The True North Eager Beaver

On this special episode of our show, we take it the swearing in ceremony for the updated Cabinet. Canadian Politics 101's JB joins us with a scoop about an upcoming confidence motion.We also talk about:* The US and Canada Adjust Their GHG Reduction Targets Upward* Canada's GHG Emissions DecreaseThe Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. Eastern (tech willing). Join the Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™ to participate in the live chat on our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermediaOur take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for 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______________​​​__________________________________We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations, and photos of what you are cooking. Send them to us via our show’s Facebook blog page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], our Xitter or BlueSky feeds @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com.If you like to smash with buttons, subscribe to our Podpage [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], sponsored by The Rae Girl, or our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] (where you can find the video version of our show and, exclusively, our monthly 'all pub chat / no politics' live PubCast event. There is also bonus content for those who purchase memberships.)Better yet, since our content is free and we shake it to earn your tips, you may now financially support our efforts via SuperChat on our YouTube page. But if you want to ensure that greater than 90% (rather than 70%) of your support gets to us, buying us a cup of coffee or mug of hot chocolate via The Eager Beaver Lodge Emergency Hydration Fund [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver] really makes our day.Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves,Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly

On Episode 536 of our show, we explore... Well, I think we ALL know what we'll explore today! We explore whether Freeland's resignation represents the end of Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister.We also talk about:* That TV President Takes a Swing at Freeland* Fund Core Services From Core Funding* Liberals Hold a Meeting* Chrystia Freeland Does Not Get Confused* A Staged Transfer of Power?* There Is No Mechanism To Get PM Trudeau To Step Aside* "From Villain to Hero in Two Tweets"* That TV President* Cloverdale-Langley City By-Election: 16% (?!?) Turn Out* We Need to Calm Down: The Sky Isn't Falling* Canadian Future Party Recommends a One Canada Plan* Anaida Unimpresses* The Fall Economic Statement: Deficit Target Met Minus One-Time Expenses* New Chrystia Freeland Book Coming Out Four Months Early* The Business Community and Economist Like The FES's Pivot to Productivity.* New Flag of Syria* Hopefuls Line Up: The Illusion of Choice* Terry Fox Will Be on The $5 BillThe Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. Eastern (tech willing). Join the Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™ to participate in the live chat on our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermediaOur take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for 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_______________________________________________ We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations, and photos of what you are cooking. Send them to us via our show’s Facebook blog page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], our Xitter feed @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com. If you like to smash with buttons, subscribe to our Podpage [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], sponsored by The Rae Girl, or our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] (where you can find the video version of our show and, exclusively, our monthly all pub chat / no politics live PubCast event). Since our content is free, you may now support our efforts via SuperChat on our YouTube page, or buy us a cup of coffee [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver]  Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ______________​​​__________________________________ 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.______________​​​__________________________________ Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors:  * The Peppermaster * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing * Canadian Tarot Dot Com  Artwork credit: Peter JarvisOpening and Closing Music Sequence credits: Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com]Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com]

On Episode 535 of our show, we explore the next of Housing Minister Sean Fraser announcing publicly that he will not run in the next election when, during the LIVE show, lands the bombshell news of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's departure from Cabinet. We also talk about:* Trump-Freeland Tensions; Are Reports Accurate?* Scrimshaw on Fraser's Departure* On Liberals: "This Is Getting Discouraging"* Reality Check: "This Is Not Who These People Are!"* Harper's Messes: Former Senator Don Meredith (Rev.) Is on Trial* Gen X, the Forgotten Generation* Shuffle Speculation* Trans Youth Zipp Neufeld Testifies at Committee* Is Poilièvre Compromised?* Fall Economic Statement Preview* Government Sells Its Air Canada Shares* Media Literacy Moment: Framing Matters* Premier Approval Ratings* Extra Cheesy Broccoli asks 'Why Are Vulnerable Ontarians Losing Their Rights Under Doug Ford?'* Cloverdale-Langley City By-Election Day* Syria: A Return to Stability?* LIVE: Finance Minister Freeland Resigns!* New PM in France; South Korean President Impeached; German Chancellor Faces Confidence Vote* Summer in December!* A Refrigerated Québec City Toboggan SlideThe Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. Eastern (tech willing). Join the Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™ to participate in the live chat on our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermediaUntil next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves,Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly_______________________________________________We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations, and photos of what you are cooking. Send them to us via our show’s Facebook blog page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], our Xitter feed @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com. If you like to smash with buttons, subscribe to our Podpage [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], sponsored by The Rae Girl, or our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] (where you can find the video version of our show and, exclusively, our monthly all pub chat / no politics live PubCast event). Since our content is free, you may now support our efforts via SuperChat on our YouTube page, or buy us a cup of coffee [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver]  Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly______________​​​__________________________________ 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.______________​​​__________________________________ Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors: * The Peppermaster * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing * Canadian Tarot Dot Com Artwork credit: Peter JarvisOpening and Closing Music Sequence credits: Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com]Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com]

On Episode 534 of our show, we explore issues related to housing prompted by Ontario Premier Doug Ford's seeming push to criminalize poverty and homelessness by musing aloud about abusing of the notwithstanding clause to clear out encampments and fining the unhoused up to $10,000.We also talk about:* True Patriot Love?!?* We Are Being Worked Hard* That TV President Backtracks on 'The Price of Eggs'* Meta, Google, and TikTok vs Australia* FACT CHECK: Carbon Regulatory Fee Added a Minimal 0.5% to Inflation since 2019* If They Had $10,000 for a Fine, Wouldn't They Be Housed?* The Finland Model* Supportive Housing Works* Churchill Falls Deal Signed* KIT OPINION: Doug Ford on US News Is Actually a Smart Thing* Doug REALLY Wants Pierre's Job* Premier Smith Is STILL Validating That TV President's Border Claims* Premier Smith Ties Her Own Hands on Oil* Premiers in Disarray!!!* Swimmers Who Make Us Proud* Tennis Canada Excellence AwardsThe Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. Eastern (tech willing). Join the Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™ to participate in the live chat on our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermediaOur take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for 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_________________________________________________ We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations, and photos of what you are cooking. Send them to us via our show’s Facebook blog page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], our Xitter feed @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com. If you like to smash with buttons, subscribe to our Podpage [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], sponsored by The Rae Girl, or our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] (where you can find the video version of our show and, exclusively, our monthly all pub chat / no politics live PubCast event). Since our content is free, you may now support our efforts via SuperChat on our YouTube page, or buy us a cup of coffee [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver]  Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ______________​​​__________________________________ 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.______________​​​__________________________________ Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors:  * The Peppermaster * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing * Canadian Tarot Dot Com  Artwork credit: Peter JarvisOpening and Closing Music Sequence credits: Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com]Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com]

On Episode 533 of our show, Mr. Beaver comes with sound effects, today. We explore issues pertaining to conservative leaders freelancing, showing The TV President their hands, and playing cards way too early.We also talk about:* PM Trudeau Ruffles Feathers by Referencing the US Election Result* Pierre Pomme Calls Rate Cut a "Panic" Move; the House Laughs* Iran's New Chastity Law* "That Whiplash You Feel? That's Fascism!"* Is Pierre Living in Doug Ford's Shadow?* Ford Plays a Big Card Early* Scrimshaw on Our Premiers's Pathetic Response* Elizabeth May Wonders: "Is Poilièvre Blackmailable?"* Churchill Falls Finally Resolved?* Awfully Political on the Poilièvre Record* Another 0.50% Bank of Canada Rate Cut* We Have One Team Leader* Jamil Jivani Exploits Christian FearThe Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. Eastern (tech willing). Join the Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™ to participate in the live chat on our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermediaOur take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for 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______________​​​__________________________________ We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations, and photos of what you are cooking. Send them to us via our show’s Facebook blog page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], our Xitter feed @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com. If you like to smash with buttons, subscribe to our Podpage [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], sponsored by The Rae Girl, or our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] (where you can find the video version of our show and, exclusively, our monthly all pub chat / no politics live PubCast event). Since our content is free, you may now support our efforts via SuperChat on our YouTube page, or buy us a cup of coffee [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver]  Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ______________​​​__________________________________ 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.______________​​​__________________________________ Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors:  * The Peppermaster * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing * Canadian Tarot Dot Com  Artwork credit: Peter JarvisOpening and Closing Music Sequence credits: Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com]Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com]

On Episode 532 of our show, Mr. Grizzly is hibernating today, so Mr. Beaver is solo. What with a Bank of Canada interest rate decision expected today, we will explore topics related to cold hard cash. We also discuss the Canadian Civil Liberties Association warning about resorting to pre-emptive (ab)use of the Charter's notwithstanding clause to override rights.We also talk about:* Swimmers Who Make Us Proud* Supplementary Estimates Pass; CPC Votes No on Everything* The Fall Economic Statement: The Deficit Guardrail * Sheridan College Cutting Programs* Underfunding Post-Secondary Education* Fife The Knife: Alleged Tensions Between Trudeau and Freeland* Premier Danielle Smith: Political Weather Vane* Canadian Civil Liberties Association's 'Save Our Charter' Program* Premier Legault Goes Back to the Ethnocultural Well* Pierre Does Not Show Up for the Equal Voice Foundation Gala* A Beautiful Mess That Gives Me Hope* InfoWars Auction Cancelled* Canadians's Trust in PM Trudeau's Ability to Deal with The TV President RisesThe Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. Eastern (tech willing). Join the Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™ to participate in the live chat on our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermediaOur take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for 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______________​​​__________________________________ We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations, and photos of what you are cooking. Send them to us via our show’s Facebook blog page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], our Xitter feed @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com. If you like to smash with buttons, subscribe to our Podpage [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], sponsored by The Rae Girl, or our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] (where you can find the video version of our show and, exclusively, our monthly all pub chat / no politics live PubCast event). Since our content is free, you may now support our efforts via SuperChat on our YouTube page, or buy us a cup of coffee [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver]  Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ______________​​​__________________________________ 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.______________​​​__________________________________ Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors:  * The Peppermaster * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing * Canadian Tarot Dot Com  Artwork credit: Peter JarvisOpening and Closing Music Sequence credits: Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com]Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com]

On Episode 531 of our show, we explore a major consequence of the shifting global foreign affairs chessboard, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria.We also talk about:* Syria Update* Tareq Haddad on CBC's "The Current"* Home* Hope; Looking Forward* Beavers in the UK!* US Manhunt Concludes* 'John Q': Canadian Connection* Fall Economic Statement, December 16th* GST, $250 Cheques, and Carbon Pricing* Air Canada Comes For More of Your Money* Canada Carbon Rebate for Small Businesses* Canada: Third Safest Country to Visit* Agent Orange Trolls Us* Another Failed CPC (Not Really) Confidence Motion: Strike Three* Convoy Update: ♫ Dun-Dun-Dun Another One Just Found Out ♪* "Bullshit! You're Not the Media!"* Canadians Who Make Us ProudThe Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. Eastern (tech willing). Join the Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™ to participate in the live chat on our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermediaOur take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for 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______________​​​__________________________________We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations, and photos of what you are cooking. Send them to us via our show’s Facebook blog page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], our Xitter feed @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com. If you like to smash with buttons, subscribe to our Podpage [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], sponsored by The Rae Girl, or our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] (where you can find the video version of our show and, exclusively, our monthly all pub chat / no politics live PubCast event). Since our content is free, you may now support our efforts via SuperChat on our YouTube page, or buy us a cup of coffee [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver]  Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ______________​​​__________________________________ 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.______________​​​__________________________________ Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors:  * The Peppermaster * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing * Canadian Tarot Dot Com  Artwork credit: Peter JarvisOpening and Closing Music Sequence credits: Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com]Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com]

