Globe and Mail- U.S. government is asking Canadian researchers whether their work deals with DEI, climate, gender
A list of approximately 30 questions was sent earlier this month to Canadian researchers working on projects funded by U.S. agencies. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget is scrutinizing grants to institutions outside the U.S. as part of a broader effort to cut what the White House has characterized as wasteful spending.
The Canadian Association of University Teachers says the questions being asked infringe on academic independence.
Francisco- Funny how all the folks complaining about their “academic independence” don’t fund their own research.
If academics were independent, there would be no tendency for them to fall on a particular locus of the political spectrum.
Pull the other one.
Preposterous for these Americans to ask recipients how their grants are spent! 🙁
Jokes aside, if the grifting Academia is complaining, we know the answer: Yes, they did use the money for DEI/climate/gender BS.
Canadian Association of University Teachers……just another union of morons.
Oh, the humanity! How can those profs survive without filthy American lucre?
“The U.S. government is asking Canadian grant recipients questions that threaten their academic independence,”
Like others above, I have a different understanding of independence than most academics I guess.
U of Waterloo kindly offered to take me off the mailing list when I suggested they get Judith Curry or Richard Lindzen in for a lecture or two.
“It’s essentially asking researchers to prove how their work is aligning with the political and partisan priorities of the Trump administration.”
These assholes look at everything through a DEI lens.
Fckoff and die, hypocrites.
Free money doesn’t count towards independence? America gained independence, against the world’s only super power, absolutely penniless, broke, NO money.
France was the number one superpower at that time. Britain’s ace in the hole was the Royal Navy which prevented blockade and invasion. France aided American independence while Britain was occupied with an existential war in Europe. Who gifted America the Statue of Liberty?
When was the last time your friend told you that you are stupid?
Maybe….they are pissed off there’s no all-out war going on. They’re incredibly dense and phenomenally stupid.
Hopefully the result is if the questionaire is not answered (like the DOGE email to federal employees) you are automatically cut off from US taxpayer funds, i.e., fired. TFB to the offended. I am offended some foreigner is getting my tax money for bogus research our academics could waste just as well.
Yes. As an American this REALLY pisses me off. It’s bad enough our tax $$ are supporting trigger perpetrating all manner of waste, fraud and abuse in our own country. And we should do the same for Canadian grifters? Gimme a break. And they have the audacity to bitch about having to justify themselves.
You’re all scratching the surface. Government should not be involved in education or research, arts, culture, commerce,…………………………
Agree. Government should not be in the “news” business either.
Members of the parasite caste are furious that they might have to do actual unbiased research in order to secure funding. And they wonder why “experts” are mocked.
The downside of this is that society is now going to be burdened by large numbers of people who are not equipped to deal with reality, which will make them unemployable.
Pretty much all Canadian research funded by the federal government granting agencies (NSERC, SHERC, etc) is required to include DEI aspects as a condition of even being considered for a grant.
Elbows up! Refuse those US dollars!
Hey, I wonder if someone will ask Pierre Marcel whether he would cut all research funding for gender, DEI, climate? I bet the answer would be that he will not make such cuts. The entire CPC caucus did vote to make questioning the trans agenda stuff a criminal office in Canada.
Yeah. What a crock of shiete.
We hate America….oh wait!…they give us the money for us to screw them.
Doh!
Welfare recipients complaining about the colour of the money????
Nicely described. See! I know there’s a good brain in there somewhere!
Why are Canadian institutions relying on American handouts?
Wankers should pass around the collection plate if they want funding… surely they’d get support?