The Alex Pierson Show

Alex is joined by Tim O'Neill, a retired RCMP officer, to take a closer look at the planned drug-use sites and what they can do to help struggling addicts. O'Neill shares a personal connection with this decision as his daughter died from opioid use. 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: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau verges on hypocrisy after telling a group of young students, all the opposition does is scream and yell, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is setting his sights on Welfare reform, and thousands of unhappy Ontario Cannabis Store customers are outraged after a "not-so-righteous" opening two weeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, there are good guys and bad guys in Canadian politics. Speaking to a group of young students, Trudeau would eloborate slightly professing that the Liberals are all that is right and the Conservatives just yell, shout and are wrong. It leaves you to wonder, what description would the Prime Minister give his own past episodes of temper tantrums and screaming matches with rally protestors? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman fills in for Alex Pierson. Peter is joined by Elissa Freeman (PR and Pop Culture Expert), as they try to figure out Kanye. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman fills in for Alex Pierson. Peter is joined byJohn Mraz (former liberal war room director) and Bill Hutchison (television broadcaster and journalism professor at Seneca). Topics include: Critics calling for Steve Bannon debate to be cancelled Is it better to debate Steve Bannon or to ignore him? McClintic’s brother says ‘she’s no more Indigenous than I am green from the planet Mars’. Is a GTHA transit project to connect all out transit agencies feasible? They can’t even get individual transit right? Will Toronto be subsidizing the other regions?   People have to chose to die before they might be ready; The patient must be conscious and of sound mind on the day of their death. Is changing the rule a viable solution ie: “when my disease gets me to this stage, I want to go” or have we already gone to far with this legislation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman guest hosts for Alex Pierson.  Peter has thoughts and notions about Stats Can probing our banking info. Spoiler Alert - He don't like it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman guest hosts for Alex Pierson.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman guest hosts for Alex Pierson.  Statistics Canada taking our banking info. Hallowe'en and cultural appropriation. Trump in Pittsburgh. Toronto transportation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Douglas Bevans joins Alex Pierson and says the drink is a commentary on product marketing, and that if product is packaged in a sleek bottle, and promises to solve all of your problems, you'll buy it.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darryl Singer, Head of Commercial and Civil Litigation at Diamond and Diamond joins Alex to discuss how legalization may affect your insurance rates! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices