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Jack Mintz: End DEI targets in federal research funding

The provinces, which regulate and fund universities, should step up to make sure grants and new positions are allocated solely on merit

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Current federal “diversity, equity and inclusion” (or DEI) criteria for post-secondary research funding are anathema to high-quality university education. If the provinces that regulate and largely finance universities are to fulfill their educational responsibilities, they must put a stop to it.

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