The Alex Pierson Show

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:Eylon Levy the co-Founder of Israeli Citizen Spokespersons' Office & former Israeli Government Spokesman about fifty-one out of the 101 hostages still being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip are believed to still be alive, and Eylon tells Alex why he's not done fighting for them.Ujjal Dosanjh the former BC premier and former federal Liberal MP and cabinet minister about the recent extremist attacks by members of the Sikh community who support the country of Khalistan, and why he believes this is the loud but silent majority.Harrison Fleming the legislative and Policy Director at SecondStreet.org about a new report published by SecondStreet.org that shows a disturbing amount of Canadians are avoiding going to their doctor mainly due to increasing wait times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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:Kevin Davis - The Mayor of Brantford to talk about thirteen Ontario City Mayors who penned an open letter requesting that Premier Doug Ford use the Notwithstanding clause to clear homeless encampments.Sam Cooper - Investigative Journalist, Founder of The Bureau & Author of Wilful Blindness: How A Network of Narcos, Tycoons and CCP Agents Infiltrated The West on the RCMP announcing the dismantling of the largest drug "superlab" in Canadian historyDavid Shellnutt - Personal injury lawyer and biking advocate about the province announcing it will be pushing through legislation to see bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge and University Avenue ripped up...and possibly at the expense of the city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

''Housing Starts Are Down,'' Marit Stiles expresses concerns on infrastructure spending and housing. Housing starts are not starting and they are down. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Ana Bailao, housing advocate and former chair of Toronto's planning and housing committee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have some of the highest financial service fees in the world and no one in the banking center can explain why. Why are we being charged high fees when it comes to e-transfers? Host Alex Pierson speaks with Michelle Rempel Garner, Conservative MP for Calgary Nose Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are we getting out of the Fifa World games? This will be be costing the city way more than it should. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Stephen Holyday, Deputy Mayor & Councilor for Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about Canadians in Privy Council focus groups do not believe claims by the Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault that they pay less in carbon tax than they receive in cheques, Bank Of Canada Tiff Macklem last night dismissed worries over the falling value of the Canadian dollar, the Budget Office for the second time in three months has calculated figures showing cabinet inflated claims of military spending. 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

On Monday, there was a letter sent out to the Federal Government to make changes when it comes to the criminal code. Guest host Shaye Ganam speaks with Graham Mcgregor, associate minister of auto theft and bail reform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The federal cabinet has approved plans for a new dedicated passenger rail line between Quebec City and Toronto that would include high-speed technology, according to a senior government official.  Guest host Shaye Ganam speaks with Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the Taxpayers Federation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Host, Shaye Ganam speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about ArriveCan emails were destroyed by the Canada Border Services Agency only days after they were sought under the Access To Information Act, records show, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's department is targeting household cats as an ecological peril, a federal agency proposes to write its own news stores for subsidized publishers at an undisclosed cost to taxpayers. 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

Guest host Shaye Ganam is joined by the CEO of Horizon Legacy, Nhung Nguyen. Nhung talks about Val 2.0, a robotic arm that helps to "print" concrete walls in record time and accuracy on construction sites, and how else we could see automation come into the construction industry.GUEST: Nhung Nguyen - CEO of Horizon LegacyWEBSITE: https://www.horizonlegacy.com/teams/nhung-nguyenLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nhung-nguyen-461b1b66/?originalSubdomain=ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices