On Point With Alex Pierson

Alex Pierson speaks with Calvin Chrustie, senior partner with the security and intelligence advisory firm Critical Risk Team, who 32 years with the RCMP in the intelligence and investigational world of transnational national organized crime, specializing in kidnaps, extortion, money laundering, and other forms of ‘crimes in action’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter joined Alex Pierson to discuss our cell phone bills. Apparently, they are getting cheaper! That’s what we are supposed to believe according to the CEO of Rogers who, along with other telecom bosses, were called to testify at a house of commons committee to explain why the prices are going up. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson speaks with Shannon McCarrell, Fisherville, Ontario woman whose pet emu McTavish was killed overnight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson speaks with Ron Butler, Mortgage Broker with Butler Mortgage, to break down the latest inflation numbers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson speaks with Giles Gherson, President and CEO of Toronto Region Board of Trade, about the cost of construction has on Toronto's downtown recovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Terry Flynn, Graduate Director and Associate Professor, Master of Communications Management at McMaster University, about Buckingham Palace's PR failure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson speaks with Barbara McFater, CEO of Pathway to Possibilities, an adult education and employment site that offers GED preparation. The GED is a certificate of high school equivalency available to those over 18 who have not completed four years of secondary education. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson speaks with Vaughan Mayor Steven Del Duca about taking steps to crack down on where protests and demonstrations are being held in his community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Ryan Brook, Saskatchewan agriculture and BioResources professor and wild pig expert, about how Canada's wild boar population poses a threat to our U.S. neighbours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson speaks with Gilles Rivard, former Ambassador of Canada to Haiti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson speaks with Vivian Bercovici, former Ambassador of Canada to Israel, about foreign affairs minister Melanie Joly and MP Ya'ara Saks, meeting and posing for a photo with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter joined Alex Pierson to discuss a lead in ArriveCan. A supplier yesterday acknowledged, and he had a business partner become a millionaire under lucrative federal contracts, the Insolvent Saltwire Network newspaper chain, largest in Atlantic Canada, pocketed taxpayer subsidies while failing to pay its taxes, court records show. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson speaks with Selina Robinson, Member of the Legislative Assembly, Former B.C. minister of post-secondary education, who recently resigned from the B.C. NDP caucus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

''Everyday, we have somebody in coming to steal.'' Host, Alex Pierson speaks with Doc Von Litchenberg, owner of Doc's Leather about the impacts of safe supply and harm reduction at his business. Businesses are trying to keep their lights on and to make ends meet. Nobody feels safe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A very sad day for the music industry with the loss of Eric Carmen and Karl Wallinger. Host, Alex Pierson speaks Eric Alper, music publicist. The two reflect on the great memories and songs from these legends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Pierson speaks with Peter Mackay, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Minister of National Defence, and Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, about how to get control of a collapsed country under gang-rule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter joined Alex Pierson to discuss organized crime in Canadian Ports, says an RCMP report, Canada's chief bank inspector, yesterday issued a directive ordering bankers to begin assessing mortgage holders at risk of default ''effective immediately,'' Canadian medicare is so bad people consider it frightening, says in-house research by the Department of Health. All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trudeau government is reversing course when it comes to placing tax on beer. Host, Alex Pierson speaks with Kelly Higginson, President of Restaurants Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I'm announcing that Canada's funding for UNRWA will resume.'' The latest allegations are that staff was involved in the October 7th massacre. Host, Alex Pierson speaks with Dalia Al Aqidi, Senior Fellow Centre for security policy Washington, Counter extremism expert and a current congressional candidate running against IIhan Omar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This 75-year-old organization is facing a massive problem. How is it that Community Living is in so much trouble? 4,000 people are on the waitlist. What could be the solution? Host, Alex Pierson speaks with Brad Saunders, CEO of Community Living Toronto, and Susan Silma, sister of Robert who waited 36 years to get into the supportive living program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices