The Alex Pierson Show

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Monologue: A Holiday to Remember Residential Schools is an Empty Gesture Aug 15, 2018

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A national holiday to remember residential schools will be little more than a symbolic gesture to show that the federal government is doing something to help indigenous people.

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Colon health - new trial at McMaster University shows real promise for putting this dreadful disease to sleep Aug 15, 2018

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Dr. Hal Gunn, co-founder and CEO of Qu Biologics

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Activists Fought for Pot. Now They Can’t Sell It. Aug 15, 2018

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Legal pot will only be available online in Ontario until at least April 1st, 2019. Alex talks to pot activist Jodie Emery about this new development in the process of legalizing recreational marijuana.

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Maxime Bernier's "Diversity" Tweets Cause Controversy Aug 15, 2018

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Alex and Toronto Sun columnist Anthony Furey discuss Maxime Bernier's controversial comments about "too much diversity" and take calls on the issue.

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Who are Antifa? Aug 15, 2018

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Historian and author of #Antifa:The Anti-Fascist Handbook joins Alex to give a basic rundown on who Antifa are and their goals.

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Actor Jack Whitehall Faces Backlash for Being Cast as Gay Character Aug 15, 2018

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Shaun Proulx is publisher at Canada’s first LGBTQ digital magazine GayGuideNetwork.com and joins Alex to speak about the casting of a straight man in a gay role in Disney's upcoming movie Jungle Cruise. Do gay characters now HAVE to be played by gay actors?

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Counterpoint: Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 Aug 15, 2018

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Joining Alex for this night's edition of Counterpoint are:

Michael Diamond, campaign strategist and political commentator with UPSTREAM Strategy Group

and

Patrick Gossage, founding chairman of Media Profile, former press secretary to Pierre Trudeau and author of Close to the Charisma.

Topics include teachers going rogue in regards to the new sex-ed curriculum guidelines and Maxime Bernier's controversial tweets.

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Changes to Ontario's Sex-Ed Curriculum Prompt Teacher Protest at Queen's Park Aug 15, 2018

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Will Ontario teachers be punished for refusing to teach the new curriculum? Former Executive Director of SQECanada, education policy consultant, and passionate education reformer Doretta Wilson joins Alex to speak about what's going to happen when the school year begins in September.

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Global Top Talkers - Tuesday August 14th, 2018 Aug 14, 2018

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Tonight's Top Talkers are:

Scott Thompson from AM900 CHML Hamilton

and

Craig Needles from 980 News London

Topics include the assault against a Toronto Sun photographer at an Antifa rally and the backlash against actor Jack Whitehall for playing a gay man in Disney's upcoming movie Jungle Cruise.

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Monologue: Activism is Alive and Well in Our Classrooms Aug 14, 2018

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The battle over the sex-ed curriculum is further proof the unions are running the show in Ontario.

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