The Alex Pierson Show

Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about the Commons' assistant deputy speaker yesterday became the first Liberal MP to publicly demand Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation, Health Minister Mark Holland yesterday said the Senate must pass a pharma care bill, Defense Minister Bill Blair's department will not disclose figures to substantiate its claim Canada will be meet NATO spending targets. 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

The Trudeau liberal party will be meeting in Nanaimo, BC for their long-overdue caucus retreat. So whats on the agenda? The failed NDP deal, Trudeau waning support, or maybe the Bloc Quebecois's new offer?Alex Pierson speaks with Warren Kinsella of the Daisy Group and a former political strategist for Jean Chretian about what this retreat will be like, and if we could see a major shuffle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about Bank of Canada Govenor Tiff Macklem yesterday said Canada's economic future is uncertain and warned there ''will always be new shocks'', the Privy Council Office plans a nationwide video conference this fall ''to reaffirm values and ethics'' for federal employees. 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

In light of Hamas executing 6 Israeli hostages, Host Alex Pierson speaks with Maureen Leshem, whose 24 year-old cousin Romi Gonen is still being held hostage by Hamas just shy of 11 months after being abducted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of The Alex Pierson Show Podcast, our host Alex Pierson dives into the big news of the day so you don't have to!With it being the first day of school, host Alex Pierson focuses in on the new cell phone and vape ban being implemented across Ontario, and speaks with the Principal Claudine Tyrell of the Humberside Collegiate Institute to figure out what she has in mind to make this transition smoother.Next, Alex and the former Attorney General, Peter MacKay talk about why we need harsher DUI penalties in this country, especially in light of the tragic deaths of the Gaudreau brothers.And finally, Alex speaks with one of the leading experts on gambling addiction out of the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Dr. Nigel Turner about why our online casinos in this province are failing to keep users truly safe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's weekened appointment of two Liberal Party donors as Alberta senators came 35 years after the province held Canada's first Senate election, uncensored coverage of court proceedings is ''an important feature of public transparency,'' a press ombudsman has ruled.'' 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

Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about police six years ago were unaware of a torture video allegedly linking a Canadian terror suspect to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Public Safety Minister Dominic Leblanc said yesterday, taxpayers can wait up to four hours to speak to a Canada Revenue agent, says in-house federal research, ''not so much a fixer upper, but move in ready luxury'' according to those testifying at a committee trying to explain the 9 million dollar costs of a consular condo in NY. 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

Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about elections Canada saying it cannot refute an affidivit by former two-term MP Leona Alleslev (Aurora-Oak Ridges, Ont.) stating it unwittingly hired Chinese Communist Party agents as poll workers in the 2021 campaign, Cabinet this fall for the firs time will detail the true number of foreigners let into the country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said yesterday. 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

Host Alex Pierson is joined by LT. COL. (RET.) Jonathan Conricus, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and a former IDF spokesperson about the increased hostilities between Israel and Lebanon amidst ongoing ceasefire talks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of The Alex Pierson Podcast, host Alex Pierson takes on three major issues of the day and helps to make sense of all the noise. First, in light of the Federal government announcing it will be matching US tariffs on Chinese-made EVs Alex speaks with the digital and mobile editor of Automotive News Canada, Greg Layson, who helps to explain what this could mean for consumers and the industry as a whole.Next, the CEO of Telegram was arrested in Paris over the weekend. What did he do, and why did French police make the arrest? The CEO of Beauceron Cybersecurity David Shipley joins Alex to discuss why this arrest has been a long time coming and could be a warning to other big tech companies.Finally, a recent ruling has found police involved in the investigation of Tess Richey's disappearance before being ruled a murder, who were previously charged with misconduct have had all charges dropped. Global's Sr. Broadcast Journalist Caryn Lieberman goes through the devastating case that started over 7 years ago, and now what this means for the Richey family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices