The Alex Pierson Show

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Terry Glavin - The situation in Israel, and how Hamas is using the conflict to sow disinformation May 14, 2021

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Alex speaks with Terry Glavin, Columnist for the Ottawa Citizen, National Post, Maclean's Magazine and Sr. Fellow at the Raul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights. They talk about the escalating conflict in Israel, and how Hamas is monopolizing in the chaos to sow dissent and further divide the two people.

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Bacchus Barua - Why is Canada so far behind in manufacturing life saving drugs? May 14, 2021

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Alex speaks with Bacchus Barua, the associate director at the Centre for Health Policy Studies at the Fraser Institute. They talk about why Canada is so woefully lagging in the manufacturing of life-saving and essential drugs that people desperately need.

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Michelle Rempel Garner - Conservative MP & Shadow Minister for Health May 14, 2021

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Alex Pierson talks with Michelle Rempel Garner, Conservative MP and the Shadow Minister for Health. They discuss what the next steps for Canadians should be now that AstraZeneca is being paused in more and more provinces, and there is only a limited supply left.

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Dr. Byram Bridle - Ontario has paused first shot of AstraZeneca...but what about those who already got one? May 12, 2021

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Alex talks with Dr. Byram Bridle, an associate professor of Viral Immunology at the University of Guelph about the provincial government pausing the first shot of AstraZeneca. But what about those who already got the shot? There are not enough doses left to give them all their second shot, how will they decide? Will a mixing of vaccines be the only option? Alex and Dr. Bridle tackle these topics and more in the interview.

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A shot of summer camp will be as important as a vaccine shot for Ontario kids May 07, 2021

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Jack Goodman is the owner and director of Camp New Moon. He talks to Alex about plans to reopen summer camps.

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Francesca Grosso - The Auditor Generals report on Long-Term Care homes was released, and big surprise, the province was not prepared. Apr 29, 2021

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Alex speaks with Francesca Grosso, Principal at Grosso McCarthy Inc about the Auditor Generals damning report on the handling of LTCs during the pandemic...and how the province let down some of its most vulnerable.

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Tom Korski - ON Point with Alex Pierson Apr 27, 2021

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Alex speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter about why the Department of Health rated a failed Spartan Bioscience Inc. as "solid", how Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna will do better explaining where billions in public spending went, and why YouTube has been voter to be regulated by The Department of Heritage.

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Dr. Jane Liddle - The kids are not okay, and we can't ignore it anymore Apr 26, 2021

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Alex Pierson talks with Dr. Jane Liddle, Lecturer for Department of Pediatrics at Ottawa University and a community Pediatrician about the disturbing rise of young children suffering from mental health issues during this pandemic, and what needs to be done in order to save our truly most vulnerable.

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'Today is a great day': Ticats CEO Apr 21, 2021

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Scott Mitchell joins Alex Pierson to talk about news the start of the CFL season is being delayed.

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'The demeanour tonight has been celebration' Apr 21, 2021

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Reporter Sloane Martin joins Alex from the streets of Minneapolis in the wake of a jury finding Derek Chauvin guilty.

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