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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![Counterpoint - Thursday March 22]()
Counterpoint - Thursday March 22
23/03/2018 Duration: 20minDiscussing the stories of the day: Verbal faux pas by a few liberal politicians Marijuana bill C-45 passes Joining counterpoint today: Jamie Ellerton - Principal at @Conaptus and political pundit; Tom Parkin, Postmedia national politics columnist with a bluntly social democratic point of view
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![Conservative Senators voted against marijuana bill]()
Conservative Senators voted against marijuana bill
23/03/2018 Duration: 11minSenator Leo Housakos - Conservative (Quebec Wellington) joins ON Point to discuss why conservative senators voted against the marijuana Bill C-45
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![Global News Top Talkers - Thursday March 22]()
Global News Top Talkers - Thursday March 22
23/03/2018 Duration: 08minBill Kelly - weekdays 9am – 12pm – AM900 CHML Andrew Lawton - 12 – 3pm – AM980 CFPL
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![Trudeau and Facebook: The Platform. The campaign. The propaganda.]()
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![Suspect throws rocks, smashes Thornhill synagogue’s front doors in broad daylight]()
Suspect throws rocks, smashes Thornhill synagogue’s front doors in broad daylight
22/03/2018 Duration: 11minRabbi Mendel Kaplan - Chabad Flamingo Synagogue joins Alex Pierson, ON Point to discuss the attack on his Shul.
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![Just Imagine: What if the Ontario Liberals had paid attention to the Drummond Report]()
Just Imagine: What if the Ontario Liberals had paid attention to the Drummond Report
22/03/2018 Duration: 04min -
![Ontario Liberals propose $2.1B to ‘rebuild’ mental health system]()
Ontario Liberals propose $2.1B to ‘rebuild’ mental health system
22/03/2018 Duration: 11minFrancesca Grosso Health policy consultant who helped develop healthcare platform for People’s Guarantee joins ON Point to discuss whether this plan will actually help people in need.
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![Counterpoint - Tuesday March 20, 2018]()
Counterpoint - Tuesday March 20, 2018
22/03/2018 Duration: 20minSmall business man Andy Stinton, and political policy wonk Dennis Matthews debate everything including how 14 year old girls can afford fashionable purses.
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![Officials investigating Texas parcel bombs]()
Officials investigating Texas parcel bombs
21/03/2018 Duration: 10minDr. Gavin Cameron - University of Calgary Centre of Military and Strategic Studies is a domestic terror expert and discusses the bombings in texas.
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![250 Canadian troops being sent to Mali peacekeeping mission]()
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![How long has Facebook data-mining been going on?]()
How long has Facebook data-mining been going on?
20/03/2018 Duration: 10minFormer Liberal war room director and international journalist John Mraz speaks to Alex about the recent news regarding Facebook data harvesting and how long the practice has been in use.
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![Stopping foreign-funded advocacy groups in Canada]()
Stopping foreign-funded advocacy groups in Canada
20/03/2018 Duration: 10minAlex Pierson speaks with Senator Linda Frum about foreign-funded third party advocacy groups and the fight to close loopholes regarding the legality of the practice in Canada.
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![Monologue: Everybody gets a freebie!]()
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![Are we in a new cold war with Russia?]()
Are we in a new cold war with Russia?
17/03/2018 Duration: 11minAlex Pierson talks with former Liberal war room director and international journalist John Mraz about what is happening between Russia and the rest of the world.
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![The unrecognized signs of abusive relationships]()
The unrecognized signs of abusive relationships
17/03/2018 Duration: 08minExecutive Director of the London Abused Women's Centre Megan Walker joins Alex Pierson to talk about the spike in domestic abuse murder victims in Ontario and the often unrecognized signs of abusive relationships.
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![Foreign Funded Anti–Conservative Group Launches NEVER FORD Campaign]()
Foreign Funded Anti–Conservative Group Launches "NEVER FORD" Campaign
17/03/2018 Duration: 11minAlex Pierson speaks with President and CEO of Working Canadians Catherine Swift about advocacy group Leadnow's latest efforts against new Ontario PC party leader Doug Ford.
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![Nova Scotia farmer under fire for satirical mens holiday]()
Nova Scotia farmer under fire for satirical men's holiday
17/03/2018 Duration: 04minAlex Pierson speaks with Moo Nay Farms owner Melvin Burns about a joke holiday he incorporated into his business.
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![Monologue for March 16th 2018]()
Monologue for March 16th 2018
16/03/2018 Duration: 04minAlex Pierson speaks about supposedly independent advocacy groups like Leadnow that are backed by foreign money and aimed at taking down conservative initiatives and politicians- seen now with their NEVER FORD campaign.
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![Jagmeet Singh defends speaking at Sikh separatist rally in 2015]()
Jagmeet Singh defends speaking at Sikh separatist rally in 2015
15/03/2018 Duration: 10minMedia Commentator & Political Analyst Alise Mills joins Alex Pierson to speak about the federal NDP leader's appearance at a Sikh separatist rally in 2015.
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![Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford’s comments on pot considered ‘reckless’]()
Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford’s comments on pot considered ‘reckless’
15/03/2018 Duration: 10minAlex Pierson speaks with cannabis activist, civil liberties advocate, and public speaker Jodie Emery about the potential for a privatized pot market.
