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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Global News' Sean O'Shea not allowed to interview Rogers Centre patrons
30/03/2018 Duration: 04minSean O'Shea, Global News consumer reporter went down to Rogers Centre to ask patrons and passersby to ask about the StubHub deal... and was asked to leave the "public" space outside the stadium by security. He joins #ONPoint and discusses the experience.
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Counterpoint - Thursday March 29, 2018
30/03/2018 Duration: 20minVice President of the Liberal Party, Omar Khan and conservative strategist Jacqueline Dobson joins Counterpoint to talk Ontario budget and Blue Jays tickets.
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Oshawa city council urged to demolish house where teen’s remains were found
30/03/2018 Duration: 11minA house in the downtown core of Oshawa, is a haunting reminder of the death of 18-year-old Rori Hache, the victim's godmother, Krysia Meeldyk, is calling for the demolition of the “house of horrors”.
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Chinese space station tumbling to earth on April 1. Michigan Residents on Alert!
29/03/2018 Duration: 04minMichigan State Police Captain Chris Kelenski Deputy State Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security joins Alex Pierson to discuss preparations in case the state gets hit with space junk that does not end up burning up on entry.
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Kathleen Wynne is going to make us all rich; right after you give her all your money
29/03/2018 Duration: 03min -
Not many people observed the recent to Earth Hour
29/03/2018 Duration: 10minTom Harris Executive Director, International Climate Science Coalition (ICSC) joins ON Point to discuss why people are no longer paying attention to initiatives such as Earth Hour
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Ford could bring change to both provincial and national climate change policy
29/03/2018 Duration: 11minRoss McKitrick - is a Canadian economist specializing in environmental economics and policy analysis. He is a professor of economics at the University of Guelph.
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Toronto restaurant owner cuts animal leg at front window while vegan protest occurs outside: activists
29/03/2018 Duration: 09minMarnie Ugar is an activist and was protesting in front of Antler Kitchen and Bar. She joins Alex Pierson to discuss why the group was protesting and their reaction to the owner preparing and eating a large animal leg in their view.
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Doug Ford reacts to Ontario Liberal Budget announcement
28/03/2018 Duration: 12minLeader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Doug Ford joins Alex Pierson to discuss his thoughts on the budget.
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NDP Office employee says she was pressured to accuse co-worker of sexual harassment
27/03/2018 Duration: 11minAlex speaks with Bay Observer journalist John Best about the mounting allegations of bullying and harassment at NDP constiuency offices in Hamilton.
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Ontario government to pony up $105M a year to horse racing industry
27/03/2018 Duration: 10minAlex speaks with President of StandardBred Breeders Association and Assistant Farm Manager of Seelster Farms Walter Parkinson about the Liberals cancelling funding to the horse racing industry.
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Counterpoint - March 26th, 2018
27/03/2018 Duration: 19minVincent Gasparro and Jenni Byrne join Alex Pierson to talk some of the day's top headlines.
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Canadian daughter of NRA member marches for gun reforms in Washington
27/03/2018 Duration: 10minAlex speaks with Kat Schamel, a young activist who holds dual Canadian-American citizenship and recently marched in the US in support of tighter gun control laws.
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Monologue: Looking a gift horse in the mouth - Ontario Liberals promise millions for horse racing
27/03/2018 Duration: 03min -
A different kind of Second City story
24/03/2018 Duration: 10minKevin Frank is the Artistic director for the Second City Training Center and he joins ON Point to talk about some very groundbreaking and unique classes. SC is offering Improv for Anxiety as well as Improv for Autism.
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Canadian students heading to Washington gun rally
24/03/2018 Duration: 09minKat Schamel is travelling to join a rally in Washington to demand tighter gun controls. Schamel is a Toronto high school student with dual Canada-U.S. citizenship whose father is a member of the NRA.
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Sunshine List: Number of public sector employees earning over $100k tops 130,000
24/03/2018 Duration: 11minChristine Van Geyn is the Ontario Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
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Facebook under pressure over data mining scandal
23/03/2018 Duration: 11minStephen Murdoch - Vice President, Public Relations Enterprise Canada joins ON Point to discuss whether this scandal will have a detrimental impact on facebook.