On Point With Alex Pierson

Rubina Ahmed-Haq joins ON Point and discusses how easy it is to over spend for the holidays, and provides some tips on how to be disciplined.

"The Etiquette Guy" Jay Remer gives us some tips on etiquette when it comes to holiday dinners, and gift giving/receiving.

James DiFiore went undercover as a mall Santa. He describes the experience with Alex Pierson

While Christmas is festive for many, it may be a sad or lonely time for others. Create magic for those around you if you can!

Steve McDonald Deputy Director, Communications and Public Affairs at The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA). He tells Alex that this resolution (which includes Yemen) is part of the campaign of ganging up against Israel

The Hamilton C-A-S has decided it knows best removing 2 little girls from the care of two loving gaurdians who provided a safe and happy home. The problem? These caregivers are devout Christian’s, and these days, targeting that faith is just fine. So what have these parents done that is so awful? Well, according to the C-A-S lawyers-- these parents won’t lie to the girls and tell them Santa or the Easter bunny are real. The girls, according the government agency, are in “imminent danger” that the magic of the holiday-- might be destroyed. Yes. You heard that right. Imminent danger if they don’t believe in a floppy eared chocolate carrying fantasy or a fat guy in a red suit who flies around the world in a sleigh led by flying reindeer. According to the lawyers now arguing the case in a Hamilton court room the children are “entitled” to believe that while they sleep “Santa clause comes down the chimney and puts gifts under the tree.” This would be laughable if it weren’t for the fact that the C-A-S has a very

Scott Musson talks to Alex Pierson after his father died tragically falling off a ladder. Doug Musson established the colourful holiday display outside his family's Spruce Avenue home more than 30 years ago.  You can help the family in their time of need Musson Family Lights Fund

Alex talks about the prince and princess of pot having been found guilty. Yes, they broke current laws. Yes, they are paying a very steep price-- I don’t take issue with that- albeit it’s a hell of a fine at 195,000 each. The issue for me isn’t that they were punished for breaking current laws—I just find the hypocrisy mind blowing, and not in a good way, that those who have spent their lives waging a war against weed are cashing in- BIG TIME. While others are punished. I have no doubt the Emery’s in your face activism fed into this latest chapter of trouble. After all-- poke this care bear government we have and you will be put into your place- which in the world of pot is right at the bottom. The Emery’s argue that their years of activism in legalizing pot should earn them the right to be part of the multi-billion dollar market that is about to spark up. Yes- and no. Just because one fights for a cause doesn’t mean they should automatically go to the front of the line- but they are right when they say

Tasha Kheiriddin – Host on Global News Radio Toronto – Noon-2pm -  Jeremy Richler is a GTA and Toronto area corporate lawyer and notary public. He is a sole practicing employment and corporate lawyer

Lindsay Shepherd did nothing wrong—and yet she has been dragged through a modern day witch hunt.  And it will continue. After all—her critics don’t like to hear an inconvenient truth. Even though the University’s President has come out with a clear and unequivocal statement exonerating her, there will still be legions of people who come up with a justification at every turn. It’s rather simple. Clearly laid out in University President Deborah Maclatchey’s own words. There was NEVER a formal or even informal complaint levelled against Shepherd. There NEVER should have been a meeting. Her superiors had NO right to discipline her or accuse her of creating a toxic environment. Yet, Shepherd was censured because she showed her students a clip of Jordan Peterson on TVO. Peterson refuses to use pronouns in describing transgendered people. And for that Ms. Shepherd was accused of invoking Hitler. The president stated- not only was it fair to use that clip, but it was perfectly reasonable to use it as a teaching t

Vince Gasparro – former Managing Director of The Green Tomorrow Fund which was a Toronto based Private Equity firm and is a former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin Jenni Byrne -  Former Campaign Manager and Deputy Chief of Staff to Stephen Harper. Current VO of Bayfield Strategy Vincent and Jenni go head-to-head on the stories leaking out of Ottawa!   

Lindsay Shepherd talks to Alex Pierson about her ordeal, and says that she hopes more like her stand up for themselves.

Dellen Millard may have been found guilty but Alex Pierson talks about some of those who were also part of the crime.

An elderly man's travel insurance was denied after put in coma in Germany. Insurance and injury lawyer Sivan Tumarkin of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP,  joins Alex Pierson and explains how to make sure you are covered by your travel insurance if anything should happen.

Alex talks about the state of Hollywood in the climate of sexual assault allegations

Chris Stevens runs Kaboom Chicken at 722 Queen Street East, and he recently made an instagram post suggesting that he may have to raise prices in part because he would like to pay his employees the higher minimum wage. He talks to Alex Pierson about how he has been attacked, and how the public misconstrued the message.

Brenda Roberts' car was broke into and a jump drive was taken. On that jump drive were pictures of her daughter who died of cancer. She pleads for the person who broke into her car to bring/send back the drive.

Guidy Mamman is an immigration Lawyer with Mamann Sandaluk & Kingwell LLP, migrationlaw.com  and he discusses why this case is different from many of the others in which the government would not take citizenship away from residents.

Kevin Gaudet, Principal with Brightpoint Strategy and Former head of external relations for Cdn Taxpayers Federation. Andy Stinton, President News Minute Network Inc, Small Business Man