Canadian Prepper Podcast

News -

Alan -https://www.fox4news.com/news/griddy-customer-unable-to-switch-provider-stuck-with-17000-electric-bill

Ian -

Sleepy Joe called it

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/16/business/economy/biden-speech-stimulus-economy.html

 4  million texans sans power

https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/4-million-texans-without-power-amid-grid-collapse-second-storm-nears

Texas shutdown intentional

https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/texas-was-seconds-and-minutes-complete-disaster

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Ian - Find one pair of utility pants to go with your hawaiian shirt for the apocalypse.

Upcoming events

Deal of the Week

Ian - Wood burning camp stove, mentioned in previous episodes

It's' back at PA.  $58.88!

https://www.princessauto.com/en/wood-burning-camp-stove/product/PA0008790057

News -

Quarantine facility managers needed

https://mailchi.mp/telus/call-out-to-officers-to-join-the-pandemic-response-appel-aux-officiers-pour-participer-la-lutte-contre-la-pandmie?e=78913a9e49

33 days on an island 

https://nationalpost.com/news/world/three-people-rescued-after-surviving-33-days-on-uninhabited-island

Register your livestock

https://www.interior-news.com/news/b-c-farmers-and-ranchers-will-be-required-to-id-their-livestock-by-end-of-2021/

Texas pileup

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/globalnews.ca/news/7636451/texas-car-pileup/amp/

Darious News Article

https://oncubanews.com/en/cuba/cuban-government-clarifies-cause-of-blackouts-and-affirms-that-saturday-system-will-be-normalized/

Hank News Article

https://ca.yahoo.com/news/sheriff-hacker-tried-taint-florida-212751269.html

139 buck brand new shotgun

https://www.doctordeals.ca/product/charles-daly-101-12-gauge-single-shot-black-synthetic-stock-shotgun-930-237/

Spend 10 bucks more, make Americans jealous, and get a shorty.

https://www.doctordeals.ca/product/charles-daly-101-little-scorpio-12-gauge-single-shot-black-synthetic-stock-shotgun-930-237ns/

Chiappa 8 adapter set 449 - Sold out

https://store.theshootingcentre.com/chiappa-gun-gauge-adapter-insert-set-12-gauge-8-inserts

Where to find?

Gunadapters.com

Or https://www.dinaarms.com/

PODCAST CHALLENGE

See what kind of game is abundant in your area.  See what kind of firearm may help in gathering food in your area…..

Deal of the Week

Ian - Cabelas.ca - Hoodies for 7 bucks.  Shirts as low as 5…..

www.cabelas.ca

Shameless plug - Follow the amazon link

Amazon link

https://www.prepperpodcast.ca/support/

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B001AXLUX2/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=cdnprepperpodcast-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=1a93d710ef716383443175d45fc64f04&creativeASIN=B001AXLUX2

News -

Alan - The Myamar coup doesn’t seem to be going away https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/internet-blackout-fails-deter-thousands-protesting-myanmar-coup-n1256955 

Ian - BC emergency extended indefinitely

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/bc-extends-covid-19-restrictions-013519019.html

Eric - 

PM should create permanent emergency preparedness cabinet committee, say experts, political players: be ‘prepared for the next natural disaster, terrorist act or health crisis is the objective’

https://www.hilltimes.com/2020/09/21/former-national-security-advisor-liberal-mp-endorse-permanent-emergency-preparedness-cabinet-committee/264395

Hugues - 

Why 'preppers' are going mainstream

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55249590

Scott? - variants Brazilian in Toronto

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Take one experience you had where you had a teachable moment, and see if your preps can be improved / changed by what you learned that day.

Shameless plug - Follow the amazon link

Amazon link

https://www.prepperpodcast.ca/support/

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B001AXLUX2/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_til?tag=cdnprepperpodcast-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=1a93d710ef716383443175d45fc64f04&creativeASIN=B001AXLUX2

Reminder:  Book club, get reading.  Last sunday in feb.  

https://www.amazon.ca/77-Days-September-Survival-Dedication/dp/1499616015

News -

Alan - two people dead in ice fishing “mishap”, CO poisoning suspected https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-ice-fishing-deaths-1.5895120 (don’t make me rant about this again. Be safe out there

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/myanmar-leader-aung-san-suu-kyi-detained-1.5895593 shit’s getting real in Myanmar with the ‘elected’ leadership of the country being taken in an early morning raid

Eric - 

Government of Canada introduces further restrictions on international travel 

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-introduces-further-restrictions-on-international-travel-898786306.html

Tyler - https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/we-can-end-hunger-in-america%e2%80%94if-were-willing-to-make-significant-changes-to-our-food-system/ar-BB1dd7jm?li=BBnb7Kz

