The Alex Pierson Show

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TTC board can stop the renaming of Dundas stations - but will they? Jan 22, 2024

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Guest host Anthony Furey speaks with Jennifer Dundas, former reporter on a mission to set the record straight regarding her distant relative, Henry Dundas.

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Netanyahu rejects US, Canada push for Palestinian state after Gaza conflict Jan 19, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Vivian Bercovici, Former Ambassador of Canada to Israel, about why a two-state solution is a non-starter.

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Toronto man who dedicated his life to helping homeless killed in rooming house fire Jan 19, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Mark Richardson, pro-bono technical lead for data-visualization and analytics on for HousingNowTO.com, a civic tech project where volunteers work to develop robust tools to improve citizen engagement around civic challenges like affordable-housing development and rapid housing solutions.

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Report from U.S. think tank finds Canada a 'safe haven' for transnational crime including money laundering Jan 19, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Professor at Royal Military College of Canada, expert on security & defence and author of 'Dirty Money: Financial Crime in Canada'.

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Tim Horton's location in Oshawa closes for in-person dining due to safety concerns - what's going on? Jan 19, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with John Gray, Oshawa City Councillor for Ward 5, about a Tim Horton's in his ward that has closed to in-person dining due to ongoing safety concerns with drug use and violence.

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Blacklocks Check: A federal consultant who boasted to clients that he had a secret contact in Chrystia Freeland’s office yesterday testified he made it all up Jan 18, 2024

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Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter joined Alex Pierson to discuss,

1) The Commons ethics committee yesterday by a 7 to 3 vote rejected Opposition requests for internal emails regarding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s latest 84 k sun holiday

2)A federal consultant who boasted to clients that he had a secret contact in Chrystia Freeland’s office yesterday testified he made it all up.

3)The husband of Liberal MP Lisa Hepfner (Hamilton Mountain, Ont.) must repay pandemic relief cheques improperly claimed under the CERB program. \

4) A Canadian Armed Forces program to recruit immigrants has seen only 77 applicants successfully enlist to date, says a briefing note for Defence Minister Bill Blair.

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CEBA repayment deadline is here: Will this Toronto business bounce back? Jan 18, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Krishna Gaudel, owner of The Namaste Brewery and Masala Guys, about having to repay his CEBA loan (an interest-free loan given out by the federal government during the pandemic) and how it'll impact his business.

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Why naturopaths in B.C. are lobbying the government for the right to prescribe 'safer supply' Jan 18, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Adam Zivo, columnist with National Post, about naturopaths in British Columbia lobbying the government for the right to prescribe 'safer supply' drugs along with traditional addiction medications such as methadone and Suboxone.

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'We're going to bring fun back': How Toronto's trying to make nightlife cool again Jan 17, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Paul Ainslie, Toronto Councillor for Scarborough Guildwood and the city’s official ‘night economy champion’, about the city hosting a first-of-its-kind townhall meeting for residents and businesses to weigh in on new rules surrounding late-night establishments.

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Ford government failed to meet its own housing targets in 2023 - What's the holdup? Jan 17, 2024

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Alex Pierson speaks with Ron Butler, Mortgage Broker with Butler Mortgage, about how the Ontario government failed to meet its own housing target in 2023, putting the province further behind in its goal of building 1.5 million homes by 2031.

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