Did you know that … is a sovereignty issue?
Yup! I figured it out, with the help of my colleagues. Radarsat-2 did not make the headlines because of science, monitoring, environment, scientific associations advocating for the common good, a 430 000 000$ public investment that was transferrd to a private sector firm, or for data, or because it was a great and unique technology developed by Canada. It got attention because it was framed as a sovereignty issue.
In future, I will frame the National Action Committe on the Status of Womyn as a committee involved in sovereignty issues, or Womyn’ equality as a sovereignty issue, childcare as a sovereignty issue, climate change sovereignty issue (which it is!), the environment as a sovereighnty issue, poverty, housing and homelessness as a sovereignty issue, public transit as a sovereignty issue, healthcare as a 
sovereignty issue, and anything else I can think of as a sovereignty issue.
Then the Con’tories, the press and public officials will take the issue seriously.
I wish I could write catchy folk songs!
