The Alex Pierson Show

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RFK Jr. Wants To "Make America Healthy Again"...Is He The Right Man To Do It? Jan 23, 2025

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Host Alex Pierson dives into the rising MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) movement where Robert F. Kennedy is leading the fight to clean up America's food and drug supply, but is he the right man for the job? Alex speaks with Dr. Peter Lurie, president and executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest about what this movement is all about, and its pros and cons.

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Blacklock's Reporter Check-in: "It's Like An Episode Of Dallas...Did I Dream It Or Did It Really Happen" Jan 23, 2025

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Host Alex Pierson is joined by regular feature and friend of the show, Tom Korski, the managing editor of Blacklock's Reporter about some of the major stories that are affecting Canadians right now, like who the next leader of the Liberal party could be, and why more and more cabinet minister are turning their backs on policies brought on by Prime Minister Trudeau.

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Can Canada Build Pipelines And Gain new Trade Partners In Time For Trumps Tariffs? Jan 23, 2025

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Host Alex Pierson is joined by the Hon. Jason Kenney, the former Premier of Alberta and federal cabinet minister about Canada being stuck in a brewing trade war with the US. Alex and Jason talk about why we needed pipelines decades ago, and why we could see Canada start re-investing in this essential infrastructure.

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Closure Of A Controversial Safe Consumption Site In Toronto! Jan 22, 2025

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Host Alex Pierson is joined by an investigative journalist who lives across from a safe injection site in Leslieville, Derek Finkle about the controversial South Riverdale Consumption Site announcing it will close its doors regardless of the outcome of a legal battle.

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Trump Is Making Sure America Invests Into A.I...Should Canada Be Doing The Same? Jan 22, 2025

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Host Alex Pierson is joined by Mediaologist for Thinkstart.ca, Mohit Rajhans about President Trump announcing a $500 billion investment into the development and future of AI in the US, and if Canada is going to be missing out on not doing the same.

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A New And Dangerous Criminal Element Is Here In Toronto! Jan 22, 2025

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After Toronto Police announced the largest cocaine bust in the history of the city, it was also made clear that a new Mexican Cartel could be operating out of Toronto...but how dangerous are they? To get answers, host Alex Pierson turns to Calvin Chrustie, a former RCMP senior transnational crime investigator about who the Jalisco nueva generación cartel is.

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Will Businesses Pack Up And Move Down South To Avoid Trump Tariffs? Jan 21, 2025

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Host Alex Pierson is joined by Catherine Swift, President of the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers & Business Canada about Trump's threat to bring Tariffs to Canada as early as Feb 1st, and how Canadian businesses are planning to deal with it

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Kingston Declares State of Emergency Over Food Insecurity Jan 21, 2025

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Host Alex Pierson is joined by Kingston City Councillor for District 7, Kingscourt-Rideau, Brandon Tozzo about the city declaring a state of emergency over a growing food insecurity that sees 1-3 households struggling to put food on the tables!

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Blacklock's Reporter Check-In: "They Hit An Iceberg, Backed-Up, And Then Hit The Same Iceberg Over & Over" Jan 21, 2025

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Its that time of the week where Alex Pierson is joined by the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter, Tom Korski to go over some of the big stories in Ottawa, like why Minister Freeland says "shes good with money", or why its still a mess to get a passport if you need it.

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Trudeau Needs To Reverse Proroguing Parliament & Stay out Of The Leadership Race Jan 21, 2025

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Host Alex Pierson is joined by Elbert K. Paul, a registered liberal and the former director and chair of the audit committee of the Federal Liberal Agency of Canada (FLAC) about a recent Op-Ed he penned that very starkly calls on the Prime Minister actually to put the country first and not his blind ambitions.

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