NEW - Throwback Thursday: 1980 Explains a Lot More Than You'd Think

BeaverTails started on Sparks Street in Ottawa in 1980, and that single detail opens up a wider look back at a year that turns out to have set the stage for arguments still playing out in Canada today. Anyone curious how a snack stand connects to Trudeau's return to power, double digit inflation and a fumbled national oil strategy gets the full picture here. The Canadian sweet treat call-in runs alongside it, pulling in votes for butter tarts, maple fudge and Kawartha ice cream before the conversation shifts into 1980s politics. A personal radio career story ties the whole hour together, showing just how far back some of these threads actually go. Topics: 1980 throwback, Canadian sweet treats, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, BeaverTails, inflation Originally aired on 2026-07-23