Catherine Adare 🇨🇦
@fitinfounder.bsky.social
(She/elle) Entrepreneur, feminist, F1 fan depuis 1996, ukulele is life. BLUE JAYS FOREVER 💙
(Interim) CEO @IEF-FIE.bsky.social
COO @CanWCC.bsky.social
Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce https://CanWCC.ca/join
Opinions my own.
(Interim) CEO @IEF-FIE.bsky.social
COO @CanWCC.bsky.social
Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce https://CanWCC.ca/join
Opinions my own.
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Canada made waves in 2019 with a landmark $1.4bn a year for sexual and reproductive health and rights
(I wrote the policy and directed the campaign for it)
It's now under threat. We're quite likely going to renege on a commitment to SRHR at the worst possible time
www.oxfam.ca/news/canadia...
(I wrote the policy and directed the campaign for it)
It's now under threat. We're quite likely going to renege on a commitment to SRHR at the worst possible time
www.oxfam.ca/news/canadia...
Canadian Civil Society Calls on Prime Minister Carney to Uphold Canada’s -
Ottawa, ON — More than 250 organizations and individuals from across Canada are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to take urgent and decisive action to safeguard Canada’s feminist foreign pol
www.oxfam.ca
December 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Canada made waves in 2019 with a landmark $1.4bn a year for sexual and reproductive health and rights
(I wrote the policy and directed the campaign for it)
It's now under threat. We're quite likely going to renege on a commitment to SRHR at the worst possible time
www.oxfam.ca/news/canadia...
(I wrote the policy and directed the campaign for it)
It's now under threat. We're quite likely going to renege on a commitment to SRHR at the worst possible time
www.oxfam.ca/news/canadia...
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This Giving Tuesday, you can support programs for Canadian Entrepreneurs & Innovators.
The Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation’s (IEF) Founders Fund provides essential financial literacy and investment-readiness education for communities facing systemic barriers.
Donate today: bit.ly/49M0Ue9
The Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation’s (IEF) Founders Fund provides essential financial literacy and investment-readiness education for communities facing systemic barriers.
Donate today: bit.ly/49M0Ue9
December 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This Giving Tuesday, you can support programs for Canadian Entrepreneurs & Innovators.
The Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation’s (IEF) Founders Fund provides essential financial literacy and investment-readiness education for communities facing systemic barriers.
Donate today: bit.ly/49M0Ue9
The Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation’s (IEF) Founders Fund provides essential financial literacy and investment-readiness education for communities facing systemic barriers.
Donate today: bit.ly/49M0Ue9
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Italy's parliament on Tuesday approved a law that punishes femicide with life in prison. The vote coincided with the international day for the elimination of violence against women. n.pr/4olzAHf
Italy now recognizes the crime of femicide and punishes it with life in prison
Italy's parliament on Tuesday approved a law that punishes femicide with life in prison. The vote coincided with the international day for the elimination of violence against women.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Italy's parliament on Tuesday approved a law that punishes femicide with life in prison. The vote coincided with the international day for the elimination of violence against women. n.pr/4olzAHf
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NEW: More than a year ago, the Ford government indicated it would support a declaration of intimate partner violence as an epidemic. Now, however, it says that would be "disingenuous" and that the issue is not entirely solvable #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1153791...
globalnews.ca/news/1153791...
Minister says declaring Ontario intimate partner violence epidemic would be ‘disingenuous’ | Globalnews.ca
Survivors and experts have called on the Ford government to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic, arguing it would add urgency and emergency funding to the acute problem.
globalnews.ca
November 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
NEW: More than a year ago, the Ford government indicated it would support a declaration of intimate partner violence as an epidemic. Now, however, it says that would be "disingenuous" and that the issue is not entirely solvable #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1153791...
globalnews.ca/news/1153791...
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Help us understand the experiences of entrepreneurs with disabilities, take our October CANIE Have Your Say Survey on disability and entrepreneurship.
Fill out our anonymous six question survey here: bit.ly/48P3Y8P
Fill out our anonymous six question survey here: bit.ly/48P3Y8P
October CANIE Have Your Say Survey: Disability and Entrepreneurship
Please click the link to complete this form.
bit.ly
October 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Help us understand the experiences of entrepreneurs with disabilities, take our October CANIE Have Your Say Survey on disability and entrepreneurship.
Fill out our anonymous six question survey here: bit.ly/48P3Y8P
Fill out our anonymous six question survey here: bit.ly/48P3Y8P
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Oh, Canada.
