The Alex Pierson Show Curiouscast

On this episode of The Alex Pierson Podcast, we first start off with free speech. After a group of law students signed an open petition against Israel, they are now starting to understand why free speech isn't free from repercussions. Alex speaks with Robyn Doolittle, an investigative reporter with the Globe And Mail who has been covering this issue and helps to explain why the letter was first penned, and why some of these students thought they would be safe.
GUEST: Robyn Doolittle - Reporter with the Globe & Mail
X(formerly Twitter): @robyndoolittle
Next, Alex sits with a landlord and board member of the Small Ownership Landlords of Ontario (SOLO), Varun Sriskanda about new proposed bylaws coming to Toronto which could force landlords to ensure ALL units have A/C in extreme heat. Varun tells Alex that all landlords are not the same, and this bylaw could cause rents to skyrocket...or landlords to leave the city.
GUEST: Varun Sriskanda - Member of the Small Ownership Landlords of Ontario
X(formerly twitter): @VarunSriskanda
And finally, Alex speaks with the former vice chair of the CRTC and current Sr. Fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Peter Menzies about why big tech are able to circumvent the Online News Act and freely access Canadian news. Peter explains why our tech laws are decades behind, and how this could hurt the news industry even further.
GUEST: Peter Menzies - Sr. Fellow w/ MLI & former Vice-Chair of the CRTC
X(formerly twitter): @Pagmenzies
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A new change coming to the TDSB is designed to combat rising hate...but focuses on "anti-Palestinian Racism" while underscoring rising anti-Semitism. Why is this the case, especially when the TDSB is unable to properly define what anti-Palestinian racism even is? Our host Alec Pierson is joined by a Toronto-based lawyer and also a concerned parent, Ian Cooper. Ian tells Alex his serious concerns, and why he believes the TDSB needs to abandon this plan ASAP.
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Tom Korski, Managing Editor of Blacklocks Reporter joined Alex Pierson to discuss Trudeau appeared on CBC and seemed rather confused by comments Jagmeet Singh said that no one in the NDP caucus is a concern.
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Posters have recently been seen at McGill University advertising a "summer camp" that would teach Solidarity for Palestine human rights...but the images and messaging are seen as both extremist, violent and even hate-fueled....so how are they allowed to remain up and why aren't they being investigated for terror? Alex Pierson has these same questions and turns to Warren Kinsella, the President of Daisy Group who's been following these encampments since they first took root. Alex and Warren discuss how vile these posters are, how shameful it is that the university is doing so little to address them and why the authorities need to be investigating posters such as these ASAP.
GUEST: Warren Kinsella, former strategist for PM Jean Chretien & the president of the Daisy Group
X(Formerly Twitter): @kinsellawarren
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On this episode of The Alex Pierson Podcast, we first start out talking about high schools, and if students really benefit from taking final exams to apply to post-secondary schools. There is a growing argument to ditch them completely, but how will that help the students? Alex Pierson speaks with Paige MacPherson, the associate director of education policy at the Fraser Institute who explains why students need to learn about being tested and failing before getting into the real world.
Next, after Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown revealed Ontario's first "mobile x-ray" to check shipping containers for stolen vehicles, Alex Pierson has an important question that needs answering...why do we only have one...and why in Ontario? To help make sense of it all, Alex speaks with Bryan Gast a former OPP Officer and the current VP of Investigative Services at Equite Association. Bryan helps to explain just how useful this tool is, and how it ties in with the new National Auto Theft Plan.
And finally, Alex talks about the one thing many people in this province have been asking for years now...should we consider privatizing the LCBO considering another strike is likely to happen? Aaron Wudrick is the Director of Domestic Policy at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and is well-versed in this issue. Will it be good, or bad for taxpayers? Would privatizing the LCBO increase or decrease liquor selections? Tune in to find out all the answers.

GUEST: Paige MacPherson, The Associate Director of Education Policy at the Fraser Institute
X(formerly Twitter): @paigemacp

GUEST: Bryan Gast, VP of Investigative Services at Equite Association
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-gast-cfe-0a80ba161/?originalSubdomain=ca

GUEST: Aaron Wudrick, Director of Domestic Policy at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute.
X(formerly Twitter): @awudrick
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Alex has the pleasure of speaking with one of the leading minds of the next generation, 13-year-old Evan Budz, whose Science Fair project can save hundreds if not thousands of lives a year. Alex and Evan talk about why and how he designed, programmed and invented a virtual lifeguard imaging program to alert users if someone is drowning in the pool!
So sit back and enjoy, the Alex Pierson Podcast.
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