On Point With Alex Pierson

Have you ever been riding your bike and thought "This would be better naked"? Well, that's only a small part of the reason that Gene Dare is putting together the 20th Toronto Naked Bike Ride and he bares it all for our host Alex Pierson including what he's trying to draw attention to, some of the weirdest things he's seen over the years and how anyone who wants to be naked, ride a bike and protest should get involved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every day more and more Canadians are calling for the federal government to release the names of the MPs accused of colluding with foreign Powers. And one of those names joins our host Alex Pierson to explain his position better. Michael Kempa is an associate professor of Criminology at the University of Ottawa and recently penned an opinion piece on why withholding these identities does nothing to better Canada, but also greatly harms our own democracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new company out of Quebec is planning to expand into Toronto, and one of the locations was previously a Nordstrom, Sears, Eaton's and even a Target. So if all these big names all failed in the exact same retail space...does Simon's really stand a chance? So to get some clarification on this, Alex Pierson brings on Marvin Ryder, a professor at the DeGroote School of Business out of McMaster University who helps us understand why this location has had such a tough time, and what kind of chance Simon's really has. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Car theft is nothing new in Ontario, but what about golf cart thefts? Yes, it's a very real thing for golf courses in Ontario and is only continuing to grow in its occurrences. Is this kid's pulling pranks, or could this be something more sinister? Host Alex Pierson asks this very same question to the Regional Director of Central Ontario of the National Golf Course Owners Association, Blair Breen. Blair tells Alex that with dozens of carts being stolen at a time from courses all across the province, it's hard to imagine this is anything but a coordinated crime ring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's looking like the Canadian Border Service Agency will be taking its "Work-to-rule" action and slowing down all progress on the border. But aside from maybe affecting your vacation time, how could this possibly hurt our economy? Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dennis Darby, the president of the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters who is very worried about how this will slow down necessary deliveries of parts and goods, and hurt Canadian industries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just hours after Queens Park rose for their summer break, Premier Doug Ford surprised the province with an unexpected cabinet shuffle. Is this a sign of an impending election in the fall when MPPs return? Our host Alex Pierson asks this very question to Adrienne Batra, the Editor-In-Chief of the Toronto Sun if she believes he's shoring up his ministers, or if this shakeup was for another reason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the fallout of Parliamentarians colluding with foreign governments continues to fall, the Conservatives are calling for their identities to be made public. And so, host Alex Pierson decides to speak with the man leading the calls, the shadow minister of Foreign Affairs and the MP for Wellington-Halton Hills, Michael Chong. Mr. Chong and Alex break down why the conservatives find it such a major problem these people's identities are being protected, and what his party plans to do about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the 80th anniversary of D-Day, one of the most pivotal moments of the 2nd World War, host Alex Pierson is joined by someone who wants to make sure the stories of our veterans are forever remembered. Eric Brunt, a videographer and documentarian has a goal to interview, document and properly archive the stories of Canada's few remaining WWII veterans. A goal that is extremely important, but also has a very tight deadline as the veterans are all either entering or surpassing 100 years of age. Alex and Eric talk about why he chose to take on this increasingly time-sensitive task, how he got these veterans to open up about the darkest times in their lives and why all Canadians can benefit from hearing their stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter joined Alex Pierson to discuss about a former ArriveCan manager that yesterday acknowledged he deleted numerous emails but called it an unfortunate computer error. Minh Doan, former chief information officer for the Canada Border Services Agency, suffered a memory lapse when confronted with one surviving text in which he told a co-worker he “can’t throw Ministers under the bus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After AG Karen Hogan's scathing report highlighting that Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) not only allowed programs that had nothing to do with green technology but also paid copious amounts of money to this same program to do absolutely nothing it was supposed to do! Host Alex Pierson was flabergasted this even existed, so she turned to The Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayer Federation Franco Terrazzano, who is beyond excited the AG is investigating this fund...which he calls worse than the ArriveCan failure! