On Point With Alex Pierson

Alex talks with Shuvaloy Majumdar, Foreign Policy Director and Munk Senior Fellow at the Munk Centre. They talk about the dangerous and disturbing rise in anti-semitism in recent weeks, and how the media is not giving it the attention it needs, and how socially it is not being addressed.  Let's get talking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Marcus Kolga, Sr. Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, journalist for DisInfo, and all-around expert on all things Russia, Eastern Europe and Asia. They talk about Putin's recent and aggressive claims to the arctic circle, and what this would mean for not only Canada, but the world.  Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Dr. Byram Bridle, an Associate Professor on Viral Immunology at the University of Guelph about new peer-reviewed studies that suggests there may be a reason side effects such as heart inflammation, VITT, and other serious issues may occur in some who have been vaccinated.  Let's get talking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time of the week where we take a look past the veil into the stories that don't get the attention they deserve in Ottawa. Alex checks-in with Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter Tom Korski. They talk about Tom's scathing question directed to the Auditor General at her press conference, why the Department of Health has no idea how many opioids are reported stolen from pharmacies across Canada, and why Via Rail says it's business is down 93%. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Dr. Kwado Kyeremanteng, Palliative Care Physician at the Ottawa Hospital, and Professor at University of Ottawa, he is also the host of the podcast "Solving Healthcare". They talk about how much the children and youth are falling behind socially, mentally, and physically right now because of all the time they are missing in school, and how this problem will only get worse if we don't get them back in soon.  Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Marcus Kolga, Sr. Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and the leading Canadian expert on Russian, Central, and Eastern European Issues. They talk about how Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko forced a jet to divert and land in order to arrest a 26-year-old opposition journalist Roman Pratasevich, and what this means to democracy and freedom of the press. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Charles Burton, Sr. Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, professor at Brock University specializing in Canada-Sino Relations and Human Rights, and Former Counsellor at the Canadian Embassy in Bejjing. They talk about the recently disclosed reports from US intelligence agencies that point to fresh evidence that there was a leak a few months before China officially revealed the virus, and how it could help contribute to the theory that the virus was leaked from a lab in Wuhan. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with the Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter Tom Korski. They break from their usual weekly discussions to talk about why the Privy Council tried to hide almost 1 milliion records on pandemic mismanagement. The good folks at Blacklocks have got their hands on about 8,000 of them, and Tom and Alex look into them.  Let's get talking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Sam Cooper, National investigative reporter for Global News, and author of the new book Willful Blindness: How a Criminal Network of Narcos, Tycoons, and CCP Agents Infiltrated the West. Alex and Sam discuss the book, and how the criminal underworld has manifested itself in the Canadian west.  Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex speaks with the Director of Schoolhouse Consulting, Paul Bennett in another installment of their Education Watch series. In this interview, Alex and Paul discuss the serious concerns of "learning loss" that are surfacing, particularly in Ontario and other provinces where schools were disrupted for stretches of online and hybrid learning. Let's get talking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Dr. Jane Liddle, Lecturer for Department of Pediatrics at Ottawa University and Community Pediatrician about the new awareness campaign #codepink, and why children's hospitals across Canada are coming together to raise awareness to the disturbingly huge surge in mental health issues in children and youth. Let's get talking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Its that time of the week where Alex talks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor at Blacklocks Reporter about the stories taking place in Ottawa that don't get the attention they need. Let's get talking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex brings on Bill C-10 expert Michael Geist, Canada Research Cair in Internet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa. They talk about the legality and possible charter violations of the Bill, and if it will be pushed forward into law.  Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Joanna Baron, the Executive Director of the Canadian Constitution Foundation about the proposed changes to the constitution that Quebec wants, why the Prime Minister would even say its a possibility, and why no province is allowed to just change the constitution when it wants.  Let's get talking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson spoke with Shai DeLuca, A retired IDF Sergent and TV and Media Personality about the disturbing rise of antisemitism around the world, especially within Canada over the past few years. They talk about how it relates to the growing conflict between Israel and Hamas, and how propaganda is playing a big part in this conflict. Let's get talking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time of the week where Alex speaks with Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, Mr. Tom Korski. They go behind the scenes in Ottawa and shine a light on the stories that don't get the attention they deserve.  Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks again with Chris Moore, and they discuss how his battle for justice has progressed. Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex speaks with Terry Glavin, Columnist for the Ottawa Citizen, National Post, Maclean's Magazine and Sr. Fellow at the Raul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights. They talk about the escalating conflict in Israel, and how Hamas is monopolizing in the chaos to sow dissent and further divide the two people.  Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex speaks with Bacchus Barua, the associate director at the Centre for Health Policy Studies at the Fraser Institute. They talk about why Canada is so woefully lagging in the manufacturing of life-saving and essential drugs that people desperately need.  Let's get talking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson talks with Michelle Rempel Garner, Conservative MP and the Shadow Minister for Health. They discuss what the next steps for Canadians should be now that AstraZeneca is being paused in more and more provinces, and there is only a limited supply left. Let's get talking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices