

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 7, 2025 • 10min
A Hate Filled Conference Is Set To Happen In Hamilton...But How Is That Allowed?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Victoria Mancinelli, an executive with LIUNA - Labourers International Union of North America about social media posts circulating that suggest a hate-fueled conference to help bring about the "Kalifah" is to be held in Hamilton, and why the city, province and country must act quickly to put a stop to this before it picks up steam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 7, 2025 • 11min
Do We Need Fact Checking On Social Media?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with the National Post Columnist & Executive Director of the Climate Discussion Nexus, John Robson about META CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to remove 3rd party fact checkers from his social media platforms, namely Facebook and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 7, 2025 • 10min
Could Deciding The Next Liberal Leader Put The Party At Risk?
As we continue to adjust to Prime Minister Trudeau announcing his plan to resign, host Alex Pierson has some serious concerns about the process the liberal government will use to select a new leader. She's joined by Sam Cooper, an Investigative Journalist, Founder of The Bureau & Author of Wilful Blindness: How A Network of Narcos, Tycoons and CCP Agents Infiltrated The West about what some of the major concerns with the selection process and why it could open the doors for foreign interference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 6, 2025 • 10min
How Will Canadian Markets Respond To The Prime Minister Resigning?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Lisa Raitt, a former MP and Co-Chair of the Task Force for Housing and current Climate Vice Chair of Global Investment Banking at CIBC about Trudeau announcing his resignation as leader of the Liberal party and proroguing parliament. Alex and Lisa discuss why Trudeau finally decided to make this move and what effect it could have on financial markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 6, 2025 • 27min
The Prime Minister Has Announced His Plan To Resign...So What Happens Next?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with political experts from all walks of life to better understand what it means when we hear that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not only proroguing parliament but also announcing his plans to resign. So Alex speaks with:GUEST: Melissa Lantsman, The Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party & MP of ThornhillGUEST: Peter MacKay, Canada’s former Minister of Justice and Attorney General, and also Minister of National Defence and Minister of Foreign AffairsGUEST: Steve Paikin, Author, Broadcaster, & host of TVO’s ‘The Agenda’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 3, 2025 • 19min
A Teen In The GTA Arrested For Planning To Join ISIS!
Guest host Kevin Vuong speaks with Terry Glavin, a Columnist with the National Post about the news that a teenager in the GTA who was arrested for planning to travel internationally to join ISIS, and also on the recent development out of Afghanistan that the Taliban will no longer allow NGO's that employee women to exist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 3, 2025 • 10min
Is A Hamas Colonel Pretending To Be a Doctor?
More doctors are calling for Israeli forces to release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya...but he's better known as Colonel Hussam Abu Safiya with Hamas. Guest host Kevin Vuong speaks with the former spokesman & international media advisor to the President of Israel, Eylon Levy to get some clarification on the issue, and why a Colonel was operating out of a hospital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 3, 2025 • 11min
A Terror Group Is Planning To Host A Conference In The GTA...How Is That Allowed?
Guest host Kevin Vuong is joined by Jarryd Jäger, a correspondent with the Western Standard about a known terror group that is planning to host a conference somewhere in Mississauga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 2, 2025 • 16min
New Year Terror Attacks....What We Know And What We Don't
Guest host Kevin Vuong is joined by Mubin Shaikh, a former RCMP and CSIS operative who is also an expert on terrorism and radicalization about the absolute horror and devastation we've seen in both New Orleans and Las Vegas as two separate but terror-inspired attacks were carried out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 2, 2025 • 16min
Ontario Politics: Can The NDP Remain The Official Opposition?
Guest host Kevin Vuong is joined by Bob Richardson, the president of Hammersmith Consulting, to discuss the news that the NDP has had possibly its most successful fundraising campaign in years. But will it be enough to help them hold onto the provincial official opposition, or could Bonnie Crombie's liberals sneak in? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


