The Alex Pierson Show

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Blacklock's Check-In: ''Loop Holes,'' Canada has a massive immigration problem Jul 02, 2024

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Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about home prices being unsustainable and have normalized a ''massive in crease in value'' for retirees, Department of Public Works in an internal document acknowledges it knew within months its $700 million pandemic ventilator program was a waste of money. All this and more!

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"Mr. Wonderful" Questions Qualifications of Elected Officials Jun 27, 2024

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Canadian business mogul "Mr. Wonderful" a.k.a. Kevin O'Leary recently spoke out against Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's qualifications in a recent interview with BNN Bloomberg. But did he say anything inaccurate or even out of line? Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Mark Borkowski co-founder president of Mercantile Mergers & Acquisitions Corp about Kevin O'Leary's comments, what he got right...and what he should've kept to himself

GUEST: Mark Borkowski, Co-Founder & Presdient of Mercantile Mergers & Acquisitions Corp

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Can EV's Be Used To Spy On Us? Jun 27, 2024

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Canada, the US, the UK and other nations are beginning to worry about the potential of EVs being used for espionage, but how serious is it really? Guest host Anthony Furey is joined by the CEO of Beauceron Security and an all-around cybersecurity expert David Shipley to talk about how EVs can record more than just how many kilometres you've travelled.

GUEST: David Shipley, CEO of Beauceron Security

X(twitter): @davidshipley

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Blacklock's Check-In: Taxpayer Money for Charter Challenges? Jun 27, 2024

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Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about Independent MP Han Dong (Don Valley North, Ont) has stepped down as co-chair of a Canada-China Legislative Association, records show, Cabinet says it will publicly detail millions spent on legal fees at taxpayers' expense for Charter cases of ''national significance,'' and voters just want to jeer or cheer politicians and ''blame the government,'' Immigration Minister Marc Miller said yesterday. All this and more!

GUEST: Tom Korski - Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter

X(formerly Twitter): @mindingottawa

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Could AI Break The Music Industry? Jun 25, 2024

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Guest host Anthony Furey is joined by Alan Cross, musicologist & host of "The Ongoing History of New Music" about a precident- setting case that will be making its way in front of the courts. Alan tells Anthony why record labels are furious and fearful of the AI industry, what this could mean for the average listener & how $14-Quadrillion works into this somehow.

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Is TikTok The Therapist Couch For Gen Z? Jun 25, 2024

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Guest host Anthony Furey is joined by Performance Coach & Therapist, Host Of “At Your Best” On 640Toronto Yonah Budd. They break down how important TikTok has become for Gen Z when it comes to mental health issues. But as Yonah says, it is a useful tool, but all of it should be taken with a very big grain of salt.

GUEST: Yonah Budd - Performance Coach & Therapist, Host Of “At Your Best” On 640Toronto

X(Twitter): @YonahBudd

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How Is Capital Gains Hurting Businesses And Individuals Jun 25, 2024

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The contentious Capital Gains Tax has been finally brought into effect and has left a lot of people in less-than-desirable conditions. In light of this, guest host Anthony Furey is joined by Mark Borkowski, the co-founder and president of Mercantile Mergers & Acquisition Corp about how this new tax is hurting everyone from multimillion-dollar businesses to the average household.

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Blacklock's Check-In: Resentment of Rich & Telling Tales about Trees Jun 25, 2024

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Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about what a new poll shows about Canadians brewing resentment towards the "rich", why the liberal government lied when they said they would plant two billion trees and even more! So tune in to hear the news you might've missed with Tom and Anthony!

GUEST: Tom Korski - Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter

X(formerly Twitter): @mindingottawa

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The Roof...The Roof...The Roof Is Collapsing? Jun 24, 2024

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After the Ford government announced with no warning the Ontario Science Centre would be closed immediately due to an engineering report, critics, families and community members alike have come forward. These groups are demanding the Ford government fix the roof and let the Centre remain open until at least the summer. One of these voices belongs to Floyd Ruskin, the Co-Chair of "Save The Ontario Science Centre" who joined guest host Anthony Furey to talk about the weekend rally, and why he believes the province owes all Ontarians better.

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Record Unpaid Taxes Going To Affect Canadian Businesses Jun 24, 2024

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The Canadian Revenue Agency is reporting that there is over $19.4 billion in unpaid business sales taxes! But aside from being the first time the debt is that high, what does this mean? How could it affect you? Well, the CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, Dan Kelly joins guest host Anthony Furey to explain that this means many small and medium sized businesses could be in danger of shuttering their doors. And when that happens, average Canadians suffer.

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