Rose Davies talks about the motivation behind the many rallies and gatherings across Canada this holiday weekend in support of increasing the quota of refugees from Syria, Canada will accept.

Former Canadian official Mike Molloy says Canada should take measure to expedite the processing of Syrians who want to seek asylum here.

Arctic expert Victoria Herrmann, the U.S. director at The Arctic Institute Center for Circumpolar Security Studies, an independent think-tank, joins Eye on the Arctic to talk about U.S. president Barack Obama's recent visit to the Arctic and what it might mean in the lead up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference later on this year.

Tima Kurdi tells reporters about the drowning deaths of her nephews and sister-in-law in the Aegean Sea.

Prof. Douglas Macdonald explains why U.S. action on climate change would affect Canada.

Ratna Omidvar, chair of Lifeline Syria, says it is time to wave some of the regulations in order to help Europe handle the largest refugee crisis since the second world war.

Bilan Arte of the Canadian Federation of Students calls for accessible education and a national strategy for youth employment.

Professor John Clague, Simon Fraser University, BC

Lisa Trimble of McGill University's Faculty of Education talks about the pros and cons of the sex education courses in Ontario and Quebec.

Scientist Jean-Marc Gagnon found the new species of giant file clam deep in an underwater canyon.