40 min
National Debt ,Spyware To Be Blacklisted, & Allergies Are On The Rise The Alex Pierson Show
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Missed the show? No worries, we got you covered with the ON Point podcast. ON this episode, Alex talks with Dr. Ian Lee, an associate professor at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. They talk about the new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer that shows unless there is a drastic change in direction, Canada could be posting deficits until 2070.Next, Alex Pierson talks with Ed Dubrovsky, A managing partner of Cytelligence Canada & Executive Cyber Advisor to the CEO and Board of Qnext Corp.They talk the NSO Group, an Israeli spyware firm that has been caught spying on politicians, journalists, business execs and activists. And now a group of US democrats are pushing to have the company blacklisted. Alex and Ed how these hacks could have happened, who would've used it, and why this should be taken seriously.And finally, Alex Pierson talks with Dr. Amiirah Aujnarain, a pediatric allergist & immunologist. They talk about why we are seeing an unusual spike in allergy rates in our youth, especially within urban areas. Alex and Dr. Aujnarain discuss why our excessive use of sanitizers, and social isolation may be some of the main culprits, and why it may be better to allow children to get a little dirty.
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Missed the show? No worries, we got you covered with the ON Point podcast. ON this episode, Alex talks with Dr. Ian Lee, an associate professor at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University. They talk about the new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer that shows unless there is a drastic change in direction, Canada could be posting deficits until 2070.Next, Alex Pierson talks with Ed Dubrovsky, A managing partner of Cytelligence Canada & Executive Cyber Advisor to the CEO and Board of Qnext Corp.They talk the NSO Group, an Israeli spyware firm that has been caught spying on politicians, journalists, business execs and activists. And now a group of US democrats are pushing to have the company blacklisted. Alex and Ed how these hacks could have happened, who would've used it, and why this should be taken seriously.And finally, Alex Pierson talks with Dr. Amiirah Aujnarain, a pediatric allergist & immunologist. They talk about why we are seeing an unusual spike in allergy rates in our youth, especially within urban areas. Alex and Dr. Aujnarain discuss why our excessive use of sanitizers, and social isolation may be some of the main culprits, and why it may be better to allow children to get a little dirty.
Let's get talking
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40 min