Informed Perspectives

Elevating the voices of women and gender-diverse people for a more equitable, democratic Canada.

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Calgary Stampede is back this Friday, and so is the debate over rodeo animal welfare. #CdnMedia, need an expert for your coverage? Contact:

@CamilleLabchuk - https://t.co/dAqpV2Ncv1

Victoria Shroff (@shroffanimallaw) - https://t.co/CG9zZaICEc

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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) - https://t.co/UoI8ILZKjQ

@RenaHussain1 - https://t.co/1cepW4fQ7P

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Extreme heat hitting Canada & Europe. #CdnMedia: need an expert on climate change or health impacts for your story? Contact these experts:

Dr. Anabela Bonada - https://t.co/J5Z76R5wtq

Dr. @Melissa_Lem - https://t.co/Q5aLAeWGf1

Dr. @smwiebe - https://t.co/hW66JZb8PG

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Peace talks between Iran and the US continue this week. #CdnMedia, contact these experts for comment:

Dr. @maralkay - https://t.co/yv6cbJlKc7

Catherine Morris - https://t.co/rkl2rhMd1N

Somia Sadiq - https://t.co/QTyiDLptaI

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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 @ https://t.co/NKVoKXoLKP

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"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 @ https://t.co/w7FA7RUrQD https://t.co/N3lpM3NVIK

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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 @ https://t.co/7srDkuAMWl https://t.co/4y3R4LO4aL

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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.

🔗: https://t.co/03lpHbNmEi

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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

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"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: https://t.co/MNBJ5TsU2g

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Could the closure of the Strait of Hormuz trigger a worldwide food crisis? #CdnMedia, experts available for comment:

Rebecca Ellis - https://t.co/dtXSF2GETy

Verena Seufert - https://t.co/NB6JpkNAPM

Tammara Soma - https://t.co/7jXJw0HP0j

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Areas in Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba face flooding

#CdnMedia, experts available for comment:

Dr. Anabela Bonada @ https://t.co/5O1nRzHpHQ

Barbara Robinson @ https://t.co/cPmXkTicJj

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Canada is facing record-high aviation fuel costs and concerns of shortages. #CdnMedia, Cathy Press, CEO @pilot_chinook available for comment @ https://t.co/OJA3tlCQZ3

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"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 @ https://t.co/pq7eHDENkJ
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"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 @ https://t.co/rC7SJnome5 https://t.co/eZkV1JA5Ne

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"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 @ https://t.co/cR65pjBL13 https://t.co/0flngtx0aJ

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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: https://t.co/O2jYF1L5L0

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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.

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"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 @ https://t.co/cTJejvV3uY
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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 @CBCNews

Media, contact Prior @ https://t.co/WHOpxfJs2v
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