The Alex Pierson Show

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Is There More Of A Connection Between The Pro-Beijing Event & The Liberals Than We Know? Aug 23, 2019

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Peter Shurman is joined by Erin O'Toole, a Conservative MP, former Veteran's affair minister and currently a foreign affairs critic. He goes on to explain how the Rally in Markham on August 11th was a side show. Always be mindful on rights and human law. How do we move forward?

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Counterpoint - August 22nd 2019. Aug 23, 2019

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On this edition of Counterpoint, Peter Shurman is joined by:

Kim Wright,

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Kelly Harris

PRINCIPAL AT HARRIS PUBLIC AFFAIRS AS WELL AS A COLUMNIST AND FORMER DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS FOR THE ONTARIO P-C PARTY

Topics Include:

Is Doug Ford in the process of doing a reset or doing anything other than announcing the autism issue, Andrew Scheer saying gay couples lack ''inherent'' quality of marriage, male babysitter claims gender discrimination after Alberta father doesn't hire him and more.

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A Mother & Blind Son May Be Separated After The Government Denied Her Refugee Claim Aug 23, 2019

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Peter Shurman is joined by Guidy Mamann, an immigration lawyer. He explains how the board denied the mother's case and not her sons. She could have applied for the refugee option or the humanitarian option but not both.

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Are We Diagnosing Austism More Often, Or Is Something Changing In Our Environment? Aug 22, 2019

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Peter Shurman is joined by Isabelle Soulieres, Professor at the Universite Du Quebec a Montreal and co-investigator on the study. She goes on to explain that we are diagnosing more and more people with autism but we don't know if the real incidences of austism are rising or not.

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Jihadi Jack Still a Canadian Citizen Aug 20, 2019

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The UK has stripped "Jihadi Jack" of his British citizenship, leaving the former dual-citizen with only a single passport; a Canadian one. David Harris is a lawyer with decades of experience in national security and intelligence affairs as well as Director of the international intelligence program of INSIGNIS Strategic Research. He says it raises profound questions about how Canada has managed its immigration system.

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Counterpoint - Monday, August 19th 2019 Aug 20, 2019

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On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by:

Andy Stinton - The Small Businessman

Michael Diamond - Upstream

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"We've Actually Been in Danger From the Beginning" Aug 20, 2019

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From Tuesday, August 13th 2019

John Robson is a contributor in the National Post as well as the Executive Director with the Climate Discussion Nexus. As things unravel in Hong Kong, Robson tells Alex that tyrannies might be tough, but they also tend to be brittle.

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California Lawmakers Mistaken as Criminals Aug 17, 2019

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According to the ACLU, a test revealed that facial recognition software mistook 20% of California lawmakers as criminals. Democratic State Assemblyman Phil Ting represents the state's 19th district, which includes part of San Francisco. He tells Alex why he's working to keep this software from being used in conjunction with police body cameras.

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My Point On Point - Wednesday August 14th 2019 Aug 15, 2019

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Justin Trudeau makes history for all the wrong reasons.

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"It's Just Very Annoying" Aug 14, 2019

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University of Windsor professor Doctor Colin Novak explains that the acoustic phenomenon known as the Windsor Hum is abjectly upsetting for those forced to endure its presence.

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