Diversity and Inclusion Minister Ahmed Hussen says he wishes he had been able to move more quickly to end the federal government’s ties to the Community Media Advocacy Centre after a Liberal caucus colleague first raised concerns about the group this summer. The House of Commons heritage committee is studying the organization’s funding agreement with…

Commentary “Language is the perfect instrument of empire.”—Antonio de Nebrija, bishop of Ávila, 1492 The bishop was correct, in his time and ours. Spain proceeded to become the most powerful empire in the world over the following century, spreading her mother tongue across the Americas—just as the Roman army had imposed Latin across its sweep…

The central department of the federal government spent nearly $180,000 searching for black and indigenous appointees to fill roles as deputy ministers, yet the process resulted in few interested candidates, according to government records. The records, obtained through Access to Information by Blacklock’s Reporter, noted that the Privy Council Office had paid corporate headhunters a…

Commentary The woke have not only adopted the ideology of “social justice” and “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI), and assertions such as “diversity is our strength” (Prime Minister Justin Trudeau), but adhere to these ideas not so much as preferred guidelines or scientific hypotheses, but as religious truths not to be questioned. Any misguided or…

The governing board that oversees the California Community Colleges (CCC) considered March 21 including diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the employee evaluation and tenure review process amid enrollment decline, and some have expressed concern, calling it a “divisive measure”. The proposal (pdf) was introduced as part of the enrollment management strategy by Deputy Chancellor…

FRANKFURT—The European Central Bank said on Monday it plans to redesign the euro’s banknotes over the next three years to make them “more relatable” to Europeans of all ages and backgrounds. ECB focus groups will now gather suggestions about the overarching theme of the new banknotes from the public in the 19 countries that share…

Commentary The internationalization of labor has been a longstanding policy of government and business. The main reason is the low cost of labor in developing countries such as China, compared to the cost of labor in modern and postmodern countries. With lower labor costs, companies gain more profit, and citizens gain greater access to consumer…

An Australian chef who became blind from cancer has made his dream a reality by opening a cafe that is accessible to everyone including individuals with a disability, proving that there is nothing one cannot achieve when one sets their mind to it. Craig Shanahan, 29, from Sydney, took a year to finally open the…

Commentary America’s cultural elites have a pathological obsession with equal representation (meaning equal outcomes) in many areas of our society. Countless schools, universities, and corporations now have some sort of diversity and inclusion director, which is just a fancy title for an overpaid activist who helps shape outcomes based on the idea that when equality…

Commentary The foremost advocates of racism and sexism in Canada are our universities. No longer are individuals treated as individuals according to their achievements, potential, and merits. Rather, under the label “diversity, inclusion, and equity,” students, professors, staff, and administrators are treated in admissions, funding, hiring, and benefits not according to their ability to do…