

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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Dec 15, 2023 • 9min
Two thirds of Toronto youth are behind violent carjackings - why?
Alex Pierson speaks with Ron Chhinzer, Former Toronto Police Service and Peel Regional Police Service officer and gang prevention expert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 14, 2023 • 9min
Is new home construction grinding to a halt in Ontario?
Alex Pierson speaks with mortgage broker Ron Butler about new home construction in Ontario coming to a halt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 14, 2023 • 9min
Blacklocks Check; Twitter ''influencers'' getting paid by Department of Health
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about middle class Canadians being disappointed with the cabinet's ''Strong Middle Class'' budget, says in-house Privy Council research, the Department of Health had paid Twitter 'influencers'' more than $680,000 since 2021, records show, whistleblowers are asking MP's to publicly release hundreds of pages of documents detailing insider dealing at a taxpayer-funding foundation. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 13, 2023 • 11min
UN General Assembly overwhelming supports a ceasefire in Gaza - but will Israel agree to one?
Alex Pierson speaks with Yaron Deckel, Regional Director to Canada of the Jewish Agency, now based in Toronto. Yaron was also a longtime journalist in Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 13, 2023 • 10min
Canada votes in favour of ceasefire in Gaza at United Nations
Alex Pierson speaks with Bob Rae, Representative of Canada to the United Nations, about Canada voting in favour of a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that calls for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza and the immediate release of all hostages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 12, 2023 • 9min
New Dental plan program comes with a massive price tag, but will this help?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Lori Gallant, owner of Smile 4 Me Dental Hygiene in Pickering about the Governments new dental plan announcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 12, 2023 • 12min
Why are members of the LGBTQ+ community supporting Hamas - the terror regime that would be the first to kill them?
Alex Pierson speaks with Jonathan Elkhoury, an Israeli Lebanese Christian leader in Israel’s LGBTQ+ community, offering a unique viewpoint on the issues facing his community in the Middle East - including Gaza and West Bank - and his experience as a refugee from Lebanon in Israel, and how Israel accepted him with open arms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 12, 2023 • 9min
Blacklocks Check-In: A billion tax dollars for refugees; Canadians are losing patience
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about Liberal MP Greg Fergus (Hull-Aylmer, Que.), first Black Speaker of the Commons, is now the first Speaker since Confederation to be summoned for cross-examination by MP's, free hotel rooms and meals for refugee applicants and illegal immigrants cost $769 million this year, says the Department of Immigration. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 12, 2023 • 11min
Liberals to revive ‘war-time housing’ blueprints in bid to speed up builds
Alex Pierson speaks with Mike Moffatt, Founding director of PLACE Centre at the Smart Prosperity Institute, about the federal government reviving a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation program to provide standardized housing blueprints to builders, nearly 80 years after it was first brought in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 11, 2023 • 9min
Will beer be sold in Ontario convenience stores? Craft brewers sure hope so
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Adin Wener, co-founder and head of sales at Henderson Brewery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