On Episode 530 of our show, we explore a major consequence of the shifting global foreign affairs chessboard, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria.We also talk about:* Mr. Beaver's Adventures: Road Trip Gone Wrong*The World Has Shifted* Israel Takes Preemptive Action* "Butchers vs Islamists* How It Went Down* Going Home* Tareq Haddad on Syria's Rebirth* Bob Rae on Gathering Evidence and the Fight for Democracy* Yashar Ali on Letting Syrians Have Their Moment* Do Smith and Ford STILL Think It's a Joke?* Notre Dame, Trudeau, and t-Rump* Hiding Maternal Mortality Numbers* Now It's Trade Deficits* "How Do You Negotiate with a Liar?"* The Cost of Cancer* Speaker Fergus Uses His Power to Table Estimates* Pierre The Magnanimous* BC MP Threatened by Colleagues* South Korea Impeachment Update* Romanian Election Results Nullified* Poilièvre Will Get a Threat Reduction Measures Briefing* Toronto Archbishop Frank Leo Becomes a CardinalThe Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. Eastern (tech willing). Join the Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™ to participate in the live chat on our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermediaOur take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for 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______________​​​__________________________________ We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations, and photos of what you are cooking. Send them to us via our show’s Facebook blog page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], our Xitter feed @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com. If you like to smash with buttons, subscribe to our Podpage [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], sponsored by The Rae Girl, or our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] (where you can find the video version of our show and, exclusively, our monthly all pub chat / no politics live PubCast event). Since our content is free, you may now support our efforts via SuperChat on our YouTube page, or buy us a cup of coffee [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver]  Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ______________​​​__________________________________ 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.______________​​​__________________________________ Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors:  * The Peppermaster * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing * Canadian Tarot Dot Com Artwork credit: Peter JarvisOpening and Closing Music Sequence credits: Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com]Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com]

On Episode 529 of our show, we explore a trio of stories related in some way to the 35th commemoration of The Polythechnique Shooting during which 14 women had their lives taken by a lone gunman. We remember: Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Maryse Laganière, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Annie St-Arneault, Annie Turcotte, Barbara Klucznik-WidajewiczWe also talk about:* The Kids Are Alright* Polytechnique* A 15th Beam* Expanded Firearms Ban* Right To Choose: NDP Flips the Table on Conservatives* Patrick Brown Testifies* MP Michelle Rempel Garner* MP Jennifer O'Connell* Syria: Rebel Groups Making Quick Progress* Providing Shelter is Cheapest* Ford, Encampments, and the Notwithstanding Clause* Homelessness and Ageing Out of Foster Care* Criminalizing Homelessness* Ontario AG on Closing Safe Consumption Sites* "Little Johnny" and Crowded ERs* Halifax Explosion of 1917* New Heritage Minutes* Introducing the WNBA's Toronto Tempo The Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. Eastern (tech willing). Join the Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™ to participate in the live chat on our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermediaOur take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for 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______________​​​__________________________________We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations, and photos of what you are cooking. Send them to us via our show’s Facebook blog page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], our Xitter feed @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com.If you like to smash with buttons, subscribe to our Podpage [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], sponsored by The Rae Girl, or our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] (where you can find the video version of our show and, exclusively, our monthly all pub chat / no politics live PubCast event).Since our content is free, you may now support our efforts via SuperChat on our YouTube page, or buy us a cup of coffee [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver] Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves,Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly________________________________________________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.________________________________________________Thank you to our podcast’s founding sponsors:* The Peppermaster* The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing* Canadian Tarot Dot ComArtwork credit: Peter JarvisOpening and Closing Music Sequence credits: Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com]Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com]