The Alex Pierson Show

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Morneau's involvement in the WE scandal just got much worse Jul 23, 2020

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The Finance Minister answered questions today in front of the Finance Committee about his interactions with the charity organization. Michael Barret is the Shadow Minister for Ethics, he joins the show to recap the session.

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Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement unconstitutional: Federal Court Jul 23, 2020

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Immigration lawyer, Guidy Mamann joins the show to talk about the historic ruling, and what it means.

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The story behind mysterious "numbers" ghost radio stations Jul 22, 2020

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Alan Cross is a host on 102.1 The Edge, and radio industry veteran an expert. He joins the show to talk about the mysterious numbers radio frequency that no one claims to run.

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Inside Parliament: Liberals deny CMHC research project on home equity tax Jul 21, 2020

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Tom Korski is the managing editor at Blacklock's Reporting. He joined to clear up the information around a controversial study commissioned by the federal Liberals.

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The floodgates are open. WE has been a controversial charity among industry professionals for a while. Jul 21, 2020

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Alex is joined by Charity Intelligence's managing director Kate Bahen to get a better idea of why industry experts have been concerned about the WE Charity for a while.

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Environmentalist Michael Shellenberger apologizes for the "climate scare" Jul 07, 2020

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Prominent environmentalist Michael Shellenberger wrote a controversial piece that has upset some of his colleagues where he apologizes for a "climate scare". He joins Alex to talk about the piece, and the response it has received.

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Inside Parliament: Federally funded research says the WHO was too quick to praise China for COVID-19 response Jul 07, 2020

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Alex gets an inside look at the goings-on in Ottawa from the managing editor at Blacklocks Reporting, Tom Korski.

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Hamilton born star Nick Cordero loses battle with COVID-19 Jul 06, 2020

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The Canadian theatre star has passed away after his months-long battle with the coronavirus. Alex speaks with his old friend and co-worker Kristen Peace about his life.

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Notable Oregon mental health response unit model could make its way to Toronto Jul 06, 2020

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Ben Brubaker is an executive director at White Bird Clinic CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets). He joins Alex to talk about the model and its successes so far.

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Ethics commissioner investigating Trudeau, $900M WE Charity contract Jul 04, 2020

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Global News BC Correspondent Robin Gill joins Global News Radio's Alex Pierson.

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