Cathy Holtslander 🇨🇦 🏳️🌈
@holtscat.bsky.social
Tom Kitten's mom, policy analyst and researcher at National Farmers Union, organic farmer, birdwatcher, fiddle player...
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Do you want a water boy or a fighter?
February 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Do you want a water boy or a fighter?
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It's time for something bolder than Carney's path of appeasement canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
It’s time for something bolder than Carney’s path of appeasement
Carney’s “middle powers” can play one of two roles: they can stand with the people of the US (and around the world) who are fighting back, putting themselves at risk to avert a coming catastrophe. Or ...
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February 6, 2026 at 2:29 PM
It's time for something bolder than Carney's path of appeasement canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
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You should read this piece by Anushka Yadav in The Pointer.
The Fed. Gov. cutting jobs is self-defeating & frankly dangerous.
They are putting Canadians at risk because of garbage neoliberal thinking that coincidently helped make the U.S. what it is today.
thepointer.com/article/2026... #CDNpoli
The Fed. Gov. cutting jobs is self-defeating & frankly dangerous.
They are putting Canadians at risk because of garbage neoliberal thinking that coincidently helped make the U.S. what it is today.
thepointer.com/article/2026... #CDNpoli
Ottawa science cuts threaten Canada’s ability to confront climate crises after hottest year on record
Ottawa science cuts threaten Canada’s ability to confront climate crises after hottest year on record.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:03 AM
You should read this piece by Anushka Yadav in The Pointer.
The Fed. Gov. cutting jobs is self-defeating & frankly dangerous.
They are putting Canadians at risk because of garbage neoliberal thinking that coincidently helped make the U.S. what it is today.
thepointer.com/article/2026... #CDNpoli
The Fed. Gov. cutting jobs is self-defeating & frankly dangerous.
They are putting Canadians at risk because of garbage neoliberal thinking that coincidently helped make the U.S. what it is today.
thepointer.com/article/2026... #CDNpoli
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February 3, 2026
February 3, 2026
Yesterday, the day before Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s termination of Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation, U.S.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:22 AM
February 3, 2026
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New post: Mark Carney must flatly reject Danielle Smith's latest round of anti-constitutional posturing emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/mark-carne...
Mark Carney must flatly reject Danielle Smith's latest round of anti-constitutional posturing
Danielle Smith has threatened to withhold provincial funding for new judicial appointments unless the province gets more of a say in selecting judges.
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February 4, 2026 at 12:50 PM
New post: Mark Carney must flatly reject Danielle Smith's latest round of anti-constitutional posturing emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/mark-carne...
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Thank you @alexboulerice.bsky.social for sponsoring this important petition in the House of Commons, calling on Canada to take a clear, values-based position regarding America's increasing aggression in the Western Hemisphere. Please sign here: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... #canlab
Petition e-7082 - Petitions
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February 2, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Thank you @alexboulerice.bsky.social for sponsoring this important petition in the House of Commons, calling on Canada to take a clear, values-based position regarding America's increasing aggression in the Western Hemisphere. Please sign here: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... #canlab
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"’Backwards’ was my first thought," said Cathy Holtslander, director of research and policy at the National Farmers Union. "Obviously, they made these cuts without knowing what they were doing."
Feds slashed farm research. An internal email suggests they don't know what Canada's losing
Senior officials at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) did not know how their decision to close three research stations on the Prairies would impact the department's research program when they an...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:31 PM
"’Backwards’ was my first thought," said Cathy Holtslander, director of research and policy at the National Farmers Union. "Obviously, they made these cuts without knowing what they were doing."
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"Backwards’ was my first thought," said Cathy Holtslander, director of research and policy at the National Farmers Union. "Obviously, they made these cuts without knowing what they were doing."
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/02/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/02/n...
Feds slashed farm research. An internal email suggests they don't know what Canada's losing
Senior officials at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) did not know how their decision to close three research stations on the Prairies would impact the department's research program when they an...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
"Backwards’ was my first thought," said Cathy Holtslander, director of research and policy at the National Farmers Union. "Obviously, they made these cuts without knowing what they were doing."
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/02/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/02/n...
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February 1, 2026
February 1, 2026
On February 1, 1862, in the early days of the Civil War, the Atlantic Monthly published Julia Ward Howe’s “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” summing up the cause of freedom for which the United States tro...
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February 2, 2026 at 6:59 AM
February 1, 2026
panow.com/2026/01/29/i... “I think it’s incredibly short-sighted and counterproductive to the agricultural centre, to the agricultural industry in Saskatchewan, to the long-term prospects for Canadian sovereignty,” said Will Robbins, a farmer west of Saskatoon and board member of the NFU
‘Incredibly short-sighted’: Sask. farmer slams federal cuts to agriculture research
A Saskatchewan farmer says the Government of Canada is making a big mistake by cutting funding to agricultural research centres across the country. In...
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January 30, 2026 at 5:07 PM
panow.com/2026/01/29/i... “I think it’s incredibly short-sighted and counterproductive to the agricultural centre, to the agricultural industry in Saskatchewan, to the long-term prospects for Canadian sovereignty,” said Will Robbins, a farmer west of Saskatoon and board member of the NFU
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Finally someone has said it out loud.
Treason.
Where is the parliamentary investigation into foreign money and support from the US to break up our nation?
nationalnewswatch.com/2026/01/29/e...
Treason.
Where is the parliamentary investigation into foreign money and support from the US to break up our nation?
nationalnewswatch.com/2026/01/29/e...
Eby calls reported meeting between Alberta separatists and U.S.…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Finally someone has said it out loud.
Treason.
Where is the parliamentary investigation into foreign money and support from the US to break up our nation?
nationalnewswatch.com/2026/01/29/e...
Treason.
Where is the parliamentary investigation into foreign money and support from the US to break up our nation?
nationalnewswatch.com/2026/01/29/e...
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January 27, 2026
January 27, 2026
The murder of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning at the hands of federal agents has put wind in the sails of those trying to rein in the Trump administration at the same time it has sent t...
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January 28, 2026 at 7:15 AM
January 27, 2026
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ICYMI: In its alternative budget for 2026, @policyalternatives.ca laid out how a tax on Canada’s richest could be used to fund the federal public service and create new projects. [https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/alternative-federal-budget-2026-taxation/] rabble.ca/labour/thous...
Thousands of public servants receive notices that their jobs could be cut
Two unions representing affected public servants warn that these cuts will affect services that Canadians rely on.
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January 27, 2026 at 11:00 PM
ICYMI: In its alternative budget for 2026, @policyalternatives.ca laid out how a tax on Canada’s richest could be used to fund the federal public service and create new projects. [https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/alternative-federal-budget-2026-taxation/] rabble.ca/labour/thous...
www.nfu.ca/cuts-to-aafc... Carney said “A country that cannot feed itself, fuel itself or defend itself has few options.” On Friday, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced 12% of its workforce – 665 positions — and 7 agriculture research facilities are to be cut. Over the weekend we also witnes
Cuts to AAFC are disastrous for Canada, says National Farmers Union | National Farmers Union
On Tuesday in his speech in Davos, Prime Minister Carney said “A country that cannot feed itself, fuel itself or defend itself has few options.” On Friday, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced…
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January 28, 2026 at 1:05 AM
www.nfu.ca/cuts-to-aafc... Carney said “A country that cannot feed itself, fuel itself or defend itself has few options.” On Friday, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced 12% of its workforce – 665 positions — and 7 agriculture research facilities are to be cut. Over the weekend we also witnes
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January 24, 2026
January 24, 2026
This morning, on a street in Minneapolis, at least seven federal agents tackled and then shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse for the local VA hospital.
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January 25, 2026 at 6:01 AM
January 24, 2026
WTF CBC - your independently verified video "appears to show"?! It clearly and unequivocally shows what happened! Are you afraid Trump will sue you for telling the truth? You quote ICE lying but don't believe your own eyes???
January 25, 2026 at 12:59 AM
WTF CBC - your independently verified video "appears to show"?! It clearly and unequivocally shows what happened! Are you afraid Trump will sue you for telling the truth? You quote ICE lying but don't believe your own eyes???
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And "Hey we're Canadians choosing another way!"
"But also we can't afford some basic stuff, like Canadian history. I'm sure you'll understand."
"Money, right? Heh heh."
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"But also we can't afford some basic stuff, like Canadian history. I'm sure you'll understand."
"Money, right? Heh heh."
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This here is some mind boggling ridiculousness. Parks Canada announced the Register for Historic Places - a searchable database and a cornerstone for understanding heritage places – will be permanently unplugged this spring @willgreavesmp.bsky.social #CdnHist
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Alarm as Canadian Register of Historic Places to Shut Down - National Trust for Canada
The Canadian Register of Historic Places, better known as the historicplaces.ca website, is coming down. Parks Canada announced in late...
nationaltrustcanada.ca
January 23, 2026 at 12:49 AM
And "Hey we're Canadians choosing another way!"
"But also we can't afford some basic stuff, like Canadian history. I'm sure you'll understand."
"Money, right? Heh heh."
bsky.app/profile/kell...
"But also we can't afford some basic stuff, like Canadian history. I'm sure you'll understand."
"Money, right? Heh heh."
bsky.app/profile/kell...
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January 19, 2026
January 19, 2026
Late last night, Nick Schifrin of PBS NewsHour posted on social media that the staff of the U.S.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:53 AM
January 19, 2026
DId you know - federal NDP memberships expire on December 31 - unless you renewed in Oct, Nov, or Dec. Join or renew before January 28 to vote in the leadership election. To check your membership status you can email [email protected] #NDP
January 18, 2026 at 6:56 PM
DId you know - federal NDP memberships expire on December 31 - unless you renewed in Oct, Nov, or Dec. Join or renew before January 28 to vote in the leadership election. To check your membership status you can email [email protected] #NDP
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Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
January 17, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
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Today’s trade announcement needed to include a Canada-China Auto Pact.
Selling in Canada means producing in Canada.
We’ve done it before, and we can do it again!
Selling in Canada means producing in Canada.
We’ve done it before, and we can do it again!
January 16, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Today’s trade announcement needed to include a Canada-China Auto Pact.
Selling in Canada means producing in Canada.
We’ve done it before, and we can do it again!
Selling in Canada means producing in Canada.
We’ve done it before, and we can do it again!
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“If Canada was trying to chart across the future, we could go with the stuff that makes money, instead of losing money, stuff that makes us more independent, instead of dependent, stuff that would create jobs, instead of destroying millions of jobs.”
-Cory Doctorow
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
-Cory Doctorow
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‘Anything that can't go on forever eventually stops’: ‘Enshittification’ author issues stark warning to Ottawa over AI policy
Cory Doctorow says he believes AI firms will intentionally degrade their products to recoup large infrastructure expenditures—and it’s up to policymakers to protect Canadians from this.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:36 AM
“If Canada was trying to chart across the future, we could go with the stuff that makes money, instead of losing money, stuff that makes us more independent, instead of dependent, stuff that would create jobs, instead of destroying millions of jobs.”
-Cory Doctorow
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-Cory Doctorow
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Ontario’s proposed nuclear waste repository poses millennia-long ethical questions share.google/Lft24ZgZbmvI...
Ontario’s proposed nuclear waste repository poses millennia-long ethical questions
Such repositories raise complex ethical questions around public safety, particularly given the millennia-long timescales of nuclear waste.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Ontario’s proposed nuclear waste repository poses millennia-long ethical questions share.google/Lft24ZgZbmvI...
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Dr. @timothysnyder.bsky.social has written many powerful works, but this one stopped me dead in my tracks when I first read it. Please take the time, and share widely.
January 12, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Dr. @timothysnyder.bsky.social has written many powerful works, but this one stopped me dead in my tracks when I first read it. Please take the time, and share widely.
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