On Point With Alex Pierson

It's that time of the week where we take a look past the veil into the stories that don't get the attention they deserve in Ottawa. Alex Pierson checks in with Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter Tom Korski. A federal bank predicts food prices will keep rising into the “foreseeable future.” Net price increases by wholesalers average more than eight percent, it said. How does this affect the economy? Also a Liberal MP is now listed as Parliamentary Secretary for Crown-Indigenous Relations but has a bad history with their Twitter account and some poor taste in their language. Finally the Department of Foreign Affairs wants to erect a statue to commemorate the "daily sacrifices" of diplomats. In other words... themselves. Where did Minister Mélanie Joly get this idea and how much would it cost the taxpayer? Let's get talking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices