The True North Eager Beaver

The True North Eager Beaver

The Eager Beaver welcomes you to join him and his friends in the Beaver Lodge for engaging and grown up conversations about the Canadian political and cultural scene. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

June 2, 2024 65 mins

On Episode 388 of our show, we explore how democracy is playing itself out around the world including the U.K.issues pertaining Inflation, Interest Rates, Israel, and Iran.


Also, we talk about:


* Elections UK: Sunak Calls a Snap

* Shipping Migrants to Rwanda

* Haiti

* William Ruto

* Violence in New Caledonia

* A New Leader in Taiwan

* Elections Mexico: Stage Collapse

* Merge Cells

* Senate Independence 


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On Episode 387 of our show, we explore issues pertaining to Inflation, Interest Rates, Israel, and Iran.


Also, we talk about:


* MENtal Health Walk Update

* Inflation Down to 2.7%

* Interest Rates

* Janice Stein on Israel and Iran

* Spain, Norway, Ireland

* Haiti: Kenyan Mission Arriving Soon

* Election: Dominican Republic

* Christine Sinclair Barbie

* Costello and Cohen

* By-Elections: Pictou West, Milton, Lambton – Middlesex

* Talking...

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On Episode 386 of our show, we explore a series of political trainwrecks from the Trump Trial to hair-rising advertising, for incredibly childish behaviour to the issuance of international arrest warrants.


Also, we talk about:


* The Defense Rests

* "Creation of a Unified Reich"

* Rep. Crockett vs Rep. Greene

* Karina Gould on Pee Pee Taking Away Your Rights

* You Get a Warrant! And You Get a Warrant!

* Succession: Iran

* Canadian G...

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On Episode 385 of our show, we explore a social media phenomenon called 'The Great Rewiring' that appears to be affecting, in particular, men under the age of 50; telling them, on a daily basis, who to hate.


Also, we talk about:


* A Helicopter Crash

* CPC MP Ron Liepert Leaves Politics

* Pushing the Abortion Debate

* UCP Youth Dance

* Premier Kinew Attends the Manito Ahbee Pow Wow

* Canada Day

* A Measels Death

* Making Assumpt...

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On Episode 384 of our show, we explore now former Saskatchewan legislature Speaker Randy Weekes calling out abuse and intimidation, coming from his own party, that got so bad, he cut up his membership card and other ways in which abuse and intimidation impacts political life.


Also, we talk about:


* MP Pam Damoff

* RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme

* Randy Weekes Blows the Whistle

* Alain Rayes

* Wildfire Round Up

* Doug Ford Helps Enb...

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On Episode 383 of our show, we explore your wallet getting dinged 2 ways: 1. Conservative MPs billing taxpayers greater than $425,000 (or 79% of spending by all MPs) to attend a caucus meeting associated with the party's policy convention, and being the only party to bill taxpayers for expenses incurred by 'designated travelers' accompanying them, and 2. Skyrocketing catastrophic premiums resulting from extreme weather events.


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On Episode 382 of our show, we explore a social media phenomenon called 'The Great Rewiring' that appears to be affecting, in particular, men under the age of 50; telling them, on a daily basis, who to hate.



Also, we talk about:



* Wildfire Round-Up

* Child Care Funding

* We're Losing Men Under 50

* Drag King Romana Didulo

* RIP Alice Munro & Diane Deans

* Stacie Mistysyn

* Protests

* Jimmy Carter

* The Peppermaster

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On Episode 381 of our show, we explore a hilarious, big error, made by Mr. Beaver, the start of the Pat King trial, and the withdrawal of a candidate from the Alberta NDP Leadership race. We also have a big announcement pertaining to the June 15th MENtal Health Walk we are organizing.

Also, we talk about:


  • Child Care
  • km² vs m²
  • Wildfire Round-Up
  • A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!
  • Mental Health
  • Pat King
  • Gil McGowan ...
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On Episode 380 of our show, we explore Sabrina Maddeaux, candidate for the CPC nomination in the electoral district of Aurora– Oak Ridges – Richmond Hill, suspending her campaign, alleging lack of action by the party on complaints of a "corrupted process and potentially illegal actions taken by another campaign" with regard to access to official membership lists, confirming once again, th...

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On Episode 379 of our show, we explore reacting to the passing of those with whom we do not politically agree, the rise in the popularity of women's sports, abortion and other rights, and PeePee's words about lobbyists not matching his deeds.


Also, we talk about:

  • Putinauguration
  • Not Speaking Ill of the Dead
  • Disinformation
  • Women's Playoff Hockey
  • WNBA in Toronto
  • March for Life
  • Limited Optional Rights
  • N...
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On Episode 378 of our show, two CPC MPs respectively via silence and using too many words, end up revealing things about themselves.


Also, we talk about:

  • Rachael Thomas and the CBC
  • Knitty Knits on Arnold Viersen
  • Highway 401 Crash
  • Challenging India's Narrative
  • Campus Protests
  • Gaming It Out
  • Elizabeth May

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On Episode 377 of our show, we explore Danielle Smith reflexively lying when asked about her having claimed that the Alberta Electric System Operator was on board with her decision the impose a moratorium on renewables when the truth is AESO's CEO Mike Law was not at all on board with the pause, saying it would throw the industry into a tailspin.


Also, we talk about:

  • Smith's Lies: AESO
  • Pre...
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On Episode 376 of our show, we explore Jagmeet Singh, once again, trying to spin a narrative about his party and leadership being much more consequential than it actually is. 


Also, we talk about:

  • Getting Jaggy With It
  • Pharmacare
  • Doug Ford on Protests
  • C-70 - Foreign Agents Registry
  • Fraser Pulls Funding for Ontario
  • $6B for Infrastructure
  • Famine


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On Episode 375 of our show, we explore various developments on the foreign interference files including: the arrest of 3 Indian nationals for the alleged assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar; the interim report on election interference; and the establishment of a foreign agents registry.


Also, we talk about:

  • Yay, Sports!
  • Three Arrests
  • Hogue Report
  • Budget Manoeuvres
  • PeePee Populism
  • Profit Sharing
  • ...
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On Episode 374, we explore Poilievre being in unfamiliar territory as he is not controlling the narrative, his many failed attempts to distract from seemingly being Diagolon-adjacent, and tanking at the Canada Building Trades Unions annual conference.


Also, we talk about:

  • Sports Ball Canada
  • These People Cheat
  • PeePee Bombs
  • Exploiting Tragedy
  • Craig Wallace
  • Mandatory Alcohol Screening
  • Charlie Angus
  • HM...
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On Episode 373 of our show, we explore the Conservative Party of Canada and its leader deliberately mis-framing the Government of BC's decision to course correct on its harm reduction pilot project on drug use as well as shifting sands under the campus protest movement.


Also, we talk about:

  • The Beaver Sweetie
  • Yay, Sports! 
  • Decriminalization Is Not Legalization
  • Mark Miller
  • Campus Clashes
  • Unpo...
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On Episode 372 of our show, we explore Speaker Greg Fergus cracking the whip in the House of the Commons, following the CPC's latest attempt to change the channel from their leader's now rather infamous weekend "extra-curricular activities".


Also, we talk about:

  • A Juvenile Display
  • BC Course Correction 
  • "I Order You to Withdraw"
  • You Pay for This 
  • Send Us Money!
  • Risking Investment 
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On Episode 371 of our show, we explore Pierre Poilièvre casually musing aloud, before police, about his intent to suspend constitutionally guaranteed rights.


Also, we talk about:

  • Notwithstanding
  • Curious Timing
  • A Descent
  • Private Citizens
  • Target: Men Under 50
  • Risking Investment 


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On Episode 370 of our show, we explore incidents of people having attempted to achieve ends using questionable methods.


Also, we talk about:

  • Budget
  • Book? Festival
  • Capital Gains
  • A Big No-Noem
  • Umar Zameer
  • There Are Always Rules
  • Advocacy
  • Kinew Rescue
  • Target: Teachers
  • Addictions

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On Episode 369 of our show, we celebrate the start of our 4th season. We also analyze the first Alberta NDP Leadership debate, held in Lethbridge – Mr. Beaver watched it and actually felt good afterward – and touch on jurisdictional snits.


Also, we talk about:

  • Beaver-versary!
  • AB NDP Debate
  • Renewables
  • Rural Politics
  • TMX
  • Water
  • sloPPy
  • I'm the Mayor Now
  • "Just Watch Me"
  • About Debt
  • Carney on "Broken"
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