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Updated April 24, 2025
Culture + Society:
Who’s in the running to replace Pope Francis? Where do they stand on important issues? Are there any serious Canadian candidates? What happens in a conclave? Looking for a religious studies scholar or theologian to explain.
Deadline: ASAP
Politics/Culture:
The Conservatives have updated their platform to include an omitted ‘anti-woke’ promise with just days til the election. Looking for a scholar to delve into what it means and why the Conservatives might have resurrected it.
Deadline: ASAP
Politics:
Looking for a scholar to write a post-election day story about voter turnout/advance polls. What did they tell us about how the election was going to go? Do advance polls affect campaign strategies if so many people vote more than a week before election day?
Deadline: Next week
Energy + Environment:
Spring is upon us and animals are on the move. Looking for pieces on spring-related migrations, emergences and other activities.
Deadline: ASAP
Why don’t we see dead animals often? Looking for stories on what happens to roadkill and other dead animals in the city and the wild.
Deadline: ASAP
Updated April 21, 2025
Politics:
The federal election is in a week. Voter turnout looks like it’s shaping up to be historical given the record turnout on the first day of advance polls. Could this signal a Liberal or Conservative win? Do advance polls affect campaign strategies if so many people vote more than a week before election day? Looking for an academic to delve into these and other issues re: voter turnout and advance polls.
Deadline: ASAP
If Pierre Poilievre loses to Mark Carney on Monday, he will be the fourth Conservative leader in 10 years to fall to the Liberals and the loss will represent a near-historic reversal of fortune in terms of the polls. Is it time for Conservatives to return to their Progressive Conservative roots? Canadians don’t seem to like the direction that party’s gone in over the past 10 years/its penchant for attack politics. What kind of reckoning should the party be having?
Deadline: After election depending on result
Looking for an explainer on Sudan’s case against the UAE at the International Court of Justice and the UAE’s role in the civil war in Sudan.
Deadline: ASAP
Energy + Environment:
Spring is upon us and animals are on the move. Looking for pieces on spring-related migrations, emergences and other activities.
Deadline: ASAP
Why don’t we see dead animals often? Looking for stories on what happens to roadkill and other dead animals in the city and the wild.
Deadline: ASAP
Science + Tech:
Looking for fun and/or serious pieces on Minecraft. Suggestions include gaming and world-building, fan service and what it takes to design and support the game for 15 years.
Deadline: ASAP
Updated April 15, 2025
Quarter Life: Series written for young people (20s-30s):
Dating and relationships: In the era of hookup apps, a growing political chasm between men and women, and changing attitudes towards marriage and monogamy, what does it mean to be a young person (20s-30s) looking for love today? Seeking any recent research/reports/data on this topic.
Deadline: Ongoing
Culture & Society:
As the official start of spring has arrived, a call-out for a story on gardening. Gardening has been shaped by colonial expansion — from botany as a science, to the spread of seeds, species and knowledge. Looking for scholars who can discuss gardening—from eco-implications to cultural norms and structural inequities. What kind of things should we plant? How do we/might we see the gardener’s role?
Deadline: Within 3 weeks
Cultural appropriation? A Reformer collaboration with the influencer Devon Lee Carlson looks a lot like a South Asian lehenga, joining a list of recent incidents that inspired questions about cultural appropriation.
Deadline: ASAP
Business/Economy:
Canadians are starting to plan their summer vacations. Due to tensions with the U.S., is Summer 2025 shaping up to be a boom season for the Canadian tourism industry? Looking for academics to provide an outlook.
Deadline: ASAP
Politics:
Will the turmoil in the United States cause an increase in immigration to Canada from the U.S.? Looking for immigration scholars who might be able to acquire recent stats re: residency applications from the U.S.
Deadline: Any time
Updated April 8, 2025
Arts/Culture:
How are U.S. tariffs affecting Canadian arts sectors? Seeking analysis.
Deadline: ASAP
Business/Economy:
Tariffs and the stock market: Looking for a scholar to write a story for us that explains how current tariffs are impacting the stock market. Would also like the piece to offer research-based insights or advice for shareholders navigating these developments.
Deadline: ASAP
Politics:
Will the turmoil in the United States cause an increase in immigration to Canada from the U.S.? Looking for immigration scholars who might be able to acquire recent stats re: residency applications from the U.S.
Deadline: Any time
Updated March 27, 2025
Quarter Life: Series written for young people (20s-30s):
Looking for data-driven stories and new research about dating/romantic relationships for people in their 20s and 30s.
Deadline: Ongoing
Arts:
Annexation threats have led to broader discussion of investment in Canadian arts and culture. Seeking scholarship related to key federal efforts, key challenges and significant policy developments from the 1949 Massey Commission forward.
Deadline: ASAP
Education:
The Globe and Mail reports the United States government has asked Canadian recipients of U.S. funding whether their work deals with DEI, climate or gender. Seeking research quantifying how much American funding is tied to Canadian research or in what fields, and scholarly analysis around this.
Deadline: Ongoing