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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Dec 12, 2023 • 9min
New Dental plan program comes with a massive price tag, but will this help?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Lori Gallant, owner of Smile 4 Me Dental Hygiene in Pickering about the Governments new dental plan announcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 12, 2023 • 12min
Why are members of the LGBTQ+ community supporting Hamas - the terror regime that would be the first to kill them?
Alex Pierson speaks with Jonathan Elkhoury, an Israeli Lebanese Christian leader in Israel’s LGBTQ+ community, offering a unique viewpoint on the issues facing his community in the Middle East - including Gaza and West Bank - and his experience as a refugee from Lebanon in Israel, and how Israel accepted him with open arms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 12, 2023 • 9min
Blacklocks Check-In: A billion tax dollars for refugees; Canadians are losing patience
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about Liberal MP Greg Fergus (Hull-Aylmer, Que.), first Black Speaker of the Commons, is now the first Speaker since Confederation to be summoned for cross-examination by MP's, free hotel rooms and meals for refugee applicants and illegal immigrants cost $769 million this year, says the Department of Immigration. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 12, 2023 • 11min
Liberals to revive ‘war-time housing’ blueprints in bid to speed up builds
Alex Pierson speaks with Mike Moffatt, Founding director of PLACE Centre at the Smart Prosperity Institute, about the federal government reviving a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation program to provide standardized housing blueprints to builders, nearly 80 years after it was first brought in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 11, 2023 • 9min
Will beer be sold in Ontario convenience stores? Craft brewers sure hope so
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Adin Wener, co-founder and head of sales at Henderson Brewery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 11, 2023 • 9min
''What's up with the traffic in Toronto?'' Adelaide Street West being temporarily shut down
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Giles Gherson, President and CEO Toronto Region Board of Trade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 11, 2023 • 9min
Details of new federal dental insurance plan coming, sources say
Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Brock Nicolucci, President of the Ontario Dental Association, about details of a new federal dental insurance plan being unveiled today that will provide benefits directly to eligible Canadian residents. Government officials say the new program will be phased in slowly over 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 8, 2023 • 12min
Calgary Mayor will not participate in annual menorah lighting citing event’s ‘political intentions’
Alex Pierson speaks with Rahim Mohamed, a political columnist based in Calgary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 8, 2023 • 9min
''Merry Swiftmas everyone'' Illinois man decorates his home with only Taylor Swift decorations
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Brian Scott, Illinois man who decorated his home with only Taylor Swift decorations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 8, 2023 • 8min
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer; It's a Canadian thing!
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Craig Baird, host of Canadian history Ehx podcast about the history of Rudolph. The classic movie is Canadian made! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
