The Alex Pierson Show

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Huawei CFO Mung Wanzhou Wanted For Fraud In U.S., Court Hears Dec 08, 2018

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Alex Pierson is joined by David Shipley, Global News Radio Security Expert, to talk about the arrest of Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou. Although this arrest happened in Canada, it has international implications. What does this mean for the ongoing trade negotioations with China?

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American Youth: Miseducated, Or Just Stupid? Dec 08, 2018

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Joining Alex Pierson for ON Point today is Walter Edward Williams, an American economist, commentator and academic. Williams authored a report questioning whether Americans are miseducated, or just stupid. What Williams found is that young people have some troubling views on socialism and communism.

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‘I’d Rather Die Than Move’: Ontario Couple Say They Felt Pressured To Sell Family Home Dec 08, 2018

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Alex Pierson is joined by Sean O’Shea, Global News Consumer Reporter, to talk about a Woodbridge couple in their 90’s who were pressured to sell their family home. The Henriques family said a real estate agent showed up at their home in 2012 with an offer to buy the family's house. The offer was ignored, but days later the father was pressured into selling the house.

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Counterpoint: Friday, December 7th, 2018 Dec 08, 2018

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Alex is joined by Bob Richardson, Senior Counsel at NATIONAL Public Relations, and Anthony Furey, Sun / Postmedia columnist & national comment editor.

Topics include: The first Ministers meeting having no major walk-outs, but issues arising, Quebec Premier, Legault, refuses to allow any discussion on Energy East, Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou, wanted for fraud in U.S., court hears and more.

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Ottawa Mother Left With Questions After Uber Drives Away With Three-Year-Old Son Dec 08, 2018

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A parents worst nightmare: someone you don't know driving away with your child. That nightmare was reality for one Ottawa mother. Alex Pierson is joined by Erika Godin, the mother whose Uber drove away with her three-year-old son.

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Global Top Talkers - Friday, December 7th, 2018 Dec 08, 2018

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Tonight's top talkers are:

Rick Zamperin - Assistant Program Director, Global News Radio Hamilton

Jason Chapman - Executive Producer, Global News Radio Toronto

Topics include: Bill 66, the legislation that has some people in hysterics because it means opening some parts of the Green Belt, Ford government defending changes to child care rules under new bill and Kevin Hart saays he won`t host Oscars after backlash from homophobic tweets.

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Monologue: Justin Trudeau Isn't The Only One Who Admires A Dictatorship - And He Isn't Alone Dec 08, 2018

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Economist, Walter Williams, posed the question: are Americans miseducated or just stupid? His report revealed that 51% of American millenials would rather live in a socialist or communist country than a capitalist one. Does that scare you? Well it should.

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Tim Horton's faces customer backlash following an all-to-familiar problem Dec 07, 2018

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Alex is joined by Marc Gordon, Marketing Guru and Customer Experience Expert, to talk about how Tim Horton's are facing backlash from customers after a new coffee-cup-lid concept, aimed to stop leaks, is actually causing more than usual.

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U.S. investigating Huawei over suspicions of bank fraud, violating Iran sanctions Dec 07, 2018

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Alex is joined by Gordon Chang, American columnist, blogger, television pundit, author and lawyer, to discuss why Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.’s chief financial officer was arrested as part of a U.S. investigation of an alleged scheme to use the global banking system to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran.

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Large rally in central Alberta town calls for immediate construction of new pipelines Dec 07, 2018

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Alex is joined by Alise Mills, Strategic Communications, Media Relations Professional and a Political Analyst, to talk about a rally in central Alberta that saw hundreds turn up to demand the construction of a new pipeline as the on-going oil crisis puts an alarming vice around the small western community.

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