Calgary Stampede is back this Friday, and so is the debate over rodeo animal welfare. #CdnMedia, need an expert for your coverage? Contact: @camillelabchuk.bsky.social - tinyurl.com/6ydku66f Victoria Shroff - tinyurl.com/32zv2sx9

CUSMA comes up for review tomorrow, July 1. #CdnMedia, working on a story? We have Canada-US-Mexico trade experts ready to comment. Reach out to: @jeniferbartman.bsky.social (only available after July 6) - tinyurl.com/3umjtyr4 Sherena Hussain - tinyurl.com/udp72jb4

Extreme heat hitting Canada & Europe. #CdnMedia: need an expert on climate change or health impacts for your story? Contact these experts: Dr. Anabela Bonada - tinyurl.com/y63vsp8s Dr. @drmelissalem.bsky.social - tinyurl.com/5hap4bc8 Dr. Sarah Wiebe - tinyurl.com/38b35pj7

Peace talks between Iran and the US continue this week. #CdnMedia, contact these experts for comment: Dr. @maralkay.bsky.social - tinyurl.com/4vetav8f Catherine Morris - tinyurl.com/356bwhzx Somia Sadiq - tinyurl.com/2f448a78

The suspect in yesterday's deadly shooting in Montreal is linked to incel extremism space #CdnMedia, Esli Chan, @mcgillpolisci.bsky.social PhD Candidate available for comment. Contact @ tinyurl.com/354pk3cw

"By grounding AI governance in predictable rules, respect for rights, & democratic values, Canada can position itself as a leader in responsible innovation," writes Monifa Brooks via @hilltimes.com Media, contact Brooks @ tinyurl.com/3hbrscmy www.hilltimes.com/2026/05/04/w...

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Ontario's Dog Owners' Liability Act establishes what animal law lawyer Victoria Shroff calls "leash liability" — & it could affect anyone who cares for someone else's dog via Rhianna Schmunk CBC News Media, contact Shroff @ tinyurl.com/nyz4afyv www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Nearly 70% of our decision-makers are men. That gap has consequences. MP Jenny Kwan shares why it matters. Add your voice: "I support gender parity in parliament because..." #BalanceThePower

More leaders are stepping up. MP Jean Yip stands with #BalancethePower: “If women held the balance of power, the world would be a more compassionate and efficient place.” - MP Jean Yip, Scarborough—Agincourt, Ontario Join the campaign: informedperspectives.org/btpcampaign/ #BalanceThePower.

"When women lead, we don't just imagine better systems, we build them." 💪 Thank you MP Ginette Lavack (St. Boniface–St. Vital) for supporting our #BalanceThePower campaign. Join us in building a gender-balanced Parliament: informedperspectives.org/btpcampaign/

Could the closure of the Strait of Hormuz trigger a worldwide food crisis? #CdnMedia, experts available for comment: Rebecca Ellis - tinyurl.com/22jpnfz3 Verena Seufert - tinyurl.com/3u9tvrkr Tammara Soma - tinyurl.com/299xc33n

Areas in Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba face flooding #CdnMedia, experts available for comment: Dr. Anabela Bonada @ tinyurl.com/y8rab5kr Barbara Robinson @ tinyurl.com/4pf4faph

Canada is facing record-high aviation fuel costs and concerns of shortages. #CdnMedia, Cathy Press, CEO Chinook Helicopters Ltd. available for comment @ tinyurl.com/2pc3v764

At this rate, Canada won't reach gender parity in Parliament until 2115. Politicians need to hear that's unacceptable. Join Courtney and tell us why you want a gender-balanced Parliament — the more voices, the harder we are to ignore.  LINK IN COMMENTS

Period products should be free and in Manitoba, they are. From free menstrual products in schools and community spaces, to now being the first province in Canada to require employers to provide them to workers. This is what happens when nearly half of your cabinet is made up of women.

"It's not about supply & demand. It's about extracting maximum possible price based on information that someone didn't necessarily knowingly volunteer." @vassb.bsky.social on surveillance pricing via Anastasia Blosser Media, contact Bednar @ tinyurl.com/t7yff7uh www.thestar.com/business/you...

Avi Lewis wants to ban ‘creepy’ surveillance pricing. Here’s how companies could use your data to hike your bills

Some companies can track a consumer’s online activity, including search history, location, type of device, age and other personal data points that help estimate how much someone is willing to pay.

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"Neutrality often functions to preserve existing divisions of power...shapes how decisions made, whose experiences recognized & whose concerns minimized" Karine Coen-Sanchez via @policyoptions.irpp.org Media, contact Coen-Sanchez @ tinyurl.com/2txp2cn4 policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/04/neut...

How neutrality in public institutions can entrench bias

Neutrality in public institutions can hide bias and reinforce inequality in hiring, decisions and workplace culture.

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"I don’t like what I see: less local democracy, weaker public oversight, and more centralized control over #PublicEducation. This is not accountability. It is centralization." @bdhuey.bsky.social @thestar.com Media, contact Dhuey @ tinyurl.com/37be2uw6 #OnPoli www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

School trustees aren’t perfect, but the Ford government’s supposed fix is worse

The Financial Accountability Office found that real per-student provincial operating funding in 2024-25 was the lowest in the last decade.

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"To truly protect women's sport, govts, athletes & civil society must strongly oppose exclusionary policies of IOC & int sport federations" @wpgsarah.bsky.social, Marcus Mazzucco & Silvia Camporesi @theconversation.com Media contact Teetzel @ tinyurl.com/y4fm4ku3

The return of sex testing in sport risks harming women athletes rather than protecting them

The IOC’s new policy mandating genetic sex testing is scientifically flawed, ethically problematic and legally questionable.

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Early menopause doesn't doom women to heart disease — but severe symptoms like night sweats & insomnia might. Dr. Jerilynn Prior explains via @laurenpelley.bsky.social CBC News Media, contact Prior @ tinyurl.com/54c5z7mr www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

In most recent @cmaj.ca, recommendations were included to benefit a person's heart & cardiovascular system as well as lower their risk of dementia. #CdnMedia, contact these experts for comment: Dr. Sarah Hanafi - tinyurl.com/3z2h8baj Dr. Stéfanie Tremblay - tinyurl.com/mwxukysk

I also speak Hindi and Gujarati… in case any South Asian news outlets are interested!

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NASA's Artemis II moon mission launches today. #CdnMedia, contact these experts for comment Dr. @scicommsara.bsky.social tinyurl.com/z2vyypwk Dr. Nathalie Nguyen-Quoc Ouellette tinyurl.com/2wexan5w Dr. @parshatipatel.bsky.social tinyurl.com/5x83a3t3 Dr. @planscib.bsky.social tinyurl.com/42te7ndb

NASA's Artemis II moon mission launches today. #CdnMedia, contact these experts for comment Dr. @scicommsara.bsky.social tinyurl.com/z2vyypwk Dr. Nathalie Nguyen-Quoc Ouellette tinyurl.com/2wexan5w Dr. @parshatipatel.bsky.social tinyurl.com/5x83a3t3 Dr. @planscib.bsky.social tinyurl.com/42te7ndb

The danger the #manosphere poses to girls, women and gender diverse people - @philofwrite.bsky.social discussed with Gloria Macarenko via CBC's On The Coast Media, contact Celestini @ tinyurl.com/34adt3yr www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

"Gender equity is impossible without caregiver equity. Policy should reflect that." Janet McLaughlin, Vanessa Fong & Margaret Schneider via @policyoptions.irpp.org Media, contact McLaughlin @ tinyurl.com/48sdpsev policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/03/auti...

Who pays when autism-care systems fall short? Mothers do

Mothers of autistic children face income loss and burnout due to weak supports and rigid jobs, exposing a major gender gap in Canada.

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"Something must be done about the notwithstanding clause. Governments show no slowdown in its use, while the wider public seems unaware of its fundamental threat to basic freedoms" Sheema Khan @theglobeandmail.com Media, contact Khan @ tinyurl.com/2h6v4cdz www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: In Quebec, laïcité has become its own kind of religious orthodoxy

The state has claimed the right to regulate religion in the province, even at the expense of individual liberty – and it is using the notwithstanding clause to do so

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Pierre Poilievre’s misinformation on Joe Rogan’s podcast disrespects Canadians by Jaigris Hodson, Brianna Wiens, Nick Ruest & @shanamacps.bsky.social via @ca.theconversation.com Media, contact MacDonald @ tinyurl.com/2eyze3fc theconversation.com/fact-check-p...

Fact check: Pierre Poilievre’s misinformation on Joe Rogan’s podcast disrespects Canadians

By promoting politically expedient misinformation on a show like Joe Rogan’s, Pierre Poilievre appears intent on pushing dangerous and misleading claims that resonate only with his base.

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"Manitoba is the first government in Canada to recognize and address the potential issues with pricing algorithms that use your data against you." @vassb.bsky.social via @cstarnino.bsky.social @thewalrus.ca Media, contact Bednar @ tinyurl.com/t7yff7uh thewalrus.ca/manitoba-mov...

Manitoba Moves to Outlaw Algorithmic Pricing—a First in Canada | The Walrus

The bill would ban using personal data to charge customers different prices for the same goods

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What is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and how does it affect people? @drmelissalem.bsky.social explains via @danburritt.bsky.social CBC News Media, contact Lem @ tinyurl.com/579ke8ky www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

What is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and how does it affect someone’s life?

The Canadian Human Rights Commission recognizes sensitivities to chemicals and fragrances as a disability, saying Multiple Chemical Sensitivity can often be debilitating for many living with the condi...

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"We need humanitarian intervention, we need policy intervention & we need to understand the agency of Iranian people. War negates all of that." @maralkay.bsky.social via Wendy Kaur @yahoocanada.bsky.social Media, contact Karimi @ tinyurl.com/3stwujwy #IranWar ca.news.yahoo.com/iran-war-its...

Iran war: It's normal for Canadian-Iranian diaspora to disagree — 'Iranians are not a monolith' — but beware the 'war machine'

"No country spends millions of dollars to take out a regime just to leave it to the people to do with it what they want," expert Dr. Maral Karimi says.

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