The Alex Pierson Show

640 Toronto / Curiouscast
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Feb 20, 2025 • 10min

Blacklocks reporter Tom Korski speaks with Anthony Furey feb 20

Blacklocks reporter Tom Korski speaks with Anthony Furey feb 20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 20, 2025 • 11min

A GTHL hockey team is being punished but the players did nothing wrong.

Anthony Furey talks to a couple of parents from the Mississauga Rattlers U16 hockey team which has won the right to appeal a decision by the GTHL to eliminate 14 wins from their record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 20, 2025 • 6min

Hockey night in Boston? Canada and the US face off.

Hockey night in Boston?  Canada and the US face off. Anthony Furey talks with Global National's Mike Armstrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 19, 2025 • 9min

Alex Pierson talks to Blacklocks reporter Tom Korski - Feb 18

In this engaging discussion, Tom Korski, reporter for Blacklocks Reporter, unpacks pressing issues in Canadian politics. He addresses the strains on housing due to rapid immigration and the shifting tactics of political leaders. Tom shares insights on the economic mismanagement affecting today's youth and critiques the government's responses to persistent inflation. He also highlights a dire healthcare crisis, revealing a shortage of 69,000 medical professionals and calling for urgent reforms to improve emergency care access.
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Feb 18, 2025 • 10min

Inflation is up in Canada - where is it going? With economist Ian Lee.

Ian Lee chats with Alex Pierson about inflation. Should Canadians be worried? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 14, 2025 • 9min

The Alex Pierson Show - Does the punishment fit the crime?

Alex Pierson talks to employment lawyer Mackenzie Irwin, a Senior Associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, about the contrast between punishments doled out to union vs non-union workers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 13, 2025 • 9min

Tackling anti-semitism in the Toronto District School Board

The podcast dives into the troubling rise of anti-Semitism within the Toronto District School Board. It covers a trustee meeting marked by hate speech, raising concerns about educational governance. There's a sharp critique of the current educational leadership and calls for more robust historical education on sensitive topics like the Holocaust. The discussion underscores the importance of involving external educators to address these issues effectively.
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Feb 12, 2025 • 10min

Richard Goldberg from the Federation for Defense of Democracies

Richard Goldberg, an expert from the Federation for Defense of Democracies, discusses the urgent implications of Donald Trump's deadline for Hamas to release Israeli hostages. He dives into the complex geopolitical dynamics involving Israel and Hamas, including critical negotiations with Jordan's King Abdullah. The conversation addresses the struggles of rebuilding Gaza under current conditions and critiques the inaction of neighboring countries. Lastly, they analyze the evolving political landscape and the dire need for humanitarian relief in the region.
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Feb 12, 2025 • 9min

Kris Sims from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and the enormous cost of energy

Host Alex Pierson chats with Kris Sims from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation about the enormous cost of creating energy in Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 12, 2025 • 11min

Mississauga minor hockey team has wins taken away

Host Alex Pierson joins two parents from a Mississauga minor hockey team that had 14 wins vacated from its record after the league discovered an ineligible doctor on its staff. Now the U16 players are paying the price. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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