Catherine McNair
@cathylenair.bsky.social
Writer, reader, cat person, clean air fan, LGBTQ ally, music lover, lowkey getting radicalized. Waterloo, ON, Canada resident.
A Trudeau Jr. legacy we have to confront is the failure on mass media. The policies of large grants to legacy orgs and trying to tax social media for Canadian content, while well-intentioned, have both had serious harm on Canada's news, especially the gov struggling to get wildfire information out.
emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/dissecting... #bikes #cycling #OnPoli
Dissecting the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision on Bike Lanes and Section 7 of the Charter
The Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) has overturned a trial court decision finding that the removal of bike lanes violated section 7 of the Charter and the right to life, liberty and security of the per...
emmettmacfarlane.substack.com
Riffing off the thread I just shared...since we’re telling stories about DEI and mandatory HR sessions and the academic job experience, let's talk about how this is playing out in Canada
Canadian wildfire misinformation is mutating online, thanks to #AI slop: thenarwhal.ca/wildfire-mis...
With AI slop, Canadian wildfire misinformation is mutating online | The Narwhal
How conspiracy theories, misinformation and AI-generated images anchored by social media engagement are playing out during Canada’s 2026 wildfires
thenarwhal.ca
Leaked analysis shows 98.98% opposition to Ontario’s new at-risk species law: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-enda... But they passed it anyway. #OnPoli
98.98% opposition to Doug Ford’s new endangered species law revealed | The Narwhal
Internal Ministry of Environment analysis shows ‘confusion’ and concerns about ‘negative impacts on Ontario’s biodiversity’ raised over the Species Conservation Act, under Bill 5
thenarwhal.ca
Let's get #Novavax in Ontario this year! A letter to Sylvia.Jones@ontario.ca: copy at will! Dear Minister, The vaccine season for winter respiratory viruses is fast approaching, and so far the Ontario Ministry of Health has not released information about which vaccines will be available. (1/5)
When I see "Waymo saves lives" op-eds, I always do a quick search to see what the author has written extolling protected bike lanes. Or automatic speed cameras. Or road diets. The results are always the same: Nope. Nada. Zilch.
Thanks to @thebigstory.bsky.social for having @michellecyca.com on to discuss her piece on exotic cats!
The Big Story@thebigstory.bsky.social · 4w agoIn #BC it is illegal to own a large exotic cat but there is a middle ground of cat, breeds much bigger than domestic cats but smaller than cheetahs and tigers, that has remained largely unregulated. Until now. Journalist @michellecyca.com who covered this for @thenarwhal.ca joins us lnk.to/bigstory
“This is a dream that could truly change the world. Friends, the era of empty rhetoric on the environment is over. We’re taking real action that will produce real, tangible results.” — Stephen Harper, 2007 @meyer.bsky.social on 19 years of carbon capture promises: thenarwhal.ca/newsletter-c...
Canada’s carbon capture chronicle | The Narwhal
To catalogue Canadian leaders’ promises on carbon capture, I had to go through national archives. The story is one of big dreams, with little results
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Read this. It’s shocking. It’s murder. Not manslaughter, murder. He did it on purpose and then tried to ridiculously lie about it. But here’s the main point. Every politician, media person, ANYONE who has deliberately sought to “other” or lessen the humanity of people on bikes is an accomplice.
‘Our hearts are crushed’: Hannah Rapp’s violent death sparks outpouring of grief
Family and boxing community grieving deeply after Rapp was killed by motorist while she was cycling in Texas
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Since house arrest apparently means nothing, I'm guessing everyone else dealing with that kind of sentence can pretend they're a journalist so they can travel endlessly too? Right, Poilievre? #cdnpoli
National Newswatch@nationalnewswatch.com · 4w agoConvoy leader Tamara Lich asking court's permission to visit White House, go on cruise, www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Thinking about the fact that Toronto has two 70MM IMAX projectors - at Ontario Science Centre and at Ontario Place, the world's first IMAX theatre - that have been closed by Doug Ford for nonsensical reasons.
Nina Metz@ninametz.bsky.social · 4w agoWhy Aren’t There More Imax 70mm Screens for ‘The Odyssey’? variety.com/2026/film/ne...
MARK CARNEY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
Carney government cut nearly half the jobs at nerve centre for managing wildfires: union
The Carney government cut about 50 positions from the federal nerve centre responsible for managing forest fires, the union says.
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Local woman ends interview abruptly after being asked about her doing her job.
Ontario's minister of emergency preparedness and response hung up during a CBC interview - Toronto Life
A handler disconnected the call after the minister was asked about the province's wildfire communications with Indigenous communities
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Important 🧵 with history and context on Ontario's wildfire response from Global's Isaac Callan. #OnPoli
Isaac Callan@isaaccallan.bsky.social · 4w ago🔥🧵: Was Ontario prepared for the current, record-breaking fire season? The government insists it was, pointing to the fact that there is no limit to how much it will spend to fight forest fires. Opponents say the service has been starved for years. #Onpoli
It is 2006. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture. It is 2016. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture. It is 2026. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture. thenarwhal.ca/canada-carbo...
Carbon capture promises by politicians span almost 20 years | The Narwhal
It’s expensive and unproven at scale. From Stephen Harper to Mark Carney, Canadian politicians have made promises on carbon capture — yet to be delivered
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NEW: Doug Ford railed against his own MPPs for claiming hotel stays in downtown Toronto, telling them they'd all have to pay it back. The thing is, it was actually the government that told them to use the perk in an email last year. #Onpoli globalnews.ca/news/1197496...
Ford government advised its MPPs they could use hotel benefit for night sittings | Globalnews.ca
For more than a week, government MPPs have been facing scrutiny for charging downtown Toronto hotel stays to the taxpayer instead of commuting to and from Queen’s Park.
globalnews.ca
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki... A good overview of the Canadian wildfire situation.
Smoke Gets In Your...Hole Where Your Soul Should Be
MAGA may have a set a new mark for belligerent stupidity
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Claudia Sheinbaum's government is using public power to build homes, operate affordable rentals, and renegotiate unpayable mortgages. Canada continues to subsidize developers and hope the market fixes a crisis it created. Mexico is showing that another path is possible.
Mexico is solving its housing crisis. Why aren’t we?
The parallel housing journeys Mexico and Canada have been on since the 1990s are now diverging. Claudia Sheinbaum’s government has shown that another path is possible. Canada’s misguided strategies, b...
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breachmedia.ca/black-prison... #Ontario #AI
Black prisoners are assigned harsher living conditions in Ontario jails—thanks to AI ⋆ The Breach
Ontario jails are using a program that claims it can predict prisoners’ behaviour, disproportionately putting Black prisoners in higher-security facilities
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Meet the Canadian civil servant responsible for sending our wildfire smoke to the U.S.
Meet the Canadian civil servant responsible for sending our wildfire smoke to the U.S.
With wildfire smoke drifting down from Canada into Michigan, New York and other states, numerous Americans have once again taken to social media to complain about Canada ruining their summers and “sen...
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Saw a good number of people in masks when we were out Thursday, which is great, but some had only surgical masks. You can get respirator masks free from Mask Bloc Waterloo Region, including at some pickup locations. Or you can buy them from places like @canadastrong.bsky.social .
Mask Bloc Waterloo Region@maskblocwr.bsky.social · last mo.Reminder that surgical (medical) masks do *not* filter out the harmful particles in wildfire smoke in the outdoor air. For protection, you need at minimum an N95/KN95/KF94 (respirator) mask. P100 even better. #AirQuality
