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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"I don’t know what I was thinking, I pulled out all of your teeth"
11/04/2018 Duration: 09minLee Schwaderer can't hold back his cries as he tells ON Point about the mistake Newmarket dental surgeon Dr. Ford Moore made when he performed the operation to remove some of his teeth.
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Dealing with the emotional and mental stress of the Humboldt tragedy
11/04/2018 Duration: 11minDr. Nicholas Carleton Professor Psychology, PhD, University of Regina joins ON Point to discuss how people close to the Humboldt crash are coping with what has happened.
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Olympic hockey star helps after the Humbolt Broncos crash
10/04/2018 Duration: 10minOlympic hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser talks about the Humbolt Broncos crash and how she's helped the community and families affected
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What first responders in Humboldt may experience
10/04/2018 Duration: 09minWhat did first responders experience in Humbolt? Vincent Savoia, M.S.M.. Founder and Executive Director. As the Founder and Executive Director of The Tema Conter Memorial Trust, give us some insight.
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Why legalize pot if people can't use it anywhere
09/04/2018 Duration: 03minBrad Poulos is a professor at Ryerson's Ted Rogers School of Business
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Jay Wilson remembers Jonathan Pitre for his "tenacity, bravery and courage"
07/04/2018 Duration: 11minJay Wilson is chair on the board of DEBRACanada.ORG. He joined ON Point to discuss the "tenacity, bravery and courage" of Jonathan Pitre who suffered with a rare skin disease called epidermolysis bullosa. Pitre, 17, passed away Wednesday evening in a Minnesota hospital, according to the Ottawa Citizen.
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The Gazelle Rally is the toughest off-road race you've never heard of
06/04/2018 Duration: 07minLorraine Sommerfeld is a Drive columnist with Postmedia and the host of the Lemon Aid Car Show that appears on CHCH. She joins ON Point to talk her participation in the race through the sahara desert.
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Ajax Mayor will fight to keep Ajax Downs
06/04/2018 Duration: 11minWhile Pickering was awarded a casino, Ajax Mayor Steve Parish vows the fight to keep Ajax Downs isn’t over
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Doug Ford says he will not provide a media bus for the campaign
06/04/2018 Duration: 11minDennis Matthews, is a political commentator and Vice President of marketing and communications, Enterprise Canada
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Lack of media bus is not an affront to democracy
06/04/2018 Duration: 04minAlex talks about PC election candidate's decision to not provide a media bus.
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Counterpoint - Wednesday April 4
05/04/2018 Duration: 20minJohn Mraz – Former liberal war room directorBill Hutchison - Journalism professor at Seneca. Former broadcaster CTV
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PART 2: Matthew Schrier was kidnapped by al-Qaida in Syria. He believes Canadians were involved
04/04/2018 Duration: 11minPart 2 of Alex Pierson's interview with Matthew Schrier - A U.S. photojournalist kidnapped and tortured by al-Qaida in Syria in 2012 laments in a new book that the RCMP has still not arrested any of the Canadians who were allegedly involved.
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PART 1: Matthew Schrier was kidnapped by al-Qaida in Syria. He believes Canadians were involved
04/04/2018 Duration: 10minPart 1 of Alex Pierson's interview with Matthew Schrier - A U.S. photojournalist kidnapped and tortured by al-Qaida in Syria in 2012 laments in a new book that the RCMP has still not arrested any of the Canadians who were allegedly involved.
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Journalist Kelly Grant speaks about the elderly couple that died together with a medically assisted death.
03/04/2018 Duration: 11min -
Lawyer John Struthers discusses the Liberals new legislation aimed at overhauling the justice system.
03/04/2018 Duration: 11min -
Monologue -- Merlin the Cat: Bob Delaney is proud that the Ontario Liberals have tripled the debt.
03/04/2018 Duration: 04min