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Ignoring the Anti-Muslim Movement is nothing short of Dangerous Mar 19, 2019

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Ales is joined by Belgard, Executive Director of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network who has been has been studying the far-right and anti-Muslim movement and he says ignoring it is nothing short of dangerous.We know that these Neo-Nazi and white nationalist groups hate Jews but are they both devolving at the same time?

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Federal budget to include measures to ease burden of buying a home Mar 18, 2019

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Alex is joined by Norman Levine, Managing Director at Portfolio Managemnt Corporation to discuss how the Trudeau government will take steps in Tuesday’s federal budget to make home-buying more affordable with changes affecting supply, demand and regulation.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau has promised the budget will focus on ways to help improve housing affordability for Canadians, and particularly for millennials, who are now in their mid-20s to late-30s.

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Sure, point the finger of blame at Scheer, but all politicians play footsie with extremism Mar 18, 2019

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Sure, point the finger of blame at Scheer, but all politicians play footsie with extremism.

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Imam of Peace Sends Message of Love in Time of Hatred Mar 16, 2019

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Alex Pierson is joined by Imam Tawhidi, best-selling author who focuses on national security, militant Islamism and anti-semitism. Alex and the Imam talk about how the hatred is spread by identity politics, social media, and an increasingly polarized world. At the end of the day, the Imam believes these events need to unite us, bring us together and teach us to become people who love.

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Point ON Point - Friday, March 15th, 2019 Mar 15, 2019

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There is no excuse or justification of the terror that happened in New Zealand. The politicians that play identity politics and pit one group against another only add fuel to the fire. It was Muslims at a mosque in New Zealand today, but a couple months ago it was Jews at a synagogue in Pittsburgh and in 2015 it was Christians at a church in Charlottesville. No matter the religion, there is no excuse for this hate-fueled terror.

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The Gaddafi condo: Redecorated at SNC-Lavalin’s expense, luxury Toronto suite sits unused amid UN inaction Mar 15, 2019

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The Gaddafis lost Libya in 2011, when rebel fighters captured and killed longtime dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. But the family still holds a small patch of territory in Canada’s largest city. Global News investigative reporter Stuart Bell dug deep into this story, and join's Alex to discuss.

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Point - On Point - March 14th, 2019 Mar 14, 2019

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Budget 2019 will be like the Bachelor. A rose for every lady… and the same empty suit in the end.

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Trudeau is making Canada safe for corruption again with the SNC-Lavalin case Mar 14, 2019

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Alex is joined by Patricia Adams, an economist and the executive director of Probe International to discuss how Trudeau is making Canada safe for corruption again with the SNC-Lavalin case.

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Counterpoint - Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 Mar 13, 2019

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On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by:

Stephen LeDrew – Lawyer, broadcaster and former President of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Mike Van Soelen – Managing Principal at Navigator, a public relations and crisis communications organization.

Topics include: Global News obtaining a letter sent by Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston MPP, Randy Hillier, several countries banning the Boeing 737 plane, Omar Khadr spending $3 million of his settlement on a strip mall in Edmonton and more.

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Ontario Government Plans To Ban Devices In Classroom Mar 13, 2019

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Joining Alex Pierson for ON Point is Paul Davis, expert on social media safety, to discuss the impending cellphone ban in classrooms. The Ontario government argues that devices in classrooms are distracting students from their studies. Will schools, teachers and principals be able to ban students from using cell phones in September?

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