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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Nov 22, 2023 • 10min
Government's pushing EVs - but no idea how much it'll cost Canadians on their power bills
Alex Pierson speaks with Colin Craig, President of SecondStreet.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 22, 2023 • 9min
Liberal & Conservative MPs travel to Israel in sign of solidarity
Alex Pierson speaks with Melissa Lantsman, Conservative MP for Thornhill and Deputy Leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 22, 2023 • 10min
Israel & Hamas come to ceasefire deal that will see release of hostages - Will Hamas abide?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dan O’Shea, a former Navy SEAL commander who served as the coordinator for the hostage working group at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Strategic Advisor at Stony Lonesome Group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 21, 2023 • 11min
Blacklocks Check-In: ''They knew the whole time'' Stellantis contract remains scandalous
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about the subsides for the Stellantis plant, the Commons trade committee yesterday urged cabinet to review its 2022 equity taxon vacant foreign-owned products, electric vehicle subsides to date will cost taxpayers up to $50 billion and counting including debt financing charges, says a Budget Office report. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 21, 2023 • 11min
How this Ontario city is meeting and serving residents living in encampments
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Chantelle McDonald, Director of Services for London Cares and Greg Nash, Director at London Intercommunity Health Centre, about how London, Ontario, is helping its residents living in encampments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 21, 2023 • 9min
Canada's inflation rate fell - what does the mean for food prices?
Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Professor of Food Policy and Distribution and director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 20, 2023 • 11min
Canada’s Michael Spavor blames fellow prisoner for China arrest, report alleges
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Michel Juneau Katsuya, a former chief of Asia-Pacific for CSIS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 20, 2023 • 9min
"It makes no sense": Taxpayer-subsidized Stellantis battery plant potentially importing international workers
Alex Pierson speaks with Brian Masse, NDP MP for Windsor West, Critic of Innovation, Science and Industry; Auto Strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 20, 2023 • 12min
'We cannot accept hate': Why it's important Muslim leaders condemn Hamas
Alex Pierson speaks with Raheel Raza, Member of Council of Muslims Against Antisemitism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 17, 2023 • 8min
Is the government's Greener Homes Grant program coming to an end?
Host Alex Pieron speaks with Brent Kopperson, executive director of Durham's Windfall Ecology Centre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
