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Focus BC: The Debate — The Daily Beaver Morning Show

On Episode 489 of our show, we explore the BC debate... and BC Conservative Party Leader John Rustad's penchant for relating stories (not all of them true) about people being very sick or dying.


We also talk about:

* Fischer-Price Recall

* Pharmacare Receives Royal Assent

* The Economic Burden of Mental Illness

* The PM Attends the ASEAN Meeting

* PM Trudeau Chat With PM Modi, India Still Unwilling to Help

* Racism Rears Its Head in the SK & BC Elections

* Rustad's Debate Claim Debunked

* Debating BC Healthcare

* Debating the Opioid Crisis and Public Safety

* Debating Indigenous Rights and Land Use

* Jobs Data


The Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. Eastern. Our take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for The Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™, Canadians on-the-go who want to stay engaged.


Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves,

Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly


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Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves,

 

Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly

 

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Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something. Because #DemocracyIsSomethingYouDo...

 

Finally, support your fellow Canadians by donating to the Red Cross Wildfire Response.

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Artwork credit: Peter Jarvis

Opening and Closing Music Sequence credits: 

Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com]

Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com]

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