On Point With Alex Pierson

Alex is joined by Joseph Neuberger, criminal defence lawyer at Neuberger & Partners LLP, to talk about the possibility of one of Tori Stafford's killers, Terri-Lynne McClintic, being released from prison in 6 years and how that may or may not become a reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Marie-Claire Bissonnette, a pro-life protestor who was assaulted during the annual 'Life Chain' event in Toronto. She describes the ordeal and talks about how incidents such as these are happening everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight's guests are: Drex - Heard late night on the Global News Radio Network. & Bill Kelly - Host, Global News Radio Hamilton. Topics include: The recent transfer of confessed killer Terri-Lynne McClintic has left several First Nations groups furious and one of the world's biggest soccer stars is in spotlight following unproven, sexual assault allegations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to defending the rights of those who have been done wrong in other parts of the world, Justin Trudeau is the first one in line to defend them. It seems though, that people who face those similar challenges here at home, can do nothing but watch that same sympathy and compassion disappear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by David Perry, CEO Investigative Solutions Network Inc to discuss the disappearance of Andrew Kinsman on top of three other missing gay men and the arrest of Bruce McArthur.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined with Dan McTeague Petroleum/Energy Analyst, and former MP for the Ontario Pickering to discuss B.C. the $40-billion construction of a huge liquefied natural gas project near Kitimat.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined with Julie Kwiecinski, director of provincial affairs for Ontario to discuss Bill 148. On Tuesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford told the legislature that he wants to scrap Bill 148, also known as the Fair Workplaces Better Jobs Act. He backtracked later saying he wanted to review it instead. The bill mandates equal pay for part-time and temporary workers doing the same job as full-time workers, increases sick day benefits and paid vacation and increases the minimum wage from $14 an hour to $15 on Jan. 1, 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Bill Hutchinson and John Mraz. Topics include: Liberals considering "giving" Trans Mountain to First Nations, Conservatives push to reverse Terri-Lynne McClintic's transfer to healing lodge, and Trudeau says 2019 election will be nasty, but liberals will strike a positive tone.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Abigail Bimman, Global National Ottawa Correspondent to discuss Elizabeth Wettlaufer who was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years in June 2017. She pleaded guilty to eight counts of murder, four counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault. The son of one of Wettlaufer’s eight murder victims learned Wednesday that Wettlaufer has been moved from prison to a secure psychiatric hospital in Montreal, which operates on an observation model using no weapons and with no traditional prison bars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barely 24 hours after criticizing “the politics of personal attacks” and vowing to run a positive and inclusive Liberal Party campaign in 2019, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Conservatives questioning the transfer of convicted child-murderer Terri-Lynne McClintic from prison to a healing lodge of being “ambulance-chasing politicians.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Peter Clark, President of Grey, Clark, Shih and Associates, to take a deeper look into the new United States Mexico Canada Agreement and examine just how good of a deal it actually was for us here in the Great White North. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Joseph Neuberger, senior partner at Toronto-based law firm, Neuberger & Partners, for this edition of Case and Point. Topics include: The federal Conservatives call into question the recent treatment of confessed killer Terri-Lynne McClintic and how the world has become a 'guilty until proven innocent' state.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Global News Radio Tech Expert, Adam Oldfield, to discuss the rules and restrictions regarding the flying of drones along with where they can and cannot go. Also, as more companies drift towards autonomous delivery methods, the safety of your purchases is being brought into question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by: Stephen Ledrew - Toronto based lawyer, broadcaster, and former President of Canada's Liberal party. and Dennis Mathews - Vice President, Marketing and Communications for Enterprise Canada, and Conservative campaign strategiest for today's Counterpoint. Topics include: At long last, a new trade deal has been struck between Canada, Mexico and the U.S., Doug Ford has vowed to scrap the province's next minimum wage increase, U.S. President Donald Trump comes to the defense of both Brett Kavanaugh and young men acorss America and California takes a big step towards gender-fairness within company board rooms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A historic election in Quebec see's a change in the guard, more than 100 years in the making. In it's decision, Quebec joins a list of other province's, slowly rejecting the ideals of an incumbent government. With all this noise, the question now becomes; Is anyone listening? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Andrew Scheer, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada to discuss the new trade deal between Canada, Mexico and the United States and how it has been called a “win-win-win” by the leaders of all three countries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Quiggin is a former military intelligence officer, a former intelligence contractor for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and a court appointed expert on jihadist terrorism in both the Federal and criminal courts of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Jim Wilson, Minister of Economic Development to dsicuss the new trade deal between Canada, Mexico and the United States. It has been called a “win-win-win” by the leaders of all three countries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Andy Stinton, Small Business Man and Jamie Ellerton, Principal at Conaptus PR.  Topics include: We have a deal on Nafta-- Is it a better deal? We are now a week into the debate over Tori Stafford’s killer. Her dad Rodney Stafford wrote a personal letter to the PM on friday. Asylum seekers lodged in hotels and motels across the Greater Toronto Area will be staying two to four weeks longer than expected, as federal and municipal officials scramble for a new plan.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex is joined by Cyndee Todgham-Cherniak, Trade Lawyer with LexSage to discuss the  new trade deal between Canada, Mexico and the United States.  The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, will replace NAFTA, which has been under renegotiation for more than a year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices