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Peter MacKinnon: Political agendas have no place in university research applications

Peter MacKinnon: Political agendas have no place in university research applications

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Peter MacKinnon: University of Alberta should be applauded for resisting affirmative action

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26.02.2026 20

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Peter MacKinnon: University censorship is out of control

But the institutions are well equipped to handle the problem themselves

10.02.2026 10

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Peter MacKinnon: Liberalism is dying a slow death — let's fight back in 2026

02.01.2026 20

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Peter MacKinnon: Statute of Westminster a nation-building moment

11.12.2025 10

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Peter MacKinnon: Harvard eschews ingrained ideology in order to tackle 'genuinely hard problems'

04.12.2025 8

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Peter MacKinnon: Harvard eschews ingrained ideology in order to tackle 'genuinely hard problems'

03.12.2025 10

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Peter MacKinnon: Will wannabe NDP leaders protect free speech from the likes of Leah Gazan?

Will they support caucus members who want to criminalize those with views different than their own?

12.11.2025 8

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Opinion: Something has to give for universities fighting for their survival

06.11.2025 10

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Peter MacKinnon: Alberta panel shows the path toward sustainable universities

02.11.2025 10

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Peter MacKinnon: An AI researcher who must be disabled? Bring meritocracy back

04.10.2025 10

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Peter MacKinnon: Canadians should thank Steven Pinker for denouncing DEI in Parliament

Distinguished scholar tells MPs that discriminatory policies at universities and government institutions are harming science and the nation

24.09.2025 10

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Peter MacKinnon: Are charter schools an answer to public school propaganda?

Parents want their children to be educated, not indoctrinated

16.09.2025 10

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Peter MacKinnon: If students are self-censoring on campus, that's a free speech problem

10.09.2025 20

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Peter MacKinnon: Nurses warned of 'imbalances' in 'colonial' health-care system

Association's new code of ethics compels nurses to include a broad set of progressive political beliefs in their professional duties

31.07.2025 9

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Peter MacKinnon: Nurses warned of 'imbalances' in 'colonial' health-care system

30.07.2025 10

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Peter MacKinnon: Something has to give for universities that are fighting for their survival

28.07.2025 10

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Peter MacKinnon: Trump attack on DEI not the main story

13.07.2025 40

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Peter MacKinnon: U.S. Supreme Court's DEI decision has lessons for Canada

17.06.2025 10

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Peter MacKinnon: Dissenting UBC professors offer hope for ending university politicization

21.05.2025 10

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Peter MacKinnon: The University of Saskatchewan is on an ideological mission. It needs to end

07.05.2025 10

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Peter MacKinnon: Rein in universities' race-based hiring

15.04.2025 20

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Peter MacKinnon: York University's faculty hysterics expose desperate need for post-secondary reform

26.03.2025 10

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Peter MacKinnon: Have universities killed our Charter of Rights?

20.02.2025 10

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Peter MacKinnon: TMU doubles down on race-based admissions

Ontario government should impose appropriate consequences upon the school, including withdrawal of funding

30.01.2025 10

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Peter MacKinnon: A stark warning about the state of Canadian academia

Universities are ostracizing monocultures that need reform You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an...

03.01.2025 7

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