On Point With Alex Pierson

Jenn Gerson is a commentator and writer with National Post and discusses why we need to distinguish between sex offenders.

Rachel Fletcher of London, Ontario used to work at Tim Hortons. She says some franchisees started cancelling breaks/benefits back in the summer in preparation for the rise in minimum wage.

Alzheimer Society of Canada CEO, Pauline Tardif

Mark Serre is the owner of the Morrissey House in London. The restaurant will give women discount from menu prices, as a nod to pay inequity. 

Scott Thompson – AM900 CHML Hamilton 12p-3p; Craig Needles – 980 News London 9am – 12pm join Alex to chat about some of the day's biggest stories.  

Have we forgotten how to treat those with dementia? Or did we ever really know at all? Unless you have had a loved one inflicted with the cruel disease it’s hard to understand its devastating impact. Not just on the inflicted person who dies a little more each day but those around them who have to cope with this new normal. My Step dad just died after 12 agonizing years of this thief disease. He was vibrant, funny and LOVED to work. He loved a good party and if you didn’t invite him he’d invite himself and make your event even better. He was a rarity. A caricature. Then one day he came home with a strange tale that lobsters were crawling on his wall and he had been involved in a bank robbery. That was the day we had to admit Ted was being taken by Dementia. From there, the Ted I knew. Who I got into mischief with. Who made everyone laugh was no longer the Ted I knew. It changed everything. And everyone around him. He continued to work- but eventually couldn’t make sense of his business. He continued to driv

Vince Gasparro and Jenni Byrne go head-to-head and discuss the stories making news today.

The seeds of division are sewn and the blame belongs to you Premier! The minimum wage spike has been in effect just a few days and already the bad news, that was predicted, is making headlines. Businesses big and small are notifying customers of price hikes, employees are being let go or told no more freebies. Yes-, everyone deserves a fair wage. Period. Most can’t keep up with our ever increasing costs of living. Especially when it’s the government that’s increasingly the cause. At every level, we are nickel and dimed of every dollar we earn with “fee’s, revenue tools, tolls. AKA—Taxes. Oddly, the governments never seem to stop taking, their remedy is always the same. Make someone else pay. And in this case it’s business owners across Ontario. It’s easy to vilify giants like McDonalds and Tim Hortons for cutting costs and staff. They are, after all part of the evil 1 %, except that’s just not true. Individual franchisees own these businesses. Everyday people who live in our community’s. Moms and dads who

Elissa Freeman joins Alex to discuss the newest initiative which is supposed to help victims of Hollywood sexual assault

Scott Radley – Hamilton Spectator sports columnist and host of The Scott Radley Show on 900CHML joins ON Point and talks about the legacy of the late Johnny Bower.

Personal finance expert Rubina Ahmed-Haq joins Global News Radio to discuss why Canadians continue to pay high bank fees, and what keeps them loyal to the big five.

We ask Andy Stinton and Michael Diamond to keep their pants on as they discuss Joshua Boyle's arrest, Defence Minister Sajjan and more.

Lee Humphrey is a security expert. He spent some time in Afghanistan during which he had the chance meeting with Joshua Boyle. At the meeting Humphrey tried to disuade Boyle from going hiking into the mountains. We know now that hike would end when Boyle and his wife would be taken hostage by the Taliban.  

Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru discusses the legalities of some employers who have told employees that they will cut benefits, cancelling paid breaks and changing other employment terms in order to cope with the rise of minimum wage. This comes after employees at a Cobourg Tim Hortons say they have been told to sign a document acknowledging they are losing incentives as a result of the Ontario's minimum wage hike. The Tim Hortons in question is owned by the children of the chain's founders.

First counterpoint disussion of 2018 - Vincent Gasparro and Jenni Byrne discuss Justin Trudeau's silence on Iran and former terrorist hostage Joshua Boyle being arrested on 15 criminal charges 

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, that is unless you dare cross a cyclist. Then you can expect more than fury—outright rabid frothing at the mouth. It all started during a snow storm right before x-mas when I was on the roads and noticed a cyclist slipping and sliding over a slushy street. It was an accident waiting to happen. I took a photo and tweeted it out saying “you have to be a real knob to be out in weather like this”. My mistake was calling the guy a knob. THAT was wrong- But the post had nothing to do with cycling rights. It was simply an observation that it wasn’t a safe day to be riding a bike on Toronto’s slushy streets with no bike lane Que the outrage from the perpetually outraged! First to chime in, the Ottawa police as their social media team nosed into a jurisdiction that’s none of their business. That they know nothing about and certainly wouldn’t understand riding conditions that day. They stated cyclists have every right to be on the roads, and gave me instructions on how I should

Registered Psychologist Doctor Oren Amitay joins ON Point and talks about depression during the holidays, addictions and setting realistic resolutions.

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