How embarrassing.
We won due to our substantial rollbacks of climate policies such as the consumer carbon price, the EV mandate, and threats to our oil and gas emissions cap and our greenwashing legislation.
On top of recent fastracking of two LNG plants.
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How embarrassing.
We won due to our substantial rollbacks of climate policies such as the consumer carbon price, the EV mandate, and threats to our oil and gas emissions cap and our greenwashing legislation.
On top of recent fastracking of two LNG plants.
2/
November 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Oh, Canada.
How embarrassing.
We won due to our substantial rollbacks of climate policies such as the consumer carbon price, the EV mandate, and threats to our oil and gas emissions cap and our greenwashing legislation.
On top of recent fastracking of two LNG plants.
2/
How embarrassing.
We won due to our substantial rollbacks of climate policies such as the consumer carbon price, the EV mandate, and threats to our oil and gas emissions cap and our greenwashing legislation.
On top of recent fastracking of two LNG plants.
2/
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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📢 We’re thrilled to welcome Althea Branton to the IEF Board!
Althea (she/her/elle) is the founder of Dynastic, a water-responsible skincare line that uses ingredients grown & sourced in Canada. As a Black entrepreneur, she is committed to creating spaces for equity-deserving entrepreneurs.
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Althea (she/her/elle) is the founder of Dynastic, a water-responsible skincare line that uses ingredients grown & sourced in Canada. As a Black entrepreneur, she is committed to creating spaces for equity-deserving entrepreneurs.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
📢 We’re thrilled to welcome Althea Branton to the IEF Board!
Althea (she/her/elle) is the founder of Dynastic, a water-responsible skincare line that uses ingredients grown & sourced in Canada. As a Black entrepreneur, she is committed to creating spaces for equity-deserving entrepreneurs.
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Althea (she/her/elle) is the founder of Dynastic, a water-responsible skincare line that uses ingredients grown & sourced in Canada. As a Black entrepreneur, she is committed to creating spaces for equity-deserving entrepreneurs.
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A local theatre company is calling on the community to help them cross the finish line for a fundraising campaign that aims to invest in Black talent for years to come. #OTC25
nowtoronto.com/culture/obsi...
nowtoronto.com/culture/obsi...
Obsidian Theatre calls on Torontonians for help to keep Black stories centre stage - NOW Toronto
A local theatre is calling on the community to help them cross the finish line for a fundraising campaign that invests in Black talent.
nowtoronto.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A local theatre company is calling on the community to help them cross the finish line for a fundraising campaign that aims to invest in Black talent for years to come. #OTC25
nowtoronto.com/culture/obsi...
nowtoronto.com/culture/obsi...
Only here to call on @telussupport.bsky.social for being impossible to reach when I need help.
1. Why were my pre- payments cancelled?
2. Why am I being charged $20/month for “easy payment” when you’ve cancelled my pre-auth pay? Please refund that.
You have my email, please reach out. Thank you.
1. Why were my pre- payments cancelled?
2. Why am I being charged $20/month for “easy payment” when you’ve cancelled my pre-auth pay? Please refund that.
You have my email, please reach out. Thank you.
October 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Only here to call on @telussupport.bsky.social for being impossible to reach when I need help.
1. Why were my pre- payments cancelled?
2. Why am I being charged $20/month for “easy payment” when you’ve cancelled my pre-auth pay? Please refund that.
You have my email, please reach out. Thank you.
1. Why were my pre- payments cancelled?
2. Why am I being charged $20/month for “easy payment” when you’ve cancelled my pre-auth pay? Please refund that.
You have my email, please reach out. Thank you.
Reposted by Catherine Adare 🇨🇦
As a member of the IEF Board of Directors, Althea contributes to the HR portfolio.
➡️ Read our Media Release here: bit.ly/428JFiC
➡️ For more information, visit ief-fie.ca
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➡️ Read our Media Release here: bit.ly/428JFiC
➡️ For more information, visit ief-fie.ca
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MEDIA RELEASE: Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation Expands Board of Directors to Support Inclusive Growth and Innovation in Canada - Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5, 2025 [Toronto, Ontario, CANADA] – The Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation (IEF), a national charity dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs and innovators from racia...
bit.ly
October 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
As a member of the IEF Board of Directors, Althea contributes to the HR portfolio.
➡️ Read our Media Release here: bit.ly/428JFiC
➡️ For more information, visit ief-fie.ca
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➡️ Read our Media Release here: bit.ly/428JFiC
➡️ For more information, visit ief-fie.ca
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📢 We’re excited to welcome Priscilla Iyari to the IEF Board!
Priscilla is a Brand and Marketing Communications professional with 15+ years of experience. She's led strategies in media, financial services, technology, consumer goods, non-profit & consulting, helping to build trusted brands.
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Priscilla is a Brand and Marketing Communications professional with 15+ years of experience. She's led strategies in media, financial services, technology, consumer goods, non-profit & consulting, helping to build trusted brands.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
📢 We’re excited to welcome Priscilla Iyari to the IEF Board!
Priscilla is a Brand and Marketing Communications professional with 15+ years of experience. She's led strategies in media, financial services, technology, consumer goods, non-profit & consulting, helping to build trusted brands.
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Priscilla is a Brand and Marketing Communications professional with 15+ years of experience. She's led strategies in media, financial services, technology, consumer goods, non-profit & consulting, helping to build trusted brands.
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Wow. Sidney Reid, the DC woman just found not guilty of assaulting an FBI agent, issues a withering and gutsy statement on Trump through her attorneys.
"I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man."
It's a must-read:
"I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man."
It's a must-read:
October 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Wow. Sidney Reid, the DC woman just found not guilty of assaulting an FBI agent, issues a withering and gutsy statement on Trump through her attorneys.
"I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man."
It's a must-read:
"I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man."
It's a must-read:
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📢 We’re excited to welcome Hagar Effah to our Board!
With a background in Economics, Hagar ensures analysis translates into real-world impact. Her current role in research ethics & governance reflects integrity, accountability & equity. Hagar is passionate about entrepreneurship & innovation.
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With a background in Economics, Hagar ensures analysis translates into real-world impact. Her current role in research ethics & governance reflects integrity, accountability & equity. Hagar is passionate about entrepreneurship & innovation.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
📢 We’re excited to welcome Hagar Effah to our Board!
With a background in Economics, Hagar ensures analysis translates into real-world impact. Her current role in research ethics & governance reflects integrity, accountability & equity. Hagar is passionate about entrepreneurship & innovation.
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With a background in Economics, Hagar ensures analysis translates into real-world impact. Her current role in research ethics & governance reflects integrity, accountability & equity. Hagar is passionate about entrepreneurship & innovation.
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Last time I bought Stag & Doe tickets all I got was a lacklustre DJ and bar rail rye.
Millions in Skills Development Fund grants went to Ontario PC donors, fuelling claims it’s a ‘slush fund’
Opposition parties are crying foul over a growing list of companies that have received grants from a multi-billion-dollar Ontario government fund, and whose directors or executives have also made siza...
www.ctvnews.ca
October 3, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Last time I bought Stag & Doe tickets all I got was a lacklustre DJ and bar rail rye.
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This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
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📢 We’re excited to welcome Dr. Bob Enofe to the IEF Board!
Dr. Enofe is a legal & Int. business strategist specializing in corporate compliance, inclusive entrepreneurship, governance & global trade. He teaches law & Int. business & advises on cross-border expansion, policy & strategic growth.
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Dr. Enofe is a legal & Int. business strategist specializing in corporate compliance, inclusive entrepreneurship, governance & global trade. He teaches law & Int. business & advises on cross-border expansion, policy & strategic growth.
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October 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
📢 We’re excited to welcome Dr. Bob Enofe to the IEF Board!
Dr. Enofe is a legal & Int. business strategist specializing in corporate compliance, inclusive entrepreneurship, governance & global trade. He teaches law & Int. business & advises on cross-border expansion, policy & strategic growth.
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Dr. Enofe is a legal & Int. business strategist specializing in corporate compliance, inclusive entrepreneurship, governance & global trade. He teaches law & Int. business & advises on cross-border expansion, policy & strategic growth.
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🎟️ Get your ticket to the Future of Independent Media Summit, Oct. 3-4 at @carleton.ca
🗣️ Hear from speakers like @randykitt.bsky.social, @parismarx.com, @marinavalmont.bsky.social, @ryanjespersen.bsky.social, @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social, and more!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-future...
🗣️ Hear from speakers like @randykitt.bsky.social, @parismarx.com, @marinavalmont.bsky.social, @ryanjespersen.bsky.social, @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social, and more!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-future...
September 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🎟️ Get your ticket to the Future of Independent Media Summit, Oct. 3-4 at @carleton.ca
🗣️ Hear from speakers like @randykitt.bsky.social, @parismarx.com, @marinavalmont.bsky.social, @ryanjespersen.bsky.social, @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social, and more!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-future...
