

The Alex Pierson Show
640 Toronto / Curiouscast
The Alex Pierson show is an in-depth, no-nonsense look at the stories making headlines. Alex has more than 20 years in the field and behind an anchor desk, and is known and respected for her tough reporting style and accountability. Join the daily conversation with the Alex Pierson Show, and never miss an important story again.
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Feb 8, 2024 • 10min
Blacklocks Check: ''Scary secret report,'' Arrive can controversy
Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter joined Alex Pierson to speak about only a third of Canadians rate news media trustworthy and balanced, says in-house CRTC research, federal program to let hundreds of Gazans into Canada has no expanded to thousands, Immigration Minister Marc Miller told reporters yesterday, Cabinet should suspend the carbon tax on farmers, food processors and retailers, the Commons agriculture committee was told. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 8, 2024 • 11min
'It's getting worse': Former Belleville mayor on drug crisis after rash of overdoses
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Mitch Panciuk, former mayor of Belleville, Ontario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 8, 2024 • 12min
Gina Carano sues Disney over ‘Mandalorian’ firing, with Elon Musk’s help
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with lawyer Lorne Honickman about actor and former MMA fighter Gina Carano suing the Walt Disney Co. and Lucasfilm over her 2021 firing from The Mandalorian with support from Elon Musk and the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 6, 2024 • 10min
Conservative Leader Poilievre wants X-rays to curb auto theft
Alex Pierson speaks with Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 6, 2024 • 13min
Blacklocks Check: Mediocre & an expensive Government
Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter joined Alex Pierson to discuss a federal homeless relief program that paid millions to consultants, documents show, the Department of Foreign Affairs reprimanded 56 employees for wrongdoing last year, according to new records, Cabinet is rejecting an all-party demand for more public accounting of Governor General Mary Simon's expenses, and China inquiry documents confirm by ex-Conservative MP Kenny Chiu (Steveston-Richmond East, B.C) that he was likely targeted by Communist Party agents in the 2021 campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 6, 2024 • 7min
'It's a sellers market': Greater Toronto housing market tightens as home sales surge 37% in January
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Frank Leo, Broker, Frank Leo and Associates, about how Greater Toronto home sales soared 37 per cent last month compared with the same month a year ago as lower borrowing costs associated with fixed-rate mortgages lured some buyers back to the market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 5, 2024 • 12min
StatCan report finds more than 15% of immigrants have left Canada within 20 years - but why?
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Cassandra Fultz, Founder and Senior Consultant at Doherty-Fultz Immigration, about more than 15 per cent of immigrants who came to Canada from 1982 to 2017 ended up leaving the country within 20 years of their admission, according to a new study from Statistics Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 5, 2024 • 16min
2018 World Junior investigation: Why charges of sexual assault can no longer be swept under the rug
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Dr. Jennifer Walinga, Rower, Olympian, Researcher on Culture and Leadership Through Sport and Professor at Royal Roads University, about the culture change needed at Hockey Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 5, 2024 • 9min
'Hard to get out': Parts of Cape Breton under state of emergency, 100+ cm of snow possible
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Dr. Monika Dutt, a family physician and Cape Breton resident, about having to hunker down as a powerful winter storm covers Nova Scotia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 2, 2024 • 12min
Toronto police to make “very difficult choices” following city budget reveal
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw following the unveiling of Mayor Chow's version of the 2024 city budget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


