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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Jan 23, 2024 • 10min
Canada Post selling off parts of its business - is it enough to save it?
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Dr. Ian Lee, Associate Professor with the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University, who’s been researching Canada Post’s decline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 23, 2024 • 12min
Is it time the province created regulatory framework for short-term rentals?
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Shelby Ch'ng, Thunder Bay city councillor, about the need for more regulatory framework around short-term rentals. Councillor Ch'ng has been lobbying the province to do so to help municipalities get a better handle on short-term rentals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 23, 2024 • 11min
Tom Korski - Blacklock's Reporter Check-in - Tuesday, January 23th, 2024
Canadians are resigned to unhappy experiences with their internet service provider, says in-house CRTC research. Relatively few switched companies since they considered all services to be equally mediocre, wrote researchers. Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter joins guest host Anthony Furey to explain why internet users are hopeless and more stories from Canada's current affairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 23, 2024 • 18min
'Playing chicken with the taxpayer's money': Torontonians speak out against proposed city budget
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Dana McKiel of The Downtown Concerned Citizens Organization, about city budget consultations and why residents don't want to see cuts to the police budget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 22, 2024 • 17min
Controversial drug site opens its doors to concerned neighbours - is this just to revamp their image?
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Derek Finkle, journalist who lives across the South Riverdale Community Health Centre, a supervised consumption site that's been plagued with issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 22, 2024 • 14min
TTC board can stop the renaming of Dundas stations - but will they?
Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Jennifer Dundas, former reporter on a mission to set the record straight regarding her distant relative, Henry Dundas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 19, 2024 • 17min
Netanyahu rejects US, Canada push for Palestinian state after Gaza conflict
Alex Pierson speaks with Vivian Bercovici, Former Ambassador of Canada to Israel, about why a two-state solution is a non-starter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 19, 2024 • 11min
Toronto man who dedicated his life to helping homeless killed in rooming house fire
Alex Pierson speaks with Mark Richardson, pro-bono technical lead for data-visualization and analytics on for HousingNowTO.com, a civic tech project where volunteers work to develop robust tools to improve citizen engagement around civic challenges like affordable-housing development and rapid housing solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 19, 2024 • 9min
Report from U.S. think tank finds Canada a 'safe haven' for transnational crime including money laundering
Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at Royal Military College of Canada, expert on security & defence and author of 'Dirty Money: Financial Crime in Canada'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 19, 2024 • 10min
Tim Horton's location in Oshawa closes for in-person dining due to safety concerns - what's going on?
Alex Pierson speaks with John Gray, Oshawa City Councillor for Ward 5, about a Tim Horton's in his ward that has closed to in-person dining due to ongoing safety concerns with drug use and violence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