🗣️ Hear from speakers like @randykitt.bsky.social, @parismarx.com, @marinavalmont.bsky.social, @ryanjespersen.bsky.social, @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social, and more!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-future...
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📢 How to Debate Conspiracy Theorists!
🗓️ Oct 2 | 12–1 p.m. EST
Join publisher @sarahsahagian.bsky.social for a workshop on debating conspiracy theories—drawing on her experience coaching at the World Debating & Public Speaking Championships.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/524bzawt
🗓️ Oct 2 | 12–1 p.m. EST
Join publisher @sarahsahagian.bsky.social for a workshop on debating conspiracy theories—drawing on her experience coaching at the World Debating & Public Speaking Championships.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/524bzawt
September 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
📢 How to Debate Conspiracy Theorists!
🗓️ Oct 2 | 12–1 p.m. EST
Join publisher @sarahsahagian.bsky.social for a workshop on debating conspiracy theories—drawing on her experience coaching at the World Debating & Public Speaking Championships.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/524bzawt
🗓️ Oct 2 | 12–1 p.m. EST
Join publisher @sarahsahagian.bsky.social for a workshop on debating conspiracy theories—drawing on her experience coaching at the World Debating & Public Speaking Championships.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/524bzawt
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Ireland’s Basic Income pilot proves UBI works — and pays.
Every €1 invested returned €1.39 to society.
"The economic return on this investment in Ireland’s artists and creative arts workers is immediately having a positive impact for the sector and the economy overall."
Every €1 invested returned €1.39 to society.
"The economic return on this investment in Ireland’s artists and creative arts workers is immediately having a positive impact for the sector and the economy overall."
September 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Ireland’s Basic Income pilot proves UBI works — and pays.
Every €1 invested returned €1.39 to society.
"The economic return on this investment in Ireland’s artists and creative arts workers is immediately having a positive impact for the sector and the economy overall."
Every €1 invested returned €1.39 to society.
"The economic return on this investment in Ireland’s artists and creative arts workers is immediately having a positive impact for the sector and the economy overall."
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Disney has lost nearly $4 Billion in three days from combined stock price collapse and cancelled subscriptions.
September 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Disney has lost nearly $4 Billion in three days from combined stock price collapse and cancelled subscriptions.
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LinkedIn user? Starting November 3 posts will be used to train their AI.
Unless you opt out, actively.
Your text, your data, your choice! This should have been an opt-in, not op-out.
Unless you opt out, actively.
Your text, your data, your choice! This should have been an opt-in, not op-out.
September 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
LinkedIn user? Starting November 3 posts will be used to train their AI.
Unless you opt out, actively.
Your text, your data, your choice! This should have been an opt-in, not op-out.
Unless you opt out, actively.
Your text, your data, your choice! This should have been an opt-in, not op-out.
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Over a million Canadian hospital emergency patients left without having been treated in 2024, about 8% of those who went to an ER.
Ontario has the lowest rate (4.9%) and PEI the highest (14.2%).
The trend has increased in recent years.
Study based on FOI data.
www.iedm.org/too-many-can...
Ontario has the lowest rate (4.9%) and PEI the highest (14.2%).
The trend has increased in recent years.
Study based on FOI data.
www.iedm.org/too-many-can...
Too Many Canadians Are Leaving Emergency Rooms Untreated | Montreal Economic Institute
The number of patients leaving Quebec’s emergency rooms without being treated is rising, reveals this MEI report. “These patients are not leaving because they feel better, but because the system is fa...
www.iedm.org
September 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Over a million Canadian hospital emergency patients left without having been treated in 2024, about 8% of those who went to an ER.
Ontario has the lowest rate (4.9%) and PEI the highest (14.2%).
The trend has increased in recent years.
Study based on FOI data.
www.iedm.org/too-many-can...
Ontario has the lowest rate (4.9%) and PEI the highest (14.2%).
The trend has increased in recent years.
Study based on FOI data.
www.iedm.org/too-many-can...
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“What radicalized you?” Bro I was told to treat people the way I would want to be treated in kindergarten and it made sense idk what else there is to say
November 19, 2024 at 3:56 AM
“What radicalized you?” Bro I was told to treat people the way I would want to be treated in kindergarten and it made sense idk what else there is to say
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This got a lot of people angry over on X
September 11, 2025 at 3:19 AM
This got a lot of people angry over on X