On Point With Alex Pierson

Alex is joined by Louis March, Community & Youth Development Facilitator and founder of the Zero Gun Violence Movement. With gun violence increasing in the city, Mayor John Tory spoke out for a handgun ban, but is that the answer? Alex and Louis discuss the real solutions to the gun violence issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining Alex Pierson for ON Point is Jeffrey B. Miller, author of the new book WWI Crusaders, which releases on November 11th. Miller tells various stories from the Great War. His book focuses on the humanitarian crusades that happened in the war; stories that aren't often told. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Bob Richardson, Senior Counsel at NATIONAL Public Relations, and Gillian Smith, Conservative Strategist and Administrator at Hill & Knowlton. Topics include: Why women Tony Clement followed online are going public, the Uber driver who posted the Ottawa Senators video brings up conversation of personal privacy, bombardier plummeting the most in three years and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson is joined by Claire McWatt, one of the complainants in the Tony Clement scandal. After speaking out about Clement, McWatt became a lightning rod of discussion and has inspired a women’s march in Clement’s riding of Muskoka. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Top Talkers are: Tasha Kheiriddin - Anchor, Global News Toronto & Jason Chapman - Executive Producer, Global News Toronto Topics include: Mayor John Tory reminding residents to take part in federal online consultation on handgun ban and Oscar-nominated actor Viggo Mortensen apologizing for using the N-word during a panel discussion.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Liberal government hasn't had a problem with 3rd party campaigning groups as long as they work in their favour. 3rd party campaigners have been used in the past to help the Liberal agenda, but now with Ontario Proud making it clear that they want to oust the Trudeau government, the liberals are complaining. Why? 'Cause its a group on the right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Arlene Bynon is joined by Oren Amitay, Registered Psychologist, docamitay.com to discuss Christmas music and the effects it has on people.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Arlene Bynon is joined by Adam Oldfield, Global News Radio Entrepreneurial Technology Expert to discuss Facebooks new dating platform.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Arlene Bynon is joined by David Perry, CEO Investigative Solutions Network Inc -- 28-year decorated career with the Toronto Police Service to discuss gun and gang violence.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Arlene Bynon is joined by Peter Tabuns, NDP MP Toronto Danforth and Critic, Energy and Climate Change Chair to discuss the federal governments plan to take money from a climate fund directly to Ontario institutions and businesses after the provincial government cancelled its climate program.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Arlene Bynon is joined by Omar Khan and Melissa Lantsman for counterpoint.  Topics include: Maxime Bernier commenting on how he doesnt see himself as a feminist, Defs to send $420M to Ontario Insititues and business', public washrooms in the city of Toronto, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Arlene Bynon is joined by Rodney Stafford who is on to discuss the woman who killed his daughter, Terri-Lynne Mcclintic and how she is going back to prison after being sent to a healing lodge as punishement.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest Host Arlene Bynon is joined by Scott Thompson from Craig Needles to discuss Ian David Long. The 28-year-old U.S. Marine veteran killed 13 people including himself at The Borderline Bar & Grill in Southern California.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Joseph Neuberger Criminal Defense Lawyer and Global News Radio Legal Expert to discuss drunk driver Marco Muzzo who killed three young children and their grandfather in a crash north of Toronto.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Abigail Bimman, Global National Ottawa Correspondent to discuss how federal prisoners will have a harder time being transferred to Indigenous "healing lodges". Goodale told reporters that going forward, these transfers would only be allowed in the later stages of a prisoner's sentence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by John Mraz, and Bill Hutchinson.  Topics include:Tony Clement is no longer a member of Conservative caucus as sexting scandal escalates, Doug Ford shuffles cabinet after resignation of Jim Wilson, Goodale orders tougher rules on prisoners transfers to indigenous lodges following McClintic uproar, Canada Post data breach affected 4,500 customers, and much more.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Akin joins Alex to discuss why Former cabinet minister Tony Clement is no longer a member of the Conservative caucus. Speaking with reporters on the way into question period on Wednesday, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer announced he had asked Clement to resign from the Conservative caucus amid a sexting scandal that Scheer said “is not an isolated incident” and that he has done so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former cabinet minister Tony Clement is no longer a member of the Conservative caucus. Speaking with reporters on the way into question period on Wednesday, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer announced he had asked Clement to resign from the Conservative caucus amid a sexting scandal that Scheer said “is not an isolated incident” and that he has done so.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Matt Gurney is joined by Global News Radio Legal Expert, Lorne Honickman, for this edition of Case and Point. Topics include: A Toronto woman has been found not criminally responsible in a fatal stabbing along the downtown PATH and a new law in Saskatchewan will aim to put a stop to domestic violence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Matt Gurney is joined by Stephen Ledrew, Toronto-based lawyer and broadcaster, and Dennis Matthews, Conservative campaign strategist, Vice-President, Marketing and Communications, Enterprise Canada, for this edition of counterpoint, Topics include: The fallout from MP Tony Clement`s shocking resignation, Saskatchewan becomes the first province to introduce a law aimed at stopping domestic violence and the latest results from the U.S midterms are rolling in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices