On Point With Alex Pierson

Alex is joined by Bob Richardson, Senior Counsel at NATIONAL Public Relations, and Anthony Furey, Sun / Postmedia columnist & national comment editor. Topics include: How Dominic LeBlanc wants Doug Ford to focus on his job and not his national ambitions, Canadian woman is arrested in Thailand for spray painting a historic wall and an Ontario school board is reportedly pressuring teachers not to teach To Kill A Mockingbird because it's 'racist'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight's Top Talkers are: Devon Peacock - Executive Producer, Global News Radio London & Jason Chapman - Executive Producer, Global News Radio Toronto Topics include: Canadian woman who got drunk and spray painted a historic wall in Thailand was arrested and could be facing up to ten years in a Thai prison and a mom who beat her 13-year-old son with a belt after he stole her BMW - is corporal punishment ever okay? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dominic LeBlanc wants Doug Ford to focus on his job, not his national ambitions of anti-carbon tax crusading. Meanwhile, the federal government has its own problems including illegal border crossers and dumping cannabis regulations to the province. Maybe Liberals should focus on their own job before scrutinizing the province. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Paul Burns, President & CEO, Canadian Gaming Association to talk about how Wasaga Beach has become the home of Ontario`s latest casino and entertainment complex.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by David Shipley, Global News Radio Tech and Security Expert to take a closer look at why Brian Amerige, a senior Facebook engineer, rebeled against the companies' liberal culture and walked out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Jamie Ellerton, Principal at Conaptus Ltd, and Kim Wright, Vice President, Public Relations at Hill + Knowlton for this edition of counterpoint. Topics include: Hudson's Bay is in the spotlight after posting a 'Make Canada Great Again' hat on their website, Ontario Premier Doug Ford talks with labour workers, Patrick Brown digs deep into the bank during his final months at Queen's Park, Louis C.K. looks to get back in comedy following several Me Too sexual misconduct allegations, and CBC will not offer coverage of Ontario's upcoming municipal elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Tom Quiggin, former military intelligence officer, RCMP, and court appointed expert on Jihadist terrorism to talk about why the Canadian government is sending $50 million in taxpayer money to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight's Top Talkers are: Bill Kelly - Global News Radio Hamilton & Mike Stubbs - Global News Radio London Topics include: Retailer Hudson's Bay removes a controversial item from their website, disgraced comedian Louis C.K. is attempting a comeback following several sexual misconduct allegations, and two Hamilton MPP"s go head-to-head in a steel town scrap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With million of dollars in federal funding allocated towards initiatives for war-torn nations in the middle east, it begs the question, who's side is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau really on? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Kevin Sabet, Director, Drug Policy Institute and Assistant Professor, University of Florida College of Medicine, Division of Addiction Medicine, Department of Psychiatry to discuss the legalization of marijuana.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Norman Levine of Portfolio Management to discuss Candian market pot stocks.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by John Mraz, Former Liberal War Room Director and Melissa Lantsman, VP Public Relations at Hill+Knowlton for todays counterpoint.  Topics include: Convicted rapist and murderer Paul Bernardo, Candians with post pot convictions being pardoned, Donna Skelly accusing Andrea Horwarth of pushing her, and Ottawa Mayor being sued for blocking residents on Twitter.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Priscilla de Villiers, co-founder and Executive Director of the Victim Justice Network to discuss convicted rapist and killer Paul Bernardo.  A National Parole Board panel at the Millhaven Institution in eastern Ontario made the decision to deny Bernardo parole on Wednesday after just 30 minutes of deliberation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex's daily monologue topic was about Hydro and how the prices were never fair and that the Liberals were aware of that.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Thomas Gerstenecker, CEO and founder of 3Sixty Secure Corp, to talk about safely storing and transporting Canada's latest revenue source and the challenges they pose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Toronto-based lawyer, Lorne Honickman for this edition of Case and Point. Topics include - The federal government is set to announce pardons for minor weed-related charges, Paul Bernardo will sit before a parole board soon, and the latest surrounding the trial of a disgraced Canadian Navy Vice-Admiral.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Stephen Ledrew, Toronto-based lawyer, broadcaster, and former President of the Liberal Party of Canada and Dennis Matthews, Conservative campaign strategist and Vice President, Marketing and Communications for Enterprise Canada, for today's Counterpoint. Topics include: Doug Ford calls on the federal government to improve the testing methods for pot-impaired drivers, the Conservatives aren't impressed with Justin Trudeau's conversations with a known ISIS fighter, and a Canadian Transgender woman wins gold at the Women's Cycling World Championship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex talks with Shawn Pankow, Mayor of Smith Falls, ON, about how his town has seen an economic boom thanks to one of the world's largest marijuana companies. Since moving in back in 2013, Canopy Growth Corporation, formally known as Tweed Inc., has caused a rise in numbers regarding housing and employment. 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: On the eve of pot legalization, the federal government says it is set to announce potential changes in law regarding pardons for minor marijuana-related charges and a Canadian Transgender woman, who was born a man, causes controversy after winning the gold medal at a cycling world championship.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Dan McTeague, Petroleum/Energy Analyst and former Ontario MP, to take a closer look at the Ford government's plan to scrap the province's cap and trade program. According to the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario, The cancellation of the cap and trade system will cost $3 billion in lost revenue over the next four fiscal years,a decision that would push the provincial budget further into the red. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices