The Alex Pierson Show

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CASE AND POINT with Lorne Honickman Nov 21, 2018

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Alex is joined by Lorne Honickman, Toronto-based lawyer and journalist for this edition of Case and Point.

Topics include: With more cases of alleged group assaults coming out from St. Mike's College school, the question in mind becomes "where do you begin in terms of legal proceedings?" and a Toronto court judge invites the media inside a Brampton court house to showcase how a lack of courtrooms could cause public distrust within the justice system.

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Charities feeling the effects from on-going Canada Post strike Nov 21, 2018

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Alex is joined by Scott Decksheimer, CFRE, chair of the AFP Canada Board of Directors, to talk about the on-going Canada Post strike and how rolling delays are effecting charities at their most critical time of the year.

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Counterpoint - Tuesday, November 20th, 2018 Nov 21, 2018

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Alex is joined by Stephen Ledrew, Toronto-based lawyer, broadcaster and Jon Dwyer, Director at Aereus Technologies for this edition of Counterpoint.

Topics lnclude: More allegations of group assaults have been brought to light as the fallout from St. Mike's College School continues, Stats Canada hid it's public information harvesting from not only the Trudeau government but also the Privacy Commissioner, Doug Ford challenges Justin Trudeau on cancelling carbon taxes, Justin Trudeau challenges Doug Ford on the Ontario PC's recent plans for French-language services and the Prime Minister also says he will not be getting involved in the on-going Canada Post strike.

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2 new cases of St. Michael’s College School alleged assaults reported: Toronto police Nov 21, 2018

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Alex is joined by Dr. Oren Amitay, Registered Psychologist, to discuss the two additional reports of incidents at St. Michael’s College School that Toronto Police say have been turned over to investigators.

Six students are facing charges in connection with one of the alleged sexual assaults that was captured on video.

The two latest cases involve different suspects and victims from the previous incidents.

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Breaking down the culture of what some call "toxic masculinity" Nov 21, 2018

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Alex takes calls from listeners, talking about the perception of a "man-up" culture that has stemmed from the recent alleged group assaults at Toronto's St. Mike's College School.

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Global Top Talkers - Tuesday, November 20th, 2018 Nov 21, 2018

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Tonight's Top Talkers are:

Scott Thompson - Global News Radio Hamilton

Mike Stubbs - Global News Radio London

Topics include: The continuing fallout from St. Mike`s College School as two new cases of alleged assaults are reported and Premier Doug Ford challenges the Prime Minister to cancel carbon taxes while leaving one question in particular, unanswered.

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Monologue - Just because Ford has denounced gender issues being removed from sex ed - . Doesn’t mean there isn’t a conversation to be had Nov 21, 2018

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Despite Premier Doug Ford denouncing a resolution that would see gender identity theory removed from sex-ed ciriculum within schools, a linger question remains. At which point in a child's life, is it appropriate to introduce gender identity into the conversation?

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One-third of cannabis buyers still using illicit dealers, according to IPSOS poll Nov 20, 2018

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Alex is joined by Allan Rewak, Cannabis Council of Canada and Eric Sheppard who is a Cannabis advocate and organizer of the London Ontario 420 festival to discuss one of the Canadian government’s chief aims in legalizing marijuana was to eliminate the black market.

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An Examination of Hazing in Canadian Intercollegiate Sports Nov 20, 2018

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Alex is joined by Dr. Jay Johnson, Associate Professor , University of Manitoba to dicuss the hazing that was done at St. Michaels College.

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Counterpoint - Monday, November 19th 2018 Nov 20, 2018

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Alex is joined byMichael Diamond and Andy Stinton.

Topics include: Sexual Assault at St. Michaels, Ontario PC party passes resolution to debate recongnition of gender identity, Francois Legault wants Doug Ford to reconsider cuts to francophone service, and more.

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