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

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Areas in Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba face flooding

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Canada is facing record-high aviation fuel costs and concerns of shortages.

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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.

This is what happens when nearly half of your cabinet is made up of women.

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.

"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

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

"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

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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.

"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...

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.

"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
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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

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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:

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NASA's Artemis II moon mission launches today. #CdnMedia, contact these experts for comment

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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

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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.

"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...

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

"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

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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.

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

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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

"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...

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...

What is Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and how does it affect people? @drmelissalem.bsky.social explains via @danburritt.bsky.social CBC News

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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.

"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

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Algorithmic pricing - @uocommonlaw.bsky.social Professor Jennifer Quaid breaks down the legal and ethical concerns via CBC News

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Hearings at the Supreme Court of Canada for the legality of Quebec’s Bill 21 began yesterday

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Mothers of autistic children in Ontario earn significantly less than fathers, study finds Research shows women often shoulder the caretaking responsibilities and their careers are disrupted by the hours spent navigating services for their kids

“I would really like employers to just consider employees as humans, as caregivers – not just someone who shows up at work." Dr. Janet McLaughlin via Elissa Mendes @theglobeandmail.com

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Angie Gelinas and Gena Rotstein: Calgary’s countdown to two million is missing a few important numbers A city of two million needs more than a diversified economy. It needs a diversified understanding of what makes a city work. It means treating philanthropy and charitable giving as economic…

We celebrate EVERY time one of our workshop participants or clients publishes commentary that illuminates an important issue, but this op ed cleaves especially close to our heart:

Canada has dropped 45 places for women’s political representation this century, while other countries move ahead. It’s time to balance the power.

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World Water Day 🌊 is Sunday, March 22

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New research suggests nearly 30% of life-threatening complications happen to people who have given birth within 6 weeks postpartum

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