On Point With Alex Pierson

AMONG THE STRANGE SIGHTS DURING THIS PANDEMIC…ARE COMPLETELY EMPTY SHOPPING MALLS.   MOST HAVE BEEN CLOSED SINCE MARCH…BUT WHEN WILL THEY REOPEN? AND CONSIDERING MANY HAVE LOST BUSINESS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS DUE TO AN INCREASE IN ONLINE SHOPPING…WILL THEY SURVIVE?  HERE'S ALEX PIERSON IN CONVERSATION WITH BENJAMIN SHINEWALD, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF BOMA CANADA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many parents are struggling to find a work/life balance while their children remain at home amid the COVID-19 crisis.  Children are missing out too... on the full classroom experience, exercise during gym or recess, and social aspects such as seeing their friends or teachers.   Epidemiologists are proposing measures should change for younger children, now that more research is available.  Here's Alex's conversation with Dr. Jay Kaufman, professor of epidemiology, biostatistics and occupational health at McGill University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Justine Ellis to talk about how the Parole Board of Canada is allowing victims to call in to hearings during coronavirus pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The President and CEO of Longo's, Anthony Longo says customers arriving at the grocery chain's three Vaughan locations will be required to wear masks.  The masks will be supplied to customers who don't show up with one.  Longo knows he'll 'get slammed' for the move, but he says he's putting safety before anything else.  Here's his conversation with Alex Pierson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ontario's Premier, Doug Ford talks to Alex Pierson about when COVID-19 restrictions could be lifted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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John Keogh is the founder and managing principal with Shantalla, and he talks with Alex about how the coronavirus is causing disruption to the pork and beef supply chains Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doctor Roger MacIntyre is a Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology at the University of Toronto. He joins Alex to elaborate just how severely social media has amplified negative emotions during this global pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex speaks with Charles Khabouth, CEO Ink Entertainment to get an idea of how the restaurants and night club industry in Toronto is handling the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex speaks with Petra Molnar, Acting Director of the International Human Rights Program at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law about the worrying stats on domestic abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura Kirby-McIntosh is the President of the Ontario Autism Coalition. She joins Alex to give parents advice on how to raise children with autism during this difficult time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ontario Health Minister joins Alex to talk about the government's call for qualified health care workers of all backgrounds to join in the fight against COVID-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May Warren contracted COVID-19 and survived. She joins Alex to talk about the ordeal and characterize the severity of the virus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex brings on Cyndee Todgham Cherniak, an international trade law expert to react to Donald Trump's shocking move.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Camille Labchuk from Animal Justice joins Alex to discuss the practices that lead to virus outbreaks and why we should shut them down at the source. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Matthew Fisher, a Global news commentator and a resident visiting scholar in defence and foreign policy at Massey College for the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices