Beaver Bites, Episode 16: "Dollar, Dollar Bills Y'all!" (The Budget)

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 Opposition parties react?

Minimal script, flying without a net.

Because we believe that Democracy Is Something You Do...

 1) If you want to let a certain nation know you're not on their side, feel free to e-mail a package of sunflower seeds to:

ATTN: Ambassador Alexander Darchiev

Embassy of (you know where)

285 Charlotte St, Ottawa, ON K1N 8L5

2) If good care and treatment of animals is a cause dear to your heart, Veterinarians Without Borders Canada is working with Ukraine animal shelters to get them emergency food, water, and the basics for survival. If you can help, the link [ https://www.vetswithoutborders.ca/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm%2Fcontribute%2Ftransact&reset=1&id=214 ] will direct you to their donation page.

Finally, on a lighter note, we want to know: What are you looking forward to most this spring? 

You can do that via our show’s Facebook blog page on via Twitter @TrueEager. 

Of course, retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, tips, requests and positive reviews (if you think we deserve some stars, please rate us) are always welcome. 

Until then, be kind to, and gentle with, yourselves,  

Your Eager Beaver 

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 Jarvis

Democracy is Something You Do. 

Be Kind to & Gentle with Yourself.