The federally-funded Canadian research agency is asking grant applicants from Alberta if they live in Alberta, or ‘the space that represents Alberta.’
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) gives applicants the option to answer “Do you live in Alberta” with not just a “Yes” or “No” option, but also a third option that reads “I do not recognize the province of Alberta but live within its borders.”
Social media users pointed out the revelation on Tuesday.
“Upsetting that someone actually succeeded lobbying for this nonsense,” said Shopify’s CEO, Tobi Lutke. “Just makes the form harder to fill out, and is embarrassing for everyone involved. No one wins except whoever that person was, I guess,” he said.
Another user responds, “In reality, I doubt anyone lobbied for it.One progressive lefty bureaucrat suggested it and no other official had the guts to say ‘No, that’s stupid.’”
Forty Canadian professors have penned a joint letter to the Standing Committee on Science and Research, arguing that equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) quotas are costly, unfair, and unsupported by evidence.
Peterson blasts Tri-Council agencies
Last year, Canadian professor Jordan Peterson resigned from the University of Toronto, slamming the mandatory DEI statements required for research grants.
Peterson argued that most of his colleagues lie in these statements and teach their students to do the same, further corrupting the academic enterprise.
