On Point With Alex Pierson

Ambrose Small was an Ontario theatre tycoon who went missing in 1919. Alex is joined by Katie Daubs, columnist with the Toronto Star and author of the book about his disappearance entitled "The Missing Millionaire"   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ilan Orzy is the director of advocacy and issues management for Hillel Ontario which is an affiliate of the United Jewish Appeal. He tells Alex why it's so troublesome that a man presently under deportation order for links to a terrorist organization is an invited speaker at the University of Toronto campus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Captain Paul Amaral is with TowBoat-US - Vessel Assist Ventur. He was one of the first people to answer the distress call and arrive at the scene of the grisly boat fire off the coast of California that claimed the lives of 34 people. He tells Alex what it was like to answer such a grave call. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luke Korcok is the President of the Harrow Fair in Essex County as well as the man who oversees the pigeon-rolling contest. Online video of the friendly competition has sparked umbrage from some, but Luke joins Alex to explain that no harm is being done to the birds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Jason Lietaer, President of Enterprise Canada, to discuss the looming federal election and the concerns about a certain party's 'light bench'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Doretta Wilson, former Executive Director of SQECanada and Education Policy Consultant, to discuss the concerns surrounding kids going back to school amid budget cuts.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Mark Robinson, Canadian Television Meteorologist and Storm Chaser, to discuss the most recent developments with Hurricane Dorian.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Politicians must think we're pretty dumb...and maybe we are. How else do you explain the idiocy being debated and cobbled up as key election issues right now? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could sex robots create the potential for an increase in the rate of gender-based violence? Guest host Peter Shurman is joined by Glenn Geher, a Professor of Psychology as well as Founding Director of Evolutionary Studies at the State University of New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Peter Shurman is joined by David Hammond, a Professor at the University of Waterloo and Chair in Applied Public Health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Peter Shurman is joined by: Anthony Furey,  SUN - POSTMEDIA COLUMNIST AND  NATIONAL COMMENT EDITOR & Bob Richardson SENIOR COUNSEL AT NATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS Topics Include:  Singh says NDP wouldn't prop up Scheer minority government due to ''disgusting'' gay marriage speech, police to double number of cctv cameras in Toronto amid the spike to shootings, parents of Jack Letts say Andrew Scheer is 'passing the buck' on their son's fate and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman is joined by Kelly S Thompson, a former Captain in the Canadian Armed Forces and Author of ''Girls Need Not Apply.''  She still encourages women to serve despite experiencing sexism . She worries about the attitude towards women in the military.  Now, Kelly has written a memoir in hopes of making a change towards women when it comes to being in the military.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman is joined by Erin O'Toole, a Conservative MP, former Veteran's affair minister and currently a foreign affairs critic.  He goes on to explain how the Rally in Markham on August 11th was a side show.  Always be mindful on rights and human law.  How do we move forward? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Peter Shurman is joined by: Kim Wright,  PRINCIPAL AT WRIGHT STRATEGIES & Kelly Harris PRINCIPAL AT HARRIS PUBLIC AFFAIRS AS WELL AS A COLUMNIST AND FORMER DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS FOR THE ONTARIO P-C PARTY  Topics Include:  Is Doug Ford in the process of doing a reset or doing anything other than announcing the autism issue, Andrew Scheer saying gay couples lack ''inherent'' quality of marriage, male babysitter claims gender discrimination after Alberta father doesn't hire him and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman is joined by Guidy Mamann, an immigration lawyer.  He explains how the board denied the mother's case and not her sons.  She could have applied for the refugee option or the humanitarian option but not both. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman is joined by Isabelle Soulieres, Professor at the Universite Du Quebec a Montreal and co-investigator on the study.  She goes on to explain that we are diagnosing more and more people with autism but we don't know if the real incidences of austism are rising or not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The UK has stripped "Jihadi Jack" of his British citizenship, leaving the former dual-citizen with only a single passport; a Canadian one. David Harris is a lawyer with decades of experience in national security and intelligence affairs as well as Director of the international intelligence program of INSIGNIS Strategic Research. He says it raises profound questions about how Canada has managed its immigration system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: Andy Stinton - The Small Businessman Michael Diamond - Upstream Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Tuesday, August 13th 2019 John Robson is a contributor in the National Post as well as the Executive Director with the Climate Discussion Nexus. As things unravel in Hong Kong, Robson tells Alex that tyrannies might be tough, but they also tend to be brittle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to the ACLU, a test revealed that facial recognition software mistook 20% of California lawmakers as criminals. Democratic State Assemblyman Phil Ting represents the state's 19th district, which includes part of San Francisco. He tells Alex why he's working to keep this software from being used in conjunction with police body cameras. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices