Since at least 2019, the Liberals have openly pushed for more DEI in (the provinces') universities. And, by tilting the priorities of the federal research funding agencies, they've been very successful. Provinces have every right to push back. My column: nationalpost.com/opinion/jamie-…
@sarkonakj The Liberal government has infused its social policy goals into funding for academic research for years — but to many progressives, that’s all fine and good. The real problem, they’ll tell you, is the premier who noticed it: Danielle Smith. @sarkonakj
@sarkonakj Federal spending on research and training is roughly $3 billion per year, divided between the social sciences, the natural sciences & the health sciences... ...and that money can come with strings attached. @sarkonakj
@sarkonakj Smith's Bill 18 would allow Alberta to craft levers to responsibly interrupt certain plainly discriminatory, plainly activist funding streams that intrude into the province’s affairs. It’s a way to push back, and that’s long been needed. @sarkonakj
@sarkonakj “Anyone who has a naive belief in the power of higher education to instill morality has not studied the history of German universities in the Third Reich.” This @nfergus essay is chillingly on point amid anti-Israel encampments on college campuses: thefp.pub/47OcrWk
@sarkonakj @cbcwatcher x.com/contrariantrib… DEI destroys everything “The battlefield does not give a shit about diversity”
@sarkonakj @cbcwatcher x.com/contrariantrib… DEI destroys everything “The battlefield does not give a shit about diversity”
@sarkonakj Universities should be hiring the best, not DEI mediocrities.
@sarkonakj @RealAndyLeeShow Not according to @markusoff .
@sarkonakj Loved your article. I have been wondering why Danielle hasn't been hitting at the DEI offices. Now I get it...she's going for the bigger picture.