The Alex Pierson Show

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Jul 31, 2024 • 9min

Could We See Israel's War Expand to Lebanon?

Many people awoke to the news that Israel had taken out not only one of the top Hamas leaders...but also one of Hezbollah's biggest leaders as he was relaxing in Tehran! Could this be the first salvo of a much larger conflict to come? Host Alex Pierson is joined by David Daoud, a Sr. Fellow of Israel, Hezbollah, Lebanon with The Foundation for Defense of Democracies to get a better handle on how this military strike could further deteriorate diplomatic relations in the Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 30, 2024 • 11min

Blacklock's Check-In: Privy Council is being accused of racism but should we really be surprised?

Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about the Privy Council Office managers used the n-word on the job and subjected Black employees to ''tokenism'' and ''harassment,'' a hundred percent of people questioned in Privy Council focus group research says cabinet is ''headed in the wrong direction'' on immigration, Parks Canada managers two years ago acknowledged they failed to take full precautions to save Jasper, Alta from wildfires, documents show. 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
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Jul 29, 2024 • 14min

With Bombs Falling Overhead, This Is How One Family Remains Safe

There has been the threat of war, widespread destruction and of course, terror since the horrific events that took place in Israel last October. But what happens when a Hezbollah attack hits an area where children and families play? That sadly is exactly what Michael Mazeika, a Toronto native living in Metula with his family, is living through. They have had to flee to the Golan Heights in Israel and are worried daily that this could escalate to a full new war with Lebanon...but will it? Alex Pierson and Michael talk about why his family had to flee, what they've been dealing with on a daily basis and what he thinks the future could hold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 29, 2024 • 11min

People Don't Like Trudeau...And We Have The Math To Prove Why

There is a growing distaste for our current liberal party, and especially towards the Prime Minister. But is there one specific reason people find him and his party such a turn-off? Alex Pierson wants to know the exact same thing, so she brings on the CEO of Abacus Hamilton who performed a poll to ask Canadians this very question...and the answers might surprise you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 25, 2024 • 28min

Swapping Airports for Parks, Caught Cheating...Poorly, And The Fall of The "Bread Cartel"

On this episode of The Alex Pierson Podcast, our host Alex first starts off the conversation with some new and odd information out of Toronto's city council. Members of the council are attempting to proposed that after the lease ends for Billy Bishop Airport, we should raze the facility and replace it with a new park. Alex is joined by the CEO and President of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce Daniel Tisch about why the business community is rising to fight this.Next, Alex is joined by the Asst. Professor in Sports Management at Brock University, Taylor McKee. Taylor and Alex look into the shameful failure of Canada being caught spying on the New Zealand women's team before their preliminary match. Taylor suggests that this could taint our team and the country's reputation.And finally, Sylvain Charlebois director of the agri-food analytics lab at Dalhousie University comes on to explain why Loblaws could FINALLY be facing a penalty for its bread price-fixing scheme 14 years ago...but why it's still far from over...or enough/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 25, 2024 • 12min

Blacklock's Check-In: Schoolchildren to identify the Conservative Party with bigots? What a doozy!

Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about a taxpayer-funded guidebook instructing schoolchildren to identify the Conservative Party with bigots was approved by then-Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen's office, Bank of Canada analysts yesterday disputed cabinet claims immigration is an immediate net benefit to the country, Canada's Consul General in New York City will have to explain the government's decision to buy a $9-million condo in Manhattan's famous ''Billionaries' Row,'' to a parliamentary committee. 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
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Jul 24, 2024 • 29min

New Time For The Gardiner, Health Reform Now & Lower Interest Rates!

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
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Jul 23, 2024 • 11min

Blacklock's Check-In: ''We are getting close,'' Jagmeet Singh said yesterday.

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
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Jul 22, 2024 • 10min

Biden Is Finally Out...So Can Kamala Win?

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
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Jul 22, 2024 • 31min

Suing The Canadian Government, & Biden Is Out, Kamala is In...But Can It Save Democrats?

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

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