On Point With Alex Pierson

Peter Sherman is joined by Steve Clark,  MPP Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes and the Minister of Municipal Affairs to discuss Ontario's proposal to change the Greater Golden Horseshoe's growth plan. The government says it would make it easier and faster to build housing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Marvin Junkin, Mayor of Pelham, Ontario, to talk about some of the issues that his constituents have brought forward in regards to the bright lights and overwhelming odours that are stemming from the many cannabis production sites, that have sprouted up in the region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Lorne Honickman, Global News Radio Legal Expert, for this edition of Case & Point. Topics include: Unsealed documents from the Danforth shooting reveal some scary new details about the gunman responsible, a former Liberal Premier's chief of staff has been sentenced to four months in prison, Bruce McArthur is scheduled to appear in court this week and two Toronto cops caught partying could be in big trouble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Sean Bruyea, served as an Intelligence Officer in the Canadian Air Force for 14 years, to talk about the latest federal Liberal cabinet shuffle that see's the current Minister of Justice and Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould, being re-assigned as the new Veteran Affairs Minister. Many are calling the move a demotion for Wilson-Raybould, while most veterans see the move as yet another placeholder taking the mantle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Jon Dwyer, Director, Aereus Technologies Inc. and Stephen Ledrew, Toronto-based lawyer and broadcaster for this edition of Counterpoint. Topics include: China blasts Canada for "irresponsible remarks" made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, should a Canadian boycott on Huawei products be used as a response, A U.S/Saudi Arabian lobby group warns Canada's relations with Arab-Muslim countries may be dwindling, police documents reveal the Danforth shooter had a stocked weapons cache inside his own home, a top aide to former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, is behind bars and the Ford government has unveiled a plan to review all 82 provincial municipalities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Erin O'Toole, Conservative MP for Durham Region, Shadow Minister, Foreign Affairs and International Development to discuss the on-going situation between Canadian and Chinese officials that is now getting out-of-hand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight's top talkers are: Scott Thompson - Global News Radio Hamilton & Craig Needles - Global News Radio London Topics include: The fallout from the political back-and-fourth between Canadian and Chinese officials spills over as each government issues travel advisories and the Ontario government is going to review all 82 Ontario municipalities, with the possibility of amalgamation not entirely ruled out.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite being below the retail industry standard for revenue lost due to theft, the number of brazen robberies inside Ontario's liqour stores have steadily increased year over year. The problem, is that employees are being told to essentially look the other way when it comes to theft. Kind of defeats the purpose of having "control" in your masthead, doesn't it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by John Kamm of the San Francisco-based Dui Hua Foundation to discuss Canadian citizen Robert Lloyd Schellenberd was sentenced to death on Monday for drug smuggling charges. Schellenberg was detained four years ago for smuggling “an enormous amount of drugs” into China, according to Dalian.runsky.com, a news portal operated by Dalian authoritie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Catherine Swift, Former Pres/CEO of Canadian Federation of Independent Business, current spokesperson for Working Canadians to discuss Ontario Premier Doug Ford. He is taking his open-for-business message to Detroit this week as he meets with auto executives at a key trade show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Andy Stinton and Michael Diamond. Topics include: Canada should not turn Saudi teen into a 'political football,', Ford woos auto company execs in Detroit. Jane Philpott takes over Treasury Board, Jody Wilson-Raybould to oversee veterans in cabinet shuffle, Toronto cops under review after videos at downtown bar posted online. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada granted asylum to Saudi woman Rahaf Mohammed Al-Qunun but should take steps to ensure that the case doesn’t cause irreversible damage to relations with Saudi Arabia, says Canada’s former ambassador to Riyadh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada did the right thing by granting asylum to Saudi woman Rahaf Mohammed Al-Qunun but should take steps to ensure that the case doesn’t cause irreversible damage to relations with Saudi Arabia, says Canada’s former ambassador to Riyadh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining Alex is Raheel Raza, a Pakistani-Canadian journalist, public speaker, media consultant, anti-racism activist and author of "Their Jihad... Not My Jihad!", to talk about Rahaf Mohammed Al-Qunun. Al-Qunun fled her country to seek asylum after abuse from her brother and father for rejecting her faith. Canada granted Al-Qunun asylum, which could be a huge step to inspire other oppressed women worldwide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Rubina Ahmed-Haq, Global News Radio Personal Finance Expert, to talk about why so many Canadians can't pay their bills. Reports out this week say that 53% of Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque, meaning if something went wrong they have no savings to draw from. The Bank of Canada didn't hike interest rates this week and that could be hinting towards a problem on the horizon.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight's top talkers are: Scott Thompson - Global News Radio Hamilton – Noon – 3pm & Jason Chapman – Global News Radio Toronto Executive Producer Topics include: Jerry Diaz reacts days after General Motors rejects Unifor's proposals to keep its plant in Oshawa, Ontario, and the Supreme Court of Canada ruling that voting restrictions on expatriate citizens is unconstitutional Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Bob Richardson, Senior Counsel at NATIONAL Public Relations, and Anthony Furey, Sun / Postmedia columnist & national comment editor. Topics include: The Supreme Court ruling that expatriate citizens are allowed to vote in elections, Prime Minister Trudeau avoids question on his comments about construction workers at town hall meeting, a Toronto man loses his driver's licence after telling his doctor he smokes pot for medical purposes, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Duff Conacher, Co-founder of Democracy Watch and Adjunct Professor of Law and Politics at the University of Ottawa, to discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling. They discuss the implications of the Supreme Court ruling that the voting restrictions on expatriate citizens is unconstitutional. Conacher talks about his issues with Bill-76, the bill to amend the Canadians Election Act, and what the government could do to remedy it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining Alex for ON Point is Christopher Whan, Global News Ottawa online journalist, to give an update on the fatal bus crash in Ottawa. A double-decker bus crashed into the bus platform at an Ottawa transit station killing three people and sending twenty-three others to the hospital. Christopher Wahn was at the station and describes the horrific scene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by John Mraz, Former liberal war room director and Bill Hutchison, Journalism professor at Seneca. Former broadcaster CTV.  Topics include: Court hearing underway to challenge repeal of Ontario sex-ed curriculum, increase private health care, Vic Fedeli serves libel notice on Patrick Brown over book allegations,Toronto cops residing outside the city, Ontario Cannabis Store warehouse revealed to be in Oakville, and much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices