The Alex Pierson Show

Just hours after Queens Park rose for their summer break, Premier Doug Ford surprised the province with an unexpected cabinet shuffle. Is this a sign of an impending election in the fall when MPPs return? Our host Alex Pierson asks this very question to Adrienne Batra, the Editor-In-Chief of the Toronto Sun if she believes he's shoring up his ministers, or if this shakeup was for another reason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the fallout of Parliamentarians colluding with foreign governments continues to fall, the Conservatives are calling for their identities to be made public. And so, host Alex Pierson decides to speak with the man leading the calls, the shadow minister of Foreign Affairs and the MP for Wellington-Halton Hills, Michael Chong. Mr. Chong and Alex break down why the conservatives find it such a major problem these people's identities are being protected, and what his party plans to do about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, one of the most pivotal moments of the 2nd World War, host Alex Pierson is joined by someone who wants to make sure the stories of our veterans are forever remembered. Eric Brunt, a videographer and documentarian has a goal to interview, document and properly archive the stories of Canada's few remaining WWII veterans. A goal that is extremely important, but also has a very tight deadline as the veterans are all either entering or surpassing 100 years of age. Alex and Eric talk about why he chose to take on this increasingly time-sensitive task, how he got these veterans to open up about the darkest times in their lives and why all Canadians can benefit from hearing their stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter joined Alex Pierson to discuss about a former ArriveCan manager that yesterday acknowledged he deleted numerous emails but called it an unfortunate computer error. Minh Doan, former chief information officer for the Canada Border Services Agency, suffered a memory lapse when confronted with one surviving text in which he told a co-worker he “can’t throw Ministers under the bus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After AG Karen Hogan's scathing report highlighting that Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) not only allowed programs that had nothing to do with green technology but also paid copious amounts of money to this same program to do absolutely nothing it was supposed to do! Host Alex Pierson was flabergasted this even existed, so she turned to The Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayer Federation Franco Terrazzano, who is beyond excited the AG is investigating this fund...which he calls worse than the ArriveCan failure! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After years of warnings and rumours, there is now proof that the illicit market is using BC's safe supply to further fuel their profits! Host Alex Pierson talks with Adam Zivo, the director of the Centre for Responsible Drug Policy who has been vocally warning about this for years. Adam tells Alex about a young man he spoke with who decided to come forward and help put the pieces in place, and revealed the problem is much worse than previously believed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After it got revealed that multiple MPs and other government officials were either wittingly or unwittingly helping foreign governments intervene in our democratic process, the Liberals have said they won't reveal who the alleged culprits are. But...shouldn't this be considered treason? Well, Host Alex Pierson had the exact same question and turned to Duff Conacher, the co-founder of Democracy Watch & the Democracy Education Network who helps break down just what qualifies as treason, and why Canadians SHOULD know who was involved in these reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the first time since the start of the Pandemic, the Bank of Canada has just dropped interest rates by 0.25 basepoints from 5% down to 4.75%! But what kind of relief can this actually provide Canadians? Well, host Alex Pierson turns to one of the best people to turn to with this, Dr. Ian Lee an Associate Professor at Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Dr. Lee breaks down that this relief will be very minimally felt by most Canadians, and it will be a few years yet before real relief is felt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the war in Gaza continues, pressure for a ceasefire continues to be poured onto the Israeli government...but how could that work with Hamas, who aren't known for peace or following the rules? Host Alex Pierson is joined by LT. COL. (RET.) Jonathan Conricus, Sr Fellow at FDD, former IDF spokesperson, & shield Communications. Lt. Col. Conricus tells Alex just how complex the situation is, and how a ceasefire would work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A startling intelligence report has sighted that multiple MPs, MPP and city councillors have been either "wittingly or otherwise" helping foreign agents interfere in our democratic process and that the Liberal government has done very little to quell this major issue. Which the PM previously denied and even suggested media reports on the alleged interference were "wrong". Turns out it was basically right on the money, and now Host Alex Pierson is joined by the Sr. Parliamentary Reporter for The Globe & Mail Steven Chase, who has followed this since the start. Steven and Alex discuss how widespread this problem could be, who some of the alleged individuals could be, and what is being done to close this major intelligence and national security gap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices