The True North Eager Beaver

On Episode 57 of The True North Eager Beaver Interview Project (aka Episode 481 of The Daily Beaver Morning Show), we chat with self-described "foul-mouthed economist" Dave Gray. Dave is an energy economist, specializing in electrical utilities, the former head of the Utilities Consumer Advocate Office of Alberta, a former member of the board of the Wildrose Party, and now serves as the Chair of AB Resistance (https://www.abresistance.ca/ or @AB_Resistance on the Xhitter), and a guitarist for the band Pressure Ridge.We will talk energy, economics, and we'll share a good number of laughs.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______________​​​__________________________________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 480 of our show, we believe that every day is a good day for Truth and Reconciliation so we have a series of stories related to the Indigenous Community. The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission included 94 Calls to Action, 76 of which are the responsibility of the federal government, either alone or in partnership with the provinces and territories. As of January 1, 2024, according to Indigenous Watchdog, 11 of those Calls to Action are COMPLETE and 39 are IN PROGRESS. Of the 65 Calls to Action that the government claims are well under way – excluding the 11 that are complete – 13 are NOT STARTED and another 13 are STALLED (https://www.indigenouswatchdog.org/2024/01/18/canada-says-that-85-of-the-trc-calls-to-action-are-either-complete-or-well-under-way-really/).We also talk about:* Residential School Denialism* Phyliis Webstad: Orange Shirt Day* Marsha Anderson: Canadian Medical Society Apology to Indigenous Peoples* Joyce Echaquan* Leah Gazan: C-413, Outlawing Denialism* Focus BC: John Rustad Wants to Repeal BC's support for UNDRIP* Focus BC: Rustad Won't Enforce Firearms Restrictions* Scott Thurlow: Dow Chemical Invests in Canada BECAUSE We Have Carbon Pricing* Focus BC: Housing* HPV Vaccine Success* Bombing in Lebanon* RIP Kris Kristofferson, Dame Maggie Smith, Francis Fox* PM Trudeau's 76th Senate Appointment: Suze Youance (Québec)* Montréal and U.S. Port Strikes ComingThe 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 479 of our show, we explore CPC MP Garnett Genuis's terrible attempt to clean up some homophobic comments... Sure to become a future Heritage Minute.We also talk about:* Susan Bucker* Garnett (Disen)Genuis Has a Meltdown* Confidence Vote, Part Deux* CPC and the Media* Mark Holland* Lisa B on Garnett Genuis* Niagara Falls: The Las Vegas of the North?* CPC MP Jeremy Patzer Goes to Pro-Life Church in Florida* Confidence Vote, Part One* National Day for Truth and Reconciliation* Capital Gains Inclusion* Charlie Angus and Elizabeth May* Enter Yemen* Hurricane HeleneThe 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 478 of our show, we explore Ontario Premier Doug Ford's latest distraction.We also talk about:* "Let's Build Something!"* A UBI Improves Mental Health* Oleg Deripaska, STRABAG, and Doug Ford* Focus NB: Debate Night* "Did You Engage Each Other in the Bath Tub?"* PM Receives Ukraine's Order of Freedom* Devin Heroux Receives the King Charles III Coronation Medal!!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______________​​​__________________________________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 476 of our show, we explore how one man appeared on U.S. television a man and took a pass on airing national dirty laundry out in public, another man who didn't show up for greater than half of 2014 Toronto City Council votes; who couldn't bother to show up for tripartite meetings during the Ottawa occupation, and who did not sit in the legislature for about 8 weeks earlier this year and is on another 19-week advised others to get off their backsides and find a work ethic, and a third man who is developing a reputation for saying whatever people want to hear in the moment.We also talk about:* The Late Show* Doug Ford Punches Down* Focus NB: A Scandal a Day* Focus BC: Rustad's "Regret" and Reversal* Mr. Beaver Gets a Little P.O.ed* Brittlestar and Clare BlackwoodThe 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 475 of our show, we explore.We also talk about:* BC: How It Is Starting* Rustad Is Lifting PeePee's Playbook* Doing Recovery Right* "I Have Enough"* Julio Montaner: Supervised Inhalation Rooms* Body Dysmorphia* Focus NB: Joking About Dead Liberals* Fuddle-Duddling* Premiers Divert $1,5B in Public Money to Private Nursing Agencies* PWHL Team Names and Logos Unveiled* New Arenas in Ottawa* Prime Minister in New York* AfD Loses (Not By Much) in Brandenburg* Mr. Beaver's Spaces DebutThe 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 474 of our show, we explore the drawing of the writ in the province of New Brunswick, where election day is scheduled for October 21. Advance polling days are October 12 & 15 and you can vote during the election period, six days per week, at any returning office in the province.NOTE: There are some sound and streaming issues. At certain times that is an issue with the source material.We also talk about:* Psylicibin Research* Deux Langues, Deux Discours* Blaine Higgs Says Coalitions Are OK When He's in Them* Premier Approval Ratings* Susan Holt: Cutting Electricity Rates* Alex White: The NB NDP Seeks To Be Heard* The NB Greens' David Coon: Balance of Power Broker?* Bay of Quinte By-Election Results* UCP Members: Private Health Care, Abortion, and Marxism, Oh My!* Calgarians and Edmontonians (Already) Want a New Premier* The NDP Will Not Support PeePee's Confidence Motion* PeePee Gets Under Singh's Skin* Blanchet: "The Bloc Supports Québec, Not Conservatives"* Pablo Rodriguez Leaves the Liberal CaucusThe 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 473 of our show, we explore Alberta Premier Danielle Smith hobbling the City of Calgary's economic future by pulling the rug right out of City Council by abruptly cancelling proposed funding for The Green Line LRT and flushing $2.1B of the people's money down the drain in the process.We also talk about:* Good Journalism: The Calgary Herald's Mackenzie Rhode* Nenshi Responds* Devin Dreeshen* Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek Reports Back * NB and NS Premiers Won't Pony Up for the Chignecto Isthmus* The Economy* Canadians Don't Trust PeePee* The Bloc Ain't Having It* When Might the Writ Be Drawn* Abortion: A U.S. Mother of Three Dies Due to Denied Healthcare* O'Toole Testifies at the Foreign Interference Inquiry* Cranky Canuck Returns!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______________​​​__________________________________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]