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.
Episodes
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Nov 27, 2023 • 10min
Hunger Report: Ontario food bank usage up 38% from year previous
Alex Pierson speaks with Carolyn Stewart, CEO of Feed Ontario, about the 2023 Hunger Report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 27, 2023 • 9min
Breaking down Toronto's new deal with the province, including uploading the DVP, Gardiner and Ontario Place
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Jay Goldberg, Ontario Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 27, 2023 • 16min
Do Gazans need a ceasefire - or to be freed from Hamas altogether?
Alex Pierson speaks with Bassem Eid, a Jerusalem-based political analyst, leading Palestinian human rights activist, and expert commentator in Arab and Palestinian affairs, who founded the Jerusalem-based Palestinian Human Rights Monitoring Group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 24, 2023 • 9min
'Where will residents go?': City of Toronto to begin removal of Kensington Market encampment
Alex Pierson speaks with Andrew Neelands, long-time volunteer with St. Stephen’s in the Fields Church in Kensington Market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 24, 2023 • 10min
'Politics aside': Why this Toronto Rabbi feels it's important to unite with Muslim community in condemning hate
Alex Pierson speaks with Rabbi Shaanan Scherer, who teaches at a local Jewish school that has recently been the subject of two bomb threats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 22, 2023 • 10min
Government's pushing EVs - but no idea how much it'll cost Canadians on their power bills
Alex Pierson speaks with Colin Craig, President of SecondStreet.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 22, 2023 • 9min
Liberal & Conservative MPs travel to Israel in sign of solidarity
Alex Pierson speaks with Melissa Lantsman, Conservative MP for Thornhill and Deputy Leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 22, 2023 • 10min
Israel & Hamas come to ceasefire deal that will see release of hostages - Will Hamas abide?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dan O’Shea, a former Navy SEAL commander who served as the coordinator for the hostage working group at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Strategic Advisor at Stony Lonesome Group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 21, 2023 • 11min
Blacklocks Check-In: ''They knew the whole time'' Stellantis contract remains scandalous
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about the subsides for the Stellantis plant, the Commons trade committee yesterday urged cabinet to review its 2022 equity taxon vacant foreign-owned products, electric vehicle subsides to date will cost taxpayers up to $50 billion and counting including debt financing charges, says a Budget Office report. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 21, 2023 • 11min
How this Ontario city is meeting and serving residents living in encampments
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Chantelle McDonald, Director of Services for London Cares and Greg Nash, Director at London Intercommunity Health Centre, about how London, Ontario, is helping its residents living in encampments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
