

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 21, 2024 • 12min
Blacklock's Check-In: ''Randy Is Like A Character On A Sitcom, I'll Miss That Cool Cat''
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about the Immigration Minister Marc Miller yesterday enacted new regulations he acknowkledged will cost Canadian jobs, a first for any federal cabinet, Cabniet proposes to send $46 million this winter on preparations to host soccer' 2026 World Cup with more funding due next year, hundreds of criminal gangs have turned to wholesale production of fentanyl, says a confidential federal memo. All this and more!GUEST: Tom Korski - Managing Editor of Blacklock's ReporterX(formerly Twitter): @mindingottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 19, 2024 • 11min
Blacklock's Check-In: Taxpayers Are Getting Taken To The Woodchipper - Purchase Of The Trans Mountain Pipeline
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about the Trans Mountain Pipeline despite cabinet assurances it would make money. Budget Officer Yves Giroux warning billions' in overruns. Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks yesterday said families across Canada often ask her for parenting advice, meanwhile an NDP MP has been cautioned for wearing a beaded watermelon pin in parliament, Watermelon imagery has long been used as a stand-in symbol for the Palestine flag, McPherson defends that it is just a poppy. All this and more!GUEST: Tom Korski - Managing Editor of Blacklock's ReporterX(formerly Twitter): @mindingottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 18, 2024 • 28min
Lack Of Staff On Our Border, TTC Collisions & Christian Heritage Month
On this episode of The Alex Pierson Podcast, our host Alex Pierson takes on the major stories of the day, in her own unique way.In this episode, Alex speaks with:Mark Weber, National President of Customs and Immigration Union (CIU) about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal party flipping their position when it comes to immigration in this country and the major holes that exist within our own border security.Marvin Alfred - President of ATU Local 113 about a major collision with a TTC bus and a stolen BMW that was speeding in the intersection of Bathurst and Wilson in Toronto.Lily Cheng - Toronto Councillor for Ward 18- Willowdale about a very heated and emotional debate in Toronto city council about including a Christian Heritage Month for the city to celebrate in December, and why certain Councillors are against the idea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 18, 2024 • 11min
Patients Waiting Longer Than A "Beat" for A New Heart
Host Alex Pierson is joined by the Legislative and Policy Director with SecondStreet.org, Harrison Fleming to talk about their new report highlighting how long Ontarians on average have to wait for important cardiac surgeries, while other places wait way less than we do and how many deaths will happen while people are stuck waiting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 15, 2024 • 14min
The Canadian System is disjointed, and the Government has been lying about it.
Host Alex Pierson talks to Dr. Kelly Sunberg, a Professor of Criminology at Calgary’s Mount Royal University & Former Canada Border Service Agency Officer about the issues that Canada has with immigration. Have we reached rock bottom or are we just at the tip of the iceberg? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 15, 2024 • 11min
Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson. All eyes on the fight with the Largest Age Gap in Boxing History.
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Rico Mancini, a Boxing Canada Competitive Coach with Sully’s Recreation & Athletic Center about the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight. Mancini breaks down his fight expectations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 14, 2024 • 9min
Queens Law Professor hops on the Swiftie Subway.
Host Alex Pierson talks to Mohamed Khimji, a Queen’s business law professor and self-proclaimed ‘Swiftie’. Khimji teaches a Law (Taylor's Version) course, that focuses on the copyrights, trademarks, contracts from Swifts career, and talks about why he so excited for her first show in Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 14, 2024 • 10min
Blacklock's Check-In: Are We Getting An Update On ''The Randy?''
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault says his shifting claims from being ''non-status adoptive Cree'' to recently stating his adoptive mother is ''status Metis'' are a ''reflection of his family exploring their own history,'' Health Minister Mark Holland's Public Health Agency has failed an internal audit on conflicts of interest, the Department of Immigration in a ''Welcome to Canada'' guide advised foreigners to be prepared to book Airbnb rentals or resort to homeless shelters on arrival here. All this and more!GUEST: Tom Korski - Managing Editor of Blacklock's ReporterX(formerly Twitter): @mindingottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 13, 2024 • 12min
Premier Ford Suggests Bi-Lateral Trade With US, Cut Mexico Out
Host Alex Pierson is joined by the Provincial Minister of economic development, job creation and trade Victor Fedeli about a new proposed bi-lateral trade agreement with the US being floated by Premier Ford, and why the current Tri-Lateral Deal (CUSMA) might need to be dissolved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 13, 2024 • 10min
Did Beijing Endorse Over 40 Federal Nominee's In One Of Our Elections?
Host Alex Pierson is joined by Sam Cooper the Founder of The Bureau & Author of Wilful Blindness: How A Network of Narcos, Tycoons and CCP Agents Infiltrated The West about his new report that alleges the Chinese government personally endorsed over 40 federal nominees in our 2019 election! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices