Synopsis
A new voice and a fresh perspective. Join the conversation, with ON Point with Alex Pierson on 640 Toronto.With 20 years in the field, and behind an anchor desk, Alex is known and respected for her tough reporting style and accountability. An in-depth, no-nonsense look at the stories making headlines.ON Point with Alex Pierson airs weeknights from 7 to 10 p.m. on 640 Toronto.
Episodes
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He plotted to bomb Times Square for ISIS. Records show he’s mentally ill. Is he a terrorist?
21/06/2018 Duration: 11minJoseph Neuberger is the Global News Radio legal expert.
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Federal NDP has trouble raising cash as it prepares for the 2019 election
21/06/2018 Duration: 11minKarl Bélanger is the President of the Douglas-Coldwell Foundation. He was the interim National Director of the New Democratic Party of Canada.
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US admits Canada is not a security threat. And was it smart for Trudeau to weigh in on migration issue with Trump while tariffs and Nafta threaten
21/06/2018 Duration: 10minCyndee Cherniak is a Trade Lawyer with LexSage
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Counterpoint: Wednesday June 20, 2018
21/06/2018 Duration: 17minJohn Mraz and Bill Hutchison talk about the legalization of Marijuana, Trump and immigration and Trudeau's thought on what is happening south of the border
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Trudeau’s plan to legalize pot is an insult to Canadians
21/06/2018 Duration: 12minJ.J. McCullough is a BC Based writer/columnist seen on National Post and Washington Post.
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Case and Point with Lorne Honickman
20/06/2018 Duration: 12minGlobal News Radio's legal expert from BTZLaw.ca joins ON Point and discusses man who pushed guy in front of train- possibly another case of 'not criminally responsible'
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Counterpoint: Tuesday June 19, 2018
20/06/2018 Duration: 16minStephen Ledrew Toronto-based lawyer and broadcaster. Served as President, Liberal Party of Canada Lauren McDonald - Public Affairs Consultant, Enterprise Canada
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Who are the minimum wage earners in Ontario?
20/06/2018 Duration: 14minPam Frache - Ontario Coordinator for Fight for $15 & Fairness argues that aFraser Institute study suggests that 91% of minimum-wage earners in Ontario don’t live in low-income families, is incorrect.
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Canada's Opioid death toll nearly 4,000 last year, spiking with men
19/06/2018 Duration: 09minLeigh Chapman: works directly with the tents (moss park), is a nurse, lost her brother to an overdose years ago.
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Global Top Talkers - Tuesday June 19, 2018
19/06/2018 Duration: 09minScott Thompson from 900 CHML in Hamilton and Craig Needles – 980 News London join ON Point to discuss the premier designate's early announcements.
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Neal Ewers // Executive Director - Beat The Streets
19/06/2018 Duration: 11minNeal Ewers // Executive Director - Beat The Streets. Gofundme for aaron wright
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Canada's Mysterious ISIS Returnee Looks Startlingly Familiar
19/06/2018 Duration: 09minPresident of JAMES ISC and Terrorism Expert Lee Humphrey joins Alex to speak about recent developments regarding the returned Canadian ISIS fighter Abu Huzaifa al-Kanadi.
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We Are the Casualties in this Trade War
19/06/2018 Duration: 13minFinancial Post columnist, The Hill contributor & Energy Probe executive director Lawrence Solomon talks with Alex about his recent article asserting that Justin Trudeau started a trade war for political points.
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Why Are Children Being Separated From Their Parents At The US Border?
19/06/2018 Duration: 09minGuidy Mamann of Mamann Sandaluk & Kingwell LLP and MigrationLaw.com joins Alex to speak about Trump's immigration crackdown.
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Counterpoint: Monday, June 18th, 2018
19/06/2018 Duration: 19minAlex is joined by: Dennis Matthews - Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Enterprise Canada Vincent Gasparro, is a former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin and current campaign chair for John Tory’s mayoral run Topics include Doug Ford ordering a public sector hiring freeze, Bill Morneau, and Justin Trudeau's summer home.
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The Ramifications of a Trade War
19/06/2018 Duration: 11minAlex speaks with Portfolio Management Corp Managing Director Norman Levine about the numbers involved between the US/Canada trade dispute.
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David Perry - CEO Investigative Solutions Network Inc.
16/06/2018 Duration: 13minDavid Perry - CEO Investigative Solutions Network Inc. -- 28-year decorated career with the Toronto Police Service. 2 girls, ages 5 and 9, seriously injured after shooting at east-end Toronto playground.
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Toronto traffic fatalities trigger renewed calls for safer streets.
15/06/2018 Duration: 11minJon Burnside - Toronto City Councillor and former police officer, joins #ONPoint to discuss renewed calls for safer streets after recent traffic fatalities. We also discuss the recent Scarborough shooting in which two young girls, 5 and 9 years old, were caught in the crossfire.