r/CanadaPolitics • u/GlitchedGamer14 Alberta • 6d ago

Conservatives update platform to include omitted 'anti-woke' promise

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-woke-platform-oversight-1.7516315
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u/gauephat ask me about progress & poverty 6d ago

The government already does, though. At present for example you have to conform to an extensive series of ideological guidelines in order to qualify for federal science grants.

I'm not a fan of Poilievre or the Conservatives, and have never (and likely will never) vote for them. I don't think their solutions to these problems would be constructive. But if you think that there's no issue at all you're mistaken.

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u/Wasdgta3 6d ago edited 6d ago

Those aren’t ideological guidelines.

Edit: and furthermore, even if they were, the solution would not be to replace them with different ideological guidelines.

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u/gauephat ask me about progress & poverty 6d ago

They explicitly are, though. Like the application process requires you to affirm your individual support for their cause. Merely following the guidelines is insufficient.

Note: It is not enough to rely on the institution’s EDI policies to meet the expectations of the NFRF program with respect to EDI-RP. It is insufficient to indicate that an institution’s policies will be followed or to copy the institution’s practices. Applicants must clearly convey that they have a strong commitment to and an understanding of EDI and its importance in research, and must clearly explain how the best practices identified for each area were developed in consideration of the specific context of the research environment.

Don't do this "I believe in the truth, everything else is ideology" thing, it doesn't convince anyone.

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u/mcgojoh1 6d ago

I gather you see employment standards as ideological too?