On Point With Alex Pierson

Tonight's Top Talkers are: Jason Chapman - Executive Producer, Global News Radio. Topics include: Former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher, Roberto Osuna, breathes a heavy sigh as he re-appears in a Toronto courtroom. Meanwhile, in a U.S. courtroom, former television star and comedian, Bill Cosby, faces judgement of his own.

Does the country's system of law turn it's balanced shoulder away from those who are well-known within the public eye? From the kidnapping and killing of an innocent little girl to years of sexaul assualt on helpless victims, should the justice system "sentence" those "celebrities" any different than if a regular person committed those same crimes?

Global News Radio Legal Expert Joseph Neuberger joins Alex to speak about a decision made by Ontario Superior Court Justice Shaun Nakatsuru to give a black man a lenient sentence due to racial and poverty issues. 

Alex is joined by Ann Brocklehurs to discuss the verdict of Dellen Millard who stood to inherit a multimillion-dollar aviation company. He was found guilty of first-degree murder in his father’s death Monday, a ruling that marked his third such conviction.

Counterpoint: Monday, September 24th, 2018

Alex is joined by Vic Fedeli, Minister of Finance to discuss how the Liberals' are to be held accountable for a $15-billion deficit. 

Discussion regarding Julie Piatt and her qualifications as Canada's Governor General. 

Kaleb Houle is battling cancer for the third time in 4 years, and he's only 13 years old. Alex sits down with his mother Jennifer Houle to hear their story of strength, struggle, and community support.  If you would like to support the family, visit: The Go Fund Me Page at Kalebs Kourage

The Ticket Master scalper conversation has gone around the world. Alex takes Alan Cross' responses and predictions on the developing conversation.

Alex Pierson is joined by Jenny Serwylo, the lady whose kitchen was held ransom by a hungry group of raccoons. One particularly pesky raccoon didn't back down from Jenny, even staring her down as it ate her food.

Alex Pierson is joined by Kristin Raworth, advocate for sexual violence survivors, to talk about how tough it is for the media in the #MeToo movement.

Alex Pierson is joined by Stephen Metelsky, a criminology professor at Mohawk College, to talk about the recent arrest in Hamilton for the last year's murder of mobster, Angelo Musitano. They discuss the implications the arrest have on organized crime in Ontario.

Alex is joined by Omar Khan, Vice President, Public Affairs Hill & Knowlton Strategies, Liberal Party Executive, and Melissa Lantsman, VP, Public Affairs Hill & Knowlton, Conservative Strategist for today's edition of Counterpoint. Topics include: Danforth shooting details after police documents are released, carbon taxes and military veterans are being short-changed.

Alex Pierson is joined by Tom Quiggin, a former military intelligence officer, former intelligence contractor for the RCMP and a court appointed expert on jihadist terrorism, to talk about the Danforth shooting. Newly unsealed documents have been released that add more questions to this confusing case.

Tonight`s Top Talkers are: Bill Kelly – Global News Radio Hamilton and  Mike Stubbs – Global News Radio London Topics include: The newly-unsealed documents from the Danforth Shooting case as well as the World Anti-Doping Agency’s decision to lift Russia’s three-year doping ban.

ON Point host, Alex Pierson, is joined by Executive Director of Canadians for Clean Prosperity, Mark Cameron, to talk about carbon taxes. A report from the independent group raised questions after it stated that carbon taxes could actually put more money in Canadian’s pockets.

After Ian Buruma was ousted from New York Review of Books after publishing an essay by Jian Ghomeshi, it is clear that the rules of Me Too are being made up as we go.

Guest host Arlene Bynon is joing with Marco Chown Oved, Toronto Star Investigative reporter to discuss ticket scalpers and how Ticketmaster offered to help them do business. 

Guest host Arlene Bynon is joing by David Butt,  Barrister to discuss Donald Trump casting doubt on the allegation of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. 

Guest host Arlene Bynon is joined with Lawrence Martin, Public Affairs Columnist, The Globe and Mail to discuss Doug Ford.