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The Alex Pierson Show

640 Toronto / Curiouscast

The Alex Pierson show is an in-depth, no-nonsense look at the stories making headlines. Alex has more than 20 years in the field and behind an anchor desk, and is known and respected for her tough reporting style and accountability. Join the daily conversation with the Alex Pierson Show, and never miss an important story again.

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11:54

Trudeau on U.S. giving Ukraine cluster munitions:...

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/07/11

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Richard Shimooka, Defence Expert and Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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13:04

Residents shocked by death of woman hit by stray...

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/07/11

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Derek Finkle, who lives beside the South Riverdale Community Health Centre (SRCHC). Derek and fellow community members have been raising concerns with the SRCHC's safe injection site prior the Friday's shooting that tragically resulted in the death of a 44-year-old mother of two. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:31

''Pay Up, Will Ya?'' Conversations about...

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/07/10

Justin Trudeau is off to NATO meetings just after Britian says ''Pay up, will ya?'' Host Alex Pierson speaks with Christian Luprecht, Military College and Senior fellow at the McDonald Laurier Institute, about understanding security relationships. Trudeau is playing ''catch up'' with NATO and now we are short on equipment that is necessary. The Government needs to double down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:57

Toronto; another day, another crime.

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/07/10

Another day, another crime. Are we beginning to normalize this behaviour? Host Alex Pierson speaks with David Perry, Former Toronto Police Officer & 640 Toronto's Security Analyst, about a mom who was killed in Leslieville. Safe supply is destroying Toronto. It's unfortunate these shootings are happening all over the GTA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:18

Canada’s unemployment rate rose in June as 60K jobs...

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/07/07

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Moshe Lander, Economist with Concordia University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:38

'We can't let these people down': Advocates calling...

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/07/07

Host Alex Pierson speaks with community worker Diana Chan McNally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:48

Blacklocks Check-In: Irony Rich in advertising

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/07/06

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about talks on launching a public inquiry into foreign interference dragging along, higher prices for basic groceries like cabbage and spaghetti are running at three and four times the rate of general inflation, the Office of Elections Commissioner Caroline Simard dismissed 116 complaints of alleged forign interference in the last two general elections without a single attempted prosecution, and more! Learn more about

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9:25

How are police adapting to deal with AI?

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/07/06

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Jon Reid, President of The Toronto Police Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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12:39

Is 'safe supply' actually safe?

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/07/06

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Julian Somers, clinical psychologist and distinguished professor at Simon Fraser University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:02

Stellantis deal reached to restart EV battery factory...

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/07/06

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Greg Layson, Digital and Mobile Editor of Automotive News Canada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:29

Premier Ford's Spring Budget is 'Spend, Spend Spend'!

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/07/06

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Ben Eisen, Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute and the study's author. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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11:50

Bruce Power Plant; Is it a done deal?

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/07/05

The first large scale nuclear plant that the Ford government will build to prepare for electricity demands. Host, Alex Pierson speaks with Chris Keefer, President of Canadians for Nuclear Energy, about the idea of the Bruce Power will be built to increase electricity supply to service 4.8 million homes. Is it a done deal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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10:19

Increase in tick-borne illnesses directly linked to...

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/07/05

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Jason Tetro, Known as ‘The Germ Guy’ and Host of the Super Awesome Science Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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8:56

'We're sweating': Automotive Parts Manufacturers Call...

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/07/05

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Flavio Volpe, Head of The Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:17

New report finds Toronto's office vacancy rate hit...

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/07/05

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Dr. Karen Chapple, Director of the School of Cities at the University of Toronto Dr. Karen Chapple, Director of the School of Cities at the University of Toronto, about reimaging downtown Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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12:02

Why you shouldn't use the Temu app

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/07/04

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Paul Davis, Online Safety and Social Media Educator, about online shopping platform Temu - and why you shouldn't use their app to make purchases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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12:33

Blacklocks Check-In: MPs Misled On CRA Fraud

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/07/04

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about how Revenue Commissioner Bob Hamilton misled MPs in under-reporting the number of Canada Revenue Agency employees implicated in fraudulent claims for pandemic benefits. Hamilton claimed there were “not very many, obviously,” though the Agency now confirms hundreds are under investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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12:45

Blacklocks Check-In: Wernick now a part of a Liberal ...

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/06/29

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter, about Michael Wernick, former chief clerk of the federal public service, has joined a Liberal-affiliated think tank. Wernick abruptly resigned in 2019 following disclosures of the cabinet's failed attempt to quash a criminal prosecution of the SNC-Lavalin Group Inc, a senator who threatened to sue Canadian media over China coverage took more state-sponsored trips to the People's Republic than any other

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10:58

What Does a New Mayor Mean for Toronto Police?

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/06/29

Host Alex Pierson speaks with Jon Reid, President of the Toronto Police Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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9:35

''Trusting the news in a digital age.''

The Alex Pierson Show ·

2023/06/28

Less news, less reporters. This means less accountability. Host Alex Pierson speaks with Jeffrey Dvorkin, former director of the journalism program at the University of Toronto-Scarborough and Author of ''Trusting The News In The Digital Age', about why we should be worried. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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