On Point With Alex Pierson

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Bruce Winder, retail analyst and author of RETAIL Before, During & After COVID-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The old days of air travel were quite risky…compared to today, the chances of your flight going down were far greater …every airport had kiosks and coin-operating vending machines where you could buy life insurance before you headed to the gate—you know, just in case you thought you weren’t going to make it to your final destination… 1977 was one of the worst years for accidents in aviation history…in addition to several violent hijackings every month—sometimes with fatal results—There were also passenger plane crashes with great loss of life…including the worst aviation disaster of all time when two 747s planes collided on a runway in the Canary Islands, killing 583 people. Frank Sinatra’s mother, the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia, and all but one member of the University of Evansville basketball team died in crashes… But then there were the events of October 20, 1977, when a rickety chartered plane went down in a swamp in Mississippi…on board were members of Lynyrd Skynyrd…six of the 24 passengers died, incl

Host Alex Pierson speaks with tech expert Adam Oldfield about Rogers launching affordable 5G for low income Canadians, major data breach at a DNA testing lab, and robotic guide dogs for the visually impaired! All this and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tor Krueger, Owner and Co-founder of Udder Way Artisan Cheese in Hannan, Ontario, about winning big at this year's World Cheese Awards in Norway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Zach Dunn, Founder and Director of Remembering Canada’s Veterans. Visit Zach's website to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Phil Andrew, Principal of PAX Group, a global crisis and conflict management consultancy, and a former FBI hostage negotiator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Aaron Murray, Personal injury lawyer specializing in animal attacks, Partner at Leone Murray LLP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Jonathan Nelson, director of product management for Hiya, company that specializes in detecting spam phone calls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dorit, one of the organizers of the Milk Carton campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about the Liberal Party appointing a re-election campaign committee but no mention was made for a vote, the Commons yesterday by a 292 to 30 vote rejected a New Democrat motion to remove GST from all home heating, and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault yesterday said Canadians must do more to meet climate targets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Chris (Christine) Bonnett, 75 year old Norfolk County woman who was recently attacked by a dog when taking out the garbage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Michael Barrett, Conservative MP for Leeds, Grenville, Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes and Shadow Minister Of Ethics and Accountable Government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Giles Gherson, president and CEO of the Toronto Region Board of Trade, about how the loss of employment lands is a "silent killer" of jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Global News reporter Matt Carty, live from Toronto's union station. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a Federal and National force that spends its time and it's resources doing contract policing but they aren't performing well on their mandates. The RCMP commissioner has the largest span of control of any police force in the democratic world. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Christian Leuprecht, Professor at the Royal Military College of Canada - expert on security and defense. Author of Dirty Money; Financial Crime in Canada, published by McGill-Queen's University Press. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Joe Camillo, owner Aegis Impact Protection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Barbara Perry, Criminologist and Director of Ontario Tech University's Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Phil Gurski, President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, former CSIS Analyst. about Imam Adil Charkaoui, a controversial Islamic educator in Montreal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What would you do if your car caught on fire without you knowing? Host Alex Pierson speaks with Jamie Kerri-Mitchell, car engulfed in flames while driving to work over the weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're into a dangerous phase of the war. Today, Benjamin Netanyahu says that he'll consider tactical pauses to get aid in and hostages out of Gaza. People are moving through the evacuation corridor in Gaza. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Lt. Col Peter Learner, Spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices