Informed Perspectives

Calgary Stampede is back this Friday, and so is the debate over rodeo animal welfare. #CdnMedia, need an expert for your coverage? Contact: @CamilleLabchuk - tinyurl.com/6ydku66f Victoria Shroff (@shroffanimallaw) - 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: @JeniferInc (only available after July 6) - tinyurl.com/3umjtyr4 @RenaHussain1 - 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. @Melissa_Lem - tinyurl.com/5hap4bc8 Dr. @smwiebe - tinyurl.com/38b35pj7

Peace talks between Iran and the US continue this week. #CdnMedia, contact these experts for comment: Dr. @maralkay - 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 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 @TheHillTimes Media, contact Brooks @ tinyurl.com/3hbrscmy hilltimes.com/2026/05/04/why…

Ontario's Dog Owners' Liability Act establishes what animal law lawyer @shroffanimallaw calls "leash liability" — & it could affect anyone who cares for someone else's dog via @rhiannaschmunk @cbcnews Media, contact Shroff @ tinyurl.com/nyz4afyv cbc.ca/news/canada/on…

MP @JeanYip3 is one the leaders speaking up for a balance of power: “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. Add your voice. Help #BalanceThePower. 🔗: informedperspectives.org/btpcampaign/

Nearly 70% of our decision-makers are men. That gap has consequences. MP @JennyKwanBC shares why it matters. Add your voice: "I support gender parity in parliament because..." #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 @pilot_chinook available for comment @ tinyurl.com/2pc3v764

"It's not about supply and demand. It's about extracting the maximum possible price based on information that someone didn't necessarily knowingly volunteer." @VassB on surveillance pricing via @AsiaBlosser @TorontoStar Media, contact Bednar @ tinyurl.com/t7yff7uh thestar.com/business/your-…

"Neutrality often functions to preserve existing divisions of power. It is a choice that shapes how decisions are made, whose experiences are recognized and whose concerns are minimized," writes Dr. Karine Coen-Sanchez @SanchezCoen via @IRPP Media, contact Coen-Sanchez @ tinyurl.com/2txp2cn4 policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/04/neutra…

"I don’t like what I see: less local democracy, weaker public oversight, and more centralized control over public education. This is not accountability. It is centralization." Professor Elizabeth Dhuey @TorontoStar Media, contact Dhuey @ tinyurl.com/37be2uw6 thestar.com/opinion/contri…

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.  Join our Balance the Power campaign: informedperspectives.org/balance-the-po…

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 — Manitoba joins British Columbia in leading the way. This is what happens when nearly half of your cabinet is made up of women. This is why we need to #BalanceThePower.

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

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