The Alex Pierson Show

Latest Episodes:

Google Being Challenged To Take Personal Info Off Its Search Engine Involving A Case Of Privacy Rights Oct 13, 2018

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Alex Pierson is joined by Adam Oldfield, co-host of TechTalk on AM 900 CHML, to look at the federal court case between an individual and Google concerning the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). Do individuals have a right to request that search engines de-index results generated by searches of a person’s name?

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Counterpoint: Friday, October 12th, 2018 Oct 13, 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 alleged arson at an east-end hotel shows that the liberals have no imigration plan and how well are the liberals handling the arms deal with Saudi Arabia?

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Global Top Talkers - Friday, October 12, 2018 Oct 13, 2018

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Today's Top Talkers are:

Craig Needles - Global News Radio 980 London.

MacKay Taggart - Global News Toronto

Topics include: Ontario's decision to scrap the beer tax increase, how Canada's police forces are going to reliably test pot smokers for impaired driving and ABC's firing of Roseanne Barr.

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Monologue: Liberals Sparked The Problems Now Unfolding At A Radisson Hotel Oct 12, 2018

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Police are searching for a suspect in an arson case at an east-end Radisson hotel that is housing refugees.The Liberal government is to blame for the problems unfolding, not for their actions, but for their lack of actions.

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Russia’s Soyuz rocket fails, causes major headaches for the International Space Station Oct 12, 2018

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Alex is joined by Zac Trolley, engineer, space evangelist, futurist and professional speaker to talk about the recent failure of a Russian Soyuz rocket launch and how the incident could have global ramifications.

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Supreme Court rules feds do not have to consult Indigenous groups when making laws Oct 12, 2018

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Alex is joined by Derek Nepinak, former Assembly of Manitoba Grand Chief to discuss the ruling sent down by the Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday, stating federal ministers drafting legislation do not have a duty to consult Indigenous groups.

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The flight that turned this grandmother’s life around: Woman says Air Canada unfairly kicked her off plane Oct 12, 2018

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Alex is joined by Ellen Flemming, a woman who was unfairly kicked off of an Air Canada flight at Toronto's Pearson International Airport after asking a simple question to a flight attendant that garnered the nastiest response.

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Counterpoint: Thursday, October 11th, 2018 Oct 12, 2018

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Alex is joined by Omar Khan, Public Affairs at Hill+Knowlton Strategies and Jamie Ellerton, Principal at Conaptus Public Relations for today's counterpoint.

Topics include: The Canadian government has trouble dealing with the wives of ISIS fighters, a court ruling finds that the government does NOT have to consult with First Nations over policy, some people's comments on Kanye West's recent White House visit are raising eyebrows and religious accomodations for Sikh motorcycle riders has one province leaning in favour of them and one standing outright against them.

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‘I’m going to die here’: Wives of ISIS fighters want to return home to Canada Oct 12, 2018

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Alex is joined by Tom Quiggin, former military intelligence officer, RCMP advisor and court appointed expert on Jihadist terrorism in both Federal and criminal courts of Canada to look into how the wives of some ISIS fighters are being kept in the middle east without the option of coming home.

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Global Top Talkers - Thursday, October 11, 2018 Oct 12, 2018

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Today's Top Talkers are:

Bill Kelly - Global News Radio 900 Hamilton.

Mike Stubbs - Global News Radio 980 London.

Topics include: The mother of Kaden Young, the young boy who was swept away by flooding in Grand River, is facing charges and Kanye West visits the White House for a special meeting with President Donald Trump.

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