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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Jan 25, 2024 • 8min
What is a 'forever mortgage' and how can you avoid getting stuck with one?
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Ron Butler, Mortgage Broker with Butler Mortgage, about Canada's financial regulator warning that fixed-payment variable mortgages could leave homeowners with a 'forever mortgage'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 24, 2024 • 13min
Numerous freaky airline headlines lately, including missing bolts from wings, nose wheels falling off - what's going on?
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Duncan Dee, former Chief Operating Officer for Air Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 24, 2024 • 11min
Use of Emergencies Act during Freedom Convoy protest violated Charter rights - what happens next?
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Christine van Geyn, Litigation Director at The Canadian Constitution Foundation. The case was brought forward by the Canadian Constitution Foundation along with other groups and individuals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 24, 2024 • 9min
How safe are our schools? North York parents raise concerns
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Dr. Weidong Pei, TDSB Trustee for Ward 12, Willowdale, about safety concerns he's hearing from parents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 23, 2024 • 7min
Dry January is drawing to a close but wait, just as you return to drinking you learn the price of beer is set to rise!
The problem is there may be a lot of extra tax coming in the spring. A federal beer tax hike kicks in April 1. This is a Canadian catastrophe. CJ Hélie, President of Beer Canada joins guest host Anthony Furey to explain what would this mean to those that are craving that first beer after a dry month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 23, 2024 • 10min
Canada Post selling off parts of its business - is it enough to save it?
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University, who’s been researching Canada Post’s decline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 23, 2024 • 12min
Is it time the province created regulatory framework for short-term rentals?
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Shelby Ch'ng, Thunder Bay city councillor, about the need for more regulatory framework around short-term rentals. Councillor Ch'ng has been lobbying the province to do so to help municipalities get a better handle on short-term rentals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 23, 2024 • 11min
Tom Korski - Blacklock's Reporter Check-in - Tuesday, January 23th, 2024
Canadians are resigned to unhappy experiences with their internet service provider, says in-house CRTC research. Relatively few switched companies since they considered all services to be equally mediocre, wrote researchers. Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter joins guest host Anthony Furey to explain why internet users are hopeless and more stories from Canada's current affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 23, 2024 • 18min
'Playing chicken with the taxpayer's money': Torontonians speak out against proposed city budget
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Dana McKiel of The Downtown Concerned Citizens Organization, about city budget consultations and why residents don't want to see cuts to the police budget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 22, 2024 • 17min
Controversial drug site opens its doors to concerned neighbours - is this just to revamp their image?
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Derek Finkle, journalist who lives across the South Riverdale Community Health Centre, a supervised consumption site that's been plagued with issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
