The Alex Pierson Show

After the major success of Project Churchill in dismantling a violent street gang, Hamilton Police Chief Frank Bergan joins our host Alex Pierson to talk about the year-long investigation and what came out of it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Ann Cavoukian - Former Privacy Commissioner for Ontario, current Exec Director of the Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre to talk about the increased calls for more CCTV Cameras around the city after a man was seen walking on the 401 and shooting at passing vehicles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson is joined by Dr. Kelly Sundberg a Professor Of Criminology At Calgary’s Mount Royal University & Former CBSA Officer about a recent testimony from Immigration Minister Marc Miller in which he not only does a 180 on previous the Liberal immigration stance, but also clarifies that we will be heavily limiting asylum seekers in the future...but will this be enough to appease our southern neighbours? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson is joined by Bacchus Barua the Director of the Fraser Institute’s Centre for Health Policy Studies about their new report that shows out of 31 different countries with Universal Health-Care, Canada is very near the bottom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President-Elect Donald Trump has announced that he plans to introduce a 25% tariff on all Canadian and Mexican imported good...but why are some industry leaders less concerned than others? Host Alex Pierson speaks with one of these leaders Flavio Volpe the president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association who has been calling for patience when dealing with Trump's government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finance Minister has said that Canada is in a "Vibe-Cession"...but just what does that mean, and why does it sound condescending? Host Alex Pierson had to get to the bottom of it and spoke with Ron Butler a broker and founder of Butler Mortgage about what this "Vibe-cession" means for Canadians, and if this is a real term or just an economic buzzword. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson is joined by Tom Korski the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about the Immigration Minister Marc Miller trying to defend why his liberal government has failed to defend our border and what the plan is to deal with millions of visas expiring soon. They also talk about dissent amonst the Liberals in regards to Trudeau's GST cashout and if the CBC has improved or got worse in the last few years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Henry Wolfond - Chairman and CEO of Bayshore Capital Inc. and the Chair of UJA of Greater Toronto’s Countering Antisemitism Committee about what is was like to fly in Blue Origin's recent space flight, and how being over 100 km above the earth changed his perspective on humanity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with John Oakey, the VP of taxation with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada to talk about the coming Liberal GST 2-month tax break, and how businesses (large and small) are scrambling to prepare for it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson is joined by Rabbi Adam Scheier, the Sr Rabbi of the Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, the largest Conservative Jewish congregation in Montreal about horrible, dangerous and ultimately hate-fueled protests in Montreal over the weekend. Rabbi Scheier talks about how an outing with his daughters brought him face-to-face with antisemitism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices