Marla Waltman 🍁⚾️
@marlawd.bsky.social
#Toronto.🇨🇦 Former federal policy wonk with a fondness for rational arguments. #CanadaSky #Canada #politics #cdnpoli #genealogy 🌳 #BlueJays ⚾️ #architecture #cities #transit #Ukraine 🇺🇦 #history #heritage #libraries 📚 #archives #music
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Wasn’t expecting to wake up to the news of Buck Martinez retiring.
I’m not sure there’s a more universally beloved figure among #Bluejays fandom.
It was a real pleasure to work alongside him all these years. I wish him nothing but the best (and a spot on the Level of Excellence) in retirement!
I’m not sure there’s a more universally beloved figure among #Bluejays fandom.
It was a real pleasure to work alongside him all these years. I wish him nothing but the best (and a spot on the Level of Excellence) in retirement!
February 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Wasn’t expecting to wake up to the news of Buck Martinez retiring.
I’m not sure there’s a more universally beloved figure among #Bluejays fandom.
It was a real pleasure to work alongside him all these years. I wish him nothing but the best (and a spot on the Level of Excellence) in retirement!
I’m not sure there’s a more universally beloved figure among #Bluejays fandom.
It was a real pleasure to work alongside him all these years. I wish him nothing but the best (and a spot on the Level of Excellence) in retirement!
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Stop kidding yourself: Donald Trump’s threats to Canada aren’t our fault
The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Tony Keller: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Tony Keller: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Stop kidding yourself: Donald Trump’s threats to Canada aren’t our fault
Trump administration has spent the last year aggressively degrading and dismantling alliances with allies
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Stop kidding yourself: Donald Trump’s threats to Canada aren’t our fault
The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Tony Keller: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Tony Keller: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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Vast majority of Canadians approve of Canada’s EV deal with China
Vast majority of Canadians approve of Canada's EV deal with China
The vast majority of Canadians approve of Canada's EV deal with China.
cultmtl.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Vast majority of Canadians approve of Canada’s EV deal with China
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It's so rare and you have to get so lucky to have your team's guy sound like baseball. We're so lucky to have been able to listen to him for as long as we did. An absolute legend and a joy to get to hear him call a World Series run. We'll miss him and Jays games just won't sound right going forward.
Congratulations on an unbelievable career to one of the best to ever do it.
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
It's so rare and you have to get so lucky to have your team's guy sound like baseball. We're so lucky to have been able to listen to him for as long as we did. An absolute legend and a joy to get to hear him call a World Series run. We'll miss him and Jays games just won't sound right going forward.
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If you read anything today, please read this 💪🏻
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, in his now-famous speech at the Davos conference, issued a stirring call for the “middle powers” to protect their own interests at a time when the great powers
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, in his now-famous speech at the Davos conference, issued a stirring call for the “middle powers” to protect their own interests at a time when the great powers
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dnyuz.com/2026/02/02/a...
America is alienating what could become a superpower
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, in his now-famous speech at the Davos conference, issued a stirring call for the “middle
dnyuz.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:31 AM
If you read anything today, please read this 💪🏻
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, in his now-famous speech at the Davos conference, issued a stirring call for the “middle powers” to protect their own interests at a time when the great powers
/1 thread
dnyuz.com/2026/02/02/a...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, in his now-famous speech at the Davos conference, issued a stirring call for the “middle powers” to protect their own interests at a time when the great powers
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dnyuz.com/2026/02/02/a...
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U.S. interest in Alberta separatism raises red flags over what might come next
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
ANALYSIS | U.S. interest in Alberta separatism raises red flags over what might come next | CBC News
Communications between the Trump administration and Alberta's separatist movement raised alarm at the highest levels in Canada last week. It also raised questions about Washington's possible intention...
www.cbc.ca
February 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
U.S. interest in Alberta separatism raises red flags over what might come next
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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157 Ukrainians just came home from Russian captivity — the first exchange in four months, and 139 of them held since 2022.
The youngest was just 19 when captured. He's 23 now. The oldest freed defender is 63.
🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/05/1...
The youngest was just 19 when captured. He's 23 now. The oldest freed defender is 63.
🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/05/1...
February 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
157 Ukrainians just came home from Russian captivity — the first exchange in four months, and 139 of them held since 2022.
The youngest was just 19 when captured. He's 23 now. The oldest freed defender is 63.
🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/05/1...
The youngest was just 19 when captured. He's 23 now. The oldest freed defender is 63.
🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/05/1...
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A father finally learned that his son has been released from Russian captivity.
February 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM
A father finally learned that his son has been released from Russian captivity.
Thanks for your insight, @mstanik.bsky.social. I appreciated your letter published in the Globe & Mail today. I like the comparison of the camaraderie between Presidents Gerald Ford & Jimmy Carter with that demonstrated this week by Prime Ministers Jean Chretien & Stephen Harper. #Canada
February 4, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Thanks for your insight, @mstanik.bsky.social. I appreciated your letter published in the Globe & Mail today. I like the comparison of the camaraderie between Presidents Gerald Ford & Jimmy Carter with that demonstrated this week by Prime Ministers Jean Chretien & Stephen Harper. #Canada
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Hooray @chapmans.ca! 🎉 👍 #BuyCanadian
There’s never a need to justify eating more @chapmans.ca but if you feel better having one - 200 new jobs
www.chapmans.ca/press-releas...
www.chapmans.ca/press-releas...
Chapman’s Expands Production Facility with $27 Million Support from Invest Ontario - Chapman's Ice Cream
Canadian ice cream manufacturer is growing as they increase their production with a new 175,000 square foot, multimillion-dollar facility. Markdale, ON Construction has begun on Chapman’s new producti...
www.chapmans.ca
February 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Hooray @chapmans.ca! 🎉 👍 #BuyCanadian
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February 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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My @thestar.com column: The Eglinton Crosstown is finally opening this Sunday, but please, spare us the celebration. We don’t want a party — we want an apology, an explanation, and a reason to believe a bungled project like this won’t ever happen again. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Matt Elliott: When the Eglinton Crosstown LRT finally opens, they should offer us an apology, not a party
Due to Metrolinx’s veil of secrecy, there are still too many unanswered questions about why everything related to this project has been so slow.
www.thestar.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
My @thestar.com column: The Eglinton Crosstown is finally opening this Sunday, but please, spare us the celebration. We don’t want a party — we want an apology, an explanation, and a reason to believe a bungled project like this won’t ever happen again. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Russia launched a massive seven-hour attack on several Ukrainian cities ahead of new peace talks.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Russia launched a massive seven-hour attack on several Ukrainian cities ahead of new peace talks.
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Let the man talk. Don't stop him from talking.
"Don't you think that communist Ottawa is leveraging communist China against Alberta?" -- absolutely unreal CTV platformed this loon...
February 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Let the man talk. Don't stop him from talking.
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#Bluejays announce that they’re putting up a statue celebrating their back-to-back World Series titles this summer.
It will celebrate Joe Carter’s walk-off homer in 1993 and will be unveiled in a ceremony on July 18.
The statue will be between Gates 5 and 6, which is where Ted Rogers’ statue is.
It will celebrate Joe Carter’s walk-off homer in 1993 and will be unveiled in a ceremony on July 18.
The statue will be between Gates 5 and 6, which is where Ted Rogers’ statue is.
February 2, 2026 at 4:38 PM
#Bluejays announce that they’re putting up a statue celebrating their back-to-back World Series titles this summer.
It will celebrate Joe Carter’s walk-off homer in 1993 and will be unveiled in a ceremony on July 18.
The statue will be between Gates 5 and 6, which is where Ted Rogers’ statue is.
It will celebrate Joe Carter’s walk-off homer in 1993 and will be unveiled in a ceremony on July 18.
The statue will be between Gates 5 and 6, which is where Ted Rogers’ statue is.
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Thank you Rob Russo & Brad Lavigne for pointing out what Canadians - even some members of his own party - noticed was a major omission in the convention speech - Poilievre omitted any thoughts or policy ideas about how he would handle the Trump factor. Voters deserve to know. #cdnpoli #pnpcbc
February 2, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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It’s so ridiculous to hear Doug Ford bleat about Chinese EVs eating into our auto industry while the Americans have been *evaporating* our auto industry for a while now. Like he’s running for a train that left the station 20 minutes ago 😐
February 2, 2026 at 8:02 PM
It’s so ridiculous to hear Doug Ford bleat about Chinese EVs eating into our auto industry while the Americans have been *evaporating* our auto industry for a while now. Like he’s running for a train that left the station 20 minutes ago 😐
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PM Carney on Monday spoke with Danish PM Frederiksen. PMO Readout: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/read...
Prime Minister Carney speaks with Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen
Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen.
www.pm.gc.ca
February 2, 2026 at 7:49 PM
PM Carney on Monday spoke with Danish PM Frederiksen. PMO Readout: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/read...
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"I know of (UCP members of the legislature) that have signed the petition," Jeff Rath, a lawyer for Stay Free Alberta, the group organizing the petition campaign, said Thursday.”
The same day Smith told the country her entire caucus wasnt separatist.
www.villagereport.ca/national-new...
The same day Smith told the country her entire caucus wasnt separatist.
www.villagereport.ca/national-new...
Alberta separatist says members of Smith's caucus have signed referendum petition
EDMONTON — A leader of Alberta's separatist movement says some members of Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus have signed the petition looking to force a vote on the province qui...
www.villagereport.ca
January 30, 2026 at 7:28 PM
"I know of (UCP members of the legislature) that have signed the petition," Jeff Rath, a lawyer for Stay Free Alberta, the group organizing the petition campaign, said Thursday.”
The same day Smith told the country her entire caucus wasnt separatist.
www.villagereport.ca/national-new...
The same day Smith told the country her entire caucus wasnt separatist.
www.villagereport.ca/national-new...
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15 people were murdered and seven injured in the russian terrorist attack against the DTEK miner's bus in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The miners were going home after the work shift.
This is horrifying. russia continues murdering Ukrainians every single day. It doesn't want peace.
This is horrifying. russia continues murdering Ukrainians every single day. It doesn't want peace.
February 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM
15 people were murdered and seven injured in the russian terrorist attack against the DTEK miner's bus in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The miners were going home after the work shift.
This is horrifying. russia continues murdering Ukrainians every single day. It doesn't want peace.
This is horrifying. russia continues murdering Ukrainians every single day. It doesn't want peace.
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Winter is good. My opinion column this weekend in the Toronto Star, Canada’s most powerful newspaper.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Shawn Micallef: Toronto has been mocked for its reluctance to embrace winter. This snowstorm may have buried that cliche
It’s almost as if the pandemic, which forced us outdoors, has given us permission to final enjoy winter.
www.thestar.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Winter is good. My opinion column this weekend in the Toronto Star, Canada’s most powerful newspaper.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Thank you for the update.
I don't understand people that take Liam, use him as bait and not see him for the beautiful little boy he is.
I don't understand people that take Liam, use him as bait and not see him for the beautiful little boy he is.
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Thank you for the update.
I don't understand people that take Liam, use him as bait and not see him for the beautiful little boy he is.
I don't understand people that take Liam, use him as bait and not see him for the beautiful little boy he is.
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So there’s currently a nation-wide blackout in Ukraine, no heating, no water, no nothing, while this is the weather
January 31, 2026 at 10:12 AM
So there’s currently a nation-wide blackout in Ukraine, no heating, no water, no nothing, while this is the weather
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Kyiv is in total blackout,
as are many parts of Ukraine.
No water, no heating, no electricity.
Severe frost outside.
This is the result of constant russian attacks.
Thank you to those few who still care.
as are many parts of Ukraine.
No water, no heating, no electricity.
Severe frost outside.
This is the result of constant russian attacks.
Thank you to those few who still care.
January 31, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Kyiv is in total blackout,
as are many parts of Ukraine.
No water, no heating, no electricity.
Severe frost outside.
This is the result of constant russian attacks.
Thank you to those few who still care.
as are many parts of Ukraine.
No water, no heating, no electricity.
Severe frost outside.
This is the result of constant russian attacks.
Thank you to those few who still care.