The Alex Pierson Show
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Can Toronto "Get That Garbage Outta Here" Before We Run Out Of Space?
Host Alex Pierson is joined by Calvin Lakhan, the co-creator of the Waste Wiki project at York Universitys Faculty of environment and Urban Change to talk about a major problem not only for the City of Toronto, but the entire province...where are we go
Is Trudeau The Right Leader To Deal With Trump?
Host Alex Pierson is joined by Warren Kinsella, the President of the Daisy Group & Adrienne Batra, the Editor-in-Chief of the Toronto Sun to talk about how Canada's current government could hold its own against a Trump Presidency, and if the President-Ele
Blacklock's Reporter Check-In: "It's Easier To Fly"
Host Alex Pierson is joined by Tom Korski, the managing editor of Blacklock's Reporter to talk about why House Speaker Fergus ruled that the parliamentary standoff had to be paused after months of a stalemate, why the feds are looking into banning kids fo
Do We Have More Crime In Canada Than They Do In The U.S.?
Alex is joined by Livio Di Matteo a professor of economics at Lakehead University and Sr. Fellow at the Fraser Institute about a new report that shows crimes in except for homicides his report finds Canadian crime rates have surpassed the U.S! Learn more
The Province Has Been Speaking With 407 Owners...What Could This Mean?
Alex has an interesting conversation with Vaughn's city councillor for Maple & KleinburgMarilyn Iafrate a resolution she plans to put forward to support a provincial feasibility study into buying back the highway and a 1-year pilot project to free up/sub
Canada Post Laying Off All Striking Postal Workers!
After learning that Canada Post is laying off all of its striking workforce, Alex speaks with the regional grievance officer for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) Atlantic Region, Jim Gallant about the union's next steps. Learn more about your a
Blacklock's Reporter Check-In: "how do you spend $500K on furniture in one day?"
Host Alex Pierson is joined by Tom Korski the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter to talk about what "March Madness" means for ministers in Ottawa and how it can involve spending hundreds of thousands on things like cigars and furniture. They also tou
Is Toronto's Restaurant Scene On Life Support?
Host Alex Pierson speaks with Laura M. Carlson the Host & Executive Producer of The Feast Podcast to talk about a brutally honest and sad post by a famous Toronto Restauranteur who is begging patrons to visit their favourite restaurants this holiday sea
With All Its Costing Toronto...Will FIFA Be Of Any Benefit?
Host Alex Pierson is joined by Taylor McKee the Assistant Professor in Sports Management at Brock University about the revelation that Toronto City Council made financial commitments on the FIFA World Cup coming to Toronto...BEFORE the games were awarded
Canada Post Strike: Negotiations Breakdown...But Who's To Blame?
Host Alex Pierson is joined by Jim Gallant the regional grievance officer for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) Atlantic Region to discuss why the negotiations between his union and Canada Post have stalled, and why he believes Canada Post is ma