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Have 3 different ways to make fire in your pockets, vehicles, bug-out bag etc

Deal of the Week

SFRC in Kingston offering free shipping for online orders .  Use code “”freeship”. Save you 30 bucks

News -

Alan - https://cleantechnica.com/2021/01/16/a-drone-saves-the-day-in-an-unusual-way/ a cool story about a lost hiker. His phone didn’t have reception, so he attached his phone to his drone, flew it up high enough to get line-of-sight reception and signal for help. Another reason that good preparedness and a plan can save the day. 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/regina-woman-fined-covid-19-violation-1.5876364 Regina being a jerk about healthy people getting together

https://www.halifaxtoday.ca/coronavirus-covid-19-local-news/potential-covid-exposure-on-two-flights-3268451

Traveling is supposed to stop, but it keeps going and people keep getting sick, ish.

Ian - Fun link 

Power outage map for canada….

https://www.generac.com/be-prepared/power-outages/power-outage-tracker-canada

Slow news week for Canada , really.

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/montreal-snowstorm-upgraded-to-a-weather-warning-expect-20-cm-by-sunday/wcm/aa07fbd0-d78f-4a71-af7f-e7b204ca6bb8/amp/

Seems to be a halt to food exports coming up….

He has the receipts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i42LWvtpT3o

Eric - 

Police make arrests, disperse crowd of anti-lockdown protesters in downtown Toronto

https://www.cp24.com/news/police-make-arrests-disperse-crowd-of-anti-lockdown-protesters-in-downtown-toronto-1.5269872

Viktor Frankl - Camp survivor.  One of the founders of modern psychotherapy…

https://www.shortform.com/B/summary/mans-search-for-meaning-summary-viktor-frankl?gclid=Cj0KCQiA3Y-ABhCnARIsAKYDH7tcSEdSlLSuhut6UfqHQA8gckF50cF9NmGL32nwcnGlWyFTyUY9Ds4aAnxBEALw_wcB

“Man’s search for meaning”

Exercise - prison workouts 

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/manofmany.com/lifestyle/fitness/charles-bronsons-ultimate-prison-bodyweight-workout%3famp

Charles Bronson:)

Artificial lights

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/sun-lamp#how-sun-lamps-work

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/substance-use/get-help/get-help-problematic-substance-use.html

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Alan - Canada’s national suicide hotline: 833-456-4566

SMS: Text START to 741741

PODCAST CHALLENGE

AIan - Don’t fall down the spiral of depression.  Reach out if you need to.  Offer help if you see someone in need!

Upcoming events

Ian - Bc Sportsman’s show

Delayed to 2022

http://www.bcsportsmenshow.ca/attend/

TACCOM, postponed TBA

https://www.taccomcanada.com

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News -

Alan -

Ian -  Pakistan power outage

https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-power-partially-restored-after-nationwide-outage/a-56183216

https://bnonews.com/index.php/2021/01/pakistan-hit-by-nationwide-blackout/

Montreal curfew protests - 

https://www.mtlblog.com/en-ca/news/montreal/a-protest-against-quebecs-curfew-in-montreal-on-saturday-resulted-in-a-number-of-tickets

Eric - 

Hugues - 

Quebec now officially under curfew for the next four weeks

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-now-officially-under-curfew-for-the-next-four-weeks-1.5260558

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Keep us going for another 100.  Send us topic ideas, more criticism, and feedback!

Upcoming events

Ian - Bc Sportsman’s show

March 5-7, 2021

http://www.bcsportsmenshow.ca/attend/

Andrew - Feb 20-21 Ragnarok Tactical Map Reading and Land Navigation Course

https://shop.ragnaroktactical.ca/collections/upcoming-classes/products/feb-20-21-map-reading-and-land-navigation-missisuga-on

News

 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/winter-weather-advisory-eastern-ontario-western-quebec-1.5855602 winter weather moving in to part of the country. Be aware and leave extra time

Ian - UK flights stopped again

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55391257

Canadians stuck with no warning

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/a-bombshell-canadians-stuck-in-u-k-face-uncertainty-after-canada-shuts-air-travel-1.5240351

Japan bans foreign nationals.

https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-alerts/422081/japan-authorities-to-ban-entry-for-foreign-nationals-from-dec-28-due-to-new-covid-19-variant-update-38

Initially no contact. . . further investigation, they had contact. . .

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-confirms-first-cases-covid19-uk-variant-1.5855361

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/02/us/asian-giant-hornet-washington.html

Beirut Explosion

https://nypost.com/2020/08/04/massive-explosion-at-warehouse-rocks-lebanese-capital-of-beirut/

Aliens?  - No one was even surprised….

