On Point With Alex Pierson

It's time for Doug Ford's Chief of Staff to walk the plank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: KIM WRIGHT  PRINCIPAL AT WRIGHT STRATEGIES DAVID TARRANT VICE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS WITH ENTERPRISE CANADA Topics Include: A big day at Queen's Park as the Ford cabinet gets shuffled. Who and why? Toronto City Council says it's broke. Can it afford not to open tendering process to to non-union labour in the name of protecting workers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DOCTOR MATTHEW  ROSSHEIM IS AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF GLOBAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY IN VIRGINIA AND LEAD AUTHOR OF A STUDY ON FREQUENCY OF E-CIGARETTE INJURIES. HE SAYS THAT THE NUMBER OF EXPLODING VAPE PENS IS STAGGERING AND THE PUBLIC IS WOEFULLY UNAWARE OF THIS GROWING DANGER. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by social media expert Paul Davis who says that actions have consequences and there's no such thing as privacy when you're online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keep your privates, private. Please. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A man acquitted of a double murder charge in March is now back in police custody facing a new charge of attempted murder. Remember the man alleged to be responsible for the unspeakable carnage of the Yonge Street van attack? His trial will be heard by judge alone. Global News Radio Legal Expert Lorne Honickman gives his legal opinion on these matters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you don't want Kawhi "Fun Guy" Leonard to leave town, then leave him alone when he's out in public with his family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wait, There’s More is a daily Global News podcast released every afternoon just in time for your commute home. On this episode, protests have erupted in Hong Kong as tens of thousands of people speak out against legislation that would allow the territory’s citizens to be extradited to Mainland China. Demonstrators tried to storm government buildings and police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. Host Tamara Khandaker explores Hong Kong’s precarious relationship with China since the end of British governance in 1997 and what the implications of such a major change will mean for the safety of its citizens with the help of Crystal Yeung, a Canadian human rights lawyer living in Hong Kong; Grace Yeung, a Hong Kong resident, who has taken to the streets to protest; and BBC journalist Vincent Ni. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Stewart Muir, the executive director of Resource Works Society, who gives an in-depth analysis of the federal government's choice to approve the Trans Mountain Pipeline project and direct the profits to green energy projects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: STEPHEN LeDREW LAWYER … BROADCASTER … FORMERLY THE PRESIDENT OF THE LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA MIKE VAN SOELEN MANAGING PRINCIPAL AT NAVIGATOR … A PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM Topics Include: The outburst of violence and the Raptors' parade. Can you have a celebratory event without a commensurate security details? The Trans Mountain Pipeline has been approved by the federal government and the proceeds destined for clean energy projects. Is this just lip service or is this thing ever going to get built? Two thirds of Canadians are deeply concerned about climate change but are unwilling to shell out more than one-hundred dollars a year. That's nine dollars a month. That's less than a Netflix subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bob Stellick of Stellick Marketing Communications joins Alex and explains the astronomical amount of money that can be made from the marketing of products and apparel endorsed by members of the Toronto Raptors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: ANDY STINTON SMALL BUSINESS MAN MICHAEL DIAMOND WITH UPSTREAM STRATEGY GROUP. Topics Include: The unbelievable turnout for the Raptors' celebration and parade, and the gunplay and injuries that sullied the mood Aren't we tired of seeing and hearing from politicians? Raptors' fans did not wait around for hours just to have to listen to politicians hog the limelight. Justin Trudeau issues an apology ... again. This time to the Italian community for the unfair treatment to which they were subjected during the Second World War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: Bob Richardson - Senior Counsel at National Public Relations & Peter Shurman - Broadcaster, businessman, former Conservative MPP Topics Include: Masai Ujiri's supposed "scuffle", Doug Ford not attending the Raptors' victory parade, and Trudeau's low poll numbers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fredericksburg councillor Matt Kelly joins Alex to explain why he voted against removing this historic symbol.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kawhi Leonard does smile--and brings a nation together in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: Kim Wright - Principle of Wright Strategies & Anthony Furey - Sun/Post Media Columnist & National Comment Editor Topics Include: Tim Horton's tapping into the NBA finals and telling a story about a Raptor fan who came with nothing but built a dream, Trudeau government having to levy an additional carbon tax worth at least $50 a tonne on greenhouse gas emissions, Toronto based organization suspended by charities and got fined $550.000 over concerns it may have funded armed militants in Pakistan's been awarded a federal summer jobs grant and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Ryan Sidhoo, director and producer of the documentary series ''True North: Inside The Rise Of Toronto Basketball.''  They speak about ''Raptor Fever'' and how Ryan's documentary digs into the roots of basketball and the future stars of the sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes teachers really are their own worst enemy.  For the first time in the Toronto Catholic School Boards history, they will be charging teachers ten bucks a day to park on school property.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Kristin Raworth, a sexual violence survivor and now advocate, to discuss the issues surrounding this controversial court ruling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this edition of Counterpoint, Alex is joined by: John Mraz - Former liberal war room director with several dozen elections worth of experience and Bill Hutchison - Former broadcaster...longtime journalist...professor at Seneca Topics include: Confirmed tonight that Kevin Durrant blew out his achilles...he has had surgery, but he is going to be recovering for a long time.  The premier is expected to shake up his executive council after seven public-opinion surveys in the past month have highlighted problems for the Progressive Conservative government due to program cuts in the budget.  A new public opinion poll by Forum Research shows Canadians are divided in support for the Liberal government’s carbon tax.  Catholic high school and elementary teachers will soon have to pay for parking.  The U.S. women's soccer team crushed Thailand 13-0 in Tuesday's World Cup opener, and while the highlight reels were aplenty, so was the backlash arguing that the Americans throttling of a lesser opponent — and cel