The Alex Pierson Show

After years of warnings and rumours, there is now proof that the illicit market is using BC's safe supply to further fuel their profits! Host Alex Pierson talks with Adam Zivo, the director of the Centre for Responsible Drug Policy who has been vocally warning about this for years. Adam tells Alex about a young man he spoke with who decided to come forward and help put the pieces in place, and revealed the problem is much worse than previously believed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After it got revealed that multiple MPs and other government officials were either wittingly or unwittingly helping foreign governments intervene in our democratic process, the Liberals have said they won't reveal who the alleged culprits are. But...shouldn't this be considered treason? Well, Host Alex Pierson had the exact same question and turned to Duff Conacher, the co-founder of Democracy Watch & the Democracy Education Network who helps break down just what qualifies as treason, and why Canadians SHOULD know who was involved in these reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the first time since the start of the Pandemic, the Bank of Canada has just dropped interest rates by 0.25 basepoints from 5% down to 4.75%! But what kind of relief can this actually provide Canadians? Well, host Alex Pierson turns to one of the best people to turn to with this, Dr. Ian Lee an Associate Professor at Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Dr. Lee breaks down that this relief will be very minimally felt by most Canadians, and it will be a few years yet before real relief is felt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the war in Gaza continues, pressure for a ceasefire continues to be poured onto the Israeli government...but how could that work with Hamas, who aren't known for peace or following the rules? Host Alex Pierson is joined by LT. COL. (RET.) Jonathan Conricus, Sr Fellow at FDD, former IDF spokesperson, & shield Communications. Lt. Col. Conricus tells Alex just how complex the situation is, and how a ceasefire would work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A startling intelligence report has sighted that multiple MPs, MPP and city councillors have been either "wittingly or otherwise" helping foreign agents interfere in our democratic process and that the Liberal government has done very little to quell this major issue. Which the PM previously denied and even suggested media reports on the alleged interference were "wrong". Turns out it was basically right on the money, and now Host Alex Pierson is joined by the Sr. Parliamentary Reporter for The Globe & Mail Steven Chase, who has followed this since the start. Steven and Alex discuss how widespread this problem could be, who some of the alleged individuals could be, and what is being done to close this major intelligence and national security gap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Years after the death of their daughter Danielle, Chris and Clariss Moore drove over 500 km from Toronto To D.C. to tell the U.S. Department of Justice they are still seeking justice, and are calling for the executives of Boeing to be jailed. Host Alex Pierson speaks with both Chris and Clariss on why they refuse to ever fly in a plane again, how long they've been fighting for justice and what they hope to accomplish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Canadian Radio-Television & Telecommunications Commission...better known as the CRTC has directed foreign streamers like Netflix and Spotify to pay 5 per cent of their annual revenue to help support Canadian media and other content. But considering how Meta took the news when this direction was given to them, should we be excited or worried about this? Host Alex Pierson speaks with Mohit Rajhans, a tech and media consultant with ThinkStart.ca about what he believes this could do to Canada's entertainment landscape, and why it might not actually help make anything better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the deadline draws closer every day, it's looking more and more like thousands of TTC workers could be hitting the picket line on June 7th as a deal with the TTC has yet to be locked in. Could over 2 million daily riders be left without transportation? Host Alex Pierson is joined by the president of ATU Local 113, the union representing the TTC workers, Marvin Alfred. Marvin explains why the negotiations haven't been successful yet, why the workers feel they need to protest and what it could mean for the City of Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrot was just a young white tailed buck back in 2020. It was a miracle when the arrow was removed and Carrot survived, but he went on to have his own family and would be seen regularly visiting the locals in Kenora.  He would also regularly visit, with his offspring, the woman who saved his life and brought us the magic story of Carrot. Lee Anne Carver found this boy through her work as a wilderness photographer. And fought to save him, knowing that he’d always be wild, and now sadly reports that her beloved Carrot had been found dead.Alex is joined by Lee Anne Carver, wildlife photographer, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter joined Alex Pierson to discuss password-sharing. If you buy a subscription, are you entitled to share your password? Just one subscription allows anybody to view Blacklock content without any payment if they have the password. Maybe it won't matter for the tech giants, but for independent media outlets will be a problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices