills in for Alex Pierson. He is joined by Maddie DiMuccio, CEO of Society for Quality Education, President of the York Region Taxpayers Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices