

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 16, 2024 • 9min
Blacklocks Check; Human rights atrocities in the green supply chain
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about the Prime Minister's vacation and why it wasn't ethical, the controversy about the ArriveCan app and their contracts, and why all the cries for Yemen? And what's going on with climate change? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 16, 2024 • 11min
Grocery giant Loblaws pushing Ford government to change cannabis retail rules
Alex Pierson speaks with Brad Poulos, Expert in cannabis business, lecturer in entrepreneurship at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Toronto Metropolitan University and author of 'The Small Business Operators Manual'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 16, 2024 • 9min
'This can't be a shakedown': Liberal MP speaks out against Mayor Chow blaming feds for budget shortfalls
Alex Pierson speaks with Yvan Baker, Liberal MP for Etobicoke Centre, about his concerns with Toronto mayor Olivia Chow blaming the federal government for its budget shortfalls. Mayor Chow and Toronto's budget chief warned that if the Trudeau government doesn’t cough up an extra $250 million to help the city with housing, homelessness and refugees by Jan. 26, that residents will face an additional 6% tax hike on their property taxes, totaling 16.5 per cent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 12, 2024 • 8min
'We're going very strong': Why the DVD market is here to stay
Alex Pierson speaks with Brendan Whelton, film producer and manager at Bay Street Video at Bay and Bloor in Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 12, 2024 • 9min
Wake Up, You Could Lose Your Teen to Suicide: New book explores hardship, the path forward for parents dealing with teens with mental health struggles
Alex Pierson speaks with Chris Coulter, senior advisor with the ‘How Are You Feeling’ program and author of his recently published book, ‘Wake Up, You Could Lose Your Teen to Suicide’. Chris lost his 14-year-old daughter Maddie to suicide in 2015. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 12, 2024 • 9min
One on one with Toronto's Police Chief: demonstrations on Avenue Road bridge are no more
Alex Pierson speaks with Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw about the growing tensions in the city over a pro-Palestinian demonstration held several times on the Avenue Road bridge over Highway 401. The police force said Thursday that demonstrations would no longer be allowed on the bridge and people would be “arrested if necessary.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 11, 2024 • 9min
Blacklocks Check; Biggest telecom takeover
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about Cabinet's ''safe supply'' drug policy has had minimal impacts despite costing more than $820 million, says a health development report, a majority of Canadians, 81 percent nationwide, had some type of prescription drug insurance typically through work, new Statistics Canada shows, and groceries are so expensive Canada's poverty rate is expected to rise this spring. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 11, 2024 • 12min
B.C. parents won't be notified if their kids prescribed 'safe' supply
Alex Pierson speaks with National Post columnist Adam Zivo about his latest research into safe supply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 11, 2024 • 10min
'Officers are frustrated': Police needed more support following coffee delivery to protesters
Alex Pierson speaks with Jon Reid, President of the Toronto Police Association, about the blowback officers faced for delivering coffee to pro-Palestinian protesters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 9, 2024 • 11min
'Here we go again': United finds loose bolts on Boeing 737 Max 9s after Alaska Airlines incident
Alex Pierson speaks with Bob Clifford, lawyer and partner at Clifford law offices - Mr. Clifford represents the families killed on Boeing Max flights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


