Episodios

  • Blacklock's Check-In: ''The Nelson Mandela of the Prairie's''

    Blacklock's Check-In: ''The Nelson Mandela of the Prairie's''
    Aug 22 2024
    Alex Pierson speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about the disruption to national rail service is ''sabotage,'' Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said yesterday, Charles Adler has not yet met legal requirements to become a Senator, authorities confirmed yesterday, buying an $8.8 million Manhattan penthouse for Consul Tom Clark was ''a smart investment,'' the Department of Foreign Affairs said yesterday. All this and more! GUEST: Tom Korski - Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter X(formerly Twitter): @mindingottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 m
  • Big Changes For Safe Consumption, Could A Missing Person Be Tied To Spies & Ontario's New Face of Auto Theft

    Big Changes For Safe Consumption, Could A Missing Person Be Tied To Spies & Ontario's New Face of Auto Theft
    Aug 21 2024
    On this episode of the Alex Pierson Show Podcast, host Alex Pierson takes on the big news from the day her way. First, Alex speaks again with Oshawa's Mayor Dan Carter about the new changes to Ontario's Safe Consumption Sites, which include prohibiting them from being within 200 metres of a school or daycare centre to start. Next, investigative reporter and founder of The Bureau Sam Cooper tells Alex that he's asking authorities to explore the possibility that a missing GTA real estate agent could have possibly dangerous ties to a known Chinese intelligence apparatus. And finally, Premier Ford has created a new cabinet position for not only Auto Theft but also Bail Reform. Alex and the new cabinet minister Graham McGregor talk about how he plans to tackle two of Ontario's more problematic and difficult issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 m
  • 7-11 On Sale & A Looming Rail Strike

    7-11 On Sale & A Looming Rail Strike
    Aug 19 2024
    In some big business news, Canadian company Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc...better known simply as Couche-Tard has offered to purchase the entire 7-11 empire for tens of billions of dollars in a still confidential takeover bid! Host Alex Pierson speaks with Professor Sylvain Charlebois, the director of the agri-food analytics lab at Dalhousie University and a professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University about what we know so far about this deal, and also what it would mean for Canada if our entire rail system is essentially shutdown due to strikes...like what we could see in the coming days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 m
  • Start of DNC & Potential Protests in Chicago

    Start of DNC & Potential Protests in Chicago
    Aug 19 2024
    The DNC has officially kicked off and we will see what the Democrats have in store for the upcoming campaign...but what will the atmosphere be like? Are we expecting scenes of the "Chicago 7" or something a little more contained? Warren Kinsella, President of Daisy Group and who will also be campaigning with the Democrats next week joins Alex on air to discuss the future of the Harris/Walz ticket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 m
  • Blacklock's Check-In: ''Demands of housing far exceeds the funds available.''

    Blacklock's Check-In: ''Demands of housing far exceeds the funds available.''
    Aug 15 2024
    Guest host, Adam Zivo, speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about Cabinet mismanaged a housing crisis in the one jurisdiction where it has complete oversight, First Nations reserves, says a federal audit, at least a quarter of Department of National Defense buildings and other infrastructure dates from the 1970's and requires ''significant maintenance,'' says an internal audit, Cabinet is seen as uncaring by a middle class now weary and stressed, says in-house research by the Privy Council. All this and more! GUEST: Tom Korski - Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter X(formerly Twitter): @mindingottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 m
  • ''Bad dog'' owners; Did the pandemic lead to a surge in ''bad dogs?''

    ''Bad dog'' owners; Did the pandemic lead to a surge in ''bad dogs?''
    Aug 13 2024
    Is there an explosion of ''bad dogs'' or is this a product of ''bad owners?' Guest host Ben Mulroney spoke with Krista Kais-Prial, who was so rattled by nasty encounters with dogs and owners in her neighbourhood that she rallied a resistance movement on Facebook and is taking their message to City Hall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 m
  • Blacklock's Check-In: ''Well-calculated strategy,'' Dattani told federal interviewers.

    Blacklock's Check-In: ''Well-calculated strategy,'' Dattani told federal interviewers.
    Aug 13 2024
    Guest host, Ben Mulroney speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about Ex-Canadian Human Rights Commissioner Birju Dattani says he regrets delivering a 2014 lecture in which he called terrorism a ''well-calculated strategy'' for Muslims, Cabinet must cut spending 15 percent, says a Canadian Chamber of Commerce submission to Commons finance committee, Liberal-appointed senators bill taxpayers thousands for media advice from a former iPolitics editor records show. ''Journalism was never stable employment.'' All this and more! GUEST: Tom Korski - Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter X(formerly Twitter): @mindingottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 m
  • Blacklock's Check-In: Canada is ''slowly losing our democracy.''

    Blacklock's Check-In: Canada is ''slowly losing our democracy.''
    Aug 8 2024
    Guest host, Ben Mulroney speaks with Tom Korski, the Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter about a federal manager named a key figure in the $59.5 million ArriveCan scandal yesterday denied any involvement in sweetheart contracting ''I was just a low level employee,'' testified Diane Daly, a %108,000 a year senior administrator with the Department of Public Works, Canada is ''slowly losing our democracy,'' due to mean tweets and click-bait media, Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld said yesterday, Employees who choose to use daycare cannot claim discrimination if their schedule is upset by workplace duties. All this and more! GUEST: Tom Korski - Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter X(formerly Twitter): @mindingottawa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 m