The Alex Pierson Show
640 Toronto / Curiouscast
The Alex Pierson show is an in-depth, no-nonsense look at the stories making headlines. Alex has more than 20 years in the field and behind an anchor desk, and is known and respected for her tough reporting style and accountability. Join the daily conversation with the Alex Pierson Show, and never miss an important story again.
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Apr 4, 2024 • 11min
Ford delays start of electric vehicle production at Oakville, Ont. plant
Alex Pierson speaks with Greg Layson, Mobile and Digital Editor of Auto News Canada, about why Ford Motor Co. is delaying the start of electric vehicle production at its plant in Oakville, Ont., by two years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 4, 2024 • 11min
Is declaring a state of emergency ahead of the solar eclipse unlawful?
Alex Pierson speaks with Christine Van Geyn, Litigation Director at The Canadian Constitution Foundation, about why declaring a state of emergency for the upcoming solar eclipse is an unnecessary invocation of the act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 4, 2024 • 10min
Blacklocks Check: ''The Government doesn't seem to care,'' Kenny Chiu testified at China inquiry
Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter joined Alex Pierson to discuss the China inquiry, Senior Liberal Party managers attended MP Han Dong's 2019 nomination meeting deemed a target of Chinese agents, according to documents released yesterday by the Commission on Foreign Interference. ''Party brass from Ottawa were at the nomination vote,'' one eye witness said in sworn statement.'' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 4, 2024 • 13min
IDF strike which killed 7 aid workers in Gaza leads to calls for Israel to be held accountable
Alex Pierson speaks with Dan O’Shea, former Navy SEAL commander who served as the coordinator for the hostage working group at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad now Senior Advisor with Stony Lonesome Group, about the Israeli airstrike that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, including Canadian-American Jacob Flickinger. How does a mistake like this happen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 3, 2024 • 10min
Tesla waives $16K fee allowing drivers to use self-driving feature, experts warn against using it
Alex Pierson peaks with Sam Abuelsamid, Principal at Guidehouse Analytics and expert in EV’s and autonomous vehicles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 3, 2024 • 12min
Foreign interference inquiry: What did we learn from Toronto MP Han Dong's testimony?
Alex Pierson speaks with Margaret McCuaig Johnston, a former senior government official who worked on China issues and now Senior Fellow at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, about what we've learned from the public inquiry into foreign interference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 3, 2024 • 12min
Can we get back to a place of civility and kindness in Canada?
Alex Pierson speaks with Art Eggleton, former mayor of Toronto (1980 to 1991), about his joint letter with other former politicians, academics, religious leaders and advocates, calling on Canadian political leaders to address the rise of incivility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 2, 2024 • 10min
Blacklocks Check:''We have nothing to do with Chinese Interference''; Han Dong is testifying
Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter joined Alex Pierson to discuss Chinese interference. Federal investigators waited years to look into allegations a 2021 Liberal candidate benefited from in thousands of undisclosed donations from friends of China, records show. This is the week the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers and other senior officials are set to testify over a two week period. Federal election monitors never caught any Chinese agents despite numerous tips but instead spent four years prosecuting Rebel News Network for improper signage, the China inquiry was told. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 2, 2024 • 11min
'It's not rocket science': Upcoming Solar Eclipse not as dangerous as portrayed
Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Pierre Chastenay, astronomer and professor at the University of Quebec in Montreal, about the hysteria around the upcoming Solar Eclipse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 2, 2024 • 11min
Canadians waste approx. 1.3 meals a day - how can we get consumers to change?
Alex Pierson speaks with Josh Domingues, Founder of Flashfood, a mobile marketplace that connects surplus food from grocery stores directly to its community at great prices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
