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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Oct 10, 2023 • 11min
Blacklocks Check-In: How Canadians in Israel will get back?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about how Ottawa should be on top of the foreign affairs involving Canadians that are stuck in Israel and the options Canada has to team up with other countries to bring our citizens back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 10, 2023 • 10min
'We're not going to die like this': Israeli music festival survivor recounts hours spent hiding from Hamas terrorists
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Noa Kalash and Moar Benezri, survivors of the Supernova music festival attack in Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 10, 2023 • 13min
Why wasn't Canada on a joint statement with 7 other nations condemning Hamas?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Peter MacKay, lawyer and former federal Minister of Justice, Foreign Affairs and National Defence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 10, 2023 • 9min
'We'd like to get out': Canadian man & his family stuck in Israel, trying to get a flight out
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Norman Fullerton, resident of Winnipeg, currently in Tel Aviv. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 6, 2023 • 17min
Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield brought to you by Vacuman
This is Tech Talk with Adam Oldfield brought to you by Vacuman. On this episode, learn about chat GTP integrating with smart phones? Will this take over our lives? What going on with solar panel snow solutions? All this and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 6, 2023 • 10min
Sticky inflation; we don't want this sticking around any longer
Good news is not good news in inflationary times. Canadians are struggling. What should we do? Host Alex Pierson speaks with Moshe Lander, Economist of Concordia University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 6, 2023 • 11min
Local churches, neighbours come together overnight to get 99 refugees & asylum seekers off Toronto streets, into safe spaces
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Zaklio (Zac) an asylum seeker from Uganda, who spent two days and nights on Toronto streets, now in a safe space at Dominion Church. As well, Reverend Bri-Anne Swan of East End United about quickly organizing with other churches, neighbours to get 99 refugees & asylum seekers of the streets and into a safe space with food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 6, 2023 • 8min
'They don't want transparency': Why did the Liberal-NDP government block a committee investigation into the transfer of Killer Paul Bernardo?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dane Lloyd, MP for St. Albert and Shadow Minister of emergency preparedness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 5, 2023 • 9min
What is a reasonable penalty for a police Supt. who pled guilty to helping officers cheat on promotional interviews?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Jon Reid, President of the Toronto Police Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 5, 2023 • 10min
Blacklocks Check-In: Freeland not giving a straight answer when it comes to debt interest charges
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about more than 800 depositors have been ''de-banked'' nationwide in the past give years at bankers' discretion, say Access To Information Records, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's department yesterday said it does not know how many billions it is currently spending on debt interest charges. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