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After years of warnings and rumours, there is now proof that the illicit market is using BC's safe supply to further fuel their profits! Host Alex Pierson talks with Adam Zivo, the director of the Centre for Responsible Drug Policy who has been vocally warning about this for years. Adam tells Alex about a young man he spoke with who decided to come forward and help put the pieces in place, and revealed the problem is much worse than previously believed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After it got revealed that multiple MPs and other government officials were either wittingly or unwittingly helping foreign governments intervene in our democratic process, the Liberals have said they won't reveal who the alleged culprits are. But...shouldn't this be considered treason? Well, Host Alex Pierson had the exact same question and turned to Duff Conacher, the co-founder of Democracy Watch & the Democracy Education Network who helps break down just what qualifies as treason, and why Canadians SHOULD know who was involved in these reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the first time since the start of the Pandemic, the Bank of Canada has just dropped interest rates by 0.25 basepoints from 5% down to 4.75%! But what kind of relief can this actually provide Canadians? Well, host Alex Pierson turns to one of the best people to turn to with this, Dr. Ian Lee an Associate Professor at Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. Dr. Lee breaks down that this relief will be very minimally felt by most Canadians, and it will be a few years yet before real relief is felt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the war in Gaza continues, pressure for a ceasefire continues to be poured onto the Israeli government...but how could that work with Hamas, who aren't known for peace or following the rules? Host Alex Pierson is joined by LT. COL. (RET.) Jonathan Conricus, Sr Fellow at FDD, former IDF spokesperson, & shield Communications. Lt. Col. Conricus tells Alex just how complex the situation is, and how a ceasefire would work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A startling intelligence report has sighted that multiple MPs, MPP and city councillors have been either "wittingly or otherwise" helping foreign agents interfere in our democratic process and that the Liberal government has done very little to quell this major issue. Which the PM previously denied and even suggested media reports on the alleged interference were "wrong". Turns out it was basically right on the money, and now Host Alex Pierson is joined by the Sr. Parliamentary Reporter for The Globe & Mail Steven Chase, who has followed this since the start. Steven and Alex discuss how widespread this problem could be, who some of the alleged individuals could be, and what is being done to close this major intelligence and national security gap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Years after the death of their daughter Danielle, Chris and Clariss Moore drove over 500 km from Toronto To D.C. to tell the U.S. Department of Justice they are still seeking justice, and are calling for the executives of Boeing to be jailed. Host Alex Pierson speaks with both Chris and Clariss on why they refuse to ever fly in a plane again, how long they've been fighting for justice and what they hope to accomplish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Canadian Radio-Television & Telecommunications Commission...better known as the CRTC has directed foreign streamers like Netflix and Spotify to pay 5 per cent of their annual revenue to help support Canadian media and other content. But considering how Meta took the news when this direction was given to them, should we be excited or worried about this? Host Alex Pierson speaks with Mohit Rajhans, a tech and media consultant with ThinkStart.ca about what he believes this could do to Canada's entertainment landscape, and why it might not actually help make anything better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the deadline draws closer every day, it's looking more and more like thousands of TTC workers could be hitting the picket line on June 7th as a deal with the TTC has yet to be locked in. Could over 2 million daily riders be left without transportation? Host Alex Pierson is joined by the president of ATU Local 113, the union representing the TTC workers, Marvin Alfred. Marvin explains why the negotiations haven't been successful yet, why the workers feel they need to protest and what it could mean for the City of Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carrot was just a young white tailed buck back in 2020. It was a miracle when the arrow was removed and Carrot survived, but he went on to have his own family and would be seen regularly visiting the locals in Kenora.  He would also regularly visit, with his offspring, the woman who saved his life and brought us the magic story of Carrot. Lee Anne Carver found this boy through her work as a wilderness photographer. And fought to save him, knowing that he’d always be wild, and now sadly reports that her beloved Carrot had been found dead. Alex is joined by Lee Anne Carver, wildlife photographer, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter joined Alex Pierson to discuss password-sharing. If you buy a subscription, are you entitled to share your password? Just one subscription allows anybody to view Blacklock content without any payment if they have the password. Maybe it won't matter for the tech giants, but for independent media outlets will be a problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices