In this episode we interview science journalist Brian Owens (@BL_Owens) about the 2022 Canadian federal budget and what it means for Canadian research, development and innovation, including the creation of a new innvation agency. You can read more about it in the following article which our guest has recently written for Nature. To read more of Brian's work, check out his website here. Following last month's special which focused on Ukraine, we'll ask Dr. Richard Sandbrook from the Munk School of Global Affairs and Science Policy about the Science for Peace organization based at the University of Toronto and about the role that scientific collaboration has to play in promoting peace internationally, particularly in the context of the current Russian-led war on Ukraine. You can also connect with Science for Peace on Instagram (@science_4_peace) and Facebook. Finally, Anne Barker from the National Research Council of Canada will tell us about the Arctic and Northern Challenge Program which aims to address the pressing issues identified by northern peoples as impacting their quality of life. No upcoming events were reported in this episode -- we wish all our listeners a great summer holiday!

In this special focusing on Canadian efforts to support Ukrainian science, Science & Policy Exchange interviews Dr. Brokoslaw Laschowski, national coordinator for Canada of the #ScienceforUkraine initiative. Dr. Laschowski details how the initiative is pairing Ukrainian researchers with opportunities abroad and how the website is amalgamating resources to help support these researchers both remotely and outside Ukraine. Next we talk to Sarah Overington, Director of Science and Engineering Promotion at the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) about the Special Response Fund for Trainees (Ukraine) and how interested Ukrainians researchers can find a sponsoring grantee. Finally, we chat with three students working for the University of Toronto through the Science For Ukraine initiative - Alex Tsepa, Roman Burakov, and Dmytro Kuzmenko - about how the war has affected their research, their experiences coming to Canada, and thoughts on the war and its effect on the scientific relationship between Ukraine and Canada. You can connect with Dr. Laschowski's lab by checking out this link or on Twitter @IATSL Science For Ukraine can be found on Twitter @Sci_for_Ukraine and on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook @scienceforukraine, and on Telegram under “Science For Ukraine” The statement from the government of Canada to support research trainees from Ukraine (links to CIHR and SSHRC found at the bottom of the page) NSERC is on Twitter @NSERC_CRSNG, Facebook, or YouTube The awards database to find grantees supported by NSERC can be found at this link The events reported at the end of the show featured: the SPE café "Unlocking Science : The Rise of Open Science in Canada - Perspectives from Early Career Researchers" which is happening TOMORROW on June 2nd from 12 - 1:30 PM the SPE Public Forum "Nutrition in the Age of Misinformation" taking place on Thursday, June 23 from 5:30 - 7:00PM EST

The inaugaral podcast from Science & Policy Exchange features and interview with Roseann Runte, president and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation, also known as CFI. We'll be asking her about her thoughts on the Canadian Youth Science Survey, conducted by CFI, Ipsos, and ACFAS, l'association francophone pour le savoir, which examined the attitudes and opinions of 18 - 24 year olds on science in Canada. We'll also provide a brief update on the recent increase of $550 million in funding to Canadian researchers from the Government of Canada. You can connect with CFI on Twitter @InnovationCA, Facebook or LinkedIn #PromisingFutureNow The events reported at the end of the show featured the Canadian Science Policy Center's call for volunteers, National Science Policy Network's fourth annual science policy writing competition, and the third annual open conference held by InsSciDE.