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Victim kidnapped from Markham parking garage found safe in Gravenhurst: police Mar 28, 2019

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Alex is joined by Dave Perry, Former Homicide Detective to discuss 22-year-old Chinese national who was kidnapped from a Markham parking garage has been found safe in Gravenhurst.

York Regional Police Const. Andy Pattenden told reporters Wanzhen Lu walked up to a home on Doe Lake Road before 9 p.m. on Tuesday to ask for help.

“He knocked on the door of the residence and a homeowner found him there and called police right away,” Pattenden said.

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‘Most appalling’: Manitoba Bar Association blasts reports about Wilson-Raybould’s Supreme Court pick Mar 27, 2019

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Alex is joined by Lisa Raitt, Deputy Minister of the Conservative Party to discuss The Manitoba Bar Association (MBA). It has has issued a blistering statement in support of a top judge after reports relayed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s concerns about him when Trudeau’s ex-attorney general recommended the judge be elevated to Canada’s highest court.

On Monday, leaks by anonymous sources to CTV News and The Canadian Press suggested that Jody Wilson-Raybould had recommended Glenn Joyal, chief justice of Manitoba’s highest trial court, be made chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), despite not holding a seat on that bench.

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I don’t talk about transit- because that’s all we do. Talk. Mar 27, 2019

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Amid ongoing talks between the Ontario government and the City of Toronto about uploading the TTC’s subway system, newly released documents from the province raise the possibility of major changes to several transit projects.

Toronto city council is set to vote during its meeting on Wednesday on whether to spend $2 million towards hiring additional staff and obtaining third-party advice as negotiations continue between the province and the city. However, on Tuesday, officials posted additional letters and reports relating to the upload discussions on the city’s website.

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In the information age, are we too dumb for democracy? Mar 27, 2019

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Alex is joined by David Moscrop, author, political theorist, contributor, Washington Post and MacLean's, to talk about his latest book "Too Dumb for Democracy". The book covers an array of topics, across several international political landscapes. From Brexit, to Donald Trump and even Ford Nation, the book asks why me make irrational political decisions and whether our stone-age brains can process democracy in the information age.

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Trudeau says Canada considering sending high-level delegation to China over canola dispute Mar 26, 2019

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Alex is joined by Matthew Fisher, long-time foreign and war correspondent, resident visiting scholar for foreign military policy at Massey College at the University of Toronto, to take a closer look at China's expanding ban on Canadian canola imports. Earlier this month, Winnipeg-based Richardson International Ltd. had its export permit revoked and now Regina-based Viterra Inc has also seen it's shipments banned as well.

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Decorum at Queens Park? When was that a thing? Mar 26, 2019

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It will come to the surprise of few that politicians are anything but nice to each other. Once inside the halls of the House of Commons or Queen's Park, in many cases, the gloves are off and decorum is usually tossed out with them. A recent interaction between PC MPP Roman Baber and former Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has renewed calls for decorum inside the provincial legislature.

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‘Completely unacceptable’: Patrick Brown outraged over release of sex offender in Brampton Mar 26, 2019

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Alex is joined by Dave Perry, Former Homicide Detective and Global News Radio Crime Expert to discuss how Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said he demands answers from the federal government after Peel Regional Police announced that a woman with multiple sexual assault convictions will be living in the city.

Peel police said 36-year-old Madilyn Harks, formerly known as Matthew Harks, was moved to the area of Main Street and Queen Street by the Correctional Service of Canada earlier this week.

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Mueller report finds no collusion with Russia but ‘does not exonerate’ Trump Mar 25, 2019

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Alex is joined by Charles Ortel, Investor and writer specializing in economics to discuss that there was no evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. According to the U.S. attorney general’s summary of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation — though Mueller stopped short of exonerating the president on obstruction allegations.

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A tanker ban that will further kill the oil sands and the Liberal led senate to cut Alberta out of the conversation Mar 25, 2019

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A tanker ban that will further kill the oil sands and the Liberal led senate to cut Alberta out of the conversation.

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Truck Driver In Humboldt Broncos Bus Crash Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison Mar 23, 2019

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Joining Alex Pierson for ON Point is Lorne Honickman, Global News Radio Legal Expert, to talk about the Humboldt Broncos bus crash sentencing. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was given eight years in prison for killing 16 people in the bus crash last year. The sentencing was tough compared to past cases, but was it tough enough?

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