On Point With Alex Pierson

Alex is joined by:  Mike Van Soelen - managing principal at Navigator...a public relations firm and Stephen LeDrew - lawyer...broadcaster...former president of the Liberal Party of Canada...currently, a homemaker Topics include: This is a travesty… how should Canada respond??'We are going to send this back': Malaysia returning unwanted Canadian plastic Andrew Scheer, immigration and racism. In Ottawa, execs of twitter, Facebook and google were testifying at a committee that’s trying to figure out what should be done to protect Canadian citizens' privacy online and curb the spread of disinformation. A former Facebook adviser is urging governments around the world to shut down social media platforms until they can be reformed. Venture capitalist Roger McNamee told the committee "If your goals are to protect democracy and personal liberty, you have to be bold. You have to force a radical transformation of the business model of internet platforms At the end of the day, though, the most effective path to re