On Point With Alex Pierson

Alex is joined by David Perry, CEO Investigative Solutions Network Inc to discuss the disappearance of Andrew Kinsman on top of three other missing gay men and the arrest of Bruce McArthur. 

Alex is joined with Dan McTeague Petroleum/Energy Analyst, and former MP for the Ontario Pickering to discuss B.C. the $40-billion construction of a huge liquefied natural gas project near Kitimat.  

Alex is joined with Julie Kwiecinski, director of provincial affairs for Ontario to discuss Bill 148. On Tuesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford told the legislature that he wants to scrap Bill 148, also known as the Fair Workplaces Better Jobs Act. He backtracked later saying he wanted to review it instead. The bill mandates equal pay for part-time and temporary workers doing the same job as full-time workers, increases sick day benefits and paid vacation and increases the minimum wage from $14 an hour to $15 on Jan. 1, 2019.

Alex is joined by Bill Hutchinson and John Mraz. Topics include: Liberals considering "giving" Trans Mountain to First Nations, Conservatives push to reverse Terri-Lynne McClintic's transfer to healing lodge, and Trudeau says 2019 election will be nasty, but liberals will strike a positive tone.   

Alex is joined by Abigail Bimman, Global National Ottawa Correspondent to discuss Elizabeth Wettlaufer who was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years in June 2017. She pleaded guilty to eight counts of murder, four counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault. The son of one of Wettlaufer’s eight murder victims learned Wednesday that Wettlaufer has been moved from prison to a secure psychiatric hospital in Montreal, which operates on an observation model using no weapons and with no traditional prison bars.

Barely 24 hours after criticizing “the politics of personal attacks” and vowing to run a positive and inclusive Liberal Party campaign in 2019, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Conservatives questioning the transfer of convicted child-murderer Terri-Lynne McClintic from prison to a healing lodge of being “ambulance-chasing politicians.”

Alex is joined by Peter Clark, President of Grey, Clark, Shih and Associates, to take a deeper look into the new United States Mexico Canada Agreement and examine just how good of a deal it actually was for us here in the Great White North.

Alex is joined by Joseph Neuberger, senior partner at Toronto-based law firm, Neuberger & Partners, for this edition of Case and Point. Topics include: The federal Conservatives call into question the recent treatment of confessed killer Terri-Lynne McClintic and how the world has become a 'guilty until proven innocent' state. 

Alex is joined by Global News Radio Tech Expert, Adam Oldfield, to discuss the rules and restrictions regarding the flying of drones along with where they can and cannot go. Also, as more companies drift towards autonomous delivery methods, the safety of your purchases is being brought into question.

Alex is joined by: Stephen Ledrew - Toronto based lawyer, broadcaster, and former President of Canada's Liberal party. and Dennis Mathews - Vice President, Marketing and Communications for Enterprise Canada, and Conservative campaign strategiest for today's Counterpoint. Topics include: At long last, a new trade deal has been struck between Canada, Mexico and the U.S., Doug Ford has vowed to scrap the province's next minimum wage increase, U.S. President Donald Trump comes to the defense of both Brett Kavanaugh and young men acorss America and California takes a big step towards gender-fairness within company board rooms.

A historic election in Quebec see's a change in the guard, more than 100 years in the making. In it's decision, Quebec joins a list of other province's, slowly rejecting the ideals of an incumbent government. With all this noise, the question now becomes; Is anyone listening?

Alex is joined by Andrew Scheer, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada to discuss the new trade deal between Canada, Mexico and the United States and how it has been called a “win-win-win” by the leaders of all three countries.

Tom Quiggin is a former military intelligence officer, a former intelligence contractor for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and a court appointed expert on jihadist terrorism in both the Federal and criminal courts of Canada

Alex is joined by Jim Wilson, Minister of Economic Development to dsicuss the new trade deal between Canada, Mexico and the United States. It has been called a “win-win-win” by the leaders of all three countries.

Alex is joined by Andy Stinton, Small Business Man and Jamie Ellerton, Principal at Conaptus PR.  Topics include: We have a deal on Nafta-- Is it a better deal? We are now a week into the debate over Tori Stafford’s killer. Her dad Rodney Stafford wrote a personal letter to the PM on friday. Asylum seekers lodged in hotels and motels across the Greater Toronto Area will be staying two to four weeks longer than expected, as federal and municipal officials scramble for a new plan. 

Alex is joined by Cyndee Todgham-Cherniak, Trade Lawyer with LexSage to discuss the  new trade deal between Canada, Mexico and the United States.  The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, will replace NAFTA, which has been under renegotiation for more than a year.

Alex speaks about how Jewish Groups want activist Linda Sarsour banned from Canadian Public Speaking Events. 

Alex is joined by Mercedes Stephenson, Ottawa Bureau Chief and Host of The West Block, to talk about some of the most newsworthy topics to keep an eye on, including Corrections Canada's decision on Terri-Lynne McClintic and the New NAFTA talks between Canada, United States and Mexico

Alex Pierson is joined by Sam Nunberg, former Trump campaign advisor, to talk about the Senate's vote on Judge Brett Kavanaugh. How will this decision change the judicial system in the United States?

Alex is joined by Talli Osborne, an inspirational speaker who has presented at TedX Toronto. Osborne was recently hit by an SUV while she was riding her mobility scooter. After police were called, she had a confrontation with aggressive officers who blamed her for the crash. As a result, she has filed a formal complaint with the Office of the Independent Police Review Director.