The True North Eager Beaver

On Episode 448 of our show, on Acadia Day, Mr. Grizzly joins in from New Brunswick as we explore a poor taste attempt at humour by Ontario Premier Doug Ford on the issue of lack of health care. We also educate a disruptor about "free speech" not being consequence-free and not coming with a guarantee of a positive reception.Also, we talk about:* "No, Dude, That Shit's Not Funny!"* A Poor Record* Media, Don't Get Mad Now. You Did This!* Being Told You're Wrong of Ill-Informed Is Not Censorship* So Much To Hide* Ceasefire: Hamas Not Participating in Talks* Tropical Storm Ernesto* Jasper Wildfire: A Firefighter Dies* Canadian Future Party* Building a ReputationThe 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______________​​​__________________________________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 447 of our show, Mr. Grizzly joins in from New Brunswick as we explore various issues related to labour from impending air and rail strikes, to a bad nomination to a position, via a UN special rapporteur's scathing take on our temporary foreign worker program. Also, we talk about:* Jasper Update* Remnants of Hurricane Debbie Flood Québec* Impending Strike Action* Canadian Human Rights Commission President Resigns* "A Breeding Ground for Contemporary Forms of Slavery* US Democracy News* Japan PM Fumio Kishida Will Not Run AgainThe 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______________​​​__________________________________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 446 of our show, your qWeen Beaver is a tad more petty than usual today as we explore the Trump-Musk livestream and Doug Ford's lack of empathy for children in care, Indigenous peoples, and residents seeking health care.Also, we talk about:* A 45-Minute Delay* Goodyear Invests* Cheering For Canada* Allegedly Everyman Pierre's Mansion Tour* First Nations Take Ontario's Mining Act to Court* Oakville Ford EV Plant Delays* Ontario Child Welfare System Audit* Loudmouth Convoy Trials Update* Ontario Dead Last in Healthcare Spending* Harris and The Blue Wall* Ukraine Crosses into Russia* Iran... If You're Listening...* Officially, Kit Lola* Canadians Who Make Us Proud* The Special Olympics World Winter GamesThe 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______________​​​__________________________________ 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 445 of our show, we explore the stories that emerged in the closing days of the Paris 2024 Olympics and recap a most excellent games for Team Canada. Oh, and the Supreme Court sends Jordan Peterson packing.Also, we talk about:* Olympic Update* Cricket is Growing* PeePee Has No Olympic Cheer* The Supreme Court Denies Jordan Peterson* The Paralympics Are Coming!!* Charlie Angus on Bot Farms* RCMP Begins Interviews in the Greenbelt Investigation* Doug Ford's "Very Unfortunate" Child Welfare System* Children's Aid Society of Ottawa Strike* MADD, Arrive Alive, and the CAHM's Advice on Booze Ignored by Ford* Ford Plans to Expand Gambling* Climate Events Update* Derek Drouin Finally Gets His London 2012 SilverThe 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______________​​​__________________________________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]

On Episode 444 of our show, we explore the liberalization of the sale of alcohol in Ontario and look back at 30 years of liberalized sales in Alberta to see whether the promises of the day came to be.Also, we talk about:* Olympic Update* Club 7-11* 30 Years of Private Liquor Sales* Tim Walz* The Look* JD Vance in 'Flop Gun'* Chilcotin River Landslide* Fort Chipewyan Health Study Announced* Lawrence O'Donnell: "It's 2016 All Over Again"* Ontario Ending COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance Program* Trades and Labour* Israel-Gaza and Lebanon* SK NDP Rising?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______________​​​__________________________________

On Episode 443 of our show, we explore a story of a young Canadian suddenly slipping down the online rabbit hole to being arrested for making violent threats against the Prime Minister and that we are losing, primarily, our young men to "the algorithm".Also, we talk about:* Another Arrest for Violent Threats Against the PM* From Light to Dark* Status of Women Committee Fallout* MP Anita Vandenbeld on Standing for Democracy* An MP Realizes They Were Wrong* Michelle Rempel Garner* The PM's Schedule* Lisa B on Bot Farms* Standing Up to Racists in the UK* Pat King vs Rock the TrackThe 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______________​​​__________________________________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 442 of our show, Mr. Grizzly takes a self-care day so Your Eager Beaver is solo. Today, we explore shifting political sands in the USA, with confirmation that Minnesota Governor will join Kamala Harris on the Democratic ticket as the Vice Presendtial Also, we talk about:* VP Candidate Tim Walz* Taking Ideas From Others* Manufacturing Inevitability * Was the Kirkland Lake Bot Farm Swarm a Pre-Election Beta-Test?* Sudbury.com, Again Making the Case for Supporting Local Journalism* Spamouflage* Party Fundraising Totals* Jasper Update* Tropical Storm Debbie* A Swinging Stock Market* BC Landslide Dam Gives Way* Salmon Migration Concerns* Olympics Update* Muhammad YunusThe 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______________​​​__________________________________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 441 of our show, tech issues have forced Your Eager Beaver to participate via chat, so Mr. Grizzly is solo today and he (mostly) explores developments at the Olympic Games. Also, we talk about:* Olympic Update* The "Kamala Crash" Is Not a Thing* Does Elon Musk Want a "Civil War"? * Andre De Grasse Loses His Coach* Veepstakes: Walz or Shapiro?* Hail, Calgary!* Cookie à Paris !* "Parental Rights" vs Acceptance* Dean Blundell on PeePee's Bot FarmThe 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______________​​​__________________________________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 440 of our show, we explore various moments of lack of empathy from a mob in the UK that tried to set fire to a building where migrants, to Michelle Rempel Garner mocking those who mourned the death of Gord Downie, by way of PeePee coming down with sudden onset Harpernesia and pretending he didn't know what Diagolon was (though he reported them to the RCMP 2022 for having threatened to sexually assault his wife) during an interview with Sudbury.com. Oh, and allegedly 14,000 people attended a Poilievre rally at a curling rink in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, population 7,750.Also, we talk about:* Leader of Bangladesh Resigns* U.K. Anti-Immigrant Mob* Michelle Rempel Garner Falls in Line* Robyn Urback on the Effectiveness of "Weird"* PeePee Weirdly "Forgets" Diagolon* Good Journalism: Sudbury.com* "Buzzing from the Energy!"* Olympics Update* Rosie DiManno on Olympic Figure Skating* The PM Shows Up at Pride Vancouver* PeePee Opts Out of Olympic Cheer* Gord DownieThe 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______________​​​__________________________________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]