Able-Bodied White Men Need Not Apply: Federal Diversity Standards in Research Cause Concern in Quebec

Able-Bodied White Men Need Not Apply: Federal Diversity Standards in Research Cause Concern in Quebec
Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet rises during Question Period in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, on May 13, 2021. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
Noé Chartier
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The hiring practices of Université Laval are raising eyebrows in Quebec after it was revealed that, for research chair openings, the university won’t hire white men unless they have a disability.

Its current openings for the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) are limited to women, people with disabilities, indigenous, and members of visible minorities.
Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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