On Point With Alex Pierson

Tonight's Top Talkers are:  Bill Kelly - Global News Radio Hamilton & Mike Stubbs - Global News Radio London Topics include: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau verges on hypocrisy after telling a group of young students, all the opposition does is scream and yell, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is setting his sights on Welfare reform, and thousands of unhappy Ontario Cannabis Store customers are outraged after a "not-so-righteous" opening two weeks.

According to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, there are good guys and bad guys in Canadian politics. Speaking to a group of young students, Trudeau would eloborate slightly professing that the Liberals are all that is right and the Conservatives just yell, shout and are wrong. It leaves you to wonder, what description would the Prime Minister give his own past episodes of temper tantrums and screaming matches with rally protestors?

Peter Shurman fills in for Alex Pierson. Peter is joined by Elissa Freeman (PR and Pop Culture Expert), as they try to figure out Kanye.

Peter Shurman fills in for Alex Pierson. Peter is joined byJohn Mraz (former liberal war room director) and Bill Hutchison (television broadcaster and journalism professor at Seneca). Topics include: Critics calling for Steve Bannon debate to be cancelled Is it better to debate Steve Bannon or to ignore him? McClintic’s brother says ‘she’s no more Indigenous than I am green from the planet Mars’. Is a GTHA transit project to connect all out transit agencies feasible? They can’t even get individual transit right? Will Toronto be subsidizing the other regions?   People have to chose to die before they might be ready; The patient must be conscious and of sound mind on the day of their death. Is changing the rule a viable solution ie: “when my disease gets me to this stage, I want to go” or have we already gone to far with this legislation?

Peter Shurman guest hosts for Alex Pierson.  Peter has thoughts and notions about Stats Can probing our banking info. Spoiler Alert - He don't like it!

Peter Shurman guest hosts for Alex Pierson.   

Peter Shurman guest hosts for Alex Pierson.  Statistics Canada taking our banking info. Hallowe'en and cultural appropriation. Trump in Pittsburgh. Toronto transportation.

Douglas Bevans joins Alex Pierson and says the drink is a commentary on product marketing, and that if product is packaged in a sleek bottle, and promises to solve all of your problems, you'll buy it.  

Darryl Singer, Head of Commercial and Civil Litigation at Diamond and Diamond joins Alex to discuss how legalization may affect your insurance rates!

Alex is joined by Toronto-based lawyer, Lorne Honickman for this edition of Case and Point. Topics include: The family of Barry and Honey Sherman have announced a $10 million reward for information on the killings, a secret police report finds a new city courthouse will increase the risk of gang-related violence downtown and a European Court rules in a case that argues insulting the Prophet Mohammad is against the right of religious belief.

Alex is joned by Carson Phillips, PhD, Managing Director of the Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre in Toronto, to take a closer look at a Toronto private school for girls who were shown a re-imagined performance of William Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice'. During the show, audience members were encouraged by the institution's principal to yell anti-semetic profanity and other disturbing nazi-themed language. She was fired shortly after.

Alex is joined by Stephen Ledrew, Toronto-based lawyer, broadcaster, and one-time President of the Liberal Party of Canada, and Jon Dwyer, Director at Aereus Technologies Inc. for this edition of Counterpoint. Topics include - The family of Tori Stafford will head a protest on Parliament Hill against the move of Stafford's killer, Terri Lynn McClintic, more than 35 activists groups are calling for Steve Bannon to be banned from an upcoming debate set in Toronto, Hilary Clinton is in the spotlight for some borderline racist comments, Doug Ford and Andrew Scheer unite on a front to get rid of Justin Trudeau, and Statistics Canada faces backlash after pulling more than 15 years of personal financial details from the countries' credit bureaus.

Alex is joined by Rodney Stafford, father of Tori Stafford, to discuss how the federal Conservatives are poised to thrust the transfer of convicted child killer Terri-Lynne McClintic from prison to a healing lodge back into the spotlight just days ahead of a Parliament Hill protest planned by Stafford and members of his family.

Tonight's Top Talkers are: Scott Thompson - Global News Radio Hamilton & Craig Needles - Global News Radio London Topics include - A coalition of community groups are calling for the Toronto Munk Debate to drop guest speaker, Steve Bannon, Statistics Canada has been caught nabbing over a decade of personal financial information from the Canadian Credit Bureau, and after almost 30 years as a show favourite, Simpsons' character, Apu, is being phased out due to play-on stereotypes.

After 11 worshippers were gunned down in an act of hatred inside a Syngogue near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the defining thought amongst many is not on the victims. Rather, it is posed on a President, who's term in office has been critizied by many as a stand in office riddled with hate-speech, fear-mongering and degredation. So the question is, should a man known for those traits be welcomed to the funerals of those killed by similar motives?

Alex is joined by David Perry, CEO Investigative Solutions Network to discuss a news story about a mother who is reunited with her son after 31 years.  

ALex Pierson is joined by Ann Cavoukian, Distinguished Expert-in-Residence, Privacy by Design Centre of Excellence, Ryerson University and Former Privacy Commissioner to discuss Statistic Canada. Statistic Canada banks across the country for financial transaction data and personal information of 500,000 Canadians without their knowledge, Global News has learned.

Alex is joined by Omar Khan, Vice President, Public Affairs Hill & Knowlton Strategies, Liberal Party Executive.  Topics discuss: Doug Ford's vow to reduce provinicial trade barriers, Stats Canada requesting banking information of 500,000 Canadians without thier knowledge, Toronto Sun nespaper pulls column skeptical of vaccines after backlash, mother reunited with son 31 years after alleged parental abduction, and more. 

Alex Pierson is joined by Steve McDonald, Director of Policy and Strategic Communications CIJA to discuss how anti Semitism on the rise and how warning signs on this shooting have been waving for a while.

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