Editorial Standards
How Holdover handles sourcing, verification, corrections, opinion, policy coverage, gear coverage, and Canadian firearms reference material.
Last updated: May 19, 2026
Holdover is a Canadian firearms publication focused on precision shooting, responsible ownership, lawful use, public policy, and the practical details that help readers think clearly.
The site has a point of view: it is pro-ownership, pro-competence, and Canadian-first. That point of view does not replace sourcing. When an article makes a factual claim, the claim should be traceable to primary material whenever a primary source is available.
Source Priorities
Holdover prefers primary sources over commentary. Depending on the topic, that can include statutes, regulations, Orders in Council, the Canada Gazette, Public Safety Canada, the RCMP Canadian Firearms Program, Parliament, court records, Statistics Canada, the Parliamentary Budget Officer, manufacturer documentation, product manuals, published ballistic data, and other original records.
Secondary reporting, advocacy material, and social posts can help explain context, but they should not be the only basis for a central factual claim when a stronger source exists.
Currentness
Canadian firearms law and policy can change quickly. Reference articles, policy explainers, and tracker-style pages should include a visible date when the underlying facts were checked.
When a page depends on changing government data, Holdover aims to name the source, preserve the retrieval date, and update the page when the change is material enough to affect a reader's understanding.
Opinion And Analysis
Holdover separates factual claims from analysis. Opinion pieces can argue a position, but the factual base should still be fair, specific, and sourced.
The publication does not try to flatten Canadian firearms culture into American political framing. Canadian law, institutions, geography, hunting culture, sport shooting, Indigenous rights, licensing, storage rules, and public-safety debates deserve their own context.
Gear, Tools, And Safety
Gear coverage should disclose relevant relationships, sponsorships, loans, or purchases when those relationships could affect how a reader interprets the piece.
Holdover tools and calculators are educational aids. They are not legal advice, professional instruction, medical advice, or a replacement for certified training, manufacturer manuals, current law, or safe range practice.
Reloading, ballistic, and sight-adjustment content should be conservative about safety language. Readers remain responsible for using current manuals, safe procedures, appropriate components, and their own judgment.
Corrections
Holdover fixes meaningful errors. Material corrections should be acknowledged clearly, especially when the correction changes the thrust of a claim.
Typographical fixes, formatting repairs, broken-link fixes, and small clarity edits may be updated without a correction note when they do not change the substance of the piece.
Correction requests can be sent through the public corrections page.