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In  Episode 73  of The True North Eager Beaver Interview Project (aka  Episode 679  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show), by popular demand, Friend of the Beaver Lodge, military historian, and retired naval officer (RCN) Hugh Culliton, joins us to give us some perspective, history, and facts to help us understand and sift through the many competing narratives about that which is g...

In  Episode 678  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, in Den Hague for the NATO Summit, PM Carney officially signed Canada on to more than doubling (at least, on paper) the amount of money we spend on defence and national security. We analyze the post-signature press conference. ________________________________________________ The Daily Beaver Morning Show is 100% by Canadians, for Canadian...

In  Episode 677  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Den Hague yesterday for the first day of a two-day NATO Summit during which discussions among its 32 members will focus on, among other things, moving the spending target from 2% of GDP to 5%. All of it under the cloud of wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and hostilities between Iran and Israel that continue des...

In  Episode 676  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Brussels yesterday for the Canada-Europe Summit at which the European-Canada Defence Security Partnership was signed marking the sharpest shift yet away from business as usual with the United States. Also, IQ47 announces there's a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, but then again Trump says a lot of...

In  Episode 675  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, as Bill C-5, commonly known as the One Canadian Economy Act clears the House, it rises for the summer. PM Mark Carney starts the week off in Europe, first for a Canada-Europe Summit, at which signing on the ReArm Europe will be the showpiece, then the much-touted NATO Summit, at which discussions about boosting spending to 5% of GDP...

In  Episode 674  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, National Indigenous Peoples Day is tomorrow (June 21 — June is also National Indigenous History Month) and the community has been making its voice heard as Bill C-5  An Act to enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act  is being bulldozed through the House of Commons, severely underm...

In  Episode 673  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, we present a short and sweet recap of Day 2 of the G7 and point out a potential PM Carney blindspot that could be the source of problems, once the honeymoon is over. ________________________________________________ The Daily Beaver Morning Show is 100% by Canadians, for Canadians & broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish...

The lights. The sequins. The glamour. The sashes. The Crown. The pageant scene is bustling will all kinds of events, for all kinds of people, of all ages and sizes, but they often misunderstood. Canada is no stranger to pageant success, with Ashley Callingbull, the reigning Miss Universe Canada, having won the Mrs. Universe title in 2015 and placing top 10 at Miss Universe 2024, one of the most pr...

In  Episode 671  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, according to all reports, the first day of the G7 couldn't have possibly gone better for Canada. Prime Minister Carney masterfully stickhandled all the potential disasters the presence of the Mad Mercenary of Mar-a-Lago could create and as expected, he left the summit early... but not in huff. That said, the reason he left may be because...

In  Episode 670  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, as well as PM Mark Carney tried to plan ahead to minimize as much potential drama as possible coming from certain of the world's biggest egos about to sit at the G7 table, a dizzying array of global events suddenly bring about way darker clouds... and a President of the United States who probably is in a severely ego-bruised, fine, foul...

In  Episode 71  of The True North Eager Beaver Interview Project (aka  Episode 669  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show), Bonnie Critchley, the Independent Candidate taking on Pierre Poilièvre in the upcoming federal by-election in Battle River-Crowfoot drops by the Beaver Lodge for a conversation. We talk about her motivation, the tough road ahead, her 22 years of military s...

We take a look at preparations for the G7. As the international guest list grows, it's more like an unofficial G20. A Senator seeks to make it harder for the notwithstanding clause to be invoked arbitrarily. Danielle Smith's next CorruptCare-like scandal emerges. ________________________________________________ The Daily Beaver Morning Show is 100% by Canadians, for Canadians & broadcast...

In  Episode 667  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, Prime Minister Carney had more to say about Canada's ability to sense its position and movement in space as the world is rapidly changing, when speaking of shoring up our national defence, noting that if we are not at the table, then we are on the menu. In addition, he confirms beyond any doubt to Rainbow Canadians that he is i...

In  Episode 666  [eep!]   of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, as the G7 meeting approaches, Prime Minister Carney surprises on matters of defense, announcing that Canada will finally meet its NATO commitment to spend 2% of GDP on defense. It's a bold move that has strategic implications related to several of his other goals. Also: More guests are invited to or announce their attendanc...

In  Episode 665  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, Prime Minister invites the PM of India, Narendra Modi, to Canada for the G7 and it raises many inconvenient and uncomfortable questions, not to mention much ire. We also wonder: "Is Danielle Smith high??!" following an interview on CTV's Question Period during which she makes yet another disconcertingly laughably false claim, one th...

In  Episode 664  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, Retrumplican men have decided to celebrate Pride Month in the most a propos way: f***ing each other over hard and Trumpy Wynette is S-A-D. It has all the drama of Bette vs Joan, but without the glamour or good taste.  Also, Conservative politicians, whether federal or provincial, are aimless... The federal ones are in freefall. PROG...

In  Episode 663  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, the New Democratic Party drew much attention to itself — mostly negative — by talking a really big game about creating a situation that hypothetically could have led to the fall of the Government of Canada, extremely early in the mandate, promising it would vote against the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne. The party then m...

In  Episode 662  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, the Conservative Party of Canada plays fast and loose with the truth with Canadians, and especially its own voters, claiming they have forced the governing party to table a spring budget — when reality is nautical miles away from the claim — and that they need to raise money for recounts — because, of course, they might be shady. We also...

In  Episode 661  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, the closing press conference from the meeting of the Prime and First Ministers was virtually a love-in, with even Super-High-Maintenance Alberta Premier Danielle Smith — for whom not one, but two meetings were required, saying she's "encouraged" by the talks. Does Prime Minister Carney have magic powers? We also note a new buzzword: "Dec...

In  Episode 660  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, after a meeting with Canada's big city mayors and members of the oil and gas industry (as Canada is literally burning), Prime Minister Carney's much touted big meeting with the nation's Premiers (and one hostage taker already setting the stage for more drama) to discuss and single out a series of projects of national importance for fast-...

In  Episode 659  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, as the Edmonton Oilers's great defence helped them cement their place as Canada's Team by punching their ticket to The Stanley Cup Finals, the Prime Minister and Government have also been talking a lot about defence... and it's way more than just a Golden Dome. PROGRAMMING NOTE: "How's your mental health today?" Our 2nd annual MENtal Hea...

In  Episode 658  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, full-fledged debate begins in the House of Commons as ReRun Poilièvre is stuck on the outside looking in. Meanwhile, in the background, the also very undesirable COVID virus seems poised to make a comeback and wildfires are here again. ________________________________________________ The Daily Beaver Morning Show is 100% by Canadians, fo...

The King and the Jesters, Jokers, and Fools In  Episode 656  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, the King of Canada's reading of The Speech from the Throne went beyond that for which any patriotic Canadian could ever hope, with multiple references to our sovereignty and an assertion of it that was as unsubtle as it could be, from such an apolitical source  Meanwhile, Alberta Premier D...

In  Episode 656  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, a new Speaker of the House has been elected. The King and Queen Consort have landed as all ears will be tuned into today's Speech from the Throne (scheduled for 11 a.m. EDT) to hear how King Charles III will send a subtly scripted message to the wannabe-imperialists south of us. Meanwhile ReRun Poilièvre whiffs on an opportunity to show...

In  Episode 655  of The Daily Beaver Morning Show, as Parliament sets to resume, the leaders of the Liberal and Conservative parties held initial caucus meetings. Today, we will find out who the new Speaker of the House will be and tomorrow, for the first time in Canada's history, a King will read The Speech from the Throne. ________________________________________________ The Daily Beav...