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Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford’s comments on pot considered ‘reckless’ Mar 15, 2018

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Alex Pierson speaks with cannabis activist, civil liberties advocate, and public speaker Jodie Emery about the potential for a privatized pot market.

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Fitbits may be dangerous for young kids Mar 15, 2018

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Kelsey Johnston, Outreach Coordinator for The National Eating Disorder Information Centre, joins Alex Pierson to talk about the potential issues Fitbits and similar devices may cause children and adolescents.

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Ontario health-care spending not keeping pace with aging population Mar 15, 2018

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Alex Pierson speaks with radiologist and Coalition of Ontario Doctors co-founder Dr. David Jacobs about the report from the Financial Accountability Office saying that even with an additional $6.9 billion of planned health spending over the next three years, Ontario is not keeping up.

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Field Trip festival drops Nestle sponsorship Mar 14, 2018

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Alex Pierson speaks with freelance communications specialist Erica Shiner about the decision by popular indie festival Field Trip to drop Nestle as a sponsor after a public outcry regarding the corporation.

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What Rex Tillerson's firing means Mar 14, 2018

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Alex Pierson speaks with writer and private investor Charles Ortel about U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's departure and what this means for the Trump White House.

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Federal government officially throws support behind unified 2026 World Cup bid Mar 13, 2018

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Sports broadcaster, analyst, and writer Nigel Reed joins Alex Pierson to talk about the potential of the World Cup being co-hosted by Canada in 2026.

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O.J. Simpson offers ‘hypothetical’ account of ex-wife’s murder Mar 13, 2018

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Alex Pierson speaks with PR strategist and pop culture expert Elissa Freeman about O.J. Simpson's comments in an unearthed 2006 interview with Judith Regan.

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Turmoil in local NDP Constituency Offices Mar 13, 2018

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Alex Pierson speaks with Bay Observer journalist John Best about harrassment allegations in several NDP constiuency offices.

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Doug Ford wins Ontario PC Party leadership Mar 13, 2018

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Journalist Christina Blizzard joins Alex Pierson to talk about Doug Ford's victory and his potential appeal to the province.

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First Nations Communities Would Like a Share of Cannabis Tax Mar 10, 2018

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Chief Randall Phillips of the Oneida Nation of the Thames joins Alex Pierson to talk about the government's rollout of legalized cannabis and how First Nations communities are being ignored in the process.

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