The Alex Pierson Show

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Russia Says There Has Been no Breakthroughs In The Negotiations Mar 31, 2022

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Alex Pierson speaks with Christian Leuprecht, a professor at both the Royal Military College of Canada and Queen's University and a Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute & Author of "North American strategic Defense in the 21st Century: Security and Sovereignty in an Uncertain World." They talk about Russia stepping away from the negotiations table and saying there has been no breakthroughs.

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Minister Guilbeault Keeps Ignoring Canadian Nuclear Energy Mar 31, 2022

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Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Chris Keefer, the President for Canadians for Nuclear Energy about Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's new plan to cut 42% of emissions from the gas and oil sector, but fails to acknowledge clean Canadian nuclear energy.

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Clean Nuclear Energy, War Crimes in Ukraine & Gen. Vance Pleads Guilty Mar 31, 2022

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On this episode, Alex first starts off speaking with Dr. Chris Keefer, the President for Canadians for Nuclear Energy about Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's new plan to cut 42% of emissions from the gas and oil sector, but fails to acknowledge clean Canadian nuclear energy.
Next, Alex speaks with Mark Kersten, a fellow, researcher and consultant based at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy as well as Deputy Director of the Wayamo Foundation. They discuss why the RCMP is sending its own investigators to the Hague to probe allegations of war crimes in Ukraine.
And finally, Alex is joined by Global's Ottawa bureau chief and host of The West Block Mercedes Stephenson. They talk about General Jonathan Vance pleading guilty to obstruction of justice.

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Cut From Our Oil and Gas Sector, Poilievre Promises Crypto for Canada & Is Russia to Be Trusted? Mar 30, 2022

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On this episode, Alex first speaks with Dan McTeague, the president of Canadians for Affordable Energy. They talk about Canada's new climate plan to cut 42% in emissions from the gas and oil sector, and why when the world needs equitable oil this is the worst time.
Next, Alex speaks with John Dwyer, CEO of Wondr Gaming, the only publicly traded NFT company in Canada. They talk about Pierre Poilievre's pledge to make Canada the blockchain capital of the world, and if the plan if for everybody or just a niche demographic.
And finally, Alex speaks with Anders Aslund, an economist and author of "Russia's Crony Capitalism: The Path From Market Economy to Kleptocracy". They discuss Russia promising to scale down operations in northern Ukraine and Kyiv if Ukraine will switch to a neutral position.

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Blacklock's Reporter Check-In: Wartime Censorship, Convoy A Threat To Social Cohesion & Kickbacks Mar 29, 2022

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It's that time of the week where we take a look past the veil into the stories that don't get the attention they deserve in Ottawa. Alex Pierson checks in with Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter Tom Korski.
Tom and Alex talk about why Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada must do more to protect against Russian disinformation, but failed to explain exactly what. They also talk about why one Minister says the Freedom Convoy was a threat to our social cohesion, and into the $50,000 worth of kickback's that Jerry Dias accepted.

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The Slap Heard Around The World, Inflation is Higher Than Reported & Childcare for All Mar 29, 2022

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On this episode Alex is first joined by Canadian Comedian, 40 year veteran of the stand-up circuit and "That Canadian Guy" Glen Foster. They discuss the slap that was heard around the world when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock live at the Oscars when a joke was made about Jada Pinkett Smith. Glen tells Alex how this violence is a major problem in the comedy world, and how some people are starting to be scared away from comedy.
Next, Alex and Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, director of the agri-food analytics lab at Dalhousie University and a professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University. They talk about Statistics Canada altering its monitoring of food prices, and how that is underrepresenting the true rate of inflation.
And finally, Alex speaks with Lorrie Goldstein of the Toronto Sun to breakdown the newly announced childcare deal between the province and federal government that could see childcare costs drop to as low as $10-a-day in the next few years, and who it will actually benefit.

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100 Concerned Academics Pen A Statement About the War in Ukraine Mar 24, 2022

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Guest host Angela Kokott speaks with Matthew Light, a professor of Criminology and European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at the University of Toronto about a statement that Matthew and 99 other Canadian academics penned to Minister Joly on the situation in Ukraine.

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Should Canada Meet its 2% GDP Contribution to Defence Spending? Mar 24, 2022

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Guest host Angela Kokott speaks with Adam Chapnick, a professor of defence studies at the Royal Military College of Canada about Canada's military spending. We have a NATO pledge to contribute 2% of our GDP to defence spending, but should we actually try and reach it?

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Blacklock's Reporter Check-in: CRA Pays Insolvent Companies, Liberal and NDP Dentacare & Coca-Cola Mar 24, 2022

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It's that time of the week where we take a look past the veil into the stories that don't get the attention they deserve in Ottawa. Guest Host Angela Kokott checks in with Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter Tom Korski.
Angela and Tom break down why the Canada Revenue Agency paid millions in wage subsidies to insolvent companies, the Dentacare deal between the Liberals and NDP & why Coca-Cola is justified in suspending its unvaccinated workers.

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Our Arctic Defence is Outdated And In Desperate Need of an Upgrade Mar 23, 2022

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Guest host Angela Kokott speaks with Richard Shimooka, a Sr. Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute about warnings from MP's that the NORAD Northern Warning System being outdated. Richard tells Angela why the need to track and monitor hypersonic missiles in our Arctic is beyond important.

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