The Alex Pierson Show

On this episode of The Alex Pierson Podcast, our host Alex Pierson first talks about something many people who live in the GTA will want to hear... the province is stepping in and helping the city accelerate the major repairs needed on the Gardiner. Provincial Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria joined Alex to talk about why the province got involved, how they plan to keep contractors on the promised timeline and how much time this could save Ontarians.Next, Alex speaks with the President and CEO of SecondStreet Colin Craig about his new documentary "Health Reform Now"! Colin and Alex talk about why this free documentary was made, what state our healthcare system is in and what we can change ASAP to help all Canadians live better lives.And finally, Canadians were given a small glimmer of hope...The Bank of Canada has once again lowered interest rates! But is that enough for people to feel relief? So Alex had Mark Borkowski, the co-founder and president of Mercantile Mergers & Acquisitions about what this could mean for the stock and real estate markets...and for Canadians bank accounts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about New Democrats are now election-ready, Jagmeet Singh said yesterday, ''we are getting close,'' Cabinet was willing to ''use all tools at our disposal'' under its drug policy including ''national decriminalization,'' says a federal document, and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc's department is refusing comment over its hiring of forensic auditors to assess risk of a ''national compensation program.'' 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 speaks with an old friend of the show, Warren Kinsella. Warren is the president of The Daisy Group and a public Joe Biden supporter. Alex and Warren talk about why the current President took so long to finally announce he's backing out of the presidential campaign, what kind of uphill battle Kamala Harris could face, and if this move will be enough to help the Democrats win the election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of The Alex Pierson Podcast, our host Alex Pierson first starts off examining a new ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada that defines how the government can be held liable for enacting laws found to be unconstitutional. But who can benefit from this ruling, and how much trouble could this be for the government? Christine Van Geyn, the litigation director of the Canadian Constitution Foundation joined Alex to help explain exactly what this means, and how people caught up in the Emergency Act might want to be aware of this ruling.Next, Alex speaks with an old friend of the show, Warren Kinsella. Warren is the president of The Daisy Group and a public Joe Biden supporter. Alex and Warren talk about why the current President took so long to finally announce he's backing out of the presidential campaign, what kind of uphill battle Kamala Harris could face, and if this move will be enough to help the Democrats win the election.And finally, in light of all that's going on in the U.S., Alex speaks with America's former ambassador to Canada, Bruce Heyman. Ambassador Heyman and Alex talk about the health and mental state of President Biden, if this announcement will shake up even more fears in the Democrats having a hold of the country, and what he sees for the future of his country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Adam Zivo is joined by someone who staunchly stands against Cancel Culture, David Lewis-Peart. David was formerly a professor at both Sheridan & George Brown College & currently works as a social worker. David and Adam discuss why people are so quick to lean into cancel culture, why it can be useful and dangerous, and ultimately how would we go about cancelling cancel culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In light of J.D. Vance accepting the nomination to be Trump's Vice-President, guest host Adam Zivo decides to look into his past and how he's historically voted in regards to foreign policy. To do this, Adam is joined by Marcus Kolga, Sr. Fellow at Macdonald-Laurier Institute Centre for Advancing Canada’s Interests Abroad & the Director of DisInfoWatch. Marcus and Adam explore why J.D. Vance may want to pull American support away from Ukraine, and why he's said that Taiwan should be paying for its protection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest host Adam Zivo is joined by the doctor who has been warning about the dangers of safe supply and it being diverted to fuel the illicit market, Dr. Sharon Koivu. Dr. Koivu and Adam talk about why she doesn't like to use the term "safe" supply, why the safeguards are not enough to ensure public safety and how she feels about being proven right after years of being told she was wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host, Adam Zivo speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about Whistleblower leaks to reporters hurt democracy, complains the Department of Immigration. Managers are telling employees to send complaints to an ''anonymous'' line acknowledged media were bound to hear it anyway, Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault's business partner has admitted he lied to reporters about company dealings. 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 speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about New Democratic leader Jagmeet Singh yesterday called the political climate ''scary,'' The Canada Revenue Agency says it has ''no records'' divulging who made an $8 billion mistake in mismanaging a pandemic relief program, 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 this episode of The Alex Pierson Podcast, our host Alex Pierson first starts off speaking with JP Hornick, the president of OPSEU...the union representing LCBO workers. Alex talks with JP about the new regulations the province has introduced that will make it easier for consumers to purchase booze...and how it could affect ongoing negotiations with the province.Next, Alex is joined by an old friend, John Mraz, a former war room director for the Liberal party. Alex and John look at the Trudeau Liberals, and if the Prime Minister will take advantage of all the chaos and attention on Trump to quietly shuffle around ministers in his cabinet...and if it could even save the liberals.And finally, Alex is joined once again by Regan Irvine, the owner of Irv & Co. Regan tells Alex just how difficult and busy the past weekend was with dwindling alcohol supplies, and why he thinks this strike needs to end ASAP if we don't want to see more in the hospitality industry struggle, or even shutter their shops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices