Politics and General Culture

The Eager Beaver Podcast Interview Project Episode 18: Ontario Liberal Party Candidate for Mushkegowuk-James Bay, Matthew Pronovost

The Eager Beaver Podcast Interview Project Episode 17: Dr. David DesBaillets on the Right to Housing

[Beaver Bites, Episode 18]

The Eager Beaver Podcast Interview Project: Episode 16

[Episode 28 of the True North Eager Beaver flagship show]

[Episode 27 of the True North Eager Beaver flagship show]

Episode 17

[Episode 26 of the True North Eager Beaver flagship show]

Recording Date: April 11, 2022 On Thursday, April 7th, Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled her second budget. What with COVID, supply chain issues, a war in Ukraine, and climate change seemingly gone into hyper-speed, this may be one of the trickiest moments for a Finance Minister in recent Canadian history. What are the priorities? Are we being spent into the poor house? Does Mr. Singh believe the Prime Minister lived up to the deal? How did the Oppos...

Interview Project Episode 14: Political Commentator Evan Scrimshaw

(Recording Dates: April 5 & 7, 2022) In this episode: It's been busy at here at the Beaver Lodge --- we've had a few interviews scheduled which has gotten in the way of our usual full format flagship show. However, we wanted to keep you up-to-date with news you can use on COVID, particularly freshly released information on what the fourth dose situation currently is in every province and territory. Instead of making you wait until we had completed a full show, we're getting the in...

(Recording Dates: March 27 & 28, 2022) In this episode: https://www.podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/ We have our Coast-to-Coast-to-Coast COVID (and because they are now inextricably linked) and Convoy update, and we once again look at how the situation in Ukraine has evolved, and then look a bit closer at Canada's role over the past few weeks. And of course, we'll finish it off with our blog page, Twitter feed, and podcast reader/listener feedback, and a quick celebration of Canadians...

(Recording date: March 25, 2022) The Eager Beaver Pod asks its guests if they're willing to provide an extended interview, so that we may better get to know them/what makes them tick. Today, we have something out of the ordinary. A Kit came to us with a compelling story about a disquieting situation at the Malcom Place retirement residence in Kincardine, ON and asked for our help to bring profile to it as it could be happening is various small towns in Ontario, and Canada. This is a very spe...

Recording Date: March 22, 2022 Today, PM Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh launched a grenade into the Conservative Party of Canada's bunker and it has totally upended that party's leadership race. And the Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly are totally here for it. It's political Christmas in Canada, and we're getting the presents. And since " 'Tis the Season for Schadenfreude. Fa-la-la-la-la. La-la. La-la. ", we have prezzies for you too Kits, in the form of this Beaver Bites. We were so exci...

(Recording Dates: March 6 & 7, 2022) In this episode: We have our coast to coast to coast COVID round-up, discuss the invocation of the Emergencies Act to put an end to the CPC Convoy, and touch upon about the only news story that could make the Convoy already seem like long ago’s news. Of course we’ll finish it off with our blog page, Twitter feed, and podcast listener feedback. And once again, since it’s been a veritable firehose of news for the past six weeks or so that twist on the cool ...

(Recording Date: February 27, 2022) Heeeey, Kits! It took us a little while to get this episode assembled. We appreciate your patience * * * In this episode: We have once again on the order paper the two biggest topics to retain the nation's attention: COVID and CONVOY That's about it. Because we believe that “Democracy Is Something You Do”, this week we have two suggestions for you. Agitators of the FreeDumb convoy stole food out of the mouths of the homeless, so please consider making a...

(Recording Dates: February 7 & 10, 2022) Heeeey, Kits! In this very special episode of the podcast, we combine a bit of our regular format with our extended interview format, and it's all about our looooooooong predicted last days of Aaron... I mean, Eric... Umm, I mean, Erin! (Yes, it's) Erin... O'Toole as Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. We kick it off with a segment taking a look at how it all ended for him and, we discuss where the party may be going now that a leadership race w...

(Recording Dates: February 7 & 8, 2022) Heeeey, Kits! It took us a little while to get this episode assembled. We appreciate your patience * * * In this episode: We’ll take a look at how the COVID situation has evolved nationally since we've last chatted and, we'll touch upon key developments in the utter shitshow that has befallen our peace, order, and good government-loving country and nation's capital. Because we believe that “Democracy Is Something You Do”, this week we have two suggest...

(Recording Dates: January 28 & 31, 2022) Heeeey, Kits! It took us a little while to get our second episode of the year to you, but we appreciate your patience... * * * In this episode: We’ll take a look at how the COVID situation has evolved nationally since we've last chatted. Then we’ll have two discussions, the first about both the COVID and electoral fates of the Premiers of Canada‘s two most populous provinces,. The second will be about the national uninvited guest who is demanding ou...