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/28/pentagon-declassifies-ufo-videos-taken-by-navy-pilots.html

West Coast wildfires

https://nypost.com/2020/09/12/wildfires-continue-to-ravage-west-coast-as-death-toll-soars/

Sabre rattling - Xi tells troops to focus on preparing for war...

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/14/asia/xi-jinping-taiwan-us-esper-intl-hnk/index.html

Economic meltdown - 

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-deficit-on-track-to-exceed-381b-as-spending-increases-in-wake-of-second-covid-19-wave-1.5209807

Lockdowns should only be ‘last resort’

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/15/lockdowns-should-be-last-resort-whos-europe-chief-says.html

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Determine one thing that surprised you from a preparedness perspective this year.  Take a step to remedy it.  If it hasn’t been covered as a topic, let us know!

Upcoming events

RAC 2021 Basic HAM course  $50 to register plus the textbook $44.95

Starts Jan 14th 2021

https://www.rac.ca/basic-course-registration-form-winter-2021/

News

 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/winter-weather-advisory-eastern-ontario-western-quebec-1.5855602 winter weather moving in to part of the country. Be aware and leave extra time

Ian - UK flights stopped again

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55391257

Canadians stuck with no warning

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/a-bombshell-canadians-stuck-in-u-k-face-uncertainty-after-canada-shuts-air-travel-1.5240351

Japan bans foreign nationals.

https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-alerts/422081/japan-authorities-to-ban-entry-for-foreign-nationals-from-dec-28-due-to-new-covid-19-variant-update-38

Initially no contact. . . further investigation, they had contact. . .

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-confirms-first-cases-covid19-uk-variant-1.5855361

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/02/us/asian-giant-hornet-washington.html

Beirut Explosion

https://nypost.com/2020/08/04/massive-explosion-at-warehouse-rocks-lebanese-capital-of-beirut/

Aliens?  - No one was even surprised….

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/28/pentagon-declassifies-ufo-videos-taken-by-navy-pilots.html

West Coast wildfires

https://nypost.com/2020/09/12/wildfires-continue-to-ravage-west-coast-as-death-toll-soars/

Sabre rattling - Xi tells troops to focus on preparing for war...

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/14/asia/xi-jinping-taiwan-us-esper-intl-hnk/index.html

Economic meltdown - 

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-deficit-on-track-to-exceed-381b-as-spending-increases-in-wake-of-second-covid-19-wave-1.5209807

Lockdowns should only be ‘last resort’

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/15/lockdowns-should-be-last-resort-whos-europe-chief-says.html

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Determine one thing that surprised you from a preparedness perspective this year.  Take a step to remedy it.  If it hasn’t been covered as a topic, let us know!

Upcoming events

RAC 2021 Basic HAM course  $50 to register plus the textbook $44.95

Starts Jan 14th 2021

https://www.rac.ca/basic-course-registration-form-winter-2021/

News -

Alan - https://www.instagram.com/tv/CI_NjI_AUfB/?igshid=1h7mm5ys6amy4 sounds like Alberta. Admittedly, as most often happens, the cameras don't catch the build up. At the beginning they're talking about health code, then he's under arrest. 

Two big things from this video: 1- playing outside is a crime now apparently. 2- police are woefully under trained, under practiced and underprepared to actually subdue a passively resisting person. 

Ian - DJI Drones added to US export ban…..

https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/18/22188789/dji-ban-commerce-entity-list-drone-china-transaction-blocked

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/12/us-government-bans-tech-exports-to-top-drone-maker-dji/

Escape from london

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9071155/Huge-queues-train-stations-desperate-Londoners-flee-capital-ahead-Tier-4.html

Jupiter and saturn conjunction, and it’s solstice tomorrow!

https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/great-jupiter-saturn-conjunction-dec-21-2020

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Theresa Tam calls for stricter COVID-19 lockdown measures in hard-hit provinces

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-tam-calls-for-stricter-covid-19-lockdown-measures-in-hard-hit/

Orillia-area citizens are using 'scanners' to disrupt OPP: police say

https://www.simcoe.com/news-story/10293292-orillia-area-citizens-are-using-scanners-to-disrupt-opp-police-say/

PODCAST CHALLENGE

Ian - Find three cheap non-electrical, (EMP Proof) tools at the re-store or thrift store)

Upcoming events

Attend a Mapleseed event!

https://mapleseedrifleman.com/ 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=t4ZDUNeL1Jg

Eric -  Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) 2021 Winter Basic HAM course

https://www.rac.ca/basic-course-registration-form-winter-2021/

$50 plus cost of study guide