On Point With Alex Pierson

Alex Pierson is joined by J.J. McCulloch, columnist for the Washington Post and a political cartoonist, to discuss the controversy surrounding a recent work by cartoonist Michael de Adder...and its perceived repercussions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Brian Lilley, journalist with the Toronto Sun, to discuss the latest numbers from the DART/MARU Voice of Canada poll, regarding the upcoming federal election. You can read Brian's article on the poll here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We're learning that a Canadian vessel in the Taiwan Strait has been the subject of harassment by Chinese fighter jets. Longtime foreign correspondent and resident visiting scholar for over at Massey College, University of Toronto, Matthew Fisher is not only an expert on Canadian relations with China . . . He was also on the ship when it happened. He tells guest host Tasha Kheiriddin was prompted this, and what happens next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST HOST TASHA KHEIRIDDIN IS JOINED BY . . .  ANTHONY FUREY SUN / POSTMEDIA COLUMNIST & NATIONAL COMMENT EDITOR BOB RICHARDSON SENIOR COUNSEL AT NATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS Topics Include: Doug Ford is having a tough week Two provincial courts rule that the federal government's carbon tax is indeed constitutional Canada Day Parade in New Brunswick cancelled due to a lack of interest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global News Radio Tech Expert Adam Oldfield joins guest host Peter Shurman to explain what the a heck a "DeepNude" is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST HOST PETER SHURMAN IS JOINED BY : KIM WRIGHT PRINCIPAL AT WRIGHT STRATEGIES ZANE CAPLANSKYOWNER OF CAPLANSKY’S DELI Topics Include: The unions for emergency response personnel say that the severe crowding at the Raptors parade impeded their ability to reach a baby who suffered a fatal medical episode. A top issue in the upcoming election may be the ethics of the candidates themselves. Turbulence lead the Mayor of Hamilton to shut down a city council meeting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leaders of first responder unions in Toronto are expressing concern with the lack of crowd management during the Raptors victory parade may have played a role in the death of a child. Chair the TCEU Local 416 Toronto Paramedics Mike Merriman tells guest host Peter Shurman that an inadequate amount of time was given to the planning of this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National Post columnist and executive director at the Climate Discussion Nexus joins guest host Peter Shurman to elucidate China's seemingly capricious decision to halt the import of meat from Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman is joined by John Robson, National Post Columnist and Executive Director of The Climate Discussion Nexus, to discuss the concerns and realities of the Chinese ban on Canadian meat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman is joined by: John Mraz - Former liberal war room director with several dozen elections worth of experience and David Tarrant - Vice President of National Strategic Communications with Enterprise Canada Topics include: Liberals add far-right extremist groups to list of outlawed terror networks...are we seeing a Liberal amp-up of the white supremacy and hate criticism as a pre-election move to conflate Conservatism with hatred? Twitter bans political ads during pre-campaign period ahead of federal vote. A Chinese ban on Canadian meat could hit over 20% of pork exports...data shows. Wayfair is supplying beds to Texas detention centers for children — and its employees are protesting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman is joined by David Rayside, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Toronto and former Director of the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, to discuss a recent survey that found young people in the United States are feeling less comfortable around LGBTQ2 people than they were last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman is joined by Richard Warman, Human Rights Lawyer and Member of  the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, to discuss the alarming uptick in altercations fueled by hate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Counterpoint - Tues, June 24th 2019 GUEST HOST PETER SHURMAN IS JOINED BY . . . STEVEN KERZNERAWARD WINNING TV WRITER AND PRODUCER AND BEST KNOWN AS THE CREATOR OF THE CANADIAN ICON ED THE SOCK STEPHEN LeDREWLAWYER, BROADCASTER, AND FORMERLY THE PRESIDENT OF THE LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA Topics Include:Sources allege that numerous people appointed to the premier's office by former chief of staff are still scattered about. The sources says that these people are friends, family, and other acquaintances. Should you be able to text your doctor whenever you please? A video has surfaced of a woman at the Pride Parade slapping a male cop on the rear end. San Francisco has become the first city in American to completely prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes. That includes not only physical stores, but also online sales shipped to an address within San Francisco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ontario ombudsman has released his annual report. What does it say? It says that in the last fiscal year, the much beleaguered Ontario Cannabis Store is now the single most complained about government organization. It recieved four times the number of complains regarding autism funding. Russell Barth, The Angriest Pot Head in Canada, is seriously displeased. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Shurman is joined by Donna Rockwell who is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in celebrity mental health and professor at the Saybrook University in Pasadena California. Rockwell explains that for some like Kawhi Leonard, the sudden erosion of any privacy can have a deeply undesirable psychological impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THIS WEEK PETER SHURMAN IS JOINED BY ANDY STINTON: SMALL BUSINESS MANMICHAEL DIAMOND: WITH UPSTREAM STRATEGY GROUP Topics Include: Doug Ford's Chief of Staff is gone. Now what must the Ford government do to stem the tumult that seems to be roiling beneath the surface at Queen's Park? The father of a boy who died due to lack of medical assistance is on trial and he says he genuinely didn't believe the boy was sick enough to go to the hospital. Would you eat a stranger's leftovers in a restaurant? This is a thing, and it's called "Free-Range Mooching" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the International Railroad for Queer Refugees? In many countries in this world, homosexuality is not only not celebrated with a parade, it's often punished with brutality and murder. So the executive director of the International Railroad for Queer Refugees explains how they endeavour to save lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A town in Florida was shut down by hackers, and to restore city services they were forced to capitulate to the tune of $600,000. Tom Holt is a professor at the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Michigan and he explains the dangers of ransomware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How close to a war with Iran did America just come? Way too close, according to some. National Post columnist and executive director at the Climate Discussion Nexus Jon Robson joins Alex to explain this perilous situation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices