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(Recording Dates: November 13 & 14, 2021) This week, we have no guest as there's been so much going on since the election, and this is a good time to catch up. We have for you our Coast to Coast to Coast COVID Round Up, a quick run down of major headlines to hit since the election, an in depth-discussion about Erin O'Toole's Leadership Team and Shadow Cabinet announcement, and this week it's t...

(Recording Dates: November 4 & 6, 2021) On today’s episode… As an election is prime time for navel gazing, now that it is over, we thought that we’d dedicate an episode looking beyond our borders to see what is happening in global affairs as they pertain to Canada, its place in the world, and its leadership on the global stage. We have for you the return of our Coast to Coast to Coast COVID Ro...

Recording Dates: October 26 & 28, 2021 The Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly discuss the composition of the first Cabinet of the current government's third term to see how it compares with our pre-announcement analysis. After "The Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly discuss the composition of the first Cabinet of the current government's third term to see how it compares with our pre-announcement analysis...

Recording Dates: October 8 & 23 The Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly discuss where the parties stand post-election; the good, bad, and ugly of their election campaign strategies, and; where they may go from here.. This is the tenth installment of our new format for the elections, in which we try to bring you more frequent, much less scripted, but potentially shorter episodes we call “Beaver Bites”...

Recording Date: October 8 The Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly discuss interesting/trivia tidbits about the election results and about the Eager Beaver's first experience working at a polling place on election day. Also, in this episode, we have a snippet of our extended interview with Conservative Party of Council Member Bert Chen, who was the first to publicly call for an expedited review of Erin O'...

Recording date: October 9, 2021 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. When they agree, we package it together and present to you as part of this series. This week's guest made headlines by being among the first to call for a post-electoral review of Conservative Party of Canada Leader E...

A break down of the results of election 44. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our ongoing discussion about election 44. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our on going discussion about election 44... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Episode we discuss the recent English Language debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our ongoing discussion about election 44, we do a deep dive into some issues that we are passionate about, and raise concern on the direction of the nation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our further ongoing discussion about the upcoming Federal election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Off the cuff discussion about the current federal election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(recording date, August 21st) Six days into Canada’s 44th election, your intrepid duo of the Eager Beaver and Mr Grizzly share their general impressions of the election’s opening days. This is the first in our new format for the elections, in which we try to bring you more frequent, much less scripted, but potentially shorter episodes we’ll call “Beaver Bites”, so that we may bring you Election 44...

(recording dates, August 14th and 17th) On today’s episode… It’s election time!!! And for political junkies, this is that for which we live. We have for you a pre-election Coast to Coast to Coast COVID Round Up, a discussion on how the table had been prepared for this election call (including a Hello/Goodbye to those who cleared the decks or joined teams in preparation), and a discussion about the...

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. When they agree, we package it together and present to you as part of this series. This week's guest is one of Canada’s most gifted sports reporters and currently is in Tokyo bringing us all of the drama and glory of the Olympic and Paralympic Games...

On today’s episode… It’s still all about Pride! Welcome to The True North Eager Beaver Pride Episode, Part Deux: 2 Proud 2 Curious As you likely know June was Pride Month and the 53rd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots which took place from June 28th to July 3rd, 1969, so we’ll be presenting a collection of rainbow-themed stories over the course of the two parts of this episode. In this second hal...

On today’s episode… It’s all about Pride! As you likely know June was Pride Month and the 53rd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots which took place from June 28th to July 3rd, 1969, so we’ll be presenting a collection of rainbow-themed stories over the course of the two parts of this episode. In this half of the episode, our Coast-to-Coast-to-Coast COVID update is back. Our main story is the inexpl...

Warning: This episode touches on, among other subjects, residential schools. If you are feeling triggered, the National Indian Residential School Crisis Hotline can be reached at 1-866-925-4419. 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. When they agree, we package it together and present to...

Warning: This episode touches on, among other subjects, residential schools. If you are feeling triggered, the National Indian Residential School Crisis Hotline can be reached at 1-866-925-4419. 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. When they agree, we package it together and present to...

Warning: This episode touches on, among other subjects, residential schools. If you are feeling triggered, the National Indian Residential School Crisis Hotline can be reached at 1-866-925-4419. Given that the question of how well, or rather how poorly, Canada has treated Indigenous Peoples over the decades is, and rightly so, the top news story of these times… and as Monday was National Indigenou...

After a few weeks away, it was time to catch up on the cross-Canada COVID update. A lot has happened, so we had a lot to share, and thus we’ve dedicated this episode to the subject. Enjoy and please be kind to, and gentle with, yourselves, Your Eager Beaver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this “lost” episode** we’ll have our usual cross-Canada COVID update (things are looking up). Our lead story this week, is undeniably the biggest Canadian news story in some time, the discovery of an unmarked burial site at a residential school in British Columbia.    We will also do a round-up of recent bits of news of interest to us but for which we hadn’t yet found time or room in previous e...

In this special episode, the Eager Beaver and Mr Grizzly have an in-depth discussion about the the national mish mash of COVID-related lockdowns and how, Canadians, who are typically long to anger, have made quite well known their displeasure with their provincial governments’ handling of the pandemic. The four biggest COVID outbreaks in the country are still in Manitoba, Alberta, Ontario, and Sas...

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. When they agree, we package it together and present to you as part of this series.  This week's guest is community builder Amy Caruso, founder and CEO of The Mental Health Gala, being held in Ottawa, and online, Saturday, May 29th, 2021 (https://the...